{"id":905,"date":"2022-11-14T12:11:48","date_gmt":"2022-11-14T17:11:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/enstopportunities\/?p=905"},"modified":"2022-11-28T10:25:13","modified_gmt":"2022-11-28T15:25:13","slug":"905","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/enstopportunities\/2022\/11\/14\/905\/","title":{"rendered":"Water Quality Technician"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/enstopportunities\/files\/2022\/11\/ALLARM-WQT-Were-Hiring.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-906\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/enstopportunities\/files\/2022\/11\/ALLARM-WQT-Were-Hiring-300x251.png\" alt=\"ALLARM is Hiring image\" width=\"291\" height=\"243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/enstopportunities\/files\/2022\/11\/ALLARM-WQT-Were-Hiring-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/enstopportunities\/files\/2022\/11\/ALLARM-WQT-Were-Hiring-768x644.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/enstopportunities\/files\/2022\/11\/ALLARM-WQT-Were-Hiring-624x523.png 624w, https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/enstopportunities\/files\/2022\/11\/ALLARM-WQT-Were-Hiring.png 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 291px) 100vw, 291px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div>The purpose of the Alliance for Aquatic Resource Monitoring\u2019s Water Quality Technician is three-fold:<\/div>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ol>\n<li>Manage ALLARM\u2019s laboratory (troubleshooting equipment and testing new techniques), run a statewide quality assurance\/quality control lab (chemical, physical indicators), ensure compliance with our Quality Assurance Project Plan, and maintain ALLARM\u2019s volunteer equipment loan program.<\/li>\n<li>Provide technical assistance to communities interested in stream monitoring and restoration assessment; this requires a strong background in aquatic and watershed sciences.<\/li>\n<li>Teach Dickinson College students to work in ALLARM\u2019s laboratory, conduct stream monitoring, and effectively do science communication, data management, and data visualization.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Essential Functions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Coordinate ALLARM\u2019s statewide quality assurance\/quality control program for volunteer monitors, and ensure that lab practices are in accordance with our federally approved quality assurance project plans. While teaching students diverse methodology and laboratory principles.<\/li>\n<li>Oversee the laboratory operation \u2013 student workflow, troubleshooting equipment, lab safety, equipment\/supplies inventory, supplies ordering, equipment maintenance, and data reporting. Track lab and technical assistance activities for grant reporting.<\/li>\n<li>Teach\u00a0<span class=\"caps\">ALLARM<\/span>\u00a0students to conduct watershed science research and equipment comparability tests in ALLARM\u2019s laboratory and in the field.<\/li>\n<li>Creatively explore new watershed science techniques to help develop enhanced community science resources.<\/li>\n<li>Provide technical and programmatic support to 5-7 community partners throughout the region. Connect with partners, assess their needs, and conduct biological, chemical, and visual monitoring workshops.<\/li>\n<li>Mentor students to conduct community-based workshops, provide follow up assistance to communities, and learn how to build partnerships.<\/li>\n<li>Participate in and represent\u00a0<span class=\"caps\">ALLARM<\/span>\u00a0in regional partnerships\/coalitions (e.g. Consortium for Scientific Assistance to Watershed and\/or Chesapeake Monitoring Cooperative).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Education:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Required:\u00a0Bachelor\u2019s degree \u2013 Environmental Science\/Biology\/Ecology\/Resource Management<br \/>\n<strong>Preferred:\u00a0<\/strong>Master\u2019s degree \u2013 Environmental Science\/Biology\/Ecology\/Resource Management<\/p>\n<p>**Experience may substitute for a master\u2019s degree.<\/p>\n<p>1-3 years work experience<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The purpose of the Alliance for Aquatic Resource Monitoring\u2019s Water Quality Technician is three-fold: Manage ALLARM\u2019s laboratory (troubleshooting equipment and testing new techniques), run a statewide quality assurance\/quality control lab&#8230; <a class=\"read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/enstopportunities\/2022\/11\/14\/905\/\">Read more &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4920,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[343910,104696,104776,124988,104698,59853],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-905","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-alliance-for-aquatic-resource-monitoring-allarm","category-aquatics","category-dickinson","category-environmental-studies-science","category-full-time","category-outreach"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/enstopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/905","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/enstopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/enstopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/enstopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4920"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/enstopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=905"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/enstopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/905\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/enstopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=905"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/enstopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=905"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/enstopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=905"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}