Administrative Assistant
Position Information & Application
The Utah Water Research Laboratory (UWRL) at Utah State University (USU) seeks a dynamic, experienced, professional, and highly-motivated full-time Administrative Assistant to help the UWRL Director lead the laboratory. The Administrative Assistant will assist the Director in all aspects of UWRL administration, building infrastructure, safety, planning, space requirements and management, and emergency preparedness.
Nestled just downstream from First Dam, next to the Logan River in Logan Utah, the UWRL conducts cutting edge research addressing water and environmental challenges in Utah and throughout the world. The UWRL offers an excellent working environment with diverse faculty, staff and students working on interesting field, laboratory, and computer projects to solve water problems around the state, the nation, and the world. USU offers a highly competitive benefits package including health and dental insurance, generous tuition discounts for employees and dependents, paid holidays, paid annual and sick leave, and so much more!
Assistantships
Graduate Research Assistantships – Irrigation
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The Irrigation group at the Utah Water Research Laboratory is seeking applicants for a graduate research assistant position in the areas of ground and aerial sensor real-time analytics, advanced drone avionics and sensing, and edge and high-performance computing. Students will have the opportunity to be engaged in exciting, cutting-edge research and applications in agriculture, natural systems and urban environments.
Specific study topics:
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Applications of satellite and drone imagery for mapping vegetation water use and stress, soil moisture in agriculture, natural systems, and urban environments.
Contact: Dr. Alfonso Torres-Rua
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Development fo advanced drone aircraft (systems avionics, remote sensing) in the USU AggieAir UAS Research Program.
Contact: Dr. Calvin Coopmans
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Quantifying irrigation water use and movement using ground-based sensors and the accessibility of information to a broad range of users.
Contact: Dr. Burdette Barker
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Advancing understanding of the natural environment by developing new use cases for mobile and optical sensors systems to monitor environmental and agricultural processes.
Contact: Dr. Sierra Young
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High-performance computing and scientific visualization. We develop solutions for real-time analysis and streaming visualizations of large-scale drone data.
Contact: Dr. Steve Petruzza
steve.petruzza@usu.edu
Qualifications:
Positions vary, so contact the appropriate faculty contact to discuss your specific qualifications. We encourage experience in programming, GIS, crop production and water balance.
Application:
Applicants should contact the appropriate faculty to discuss your qualifications. Please include a brief statement of interest.
Instructions on how to apply to USU are available at the School of Graduate Studies. An English Proficiency test (TOEFL or IELTS) may be required for international students. Additional information about USU and the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Graduate Research Assistantship in Environmental Engineering
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The Moor group at the Utah Water Research Laboratory is seeking applicants for a graduate research assistant position in the areas of environmental chemistry and the photochemical fate of organic contaminants. Students will have the opportunity to use laser techniques to elucidate photo-transformation pathways and kinetics. The anticipated start date is spring 2024.
Qualifications:
The position is available to students interested in pursuing master’s or Ph.D. degrees in environmental engineering. Applicants are sought with backgrounds in environmental engineering, environmental science, chemistry, chemical engineering, or other related fields. Candidates with research experience in photochemistry, with lasers, or with spectroscopy in general are especially encouraged to apply.
Application:
Qualified applicants should send their current CV and unofficial transcript to Prof. Kyle Moor at kyle.moor@usu.edu. Please include a brief statement of interest.
Instructions on how to apply to USU are available at the School of Graduate Studies. An English Proficiency test (TOEFL or IELTS) may be required for international students. Additional information about USU and the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
PhD Position in Arctic Hydrology
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The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Utah State University (USU) is seeking a PhD student to work on a project funded by the Department of Energy. The objective of the project is to study permafrost hydrological and biogeochemical processes in cold-region watersheds by advancing the state-of-the-art numerical models. The student will apply a model-data integrative approach that combines field, laboratory, and numerical models (i.e., process-based hydrologic models) leveraging the power of high‑performance computing to improve understanding of the permafrost flow and reactive transport processes across the hillslope-riparian zone and through river systems. The student will have the opportunity to conduct field work in Alaska and collaborate with researchers from the University of Texas, Austin, University of Michigan, and Oakridge National Laboratory. This is a fully funded position (i.e., Research Assistantship) and will remain open until filled. The student is expected to start in Spring 2024 or Fall 2024.
Qualifications:
- MS degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering or other closely related fields (such as hydrology, geoscience, and environmental science) at the time the Ph.D. program begins.
- Strong quantitative skills and prior experience in hydrologic modeling (e.g., process-based models) and programming (e.g., Python, R, etc.) are preferred.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Application:
If interested, please send an email to Dr. Bethany Neilson (bethany.neilson@usu.edu) and Dr. Pin Shuai (pin.shuai@usu.edu) with your CV, unofficial transcripts, and a 1-page research statement that briefly discusses your research interests/experiences. More information about the PIs can be found here (https://engineering.usu.edu/cee/people/faculty/index).
Instructions on how to apply to USU are available at the School of Graduate Studies (https://gradschool.usu.edu/apply/). An English Proficiency test (TOEFL or IELTS) may be required for international students. Application fees may be waived for highly qualified applicants. Additional information about USU (https://www.usu.edu/) and the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering can be found at https://engineering.usu.edu/cee/.