Undergraduate Outreach Assistant

Job Category:
Student

Hourly Job Profile:
Student Help

Hours per week: 5-20

Times work can be performed: 8:00 AM-4:00 PM, Mon-Fri. Occasional evening work (after 4:00 PM) available depending on outreach programming.

Wage: $12/hour

The undergraduate outreach assistant will be responsible for a variety of tasks supporting private well and groundwater outreach efforts by the Center for Watershed Science and Education (CWSE). The CWSE in the College of Natural Resources is a partnership with the Natural Resources Institute (NRI) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Division of Extension. The mission of the CWSE is to help communities maintain high-quality drinking water, groundwater, lakes, and rivers through water quality assessment, applied research, education, technical assistance, and to prepare students for careers in water resources.

The candidate will gain hands‑on experience working with Excel spreadsheets and Microsoft Access databases, with the potential opportunity to incorporate additional data manipulation via programming languages. The candidate will also gain first‑hand experience supporting outreach programming geared towards private well owners in Wisconsin.

• Data entry
• Preparation of materials required for groundwater monitoring and outreach programming (sample bottle preparation, gathering interpretive materials, etc.)
• Occasional travel to outreach events (schedule permitting)
• Data analysis
• Data visualization

• Attention to detail
• Ability to work independently
• Willing and able to work well with others in a team setting

• Experience entering, graphing, and interpreting data
• Experience programming in R
• Experience using ArcGIS or other spatial analysis tools
• Knowledge of statistical analysis
• Familiarity with common groundwater quality concerns in Wisconsin

Through the discovery and dissemination of knowledge, UW-Stevens Point stimulates intellectual growth, provides a liberal education, and prepares students for a diverse sustainable world. The university is committed to creating a safe, inclusive learning community for all faculty and staff from a variety of backgrounds.

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Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, disability, status as a protected veteran, or other bases as defined by federal regulations and UW System policies. We are committed to building a workforce that represents a variety of backgrounds,…