Undergraduate Research Assistant - PennDOT; student
Listed on 2026-10-27
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Research/Development
Research Assistant/Associate, Lab Tech / Assistant
Undergraduate Research Assistant
- PennDOT (student)
Position Title:
Undergraduate Research Assistant
- PennDOT (student)
Posting Number: V
Hours per week: up to 30 hrs. per week (summer)
Eligibility:
Work study preferred but open to all students
Semester: 2026 Summer
Location:
Off-Campus
Number of positions: 5+
Department: 960-Center for Resilient Water Systems
Position SummaryThe Villanova Center for Resilient Water Systems is hiring student interns to assist with off-campus stormwater monitoring, field testing, and laboratory testing and analysis. The position supports ongoing stormwater management research as part of PennDOT’s I-95 Girard Avenue Interchange Reconstruction Project.
The student intern will complete lab and/or field work to support stormwater sampling, flow measurements, and soil measurements.
Responsibilities- Laboratory work: soil classification testing, data management and analysis, maintaining a safe and clean lab, preparing samples and equipment.
- Field work: assist graduate students with maintaining field sites, collecting samples, installing/maintaining equipment, and infiltration testing.
- Attention to detail and able to follow directions.
- Science or engineering major preferred.
- Previous lab experience a plus.
- Critical thinking skills to work safely in the lab and field.
- Physical demands: willing to complete repetitive tasks, stand for extended periods, work in extreme temperatures, humidity, and/or rain.
- Must be able to lift at least 50 pounds.
- Wage Rate: $15/hr.
- Posting is open until filled.
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