Nitrogen Working Group Student Employee (Student Wage)

University of Virginia•Charlottesville, VA

1d•$15•Hybrid

About The Position

The UVA Office for Sustainability’s Nitrogen Working Group (NWG) is hiring several UVA undergraduate students. Positions in both our data focused and outreach focused teams are available. Responsibilities within our data team involve collecting, processing, and validating food data used to report progress on UVA's 2030 nitrogen footprint goal. Much of the work will be done in Excel, but we are increasingly exploring moving towards Python and R for data processing. Responsibilities within the outreach team include making informative communications about nitrogen to educate the student body, creating and posting content on interacting with students via Instagram, editing video content, and engaging students during in-person tabling events and collaborations with other organizations. All employees are asked to attend a weekly, one hour, meeting of their specific team in addition to a group meeting every other week (twice a month), as well as responding to emails and completing tasks outside of meeting hours. Much of the work outside of meeting times can be done remotely with in-person attendance at events and for collaborating with teammates. Meeting times will be determined based on each team member's class schedule during the semester. This position is for up to 10 hours of work per week, with 5 hours often being the minimum necessary to complete the weekly tasks. The pay rate is $15 an hour. In your application, please include a resume and cover letter indicating the following: Short paragraph on why you are interested in joining the Nitrogen Working Group and whether or not you have a preference for the data or outreach focused groups Description of the skills you possess that you believe our team will benefit from. Description of technical skills you have relevant to this position with examples (ex: Python, Canva, etc). Data-Focused Work Responsibilities within our data team involve collecting, processing, and validating food data used to report progress on UVA's 2030 nitrogen footprint goals. Much of the work will be done in Excel but we are increasingly exploring moving towards Python and R for data processing. Preferred qualifications: Interest in sustainability and the environmental sciences Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage time well Collaborates well with both peers and other university stakeholders Skills specific to data: Experience using Microsoft Excel for large datasets Experience with data management in R or Python software Outreach-Focused Work Responsibilities within the outreach team include making informative communications about nitrogen to educate the student body, creating and posting content on interacting with students via Instagram, editing video content, and engaging students during in-person tabling events and collaborations with other organizations. Preferred qualifications: Interest in sustainability and the environmental sciences Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage time well Collaborates well with both peers and other university stakeholders Skills specific to outreach: Experience in creating and editing posts, graphics, and online video content Experience using social media to communicate complex topics to a broad audience Experience in event organization, specifically focused on student engagement

Requirements

Current undergrad UVA student
Resume
Cover letter indicating interest in joining the Nitrogen Working Group and preference for the data or outreach focused groups
Description of the skills you possess that you believe our team will benefit from
Description of technical skills you have relevant to this position with examples (ex: Python, Canva, etc)

Nice To Haves

Interest in sustainability and the environmental sciences
Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage time well
Collaborates well with both peers and other university stakeholders
Experience using Microsoft Excel for large datasets
Experience with data management in R or Python software
Experience in creating and editing posts, graphics, and online video content
Experience using social media to communicate complex topics to a broad audience
Experience in event organization, specifically focused on student engagement

Responsibilities

Collecting, processing, and validating food data used to report progress on UVA's 2030 nitrogen footprint goal
Making informative communications about nitrogen to educate the student body
Creating and posting content on interacting with students via Instagram
Editing video content
Engaging students during in-person tabling events and collaborations with other organizations
Attending a weekly, one hour, meeting of their specific team in addition to a group meeting every other week (twice a month)
Responding to emails and completing tasks outside of meeting hours