NIWC - Undergraduate Student III - PFAS In-Situ Stabilization Evaluations (Task No. 71-332604)
About The Position
The hourly rate for this position is $19.67 for Undergraduate III and is non-negotiable. This position is open until filled. Under direction, incumbents must have course work in the discipline requested on the task order Statement of Work. This Statement of Work encompasses the need for the student services to provide technical and/or analytical support in the fields of Marine Biology, Oceanography, Biology, Engineering, and Chemistry towards the support of evaluation, sampling, and engineering related to the deployment of the NIWC-developed Remedy and Recontamination Assessment (RARA) array at Navy installations and corresponding field work and laboratory work. This technology allows for the deployment of bioassay organisms (e.g. crustaceans, worms, and clams) in-situ for evaluation of ecotoxicity and bioaccumulation to determine the efficacy of sorptive technologies to amend PFAS-impacted sediments. Per- and polyfluorinated alkylated substances (PFAS) are a group of chemicals that are widespread groundwater contaminants at Department of Navy sites. A variety of possible adsorbent in situ treatments have been suggested (e.g. GAC, colloidal carbon, biochar, Obsorb, etc.) to remediate impacted sediments, but many of these have not received sufficient scientific scrutiny for application at Navy facilities. This research aims to understand if in-situ stabilization is a viable strategy to remediate these impacted sites.
Requirements
- Must have course work in the discipline requested on the task order Statement of Work.
- The student must be at the Senior level and have experience in 100% of the task requirements and be able to accomplish 90% of the work independently.
- Majoring in Marine Biology, Biology, Engineering, Environmental Science and/or Chemistry (Sophomore or higher).
- Expertise with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and common statistical software.
- Obtain and maintain a DoD Secret security clearance.
- Only US Citizens may qualify.
- Candidate must reside in California and live within a commutable distance from SDSU at time of hire.
- Job offer is contingent upon satisfactory clearance based on background check results (including a criminal record check).
Nice To Haves
- Is not required to be an SDSU Student.
- Interest and/or experience with designing environmental sampling equipment.
- Desire person with strong work ethic, detail oriented, and good communication skills.
- Students are available to work 20 hours per week preferred.
Responsibilities
- Mobilizing and preparing equipment for upcoming deployments of RARA
- Improving RARA to allow for groundwater discharge from the bottom of the unit
- Assistance in running bench scale experiments to test sorbents and bioaccumulation following standard protocols.
- Assistance in processing samples and data collected for the RARA deployment
- Performing data analysis using Microsoft Excel and appropriate statistical software.
- Maintaining laboratory facilities (e.g. washing glassware, calibration and maintenance of water quality meters and seawater system) and test organisms/cultures.
- Conducting relevant literature searches pertaining to the studies and participating in report preparation.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
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