Assistant/Associate Project Scientist - Civil & Environmental Engineering

Berkeley International; Berkeley (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of California, Berkeley's Civil & Environmental Engineering Department seeks an Assistant/Associate Project Scientist to work with Professor Joshua Apte on mobile air pollution monitoring. The role involves planning field campaigns, overseeing field instrumentation, mentoring students, analyzing datasets, and contributing to proposals.

Candidates should hold a PhD or equivalent and be prepared to advance air quality research through collaborative, field-based projects within the

Qualifications

• Experience planning and overseeing air pollution field campaigns.
• Ability to train, mentor, and supervise students and postdocs.
• Strong data analysis and interpretation of measurement datasets.
• Experience maintaining mobile air pollution field equipment.
• Ability to contribute to funding proposals and research planning.

Responsibilities

• Plan and oversee air pollution field campaigns using mobile lab and fixed-site instrumentation.
• Provide day-to-day oversight of the mobile air pollution laboratory and instruments during field studies.
• Train and mentor undergraduate and graduate students and postdocs.
• Analyze and interpret air pollution datasets and communicate findings in research outputs.
• Maintain and upgrade the mobile air pollution laboratory and data management protocols.
• Contribute to developing research proposals and secure funding for air quality projects.
• Develop individual research lines within the Apte Research Group's mission.

Skills

Field campaign planning

Data analysis

Mentoring

Proposal development

Communication of findings

Education

PhD or equivalent international degree

Tools

Field instrumentation deployment

Research instrumentation maintenance

Job description

The Civil & Environmental Engineering Department at the University of California, Berkeley is seeking an Assistant/Associate Project Scientist to work with Professor Joshua Apte in the area of mobile air pollution monitoring. The Apte Research Group uses methods from chemistry, environmental engineering, aerosol science, exposure assessment, and environmental health to understand the relationships between emissions, atmospheric transformations, concentrations, human exposures, and health effects.

• Contribute as a collaborating scientist to planning and overseeing air pollution field campaigns, especially using the UC Berkeley mobile air pollution laboratory, fixed-site instrumentation deployments, and other air pollution measurement modalities.
• Under the direction of Prof. Apte, provide day-to-day oversight of the UC Berkeley mobile air pollution laboratory and its associated measurement instrumentation, especially during intensive field studies.
• Train and mentor undergraduate students and assist in the supervision, training and mentorship of graduate students and postdocs in field air pollution research.
• Analyze and interpret air pollution measurement datasets, develop reports and communicate findings in peer-reviewed research.
• Sustain ongoing operation of the mobile air pollution laboratory, including planning and executing maintenance, protocols, upgrades, and data management.
• Contribute to developing research proposals and securing funding for air quality research projects, especially in regard to mobile monitoring.
• Assist in the development of individual research lines within the overall mission of the Apte Research Group and the air pollution mobile monitoring projects.

PhD or equivalent international degree