On-Site Environmental Scientist & Data Specialist

Eastern Research Group, Inc.; Chapel Hill (NC); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and dental insurance

Life insurance

Long-term disability

Educational benefits

401k and profit sharing

Employee assistance program (EAP)

Paid vacation days

Paid holidays

Sick leave

Job summary

Eastern Research Group, Inc. seeks an On-site Environmental Scientist, Engineer, and Technical Specialist to support monitoring, lab, and field research. You will process and interpret environmental data using R, Python, and MATLAB, and help develop experimental protocols.

The role emphasizes statistical analyses, data quality, and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality environmental insights for federal, state, and commercial clients.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's, master's, or doctoral degree in environmental science, environmental engineering, chemical engineering, atmospheric science, chemistry, physics, biological sciences, data science, or a related field.
• Experience troubleshooting environmental monitoring systems and instrumentation.
• Experience using R, Python, MATLAB, or similar programming languages to process and analyze environmental data.
• Ability to work with large environmental datasets and perform statistical analyses.

Responsibilities

• Support environmental monitoring, laboratory, and field research activities.
• Conduct testing and performance evaluations of air-quality sensors and environmental monitoring instrumentation.
• Collect, organize, manage, analyze, and interpret environmental data.
• Prepare technical reports, presentations, manuscripts, and other project documentation.
• Perform statistical analyses and evaluate data quality, accuracy, and completeness.
• Collaborate with scientists, engineers, technicians, and project managers to achieve project objectives.

Skills

R

Python

MATLAB

Data analysis

Statistical analysis

Communication skills

Education

Environmental science/engineering degree

Job description

Eastern Research Group, Inc. seeks an On-site Environmental Scientist, Engineer, and Technical Specialist to support monitoring, lab, and field research. You will process and interpret environmental data using R, Python, and MATLAB, and help develop experimental protocols.

The role emphasizes statistical analyses, data quality, and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality environmental insights for federal, state, and commercial clients.