DESCRIPTION

The Air Quality Research Center at UC Davis has an open position for an undergraduate student with an interest in outreach and marketing. The Outreach Assistant would have excellent organizational, writing, analytical and inter-personal skills, would be detail-oriented and an excellent task manager. The student will work at the Center’s office on Drew Avenue and will communicate with the Conference & Outreach Manager daily to develop and manage various marketing opportunities presented for the Center’s Conferences.

DUTIES

Under supervision of the Laboratory Group Manager, perform routine operations in the laboratory including all aspects of receiving, inventorying, archiving and preparing aerosol filters for analysis. Prepare filters for shipment to sampling sites and receive sampled filters into the laboratory. Continuously load and unload samples for various analyzers, conduct measurements, process data to verify measurements, and maintain instrument logbooks and records. Communicate with student assistants and other staff working in the Air Quality Research Center.

Under general supervision of the Laboratory Group Manager, maintain routine operations in the Air Quality Research Center Laboratory in assigned analysis area. Maintain analysis schedules and assign instrument resources for air monitoring sample analysis. Review quality control analysis results and report. Communicate with team members, the spectroscopist, and the lab manager about quality issues and instrument issues. Prepare and review analysis reports, quality control reports, training reports, and data validation reports.