Job Title: Program Specialist I
Agency: Texas A&M Agrilife Research
Department: Texas Water Resource Institute
Proposed Minimum Salary: Commensurate
Job Location: College Station, Texas
Job Type: Staff
Job Description
Key Responsibilities:
- Plan, prepare for, and perform water sample collection, streamflow measurements and field data collections
- Conduct data and equipment management and maintenance activities
- Gather and assess watershed-based data to establish a needed understanding of current conditions to convey to stakeholders
- Apply current and new geographic information system techniques to assess and evaluate water resource issues and management scenarios
- Develop written reports and/or manuscripts as appropriate describing assessments and results
- Deliver assessment results in the form of technical presentations to watershed stakeholder groups and peers at meetings, conferences, and other settings as appropriate
- Conduct project and task management duties such as ensuring on-time deliverables and project reporting
- Work with TWRI leadership to plan and propose future research endeavors that address water resource management issues and concerns
- Coordinate with TAMUS administration and faculty; research and Extension personnel; federal and state agencies; non-profit organizations; personnel with other universities, centers, and institutes; and other partnerships to plan and develop projects and grant proposals to address critical water issues in Texas
- Mentor TWRI students to support project activities
– Other duties as assigned.
Required Education:
Bachelor’s degree in hydrology, geography, agricultural science, engineering, environmental science, water management, or a closely related field.
Preferred Education:
Master’s degree in hydrology, water management, agricultural science, engineering, environmental science, or a closely related field with coursework related to watershed management and/or natural resource management, and/or water and human health.
Required Experience:
Two years’ experience in watershed assessment, planning and management, and/or water quality data collection and assessment. Experience using geographic information systems. Excellent written and oral information delivery skills. Working knowledge of water monitoring systems and experimental design.
Preferred Experience:
Knowledge or experience of TMDLs and WPPs. Experience in hydrological/water quality field data collection. Experience in stakeholder facilitation and effective grant writing is also highly desired.
Required special knowledge, abilities, and skills:
– Excellent written and verbal communication and information delivery skills
– Excellent organizational and task management skills
– Proficiency of MS Office Suite
– Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
– Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others
– Ability to lift moderately heavy objects (up to 50lbs)
– Ability to exert heavy force
– Ability to interact effectively with diverse groups including the public, agricultural interests, city and county officials, non-profit and environmental advocacy organizations, river authorities and water resource personnel from Land Grant Universities and state and federal agencies
– Ability to travel statewide as necessary to perform salaried job duties
– Ability to work beyond normal business hours as job duties require
Preferred licenses, certifications, or registrations: Valid Texas Driver’s License
THIS IS A GRANT FUNDED POSITION AND IS CONTINGENT UPON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDING.
All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.
Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.
