Junior Research Associate
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Job Location:
Chapel Hill, NC - USA
Yearly Salary:
$ 50000 - 65000
Posted on:
8 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Position Summary
This position may be eligible for a hybrid work arrangement that may include a partially remote work location consistent with System Office policy. UNC Chapel Hill employees are generally required to reside within a reasonable commuting distance of their assigned duty station. The Junior Research Associate will report to the Director of the Center for Environmental Modeling for Policy Development within the Institute for the Environment. The Junior Research Associate will develop airport-level aircraft emissions inventories and assist with model evaluation activities. The duties and responsibilities will include acquiring datasets related to aircraft operations at airports and observations from multiple networks performing quality assurance of datasets and processing them for use in emissions models and model evaluation software addition this position will involve performing literature review and extracting information for use in projects as needed. Further the Junior Research Associate position will develop documentation of procedures and protocols for future implementation develop professional reports and assist with preparing manuscripts for broader dissemination. As a member of IE- CEMPD the incumbent will work with other teammates on CEMPD internal projects and activities identify and resolve problems and contribute to CEMPD internal process improvement.
Required Qualifications Competencies And Experience
- Experience and proficiency with processing air quality data from networks of observations - Proficiency in statistical methods for analyses of large-scale observations and modeled datasets - Proficiency in developing aircraft emissions inventories using AEDT and airport-related air quality literature
Preferred Qualifications Competencies And Experience
- Experience with processing data from model outputs - Proficiency in R Python and shell scripting
This position may be eligible for a hybrid work arrangement that may include a partially remote work location consistent with System Office policy. UNC Chapel Hill employees are generally required to reside within a reasonable commuting distance of their assigned duty station. The Junior Research Associate will report to the Director of the Center for Environmental Modeling for Policy Development within the Institute for the Environment. The Junior Research Associate will develop airport-level aircraft emissions inventories and assist with model evaluation activities. The duties and responsibilities will include acquiring datasets related to aircraft operations at airports and observations from multiple networks performing quality assurance of datasets and processing them for use in emissions models and model evaluation software addition this position will involve performing literature review and extracting information for use in projects as needed. Further the Junior Research Associate position will develop documentation of procedures and protocols for future implementation develop professional reports and assist with preparing manuscripts for broader dissemination. As a member of IE- CEMPD the incumbent will work with other teammates on CEMPD internal projects and activities identify and resolve problems and contribute to CEMPD internal process improvement.
Required Qualifications Competencies And Experience
- Experience and proficiency with processing air quality data from networks of observations - Proficiency in statistical methods for analyses of large-scale observations and modeled datasets - Proficiency in developing aircraft emissions inventories using AEDT and airport-related air quality literature
Preferred Qualifications Competencies And Experience
- Experience with processing data from model outputs - Proficiency in R Python and shell scripting
Required Experience:
Staff IC
Key Skills
- Laboratory Experience
- ELISA
- Immunoassays
- Mammalian Cell Culture
- Biochemistry
- Cell Biology
- Research Experience
- Cell Culture
- Molecular Biology
- Microscopy
- Research Laboratory Experience
- Western Blot
About Company
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the nation’s first public university, is a global higher education leader known for innovative teaching, research and public service. A member of the prestigious Association of American Universities, Carolina regularly ranks as the best ... View more
