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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Job Announcement:
</span><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Calibri-Bold;color:black">Research Scientist<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">November 2021<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://berkeleyair.com/careers" target="_blank">http://berkeleyair.com/careers</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri-Bold;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri-Bold;color:black">Overview<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Berkeley Air Monitoring Group is seeking a Research Scientist to join our small, dynamic<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">company. The ideal person for this position is a recent M.S. or Ph.D. graduate who has a strong<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">interest in the impacts of household energy transitions in regions where people are reliant on<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">biomass and other polluting fuels -- health, climate change, and gender and economic<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">outcomes -- and is looking to gain in-depth experience in research, monitoring, evaluation,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">instrumentation, and data analysis. The position would ideally be based in our office in Fort<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Collins, Colorado, but the location is flexible, including the option to be based at our Berkeley,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">California, office.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri-Bold;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri-Bold;color:black">About Berkeley Air and Our Mission<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Berkeley Air Monitoring Group, Inc. (</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#964F72">www.berkeleyair.com</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">) is a
small technical consulting firm<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">located in Berkeley, California, and Fort Collins, Colorado, founded in 2008, and incubated at<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">the University of California, Berkeley. We work to mitigate the many problems associated with<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">the use of dirty solid fuels for cooking, heating, and lighting, where electricity and gas are<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">unavailable or unaffordable. Millions of people die prematurely each year as a result of<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">exposure to air pollution, one of the world’s largest environmental health risks. With nearly<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">40% of households worldwide still using solid fuels for their cooking, the health impacts of this<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">air pollution are especially problematic in lower- and middle-income countries. Similarly,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">household economics and gender dynamics are affected by the lack of affordable access to<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">clean cooking options. Lastly, the unsustainable harvesting and inefficient burning of biomass<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">fuels contributes substantially to climate change.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Our vision is the widespread adoption of cleaner and more efficient household energy solutions<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">for global health, gender, and climate benefits. To this end, our company provides scientifically<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">based testing, monitoring, and evaluation of household energy technologies and fuels for a<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">range of domestic and international clients in both the public and private sectors. We also sell<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">monitoring instrumentation, including sensors for air pollution and stove use.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri-Bold;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri-Bold;color:black">Key Responsibilities and Tasks<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri-Italic;color:black">Study Design and Planning<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Assessing client needs and developing appropriate evaluation approaches<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Designing responsive data collection tools<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri-Italic;color:black">Data Management and Analysis<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"SymbolMT",sans-serif;color:black">•
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Carrying out QA/QC checks on data sets as they arrive from the field. Identifying and<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">troubleshooting any issues.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"SymbolMT",sans-serif;color:black">•
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Coding scripts for collecting, cleaning, and processing field data (Excel, R, ODK<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Central, ODK Collect, Mobenzi, etc.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"SymbolMT",sans-serif;color:black">•
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Compiling and organizing data sets for analysis<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Conducting analysis of data sets including summary tables, regression modeling,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">power calculations, and tests of statistical significance<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri-Italic;color:black">Project Management<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Managing all aspects of company projects, from study design & planning through<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">reporting<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Creating and overseeing budgets, timelines, and deliverables<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Managing all client communications<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri-Italic;color:black">Fieldwork<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Coordinating with domestic and international field teams and arranging associated<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">logistics<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"SymbolMT",sans-serif;color:black">•
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Training field staff on implementing data collection protocols, including use of<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">equipment and survey forms<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Operating and maintaining field instrumentation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"SymbolMT",sans-serif;color:black">•
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Preparing data collection tools for use in mobile platforms such as ODK<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri-Italic;color:black">Technical Communications<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"SymbolMT",sans-serif;color:black">•
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Report, manuscript, and proposal writing<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"SymbolMT",sans-serif;color:black">•
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Presentation of results at conferences and meetings<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri-Bold;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri-Bold;color:black">Essential Professional Skills and Experience<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Proficient with R statistical software<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Strong background knowledge in household energy, including work on air quality,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">climate emissions, and/or other impacts<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"SymbolMT",sans-serif;color:black">•
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Experience working in lower- and middle-income countries<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Quantitative data analysis skills<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"SymbolMT",sans-serif;color:black">•
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Experience working with scientific instrumentation and environmental sensors<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Ability to work well independently and in groups, both remotely and, when possible,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">in a small office<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">M.S. or Ph.D. in a related field<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:ArialMT;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri-Bold;color:black">Desired Professional Skills and Experience<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">One or more of the following skills/experiences, although not essential, are desirable:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Measurement of pollutant source emissions, personal exposure, and/or<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">ambient/area air quality<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Qualitative data analysis<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Biostatistics<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Proficiency in non-English language(s) very helpful (particularly Spanish)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Budgeting and developing timelines<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Ability/interest in training and mentoring others<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri-Bold;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri-Bold;color:black">Hours, compensation, and start date<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">This is a full-time position ranging from 30-40 hours per week, with flexible hours and working<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">location. It is expected to be a 1-year position, with the possibility of extension. The expected<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">salary range is $55,000 to $75,000, commensurate with experience. Benefits include TriNetmanaged<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">medical/vision/dental insurance, paid holidays and vacation, and sick leave and a<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">company-sponsored retirement plan. Our Berkeley and Fort Collins office environments are<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">casual and collaborative.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">We would like to fill this position as soon as possible.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri-Bold;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri-Bold;color:black">How to Apply<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Please email a cover letter and your CV/resume to
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">jobs@berkeleyair.com </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">with “Research<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Scientist position” in the subject field.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">* Note – we regret that since we are a very small company, we are not able to sponsor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">candidates who do not have US work authorization.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri-Italic;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri-Italic;color:black">(No phone calls, please)</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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