Graduate Students, the WRRC Needs You!

Aug. 23, 2024
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The Water Resources Research Center (WRRC) is seeking a Graduate Research Assistant to support our stakeholder outreach and engagement efforts. The WRRC acts as a bridging organization between academia and water managers throughout the state, providing stakeholder outreach, facilitation, and research to support communities in their water management efforts. From working with university academics to performing independent research (e.g., interviews, literature reviews, GIS analyses, and other types of research activities), the WRRC supports science- and data-based decision making in communities throughout the state. Under the direction of staff, the student will help coordinate and facilitate meetings and workshops, including identifying additional stakeholders, assisting with meeting logistics, taking notes and actions, and performing research in support of answering community questions. The WRRC uses a co-productive approach for community assistance, working iteratively with partners and stakeholders to answer pressing water questions. The student may also assist with interviews, survey development, data analysis, literature reviews, and other tasks used to address stakeholder needs. The student will also contribute to WRRC communication efforts on our community engagement work (e.g., write short stories for the Weekly Wave). For a better understanding of programs, please navigate through https://wrrc.arizona.edu/programs to learn more about the communities and partners with whom the WRRC works. Additionally, new projects and new opportunities are being developed.

1. Description of Specific Purpose and Duties of the Position:

Under guidance from WRRC personnel, the student will:

  • Perform related research and project development tasks as part of a collaborative team.
  • Provide research and logistical support for stakeholder outreach.
  • Assist in facilitation and notetaking for technical meetings.
  • Work flexibly on multiple tasks as priorities change.

2. Minimum Qualifications:

The position requires strong research and writing skills, good time management skills, and proficiency in Microsoft Office.

3. Preferred Qualifications:

  • Familiarity with water resources in Arizona is preferred.
  • Data management skills are preferred.
  • GIS mapping and Adobe Creative Cloud experience is preferred but not required.

4. If interested, please contact: Garland Speight, gspeight@arizona.edu