Research Support Officer - Water (July start) in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario at NORDIK Institute

About NORDIK Institute

The Northern Ontario Research, Development, Ideas and Knowledge (NORDIK) Institute is an innovative community-based research institute affiliated with Algoma University. It is committed to the practice of holistic community development and has established strong links with other research institutes, universities, and colleges. NORDIK is committed to building local research capacity by working closely with its community partners and providing mentorship to new researchers and community development practitioners. For more information, please visit www.nordikinstitute.com.

Work status

All applicants must have proof of legal working status in Canada. At this time, we do not identify or sponsor international applicants who do not already have working status.

About the role

Supervised by: Water Team Co-Lead

Location: 1520 Queen St. E., Sault Ste. Marie, ON P6A 2G4

Supervises: None

Wages: $17.60 per hour

Duration of employment: 8 weeks

Anticipated start date: June 29 or July 6

Responsibilities:

• Coordinating water quality monitoring.
• Train community members in water quality monitoring using Water Rangers Testkits
• Manage Water Ranger Testkits, supplies, maintenance and calibration cycles.
• Organize community and youth events for water quality information, training and recruitment (one per week)
• Maintain inventory of supplies.
• Contribute to a community -based science newsletter
• Create a community field guide
• Collect water quality data from northern Great Lakes waters
• Analyze data collected – trends etc.
• Create technical report for community water quality data – showing trends and findings
• Create and present findings to community members

Qualifications:

• Need to work on-site
• Have a G2 or G class driver's license
• Early career worker
• Between 15 and 30 years of age
• You are a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident, or someone who has been officially granted refugee protection in Canada. International applicants need not apply.
• Legally entitled to work in Canada (which means you must have a valid Social Insurance Number)

Application deadline: Open until filled.

Other information: Funded by Canada Summer Jobs