Field Data Collection and Instrument System Maintenance

  United States

LaBelle

Term: Throughout the year 
Dates: inquire for dates

Description: Investigation of water quality degradation issues, as a consequence of unsustainable methods in regional agricultural production, is an objective of southwest Florida based research projects related to this assignment.

This training includes serving as a field, lab and office assistant responsible for extensive networks of flow, water quality and weather monitoring stations, theirs maintenance and further improvements. In wider perspectives, this is an effort to collect scientific data to support planning methods for meeting new, long-term water quality goals.

We are therefore seeking strongly motivated students, willing to assist scientists and engineers, who are striving to explore and develop strategies to protect and enhance Florida's sensitive natural resources, while also sustaining economically viable and compatible agricultural industry.

List of main tasks:
- Get familiar with assigned research project objectives;
- Collect samples (water, soil, grass, etc.) during field trips, according to specified methodologies;
- Prepare collected samples for laboratory analysis;
- Review and document obtained lab results;
- Summarize all activities in field logs and data sheets;
- Identify potential quality control problems and develop new procedures for reducing them;
- Maintain field instruments in working condition;
- Do necessary repairs to the field equipment as needed;
- Suggest new functionality improvements to used instrumentation;
- Document all preventative maintenance and repairs.

For more details, please contact Intelligentsia International, Inc.

Highlights: The intern and visitor participants live together in a close-knit atmosphere within several dormitory houses. This mix of nationalities and individuals brings with it various benefits and complications of working and living with people of differing cultures and backgrounds. Together they take recreational trips to visit various parts of Florida. Participants have come from many nations. All nationalities are welcome to apply but those coming from overseas must be prepared to secure the appropriate visa.

Qualifications: Internship Project for Environmental Science or Engineering Students.

Cost in US$: Up to $750/month (Contact us for more information.)

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to United States Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently or in Groups

Application Process Involves:

• Other
• Resume

Post Services Include:

• Job and Internship Network

Intelligentsia International, Inc.'s Mission Statement: Intelligentsia International, Inc. (III) offers visitors programs designed to provide an opportunity to experience the environmental, educational and recreational diversity of Florida. The purpose of the program is to offer students, graduates and young professionals an opportunity to participate in ongoing eco-tourism and educational tours and programs. The company provides agricultural engineering, water management, and water quality services. It specialized in hydrological monitoring equipment, Best Management Practices (BMP) research, data collection, and results analysis.

Year Founded: 2000