Job Description

Position Summary
This recruitment will be used to fill five part-time (a maximum of 24 hours per week) technical Project Assistant position for the School Civil and Construction Engineering at Oregon State University (OSU).

Undergraduate Research Assistant – Sustainable, Healthy, and Resilient Buildings Lab:
The Sustainable, Healthy, and Resilient Buildings lab is looking to recruit Undergraduate Research Assistant students, starting in Fall term and continuing to Winter, Spring, and possibly
Summer terms. Start date is flexible with at least one academic year to work in this position.

About Sustainable, Healthy, and Resilient Buildings Lab:
This lab is established and led by Dr. Parichehr Salimifard at Oregon State University College of Engineering. The mission of this lab is to improve the health and well-being of the public by making the environments in which people spend the
majority of their lifetime healthier, more sustainable, and also resilient. The Sustainable Healthy, and Resilient Buildings research projects have crossovers to fluid dynamics, aerosol science, energy efficiency, sustainability, and environmental health.
Indoor Air Quality:
One of the core research areas of our lab is indoor environmental quality, particularly control, and mitigation of building occupants’ exposure to contaminants and allergen and virus-carrier particles indoors. We have conducted research on aerosols dynamics and sensing; more specifically on particle transport, deposition, resuspension, aerosol sensing, and size characterization. The most recent and emergent contributions of these research projects are in airborne infectious disease and wildfire smoke exposure mitigation and control.
Position Duties
The research assistant will:
· Work in the lab and/or field research activities to help with various tasks including but not limited to equipment setup, data collection, and analysis, and lab maintenance.
Work in a semi-open environment subject to colder temperatures during the winter, warm and humid conditions in the summer. May require sitting or standing for longer periods of time.
Drive OSU Motor Pool vehicles to pick up/drop off materials, tools and models from other facilities and stores, as needed.
Travel in state and out of state for assisting with field research projects, as needed.
Other duties assigned by the faculty supervisor.
· Specific tasks and work schedule vary based on the lab and project needs.
There may be work that is required outside of normal hours for sample collection.
Minimum Qualifications
Full Employment Eligibility Requirements can be found here: http://fa.oregonstate.edu/stu-manual/500-employment-eligibility-requirements

Must be academically enrolled in a high school, community college, or university and pursuing a program or course of study
Must meet Academic Standing Requirements; students on academic suspension are not eligible for employment
Must meet the applicable minimal enrollment standard
High School student: Regularly enrolled in a high school or participating in a home-schooling program
Undergraduate and post-baccalaureate student: 6 credit hours per term
Undergraduate international student: 12 credit hours per term*
Graduate student officially admitted to Graduate School: 5 credit hours per term
Graduate international student officially admitted to Graduate School: 9 credit hours per term*

*International students may be allowed to carry fewer hours than specified above and still be considered “full-time” by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). A reduced course load is approved by the Office of International Services (OIS), and must be provided to the Student Employment Center.
Additional Required Qualifications
Background in Engineering or other STEM majors with a strong background in programming and sensor data-acquisition systems
Strong programming skills and experience with any of R/MATLAB/Python/C++
Excellent writing and communication skills

This position is designated as a critical or security-sensitive position; therefore, the incumbent must successfully complete a Criminal History Check and be determined to be position qualified as per OSU Standard 576-055-0000 et seq. Incumbents are required to self-report convictions and those in Youth Programs may have additional Criminal History Checks every 2 years.

This position requires driving a University vehicle or a personal vehicle on behalf of the University; therefore, the incumbent must successfully complete a Motor Vehicle History Check, possess and maintain a current, valid driver’s license in their state of residence, be determined to be position qualified and self-report convictions (as per Voluntary and Compulsory Driver Standards OSU Standard 125-155-0200) as per OSU Standard 576-056-0000 et seq.
Preferred (Special) Qualifications
Experience in statistical data analysis, data science, and machine learning
Experience and/or background in indoor air quality and aerosol science Strong interests and ability in designing and building indoor air quality and HVAC labs
Strong interest and ability in designing and building indoor air quality and HVAC labs
Experience in instrumentation and sensing
Experience with web app development
Experience with setting up local and cloud-based data acquisition