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The Oklahoma Water Resources Board (OWRB) is seeking to hire seasonal-temporary employees to work in the OWRB Water Quality Programs Division. Selected applicants will assist OWRB technical personnel in conducting water quality research and assessment studies and will spend significant amounts of time doing fieldwork to forward program goals.

 

Description of Work Duties:

The positions may be either mainly field or office based and involve performing various activities to support water resources research and water quality investigations.

 

Examples of duties that will be performed include, but are not limited to:

• Field sampling (physical, chemical and biological) of lakes, groundwater, and streams/rivers across the state
• Assist with lake and wetland restoration activities
• Assist with bathymetric mapping of lakes across the state
• Assist with post-processing of field water quality samples
• Equipment calibration and maintenance
• Data entry and review
• Assist with data management activities
• Assist with Division activities as needed.

 

Overnight travel will be required for field positions. Moderate to heavy physical exercise including but not limited to: carrying field equipment, operating certain sample collection equipment, and wading for prolonged periods while working may be required. The position provides valuable job experience that will be beneficial in preparing the successful applicants for their professional career.