JOB DESCRIPTIONS FOR LAKE STUDY

FIELD COMPONENT



1. DATA ACQUISITION COORDINATORS
Responsibilities:
*Plan field day sampling and road analysis. Develop the assignment sheets for detailing the samples to be gathered and roads to be analyzed in each subwatershed.Write instruction sheets for each field team.
*Ultimate responsibility for preparing equipment for the, standardizing when necessary, and packaging for transportation.
*Coordinate sample bottle preparation and labeling for water sampling. Coordinators establish (in consultation with the faculty) and enforce the labeling protocol for the firm. Responsibility for assuring the various tests are conducted in a timely fashion as described in the quality assurance program.
Qualifications:
*Familiarity with field equipment. Good organizational and problem solving skills. Ability to take initiative, motivate, and provide leadership to class in preparing for field sampling.

2. RESOURCE AND SCHEDULING COORDINATOR
Responsibilities:
*Coordinates acquisition, use, and storage of written resources by the firm including maps of watershed, sampling sites, and aerial photos. Compiles a list of all relevant resources and stores them in a logical manner so that others can readily find specific items. Maintains organization of resources as the project progresses. Organizes the various computer files that are produced by the firm and archiving the files no longer in use.
*Coordinates all contacts between firm members and the outside world. Compiles lists of information needed and arranges for those items to be addressed most efficiently without burdening professionals willing to advise firm members. Compiles a list of resource people with their affiliations for the final report. Assures that people who were contacted and provided useful information are recognized in the final report..
Qualifications:
*Good organizational and library skills. Willingness to learn computer skills.

3. LAND USE ANALYSIS SUPERVISORS
Responsibilities:
*Responsibility for setting up, using, and training people to use the digitizing and image analysis equipment. Coordinate use and standardize techniques used by members of the firm.
*Develop water and phosphorus budgets for the watershed. Work with the Development Survey Supervisors in determining the phosphorus loading estimates for the watershed.
Qualifications:
*Willing to become intimately familiar with the use of the digitizing and image analysis equipment. Attention to detail, good memory, and patience to teach others how to use the relevant equipment.

4. GIS SUPERVISORS
Responsibilities:
*Ultimate responsibility for coordinating use of our GIS system. These people will be the primary GIS technicians for the class and will also help others with projects that need information obtained through GIS.
Qualifications:
*Attention to detail, good memory, and patience to teach others how to use the GIS system.

5. CHEMICAL ANALYSIS SUPERVISORS FOR PHOSPHORUS
Responsibilities:
*Ultimate responsibility for coordinating phosphorus analysis of water samples. The Supervisors for Phosphorus Analysis train others to use the relevant laboratory equipment accurately and help troubleshoot problems that develop
Qualifications:
*Willingness to learn chemical analysis procedures and a good background in chemistry. Good laboratory technique(s) required.

6. CHEMICAL ANALYSIS SUPERVISORS FOR GENERAL TESTS
Responsibilities:
*Ultimate responsibility for coordinating nonphosphorus analysis of water samples. The Supervisors for General Analysis train others to use the relevant laboratory equipment and help troubleshoot problems that develop.
Qualifications:
*Willingness to learn chemical analysis procedures and a good background in chemistry. Good laboratory technique(s) required.

7. DATABASE MANAGER
Responsibilities:
*Coordinates the collation and storage of the firms data. Prepares field data sheets in appropriate format. Maintains a hard copy of all data gathered from water quality and land use investigations. Constructs and maintains a computer listing of all data. Controls access to the database for the firm.
*Organizes the water samples so that they are easily accessed for analysis at the proper time. Makes sure that all samples taken have the proper analysis done within the specified time limits.
Qualifications:
*Attention to detail, good memory, and patience to teach others proper protocols. Good organizational and computer skills are also important.

8. DEVELOPMENT SURVEY SUPERVISORS
Responsibilities:
*Ultimate responsibility for coordinating septic system study of watershed and for obtaining relevant information from town officials. Responsible for calculating the septic loading estimates for the watershed.
*Provide the road survey analysis and the counts for shoreline and watershed houses.
*Provide demographic estimates for projections made using the phosphorus budget model.
Qualifications:
*Good organizational skills. Comfortable meeting new people and making telephone calls to resource people.

Last updated 5/12/98

Questions concerning use of "jobs" in the course may be addressed to: David Firmage