Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Student Work Opportunity on Campus with Pacific Northwest Seismic Network


Student Employment Opportunity
with Emphasis in Electronics Shop
(For students with or without Work Study eligibility)
The Pacific Northwest Seismic Network (PNSN) is the authoritative seismic network for Washington and Oregon State. Our engineers and field technicians are tasked with maintaining an array of nearly 400 seismic stations.  To do so we operate a fully staffed and stocked Electronics Shop where we make everything from data/power cables and jumpers to seismic station solar power systems and communications devices soldered together on printed circuit boards.  There is a variety of hands on work to be done in the shop and in the field.  Student will have the opportunity to participate in fieldwork, provide public outreach through group tours of the seismology lab and assist electronic technicians in developing and maintaining field equipment. 
Desired skills (We will teach you many of these as needed):
§Familiarity with your average volt meter and breadboard 
§Familiarity with soldering and basic electronics
§Familiarity with circuit diagrams
§Familiarity with CAD software and schematics
§Basic Earth Science understanding
§Willingness to work outdoors
§Educational outreach
§Like to have fun (we can’t teach this one)
§Know the airspeed velocity of a unladen swallow!
 
Student Employment Opportunity
with Emphasis on Web Development
(For students with or without Work Study eligibility)
 
The Pacific Northwest Seismic Network (PNSN) is the authoritative seismic network for Washington and Oregon State. After an event or volcanic eruption, traffic at pnsn.org increases 100-1000 fold as the public seeks the latest information and real time products. Prospective student will work closely with PNSN developers and system administrators to test and fix  website issues, develop web products, and administrate web and database servers. Additionally, student will have the opportunity to participate in fieldwork, provide public outreach through group tours of the seismology lab and assist electronic technicians in developing and maintaining field equipment. 
Desired skills (We will teach you many of these as needed):
§Familiarity with the Linux environment
§HTML/CSS/JavaScript
§Scripting Language such as PHP, Ruby or Python
§Some SQL experience (MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle)
§Familiarity with soldering and basic electronics
§Familiarity with geological processes
§Willingness to work outdoors
§Educational outreach
§Like to have fun (we can’t teach this one)
§Know the airspeed velocity of a unladen swallow!

Flexible Hours(10-20/Week), Beginning Salary  ~$10/hr. DOE
 
To submit resume email pnsn@uw.edu