Climate Change Research Assistant
(Female, Age 24) from Athens, NY
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At a Glance
Current Job
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| Job Title | Climate Change Research Assistant |
|---|---|
| Salary | $37,000 |
| Other Compensation | None Set |
| Hours/Week | 35 |
| Company Size | (not answered) |
| Location | Athens, NY |
| Years Experience | 2 months |
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| Years in Career | 0 |
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| Education | (not answered) |
| Income Rating | 0 / 10 |
| Interest Rating | 0 / 10 |
| Work-Life Rating | 0 / 10 |
| Fulfilment Rating | 0 / 10 |
Current job Q&A
Describe the type of organization you work for.
University of Georgia, Academia, Research
Describe your job role and responsibilities.
Attend courses related to research, search articles and provide literature review on various climate change topics, write scientific papers and conduct statistical analysis of research, collect data, attend conferences and present research information.
Please list an additional benefits (beyond compensation) that you receive.
none
Do you feel you are under/over or well/fairly compensated at your current position?
well compensated
Does your job entail you working with others on a daily basis? Is this something you like/dislike about your job? Please explain.
Do you work collaboratively with supervisors/managers?
No
Do you work collaboratively with your co-workers?
No
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A day in the life of…
Please describe a typical workday for you in your current job:
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| 8am to 9am | Arrive at work and perform GIS analysis of data collected for research. Used arcGIS program to create maps. |
| 9am to 10am | This task continued for hours. I continued to perform GIS analysis of data collected for research. Used arcGIS program to create maps. |
| 10am to 11am | Perform GIS analysis of data collected for research. Used arcGIS program to create maps. |
| 11am to 12pm | Perform GIS analysis of data collected for research. Used arcGIS program to create maps. |
| 12pm to 1pm | Lunch |
| 1pm to 2pm | Meet with advisor for discussion about future presentation. We are submitting an abstract for a poster presentation contest and wanted to discuss the logistics of the data. We collected data from multiple weather and US data websites to use in the statistical analysis. We discussed how to arrange the information on the poster for presentation purposes and aesthetics. |
| 2pm to 3pm | ” ” …still in meeting with advisor |
| 3pm to 4pm | Attended a course about the science of sustainability. Discussions about climate change and ecosystem services and how we can value them economically to determine whether or not we are “sustainable” as a society. |
| 4pm to 5pm | ” ” …still in course. |
| 5pm to 6pm | Went back to the lab to work on weather data collection for the research abstract proposal. Created charts from 1991 to 2008 about precipitation patterns, temperatures, and drought in the Southeastern United States. |
| 6pm to 7pm | Done with work for the day. |
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