Penn State University · 5 days ago
Undergraduate Research Assistant in Flood Risk Mapping- GEOSCI
University Park, PA
Part-time
Onsite
New Grad
$20/hr - $20/hrPenn State University is seeking an undergraduate research assistant in the Geosciences department to contribute to research on flood risk mapping in Baltimore. The role involves using GIS tools and data analysis to identify and map high flood risk zones, providing hands-on experience in climate risk analysis and environmental research.
Higher Education
Responsibilities
Searching for risk data across the city
Using GIS tools to map out risk factors
Integrating flood modeling results
Qualification
Required
An interest in climate science, environmental studies, data science, or related fields
Prior experience with QGIS or ArcGIS, specifically importing and visualizing spatial datasets
Basic coding experience
The student should be prepared to learn to clean data and configure datasets for import
Company
Penn State University
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