Florida International University was awarded a $9.7M grant in September 2023, funded by NOAA, to develop a comprehensive monitoring program to assess the effects of sea-level rise on infrastructure in South Florida. This initiative is groundbreaking in its intent to characterize and enable long-term monitoring of saturated and unsaturated zone hydrology and saltwater intrusion in highly developed near-shore and barrier island environments. The project will consist of selecting several sites (“transects”) in Southeast Florida to install paired barrier island and mainland monitoring transects that can quantify the behavior of groundwater under changing sea-level. This will provide the missing data required to advance understanding and practice of coastal infrastructure resiliency.
As Research Technician II you will:
Conduct visits to potential sensor installation sites throughout Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach Counties
Coordinate with drillers and on-site logging of monitoring well installations
Oversee and document installation of sensors, weather stations and telemetry systems
Conduct routine system calibrations, troubleshooting, manual and remote data collection
Assist with other tasks to support the overall success of the project
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