Dickinson College’s Alliance for Aquatic Resource Monitoring (ALLARM), located in the fantastic small town of Carlisle, Pennsylvania is hiring a new Assistant Director. The ALLARM Assistant Director is responsible for a number of things:
- Run ALLARM’s quality assurance laboratory (we certify volunteers doing chemical stream monitoring in Pennsylvania);
- Provide technical assistance and follow up support to Pennsylvania and New York communities and volunteers interested in conducting stream health assessments and use data on the local level; and
- Mentor Dickinson College students to work in ALLARM’s lab and collaborate with community partners.
If you know anyone who is passionate about volunteer monitoring, please share this announcement.
About ALLARM:
The Alliance for Aquatic Resource Monitoring (ALLARM) is an aquatic citizen science center at Dickinson College. Since its founding in 1986, ALLARM has become a nationally recognized technical and programmatic support center for community organizations interested in watershed assessment, protection, and restoration. Through the work of four full time professional staff, 10-14 Dickinson College part-time students, and a part time science advisor, ALLARM offers comprehensive services to enable volunteers to use critical scientific tools to evaluate water quality and fully participate in community-based decision-making. For 33 years, ALLARM has carried out its mission to empower Pennsylvania and New York communities with scientific tools to assess stream health and help communities use those data to implement stream restoration and protection measures.
