Position Open: River Scientist

Date		08/14/2007
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Sponsor		Little River Research & Design

Little River Research & Design, founded in 1991, is an innovative company dedicated to river conservation. We are developing new educational products and seek a creative research and development scientist. Qualifications include a master's or PhD in geology,engineering, or natural sciences.

The successful candidate will work with a team developing lab and field-based electronic visualizations and will collaborate with university-based scientists on educational video production and moveable-bed model development and technology. This exciting,cutting-edge work will include collaboration with leading scientists and educators in fluvial geomorphology and river restoration.

This job will include fieldwork in wild land and urban streams in support of our consulting and research. Lab work will focus on research and development for a line of educational models and visualization products. We now manufacture the popular Emrivermoveable-bed river model and are developing other modeling systems for teaching and research in fluvial geomorphology and river conservation.

We place social responsibility and ethics above profit; the successfulcandidate should have a strong interest in social and environmentalethics and advocacy. We strongly value creativity and the capacity toteach science using innovative technology and artistic ability.Exceptional skills in some areas will compensate for inexperience in others.

Salary is dependent on qualifications; benefits include health insurance, profit sharing, reasonable hours and respect for quality of life. We are located in Carbondale, Illinois, near the Ohio-Mississippi River confluence and home to Southern Illinois University. SIU has a student population of over 25,000 and excellent programs in engineering, geology, zoology, fisheries, and forestry.We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

See www.emriver.com for details. Email cover letter and resume to Steve Gough at info@emriver.com (618-529-7423). Job opens August,2007; applications will be accepted until the position is filled.