Join the Team as a Dynamic Project Lead in Safe Water Access
We are looking for a dynamic project lead to help 1) refine our business plan and marketing approach for the Venturi doser, 2) determine optimal manufacturing strategy and establish capacity, 3) launch partnerships with companies, NGOs, and/or governments that include large-scale deployment of the technology, and 4) design the next set of impact evaluations. The successful candidate will achieve these goals by: 1) Researching costs and strategies for manufacturing and selling the Venturi in low-income markets; 2) Forming and/or strengthening partnerships with private, public, and non-profit organizations that have complimentary safe water goals; 3) Develop branding for the Venturi; 4) Coordinate pilot projects of in-line chlorination with implementation partners to assess dissemination models and impacts; and 5) Assist with proposal writing and fundraising, and potential the creation of a start-up organization to scale this approach. A future goal is to conduct large-scale impact evaluations to better understand the economic returns of implementing in-line chlorination in community and institutional settings (e.g. health care facilities and schools), to rigorously assess health impacts such as neonatal and child mortality, cognitive development, and schooling attainment. The successful candidate will have:
1) Graduate training in a relevant field
2) Experience with research or implementation of clean water projects in low-income countries
3) Passion for increasing global access to safe water
Additional desired qualities include business experience (particularly with technology and/or start-up companies), knowledge of low-income country markets, and strong quantitative analysis and modeling skills. Please send your CV, contact information for three references, a cover letter outlining your interest in the position to pickering@berkeley.edu. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position has been filled.
We are looking for a dynamic project lead to help 1) refine our business plan and marketing approach for the Venturi doser, 2) determine optimal manufacturing strategy and establish capacity, 3) launch partnerships with companies, NGOs, and/or governments that include large-scale deployment of the technology, and 4) design the next set of impact evaluations. The successful candidate will achieve these goals by: 1) Researching costs and strategies for manufacturing and selling the Venturi in low-income markets; 2) Forming and/or strengthening partnerships with private, public, and non-profit organizations that have complimentary safe water goals; 3) Develop branding for the Venturi; 4) Coordinate pilot projects of in-line chlorination with implementation partners to assess dissemination models and impacts; and 5) Assist with proposal writing and fundraising, and potential the creation of a start-up organization to scale this approach. A future goal is to conduct large-scale impact evaluations to better understand the economic returns of implementing in-line chlorination in community and institutional settings (e.g. health care facilities and schools), to rigorously assess health impacts such as neonatal and child mortality, cognitive development, and schooling attainment. The successful candidate will have:
1) Graduate training in a relevant field
2) Experience with research or implementation of clean water projects in low-income countries
3) Passion for increasing global access to safe water
Additional desired qualities include business experience (particularly with technology and/or start-up companies), knowledge of low-income country markets, and strong quantitative analysis and modeling skills. Please send your CV, contact information for three references, a cover letter outlining your interest in the position to pickering@berkeley.edu. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position has been filled.
Cofounders
Amy J. Pickering
Amy J. Pickering, PhD is an Assistant Professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Blum Center for Developing Economies at UC Berkeley. Amy has been working on developing and evaluating point-of-collection water disinfection technologies in low-income urban areas for over 10 years.
Amy J. Pickering, PhD is an Assistant Professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Blum Center for Developing Economies at UC Berkeley. Amy has been working on developing and evaluating point-of-collection water disinfection technologies in low-income urban areas for over 10 years.
Jenna Davis
Jenna is a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Director of the Program on Water, Health & Development, and the Higgins-Magid Senior Fellow of the Woods Institute for the Environment, all at Stanford University. She has 25 years of experience conducting research on water and sanitation in low- and middle-income countries and her group has carried out fieldwork in more than 20 countries.
Jenna is a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Director of the Program on Water, Health & Development, and the Higgins-Magid Senior Fellow of the Woods Institute for the Environment, all at Stanford University. She has 25 years of experience conducting research on water and sanitation in low- and middle-income countries and her group has carried out fieldwork in more than 20 countries.
Contributors
Yoshika Crider
Yoshika is a PhD student in UC Berkeley's Energy and Resources Group, where she is focusing on water and development. She received a B.S. and M.S. in Environmental Engineering from Stanford, where she made her first adventure to Dhaka as undergraduate in 2011. After graduating, she served as Lotus Water's Dhaka-based project manager for nearly 2 years before returning to the Bay Area for graduate school.
Yoshika is a PhD student in UC Berkeley's Energy and Resources Group, where she is focusing on water and development. She received a B.S. and M.S. in Environmental Engineering from Stanford, where she made her first adventure to Dhaka as undergraduate in 2011. After graduating, she served as Lotus Water's Dhaka-based project manager for nearly 2 years before returning to the Bay Area for graduate school.
Linden Klein is an engineer and designed who helped refine the Venturi design and improve dosing.
Julie Powers is a PhD student at UC Berkeley in Civil and Environmental Engineering. Julie helped oversee the business pilot of the Venturi doser in urban Kenya.
Alumni
Fred Goddard, Keegan Cooke, Adrian Berg, Ellen Ferris, Phil Salazar, Lily Shi, Radhika Kapoor, Raga Neela Ayyagari, Jenna Swarthout, and Elizabeth Marshman
Collaborators and advisors
Steve Luby, Sonia Sultana, Syed Anjerul Islam, Nazrin Akter, Leanne Unicomb, Shabiha Begum, Mohammad Rofi Uddin, Badal Howlader
Fred Goddard, Keegan Cooke, Adrian Berg, Ellen Ferris, Phil Salazar, Lily Shi, Radhika Kapoor, Raga Neela Ayyagari, Jenna Swarthout, and Elizabeth Marshman
Collaborators and advisors
Steve Luby, Sonia Sultana, Syed Anjerul Islam, Nazrin Akter, Leanne Unicomb, Shabiha Begum, Mohammad Rofi Uddin, Badal Howlader
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