In the U.S., unincorporated areas (outside city boundaries), face gaps in governance and wastewater access. Communities next to cities are particularly affected, challenging the assumption that these are only rural problems.
nature.com/articles/s41545-0…
Two research positions at UC-Irvine, 1-2 years, recent grads (Master's or PhD) encouraged to apply. Position can be remote:
1) Public Health and Drinking Water Equity: recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF08559
2) Social Impacts of Wastewater Failure: recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF08558
Congrats to Dr. Jun Wu, who will be assisting @WaterEquityLab (Dr. Maura Allaire) along with other researchers in examining the governance failures that cause inequities in drinking water & public health with a $350,000 grant from the @NSF.
news.uci.edu/2022/09/21/nsf-…