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The College of Education, Health, and Human Services has an opening for a Research Assistant (temporary). 

The Department of Health & Human Services seeks a highly motivated graduate student to join our interdisciplinary research team. The selected candidate will conduct a literature review on state-of-the-art air pollution monitoring techniques and effective strategies for communicating environmental data, with an emphasis on climate adaptation and youth engagement.

Project Overview: The Badania do Dzialania (Research for Action) project builds on the existing DigiClimAct initiative to advance climate adaptation efforts in the South Baltic region, focusing on Gdansk, Poland, and with collaboration between the University of Michigan and Gdansk University of Technology's Digital Architecture Lab. This project seeks to understand and improve how air pollution data is monitored and communicated, engaging youth in shaping climate adaptation discourse and local policy.

• Conduct a systematic literature review on:
• Air pollution monitoring methods (traditional and digital).
• Best practices in communicating air quality and climate adaptation data to the public, especially youth audiences.
• Summarize and synthesize findings 
• Co-develop engaging multimedia communication materials (fact sheets, infographics, short videos, visual art) based on research findings for use in local and international outreach efforts.
• Collaborate with project partners at the University of Michigan and Gdansk University of Technology.
   

• Enrollment as a graduate student at the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Dearborn, or Flint campuses).
• Academic background in public health, environmental science, urban planning, communication, or related field.
• Familiarity with climate adaptation, air pollution science, and/or science communication.
• Strong research, writing, and organizational skills.
• Experience with literature reviews (systematic or scoping) is an asset.
• Experience with multimedia content creation (infographics, audio/video editing, visual art) is a plus.
• Interest in international collaboration.
   

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