Heavy-Duty Diesel Strategies- Student AssistantAt — California Air Resources Board

The Student Assistant will report to the Riverside office one day per week and telecommute for the remainder of hours each week. This is a part-time position.

This position is within the Heavy-Duty Diesel Strategies Implementation Branch of the California Air Resources Board Mobile Source Control Division. The Student Assistant will play an important role in expanding California's heavy-duty inspection/maintenance (I/M) program to ensure heavy-duty vehicles continue to operate in the field with low criteria-pollutant emission levels. This heavy-duty I/M program, now called Clean Truck Check, is similar to California's light-duty smog check program, but for heavy-duty trucks.

Tasks:

The Student Assistant will play an important role in expanding California's heavy-duty inspection/maintenance (I/M) program to ensure heavy-duty vehicles continue to operate in the field with low criteria-pollutant emission levels. This heavy-duty I/M program, now called Clean Truck Check, is similar to California's light-duty smog check program, but for heavy-duty trucks.

Duties will include data mining and analysis, writing scripts, responding to emails from stakeholders, and other duties as assigned.

Training:

The Student Assistant will be assigned a mentor to ensure they are familiar with Clean Truck Check requirements. The student will shadow and be shadowed when responding to stakeholder inquiries and will be provided in-the-moment feedback. Initial orientation will cover workplace practices and any administrative requirements.

Learning Outcome:

By the end of the academic internship, the student will be able to write scripts, streamline processes, respond to stakeholders inquiring about regulatory requirements, and mine and analyze large sets of data.