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The EPA National Student Services Contract has an immediate opening for a full-time contractor position; Modeling Specialist at EPA with the Office of Research and Development at the EPA facility in Research Triangle Park, NC.

 

Salary: $32.01 per hour.

 

Travel: No overnight travel will be required.

 

Required Skills:

  • Demonstrated experience in computer programming languages (e.g., python, R, Matlab, SAS);
  • Demonstrated education and/or experience using spreadsheets and/or statistical software (e.g. SAS, R, SPSS, etc.) to analyze data; and
  • Demonstrated ability to collaborate with others as part of a team.

 

 

Desired Skills:

  • Experience applying knowledge of exposure assessment and/or computing and mathematical modeling to the assessment of chemical exposures.

Qualifications

  • Be at least 18 years of age and
  • Have earned at least a master’s degree in physics, chemistry, biology, engineering, applied sciences, environmental health, public health, exposure science, computer sciences, information technology, or a related discipline from an accredited university or college within the last 24 months and
  • Be a citizen of the United States of America or a Legal Permanent Resident.

 

EPA ORD employees, their spouses, and children are not eligible to participate in this program.

 

What the EPA project is about

The Center for Computational Toxicology and Exposure (CCTE) supports ORD by providing solutions-driven research to rapidly evaluate the potential human health and environmental risks due to exposures to environmental stressors and ensure the integrity of the freshwater environment and its capacity to support human well-being.CCTE researchers are developing and applying cutting edge innovations in methods to rapidly evaluate chemical toxicity, transport, and exposure to people and environments. Within CCTE, the Chemical Characterization and Exposure Division (CCED) performs research to develop and advance analytical chemistry, computational chemistry, and cheminformatic approaches that are critical to the rapid characterization of the presence, structural characteristics, and properties of chemicals that underlie chemical exposure, environmental fate, toxicokinetics and toxicity.

 

This is an excellent opportunity for a recent master’s graduate to collaborate with EPA’s research team. Research experience includes:

  • Collecting extracting, transcribing, and organizing data (e.g., in spreadsheets and databases);
  • Conducting internet and literature searches to compile datasets of exposure-related information (e.g., chemical concentrations in environmental and biological media, consumer product use);
  • Providing route- and pathway-specific exposure estimates for selected chemicals; and
  • Networking and exploring many career paths at EPA.

 

 

Interested in this research opportunity? If so, follow the link below to apply. Questions? Email EPANSSC@ORAU.org