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The EPA Environmental Research and Business Support Program has an immediate opening for an Environmental Epidemiology and Exposure Assessment Research position with the Office of Research and Development at the EPA’s facility in Chapel Hill, NC.
The Office of Research and Development at the EPA supports high-quality research to improve the scientific basis for decisions on national environmental issues and help EPA achieve its environmental goals. Research is conducted in a broad range of environmental areas by scientists in EPA laboratories and at universities across the country.
The Environmental Public Health Division (EPHD) within the Office of Research and Development (ORD) at EPA focuses on the adverse public health impacts of environmental exposures. The Clinical Research Branch (CRB) and Epidemiology Branch (EB) of the EPHD operate laboratories and clinical facilities at the EPA Human Studies Facility building (HSF) and utilize clinical data from large cohorts to study the effects of exposure to ambient pollution on human health and to elucidate exposure mechanisms and the most responsive subgroups of the population. CRB and EB are located on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Studies are conducted in close consultation with client offices in order to support the Agency’s mission.
The work to be performed is in the Clinical Research Branch (CRB) of the Environmental Public Health Division (EPHD). The selected candidate shall assist a researcher in the Clinical Research Branch with analytical, data management and documentation, and communication responsibilities required to support and maintain a robust research program. The selected candidate shall work within a multi-disciplinary research team and will support efforts to implement and evaluate the relationship between variations in cause-specific morbidity and variations in air quality and risk factors.
The selected candidate shall work side by side with postdoctoral researchers, Principal Investigators, and research personnel who specialize in research of health impacts from environmental exposures. Through these interactions, he/she shall be exposed to the philosophical and functional questions which arise when handling volumes of patient records and will receive premier instruction in analytic and ethical concerns which must be properly considered for the success of projects centered around electronic medical records. The selected candidate shall be expected to attend regular staff meetings.
Analytical responsibilities shall include assisting with:
Data Management and Documentation responsibilities shall include assisting with:
Communications-related responsibilities shall include:
The selected candidate may be asked to present work performed as a poster at a scientific conference.
Location: This job will be located at EPA’s facility in Chapel Hill, NC.
Salary: The selected applicant will become a full time temporary employee of ORAU and will receive an hourly wage of $20.96 for hours worked.
Hours: Full Time.
Travel: Occasional overnight travel may be required.
Working Conditions: The selected candidate shall be supervised by a mentor who will provide day-to-day direction, as well as coach, advise and counsel the selected candidate, and review his/her work.
This position will involve work in an administrative setting and is not expected to involve exposure to hazardous elements.
Expected Start Date: The position start date is September/October 2017. The selected applicant will be temporary employees of ORAU working as a contractor to EPA. The initial contract period is through May 14, 2018. EPA may elect to renew the contract for an additional two (2) 12-month optional periods.
For more information, contact EPAjobs@orau.org. Do not contact EPA directly.
Eligible applicants must:
EPA ORD employees, their spouses, and children are not eligible to participate in this program.
Required Knowledge, Skills, Work Experience, and Education
Successful candidates shall have:
I certify that I am at least 18 years of age; have earned at least a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Geography, Environmental Sciences, Epidemiology, Public Health, Statistics, Social Sciences, Biostatistics, Data Sciences, or Computer Science, or closely related field from an accredited university or college within the last 24 months; a citizen or a Legal Permanent Resident of the United States of America; and not a current employee of EPA ORD or the spouse or child of an EPA ORD employee.
ORAU is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability); visit the ORAU website for required employment notices.
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