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The EPA Environmental Research and Business Support Program has an immediate opening for an Environmental Exposure Research Associate with the Office of Research and Development at the EPA’s Research Triangle facility in Raleigh-Durham, NC.
EPA’s National Exposure Research Laboratory (NERL) protects human health and the environment by developing and applying innovations in exposure science. NERL provides scientific leadership, understanding, and tools necessary to quantify exposure for humans and ecosystems. NERL’s Systems Exposure Division (SED) integrates exposure data, tools, methods and models to assess cumulative exposures to humans and ecosystems. This assessment uses systems-based approaches to organize current knowledge, simulate potential futures and synthesize results. SED translates information into decision- making frameworks that integrate human and ecological, multimedia, socio-economic and cumulative risk considerations to improve human well-being and the sustainability of the built and natural environment. The holistic view on exposure science and its linkage to sustainable solutions emphasizes cross-divisional and laboratory integration.
The selected candidate shall support the review of information related to sampling and analysis of respirable elongated mineral particles (REMP) as these technologies apply to the measurement and modeling of asbestos in the Iron Range of Minnesota. The review will include data and information to support a gap analysis between REMPs found or potentially present in numerous settings.
Research Duties include but are not limited to:
If the information gathering and reduction stage is successful, the selected candidate shall assist in setting up and operating monitoring sites in various environmental and community settings.
Communications-related responsibilities will include:
Location: This job will be located at EPA’s Research Triangle facility in Raleigh-Durham, NC.
Salary: The selected applicant will become a full time temporary employee of ORAU and will receive an hourly wage of $21.27 for hours worked.
Hours: Full Time.
Travel: Occasional overnight travel may be required, especially if first phase is completed successfully.
Working Conditions: This position will involve work in an administrative setting and is not expected to involve exposure to hazardous elements.
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.
Expected Start Date: The position start date is May 2018. The selected applicant will be a temporary employee of ORAU working as a contractor to EPA. The initial contract period is through May 14, 2019. EPA may elect to renew the contract for an additional 12-month optional period.
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:
Desirable Knowledge, Skills, Work Experience, and Education
It is desirable for the candidates to have:
ORAU is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability); visit the ORAU website for required employment notices.
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