Computational Modeling Support

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

Salary: $31.38 per hour. 

Travel: Occasional overnight travel is not required. 

Required Skills: 

• Experience with SQL, database structure, and data storage practices;
• Knowledge of basic chemistry in terms of molecular structure and chemical properties;
• Experience programming in Java, object-oriented Scala, or any objected-oriented programming language (i.e., Python, etc.);
• Experience in designing and modifying web applications, APIs, and software tools as well as familiarity in using frameworks such as Hibernate, Flask, and/or Spring Boot; and
• Strong reading comprehension skills and experience logically interpreting pieces of data.

Desired Skills: 

• Understanding of software development practices (Agile, etc.)

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, exposure science, computer sciences, information technology, data science, or a related discipline (i.e., cheminformatics) 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:

• Developing modifying, and integrating existing (or new) web services to facilitate model storage;
• Participate in curation of chemical information and physchem datasets;
• Architect and maintain databases (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite) for storage of modeling data.; 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