Part-Time Materials Management Research

The EPA National Student Services Contract has an immediate opening for a part-time contractor position; Part – Time Materials Management Research with the Office of Research and Development at the EPA facility in Cincinnati, Ohio (Center Hill Location).

Salary: $20.60 per hour.

Travel: Occasional overnight travel may be required.

Location: This job will be located EPA’s facility in Cincinnati, OH. Center Hill Facility - 5995 Center Hill Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45224

Required Skills:

• General laboratory experience (college-level laboratory coursework experience acceptable);
• Legible handwriting;
• Experience with Adobe Acrobat;
• Proficient with Microsoft Office application Excel;
• Experience in administration support functions (recordkeeping, filing, etc) and managing records (electronic and hardcopy) or databases;
• Strong proof reading and editing skills; and
• Strong written, oral, and electronic communication skills.

Desired Knowledge, Skills, Work Experience, and Education:

• Experience with R or R Studio.

Qualifications

• Be at least 18 years of age and
• Have completed at least two or more years of college-level education in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) major 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 Environmental Solutions and Emergency Response (CESER) plans, coordinates and conducts an applied, customer-driven, national research and development program to improve decision making by EPA, federal, state, tribal and local agencies, when faced with challenging environmental problems in the built environment.Within CESER, the Homeland Security and Materials Management Division (HSMMD) conducts an applied, customer-driven, national-scale research program to improve the nation’s preparedness for and response to environmental emergencies and materials management challenges.

HSMMD has been charged with conducting research in the area of solid waste treatment and disposal. including the examination of landfills, anaerobic digesters, compost facilities, and other innovative technologies. EPA conducts research on the wastes that are accepted by these facilities and the different liquid and gaseous emissions that are generated from the facilities. EPA performs this research in the laboratory with direct measurements and in the office, developing models.

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

• Assist the solid waste research team with data collection/entry;
• Recording laboratory data into appropriate EPA Laboratory Notebooks;
• Assisting in the collection of site-specific data from state agencies; 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