Forestry Statistician
The EPA National Student Services Contract has an immediate opening for a full-time contractor position; Forestry Statistician with the Office of Research and Development at the EPA facility in Corvallis, OR.
This is an excellent opportunity for recent Master’s grad to collaborate with EPA’s research team. Research experience includes:
- Interacting with a multidisciplinary team of forest ecologists, biologists, and a statistician to prepare the raw field data for publication in peer-reviewed journals and presentation at international conferences;
- Working with groups and subject matter experts to transform knowledge of atmospheric pollutant effects into strategies for promulgating a national ozone standard’
- Implementing an approach for evaluating and reporting on the data and information quality upon which specific risks and strategies are based; and
- Networking and exploring many career paths at EPA.
Location: This job will be located at EPA’s facility in Corvallis, OR.
Salary: $28.14 per hour.
Travel: Occasional overnight travel may be required.
Required Skills:
• Strong analytical and communication skills;
• Experience in Microsoft Excel and R; and
• Experience working as part of a collaborative team.
What the EPA project is about
In support of EPA’s Office of Air and Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards Programs, researchers are examining the potential impacts of tropospheric ozone concentrations on tree growth for purposes of setting a secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for ozone.
Qualifications
· Be at least 18 years of age and
· Have earned at least a Master’s degree in Forest Ecology, Biology, Statistics, Computer Science, or other scientific discipline related field of study 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.
Interested in this research opportunity? If so, follow the link below to apply.
Questions? Email DeAnna.Copeland@ORAU.org