Water Research and Communication Support

The EPA National Student Services Contract has an immediate opening for a full-time contractor position; Water Research and Communication Support with the Office of Research and Development at the EPA facility in Cincinnati, OH. 

This is an excellent opportunity for a recent Bachelor’s grad to collaborate with EPA’s research team. Research experience includes:

·       Compiling data contained in Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, photographs, jpg image files, ascii text files, etc. into a single format (typically, Excel or Access);

·       Assisting with the organization of data received from the laboratory and field;

·       Drafting written summaries of various technical support efforts and results;and

·       Networking and exploring many career paths at EPA.

Location: This job will be located at EPA’s facility in Cincinnati, OH.

Salary: $22.19 per hour.

·       A working knowledge of relational databases;

·       Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (i.e., Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Outlook); and

·       Strong written, oral and electronic communication skills.

·       Experience with Microsoft Power BI; and

·       Experience using commercial scientific graphics and statistical analysis software packages.

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 Water Infrastructure Division (WID) conducts customer-driven research and support, providing scientific leadership on national-scale problems associated with water quality in the built infrastructure.

·       Be at least 18 years of age and

·       Have earned at least a Bachelor’s degree statistics, mathematics, chemistry, physics, geology, computer science, information science, operations research, environmental engineering, chemical engineering, biological engineering, materials engineering, civil engineering, or a closely 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.