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Environmental Research Assistant

The EPA National Student Services Contract has an immediate opening for a full-time contractor position; Environmental Research Assistant with the Office of Research and Development at the EPA facility in Ada, OK.

 

Salary: $23.13 per hour.

 

Travel: Field travel may be required, including overnight.

 

Required Skills:

  • Experience in keeping and managing laboratory records;
  • Undergraduate experience with scientific and laboratory research projects;
  • Proficiency in general laboratory procedures and techniques, such as working with balances, pipetting, and use of volumetric flasks;
  • Experience in the measurement of surface tension;
  • Experience with searching scientific journals and other resources for technical information;
  • Experience using Microsoft EXCEL for managing, analyzing, and graphing data;
  • Experience with MATLAB, R, or other computer languages;
  • Proficiency in oral and written communication in English; and
  • Physical ability to lift up to 40 pounds and tolerate hot/cold/wet field conditions during field trips for sample collection.

 

Desired Knowledge, Skills, Work Experience, and Education

  • Experience or education with PFAS.

 

Qualifications

  • Be at least 18 years of age and
  • Have earned at least a Bachelor of Science degree in any scientific discipline 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 Groundwater Characterization & Remediation Division (GCRD) plans, coordinates, and conducts an applied, national-scale, customer-driven research program to provide data, tools, models, strategies, and technologies to protect and restore groundwater.

 

To support these activities, GCRD laboratories are equipped with state-of-the-art analytical instrumentation for chemical characterization of ground water and surface water. The analytical function of the Division is critical to supporting the research and technical assistance mission of the laboratory.This project involves bench-top laboratory experiments to support research to protect water resources; review, organization, and analysis of literature data; support for collection of samples from one or more field research sites; and additional project support as needed.

 

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

 

  • Benchtop lab experimentation to evaluate subsurface PFAS transport;
  • Field trip preparation and sample collection coordination;
  • Literature review on PFAS interfacial partitioning; 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