Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Inc.
Location
Duluth, MN | United States
Job description
The EPA National Student Services Contract has an immediate opening for a full time Environmental Qualitative Research Support position with the Office of Research and Development at the EPA facility in Duluth, MN.
The Office of Research and Development at the EPA supports high-quality research to improve the scientific basis for decisions on national environmental issues and help EPA achieve its environmental goals. Research is conducted in a broad range of environmental areas by scientists in EPA laboratories and at universities across the country.
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 Great Lakes Toxicology and Ecology Division (GLTED) focuses on freshwater ecotoxicity and freshwater coastal ecology. The Division encompasses traditional and predictive toxicity using advanced scientific tools to produce science to inform ecological risk assessments of chemicals by EPA’s Program Offices and Regions.
As a team member, you will assist in the provision of data collection, transcription, and qualitative analysis services to support social science research. The social science research conducted at GLTED utilizes case study methods that apply both theory-testing and theory-building approaches. Data collection methods document the behavior and decisions of different stakeholder groups through participant observation, document analysis, and social media mining. The research goal is to understand the decision-making process and how context shapes behavior and preferences related to the environment. The team member will also have the opportunity to learn about and contribute to environmental decision-making for a real-world problem revolving around ecological outcomes and socioeconomic benefits of restoration and redevelopment of an urban river through a study of how actors navigate the process. The team member will work with other members of GLTED’s Sustainable and Healthy Communities team to conduct participatory community research. Responsibilities include but are not limited to attending meetings, preparing meeting and/or interview transcripts, coding and analyzing interview data, and assisting in background research, writing, and dissemination of results.
How you will apply your skills
Data collection and analysis responsibilities will include:
Communications-related responsibilities will induce:
Required Knowledge, Skills, Work Experience, and Education
Location: This job will be located EPA’s facility in Duluth, MN.
Salary: Selected applicant will become a temporary employee of ORAU and will receive an hourly wage of $27.67 for hours worked.
Hours: Full-time.
Travel: Travel related to this position will be local, and mostly limited to the City of Duluth, MN.
Expected start date: The position is full time and expected to begin April 2024. The selected applicant will become a temporary employee of ORAU working as a contractor to EPA. The contract renews each May through 2025.
For more information, contact [email protected] . Do not contact EPA directly.
EPA ORD employees, their spouses, and children are not eligible to participate in this program.
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