The EPA National Student Services Contract has an immediate opening for a full time Inorganic Bioavailability Assessment Support position with the Office of Research and Development at the EPA facility in Research Triangle Park, NC.

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

• Methods development and analyses using an extraction test to assess the potential bioavailability of soil inorganics;
• Performing inorganic metal extractions for biological tissues;
• Preparation of analytical calibration and quality control standards;
• Analysis of extracts using Inductively Coupled Plasma-Optical Emission Spectrometry (ICP- OES);
• Conducting descriptive statistical analyses (i.e., mean, standard deviation, minimum, maximum, median, etc.);
• Refinement of standard operating procedures;
• Data generation will also include performing literature searches for scientific journal articles and entering these journal articles into an Endnote database collecting, processing, compiling and organizing data or other information into databases/spreadsheets using a variety of Windows-based software (e.g., Microsoft Excel/Word/Access, EndNote, WordPerfect, etc.);
• Resulting data will be entered into laboratory database and reports generated; and
• Using general laboratory skills and keeping laboratory notebooks.

Required Knowledge, Skills, Work Experience, and Education

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  Academic training/work experience in conducting inorganic analysis and extractions;
• General skills/experience in laboratory work;
• A working knowledge of analysis of extracts and samples using analytical equipment such as Inductively Coupled Plasma-Optical Emission Spectrometry (ICP-OES);
• Excel software skills for data entry and descriptive statistical analyses (i.e., mean, standard deviation, minimum, maximum, median, etc.);
• Strong written, oral and electronic communication skills; and
• Basic safety requirements in the laboratory (additional safety training will be provided).

Location: This job will be located EPA’s facility in Research Triangle Park, NC.

Salary: Selected applicant will become a temporary employee of ORAU and will receive an hourly wage of $23.37 for hours worked.

Hours: Full-time.

Travel: No travel is required.

Expected start date: The position is full time and expected to begin May 2023. 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 EPANSSC@orau.org. Do not contact EPA directly.

• Be at least 18 years of age and
• Have earned at least a Bachelor’s degree in in an environmentally related discipline such as chemistry, environmental science, biochemistry or chemical engineering 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.