Chemical Data Specialist (Part-time)

The EPA National Student Services Contract has an immediate opening for a part time Chemical Data Specialist (Part-time) 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

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  Collecting, curating, and organizing data (e.g. in databases) on exposure related factors and habits and practices related to use of consumer products.
• Manipulation of information on chemicals stored in spreadsheets. Collecting, curating, and organizing data (e.g. in databases) on composition of consumer products (chemical names and related information).
• Assist in the development of scientific modules that will be part of the HEM (e.g. modeling occupational exposure to chemicals, end-of-product-life exposures, etc.). This could also include developing user tools, such as a graphical user interface (GUI) for the HEM interface.

• Participate as a member of a multi-disciplinary research team;
• Interact with other members of the development team as well as EPA scientists;
• Document database development efforts; and
• May be asked to present work performed as a poster at a scientific conference.

Required Knowledge, Skills, Work Experience, and Education

• General understanding of quantitative techniques, basic statistics, and use of spreadsheets;
• Strong reading comprehension skills and experience logically interpreting pieces of information from a variety of data source types;
• Experience integrating partial pieces of information and applying out-of-the box thinking to determine how to use limited available data to fill data gaps; and
• Experience with any computer programming language.

• Experience with databases;
• Experience applying knowledge of exposure assessment and/or computing and mathematical modeling to the assessment of chemical exposures; and
• Knowledge of organic and inorganic nomenclature.

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: Part-time. 20 hours per week.

Travel: Occasional overnight travel may be required.

Expected start date: The position is part time and expected to begin July 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 physics, chemistry, biology, engineering, applied sciences, environmental health, public health, exposure science, computer sciences, information technology, or a related 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.