Ecosystem Research Support

The EPA National Student Services Contract has an immediate opening for a full time Ecosystem Research Support position with the Office of Research and Development at the EPA facility in Gulf Breeze, FL.

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

• Assisting with the application and development of decision support tools and methods for environmental management;
• Supporting principal investigator with project management activities;
• Supporting principal investigator in the convening and organizing of internal and external project meetings and calls;
• Assisting with research in various sources for current information on a variety of topics associated with ecosystem services research and case studies and decision support tool development and application;
• Developing power point presentations;
• Assisting with writing and editing science articles and other communications materials; and
• Assisting with the development of content (e.g., new/updated text and graphics) supporting web site development and maintenance.

• Participating as a member of a multi-disciplinary research team;
• Interacting with EPA scientists; and
• Effectively communicating both verbally and in writing.

Required Knowledge, Skills, Work Experience, and Education

• Academic coursework should include any science, preferably a mix of environmental sciences or sustainability-related curricula, with some communications background (e.g. journalism, communications, or English);
• Training and/or experience in MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, and MS Outlook;
• Experience compiling, organizing, and summarizing literature references;
• Experience writing content for scientific reports and manuscripts; and
• Experience developing graphics, tables and other products for scientific reports and manuscripts.

• Experience as a member of a multi-person project team or with team leadership or organization (examples may include experiences in group projects or extracurricular teams or clubs);
• Experience with MS Access and EndNote X7; and
• Experience using open-source scripting languages and product development frameworks such as HTML, CSS, Javascript, and Electron.

Location: This job will be located EPA’s facility in Gulf Breeze, FL.

Salary: Selected applicant will become a temporary employee of ORAU and will receive an hourly wage of $22.68 for hours worked.

Hours: Full-time.

Travel: No overnight travel is anticipated.

Expected start date: The position is full time and expected to begin June 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 biology, ecology, marine biology, zoology, chemistry, geography, social sciences, or a 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.

EPA ORD employees, their spouses, and children are not eligible to participate in this program.