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Sustainable and Healthy Communities Team Member

The EPA National Student Services Contract has an immediate opening for a full-time contractor position; Sustainable and Healthy Communities Team Member with the Office of Research and Development at the EPA facility in Gulf Breeze, FL.
This is an excellent opportunity for a recent Bachelor’s grad to collaborate with EPA’s research team. Research experience includes:
·       Data entry, documentation and analysis;
·       Processing and refinement of spatial data using ArcGIS;
·       Literature searches;
·       Networking and exploring many career paths at EPA.
Location: This job will be located at EPA’s facility in Gulf Breeze, FL
Salary: $23.13 per hour.
Travel: No overnight travel is anticipated.
Required Skills:
·       Experience working with spatial data and building maps in ArcGIS;
·       Experience in formatting and normalizing data for use in a geospatial platform;
·       Experience using Microsoft Excel for formatting, normalizing, and managing data for statistical modeling;
·       Experience in finding, extracting and organizing data from secondary data sources (electronic media, published standards, and downloadable databases);
·       Experience compiling, organizing, and summarizing literature references; and
·       Experience developing graphics, tables and GIS products for scientific reports and manuscripts.
What the EPA project is about
Center for Environmental Measurement & Modeling (CEMM) conducts research to advance EPA’s ability to measure and model contaminants in the environment, including research to provide fundamental methods and models needed to implement environmental statutes. This position will support to a multidisciplinary team focused on innovative research that examines the influence of ecological, economic and social environments in terms of community sustainability, human health, well-being and resilience.
Qualifications                    
·       Be at least 18 years of age and
·       Have earned at least a Bachelor’s degree in biology, ecology, marine biology, zoology, chemistry, geography, geospatial 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.
Interested in this research opportunity? If so, follow the link below to apply. Questions? Email DeAnna.Copeland@ORAU.org