Job Description
Entry-level engineers, scientists, chemists, and technicians will provide technical support for research projects related to environmental health, atmospheric sciences, and air quality modeling, working in specialized laboratories and contributing to the development, design, and execution of technical research for the US EPA.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide technical support in the development, design, and execution of research projects related to atmospheric sciences, chemical, biological, toxicological, and exposure assessments.
- Conduct research activities including measurement method development, source emission characterization, and data collection.
- Work in specialized laboratories and machine shops, including fabrication, metrology, analytical, and microbiological labs.
- Assist in designing, developing, and optimizing solutions for technical projects.
- Contribute to writing work plans, quality assurance plans, health and safety plans, and technical reports.
Requirements
- The candidate must have a strong technical background relevant to engineering, science, chemistry, or related fields.
- The candidate must have excellent problem-solving skills.
- The candidate must have the ability to collaborate across teams to drive innovation.
- The candidate must be highly motivated with the skills to prioritize, perform, and communicate effectively in a fast-paced environment.
- The candidate must be a recent graduate or early-career professional seeking hands-on experience.
- The candidate must be willing to provide input to senior staff to write work plans, quality assurance project plans, health and safety plans, and reports for work being performed by ERG.
- The candidate must be able to work in specialized laboratories and machine shops, including fabrication machine shops, Metrology laboratories, and other analytical and microbiological laboratories.
- The candidate must be able to perform research activities including decontamination and consequence management research development, validation of measurement methods, source emission characterizations, and data collection in atmospheric sciences, physical, chemical, biological, toxicological, and human and ecological exposure development, evaluation, and application of air quality simulation modeling.
- The candidate must be able to design, develop, and optimize solutions and execute technical projects as part of an entry-level professional role.
Benefits & Perks
Competitive salaries
Health and dental insurance
Life insurance
Long-term disability insurance
Educational benefits
Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
Generous 401(k) plan
Profit sharing
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Paid vacation days (11-20 per year)
Paid holidays (10 per year)
Sick leave (56 hours or more per year, pro-rated for part-time)
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