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The positions are inOffice of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Risk Assessment Division, various branches in Washington, DC or Durham NC. The location will be determined after a selection has been made for the position; if selected, you must work at one of the locations stated in this announcement. The salary will be commensurate with the location. AboutOCSPP.
Major Duties
You will:
- Provide technical support on industrial chemicals, genetically-engineered microorganisms and nanomaterials;
- Develop, implement and support the Division's environmental fate and transport, and environmental exposure assessment activities;
- Analyze assessment strategies and methodologies to recommend improvements to current fate and exposure assessment methods;
- Design and develop environmental fate and transport, and exposure assessment methods, tools, databases and models.
When entering a Federal job at a grade level lower than the highest promotion potential level, you may be promoted to more complex duties and work more independently, as your career progresses.
You will spend 25% of your work time on contracts, grants/cooperative agreements, and/or interagency agreements.
One or more positions may be filled.
Qualifications
You need a degree or combination of education and experience as described below to qualify for this position.
In addition to the educational requirements, we are looking for at least one year of specialized experience related to this position as described below:
To qualify for the GS-12 level, you need to have at least one year of full-time experience equivalent to the GS-11 level defined asconducting fate and transport and/or exposure assessments and analyzing physical and/or chemical contaminant fate and transport in environmental media.
To qualify for the GS-13 level, you need to have at least one year of full-time experience equivalent to the GS-12 level defined asdeveloping fate and transport and/or exposure assessments; analyzing physical and/or chemical contaminant fate and transport in environmental media; and experience analyzing exposure data.Your answers to the on-line assessment will be used to evaluate your competencies in the following areas: 1) Knowledge of exposure and/or fate associated with industrial chemicals, biological agents, and nanomaterials; 2)Skill in written communication; 3)Knowledge of fate, transport and/or exposure assessment activities; 4)Ability to work on a multi-disciplinary team of scientists; 5)Skill in performing fate and/or exposure assessments; 6)Skill in making presentations and/or conducting scientific briefings; 7)Ability to apply exposure and/or fate assessment modeling concepts and techniques.Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.If you have part-time work experience, read this: EPA Announcement Policies and Procedures.
Pay Range
$79,725.00 - $133,465.00