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The EPA National Student Services Contract has an immediate opening for a full-time contractor position; Program Assistant with the Office of Research and Development at the EPA facility in Cincinnati, Ohio.

 

Salary: $24.01 per hour.

 

Travel: Occasional overnight travel may be required.

 

Required Skills:

  • Education and/or experience in both environmental science and policy;
  • Demonstrated leadership skills and experience working in teams;
  • Strong communication skills (i.e., written, oral, telephone etiquette, presentation abilities), including effective multi-media technical communications;
  • Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (i.e., Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, and Access);
  • Spreadsheet design, implementation, administration, maintenance, and analysis;
  • Excellent notetaking, proof reading, and editing skills;
  • High level of attention to detail; and
  • Strong project management and organizational skills, including demonstrated ability to handle multiple assignments with competing deadlines.

 

Desired Knowledge, Skills, Work Experience, and Education

  • Proficiency with Access, database applications, Adobe applications, SharePoint, and Teams.

 

Qualifications

 

  • Be at least 18 years of age and
  • Have earned at least a bachelor’s degree in environmental policy, environmental science, information technology, business administration or a closely related field 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.

 

What the EPA project is about

The Center for Environmental Solutions and Emergency Response (CESER) plans, coordinates and conducts an applied, customer-driven, national research and development program to improve decision making by EPA, federal, state, tribal and local agencies, when faced with challenging environmental problems in the built environment. The CESER Immediate Office (IO) is led by the Director, Deputy Director for Management, and Chief of Staff.

 

This is an excellent opportunity for a recent bachelor’s graduate to collaborate with EPA’s research team. Research experience includes:

  • Reviewing incoming and outgoing correspondence as requested by senior management;
  • Organize and support scientific workshops, conferences, briefings, facility tours, and on-site meetings;
  • Research and summarize information relating to environmental science and policy; and
  • Networking and exploring many career paths at EPA.

 

Interested in this research opportunity? If so, follow the link below to apply. Questions? Email EPANSSC@ORAU.org