Please share this announcement with any recent or soon
Dear ECOLOGers,
Please share this announcement with any recent or soon-to-graduate Master's
students with excellent quantitative and statistical skills. We are looking for
a candidate with:
* An interdisciplinary background or interest in a wide variety of
natural/environmental sciences, including aquatic ecosystems, urban systems and
planning, water resources, land use change, climate change
* Strong quantitative and statistical capabilities, including
multivariate and non-parametric techniques, spatial statistics, or time series
analyses
* Strong interest in applying quantitative and statistical tools to a
variety of global change assessments
* Interest in global change research, particularly impacts,
vulnerabilities, resilience, and adaptation
* Excellent verbal, oral, and graphical communication skillsThe work is
highly interdisciplinary and interactive with applicability to EPA and other
agency programs. We are looking for a highly motivated individual with
excellent skills in statistics, quantitative analysis, spatial ecology,
hydrology, environmental economics, modeling, urban planning, environmental
science, natural resources, or related fields.
Below are the link to the fellowship announcement and further description of
the fellowship. Thank you for your help in circulating this announcement to
appropriate applicants. Please feel free to contact ([email protected],
703-347-8613) with any questions.
Thanks!
Phil Morefield
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http://orise.orau.gov/epa/description.aspx?JobId=6796
Research Project Description
Research Participation Program
Office of Research and Development
National Center for Environmental Assessment
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Arlington, VA
EPA-ORD/NCEA-IO-2012-01
Project Description:
A postgraduate research training opportunity is currently available at the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), National Center for Environmental
Assessment (NCEA) in Arlington, Virginia. The appointment will be served with
the Global Change Assessment Staff (GCAS). The GCAS, located in the EPA’s
Office of Research and Development (ORD) in the Air, Climate, Energy (ACE)
program, works to build the capacity of programs, managers, and other
decision-makers to assess and respond to global change (i.e., climate and land
use) impacts on the environment and human health in the United States. Research
and assessment activities are focused on several areas: ambient air quality,
ambient water quality, the built environment (including water, wastewater,
green infrastructure and urban resilience), aquatic ecosystems, and human
health. For more information about the GCRP activities in NCEA,
visithttp://www.epa.gov/ncea/global/.
This training opportunity allows the participant to apply rigorous statistical
and quantitative analysis skills to complex, interdisciplinary assessments GCAS
projects. GCAS projects have the overarching goal of improving the
understanding of the implications of climate and land-use change for U.S.
ecosystems (particularly wetlands and other aquatic systems), water quality,
urban systems, and human health and well-being. This research will ultimately
help EPA in reducing environmental and societal vulnerabilities to climate
change through appropriate adaptation strategies.
This project involves (1) statistical or other quantitative analyses of
ecologic, hydrologic, climate, and land use data using, for example,
multivariate and non-parametric techniques, spatial statistics, or time series
analyses, (2) quantitative analyses of data on urban resilience and
vulnerability, and (3) interpretation and communication of analysis results
including assisting with writing reports and journal articles. The research
participant will have an opportunity to engage with a team of scientists at EPA
on a variety of climate change and land use change projects to develop
statistical and other quantitative analyses that will aid in environmental
decision making.
The research participant could be involved in one or more of the following
activities.
* Analysis of biomonitoring data to develop monitoring designs that
detect climate change impacts in aquatic ecosystems;
* Analysis of large datasets, including watershed model simulations,
climate model output, and land-use change scenarios;
* Multivariate analyses of urban indicators, aquatic ecosystems (e.g.,
wetlands), and other vulnerability data;
* Time series analyses of climate change, land use, environmental,
human health, and other socioeconomic issues;
* Development of figures and graphs in support of analyses
* Syntheses and descriptions of results in reports and journal
articles; and
* Presentation of research results at relevant conferences and to
audiences of varied backgrounds
The participant will also engage in training activities for ensuring that all
environmental data generated or used are scientifically sound, legally
defensible, and of known and acceptable quality for their intended uses.
Qualifications:
Applicants must have received a master’s degree in environmental science,
ecology, engineering, statistics, natural resources, geography, environmental
economics, or a related field within five years of the desired starting date,
or have completed all degree requirements prior to the start date.
The appointment is full-time for one year and may be renewed for up to two
additional years upon recommendation of EPA and subject to availability of
funds. Participant will receive a monthly stipend up to $62,467 per year. The
participant must show proof of health and medical insurance. The participant
does not become an EPA employee.
The program is open to all qualified individuals without regard to race, sex,
religion, color, age, physical or mental disability, national origin, or status
as a Vietnam era or disabled veteran. U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent
resident status is preferred (but can also hold an appropriate visa status,
however, an H1B visa is not appropriate).
How to Apply:
The Research Participation Program for EPA is administered by the Oak Ridge
Institute for Science and Education. Please reference Project
# EPA-ORD/NCEA-IO-2012-01 when calling or writing for information. For
additional information and application materials contact: Research
Participation Program/ORD-EPA, Attn: Betty Bowling, Oak Ridge Institute for
Science and Education, P.O. Box 117, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-0117, Phone:
(865) 576-8503 FAX: (865) 241-5219 e-mail:[email protected].
An application can be found at www.orau.gov/partform/EPA/EPA_Application.pdf.
