Materials Management Lab Support (Part-Time)

The EPA National Student Services Contract has an immediate opening for a part time Materials Management Lab Support position with the Office of Research and Development at the EPA Center Hill facility in Cincinnati, OH.

The Office of Research and Development at the EPA supports high-quality research to improve the scientific basis for decisions on national environmental issues and help EPA achieve its environmental goals. Research is conducted in a broad range of environmental areas by scientists in EPA laboratories and at universities across the country.

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. Within CESER, the Homeland Security and Materials Management Division (HSMMD) conducts an applied, customer-driven, national-scale research program to improve the nation's preparedness for and response to environmental emergencies and materials management challenges.

HSMMD has been charged with conducting research in the area of solid waste containment and disposal including the examination and evaluation of new technologies such as bioreactor landfills. Municipal solid waste landfill owners are required to submit data to the State's regulatory body. The data includes leachate volume and quality. There is an increasing need for the EPA to gather that data to understand long term performance.

As a team member, you will assist the solid waste research team with data collection/entry, laboratory analysis and experimental upkeep.

Management and Administrative responsibilities

Digitizing information and data from scanned documents into databases;
• Recording laboratory data into appropriate EPA Laboratory Notebooks;
• Following appropriate EPA quality assurance and quality control protocols;
• Assisting with the analysis of liquid and gas samples for contaminants of concern;
• Assisting with solid waste research experiments; and
• Assisting in the collection of site-specific data from state

Required Knowledge, Skills, Work Experience, and Education

• Legible handwriting;
• Experience with Adobe Acrobat;
• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications Excel and Access;
• Experience in administration support functions (recordkeeping, filing, etc.) and managing records (electronic and hardcopy) or databases;
• Strong proof reading and editing skills; and
• Strong written, oral and electronic communication

Location: This job will be located at EPA's Center Hill facility in Cincinnati, OH.

Salary: Selected applicant will become a temporary employee of ORAU and will receive an hourly wage of $20.60 for hours worked.

Hours: Part-time

Travel: Occasional overnight travel may be required.

Expected start date: The position is part time and expected to begin September 2024. The selected applicant will become a temporary employee of ORAU working as a contractor to EPA. The contract renews each May through 2025.

For more information, contact EPANSSC@orau.org. Do not contact EPA directly.

• Be at least 18 years of age and
• Have at least two or more years of college-level education 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.