USEPA POSTDOCTORAL POSITION The National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA) within the U.S. EPA Office of Research and Development (ORD) seeks immediate applications for a postdoctoral position in ecology to assist with the development of the knowledge base and decision-support tools to enable environmental managers to determine the probable causes of biological impairments in aquatic systems.
NCEA is developing methods for deriving, and synthesizing information on the relationships between sources, stressors and biological resources to support causal and risk assessments. This work requires knowledge of aquatic biological assemblages, the methods used to assess their biological condition, the anthropogenic stressors that impact their quality, and the statistical techniques for quantifying the relationships between stressors and effects. The successful applicant will be part of a vibrant team that provides web-based tools to help environmental managers identify the probable causes of biological impairments. Our progress to date can be viewed at www.epa.gov/caddis. This post-doctoral position is a three-year, federal government appointment located in Washington, D.C. The salary range is approximately $50,000 to $70,000 commensurate with qualifications. Selected candidates receive a full benefits package, including health insurance, life insurance, retirement, and vacation and sick leave. Relocation expenses are authorized for this position. Applicants with doctoral degrees in ecology, biology, environmental science, or a related discipline are encouraged to apply. Typically, post-doctoral positions will be awarded to candidates who have held their doctorate less than five years at the time of application; however, candidates who have held their doctorate for more than five years may also apply. Employment opportunities are open to U.S. citizens and permanent residents. Only in the absence of qualified U.S. citizens will permanent residents who are citizens of countries specified as exceptions to the appropriations act ban on paying non-U.S. citizens be considered. For more information on Federal employment of non-citizens, go to http://www.opm.gov/employ/html/citizen.htm . To apply for these post-doctoral positions, please send the following to Ms. Dorothy Carr: A curriculum vitae; Letter of recommendation from your senior research advisor or other comparable official; two additional references, and; Cover letter indicating your research interests, country of citizenship, U.S. citizenship status (citizen or permanent resident) and email address. If you are claiming veteransâ preference, please include your DD-214 with your application package. All application materials must be received or postmarked by 1/29/2008. Any application mailed in U.S. government postage-paid envelopes will not receive consideration. To submit your application, email your application materials to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Include âNCEA Post-Doctoral Programâ in the subject line. Applications sent via email must be submitted in a format readable by this office, such as MS Word, portable document format (PDF), rich text format (RTF), or plain text. Use of any format we cannot read may invalidate your application. Note â online applications from journal websites will not be accepted. OR Mail your application materials to: U.S. EPA HRMD (C639-02) Attn: Ms. Dorothy Carr, NCEA Post-Doctoral Program Research Triangle Park, NC 27711 For express courier, send to: U.S. EPA Attn: Ms. Dorothy Carr, NCEA Post-Doctoral Program Mail Drop C639-02 HRMD/Suite C635 4930 Page Road Durham, NC 27703 OR Fax your application to (919) 541-2186. If you have questions, contact Ms. Dorothy Carr at (800) 433-9633 or via email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] EPA provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the Agency. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be on a case by case basis. The U.S. EPA is an Equal Opportunity Employer
