Environmental Communications Support
The EPA National Student Services Contract has an immediate opening for a full-time contractor position; Environmental Communications Support with the Office of Research and Development at the EPA facility in Research Triangle Park, NC.
This is an excellent opportunity for a recent Bachelor’s grad to collaborate with EPA’s research team. Research experience includes:
- Assisting with identifying and facilitating approaches for tracking environmental justice and sustainable community related research;
- Maintaining a system to track projects in progress;
- Summarizing research for sharing with EPA audiences, communities, governments and other organizations; and
- Networking and exploring many career paths at EPA.
Location: This job will be located at EPA’s facility in Research Triangle Park, NC.
Salary: $22.02 per hour.
Travel: Occasional overnight travel may be required.
Required Skills:
- Experience writing for a lay audience about science, environmental issues, or public health concerns as evidenced by a writing sample focusing on one of these areas;
- Strong leadership, time management, and organizational skills, including demonstrated ability to handle multiple assignments with competing deadlines;
- Experience in administration support functions (recordkeeping, filing, etc.) and managing records (electronic and hardcopy) or databases;
- Advanced skills with Microsoft Office applications including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, & Outlook;
- Strong written, oral, and electronic communication skills; and
- Strong proof reading and editing skills.
Desired Skills:
- Experience using Microsoft Access or project management software.
What experience and skills will you gain?
As a team member, you will assist the director and deputy director of the Sustainable and Healthy Communities (SHC) Research Program, which supports sustainable solutions to environmental problems. You will provide administrative and communication support to the deputy and SHC team. This work includes creating developing plain-language descriptions of scientific research, which will be shared within and outside of EPA. You will also assist in tracking and reporting EPA research that addresses environmental justice. You will also participate in cross-Agency discussions on scientific activities and priorities related to environmental justice.
Qualifications
- Be at least 18 years of age and
- Have earned at least a Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, environmental policy, public policy, urban and regional planning, sociology, geography, education, communications, business administration, or a closely related field of study 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.
Interested in this research opportunity? If so, follow the link to apply.
Questions? Email DeAnna.Copeland@ORAU.org