Total 5 job vacancies by Environmental Protection Agency

You will:

• Collaborate with Office of Research and Development staff and management to develop responsive scientific and management projects and programs.
• Liaise with internal and external partners and stakeholders to direct program activities and accomplish program objectives.
• Provide leadership, direction, and oversight of Division and Center staff to ensure overall scientific quality, consistency and compliance with federal and Agency regulations.

You will spend less than 25% of your work time on contracts, grants/cooperative agreements, and/or interagency agreements.

One or more positions may be filled (in the organization advertised and/or in other organizations), if appropriate to the position.

At the GS-4 grade level, you will:

• Perform routine and limited assignments pertaining to the scientific missions of the organization.
• Assist in the performance of duties such as the collection of literature references and the organization of files.
• Assist senior staff, project officers, analytical staff, and other staff as necessary.
• Support higher-graded staff in planning for program management of environmental programs.

At the GS-5 grade level, you will:

• Perform routine and limited assignments pertaining to the scientific missions of the organization.
• Select appropriate methods and procedures for assignments based upon previous assignments or instructions.
• Assist senior staff, project officers, analytical staff, and other staff as necessary.
• Support higher-graded staff in planning for program management of environmental programs.

One or more positions may be filled (in the organization advertised and/or in other organizations), if appropriate to the position.

You will:

At the GS-4 level, you will:

• Perform routine laboratory testing or conducts routine aspects of field sampling or laboratory experiments;
• Receives training in the maintenance of laboratory/scientific equipment and assists in the maintenance of instruments for proper function.
• Assists in the performance of other standardized support duties such as the collection of literature references and the organization of files.
• Performs other simple laboratory duties as required.

At the GS-5 level, you will:

• Assist with data collection (such as water, plants, sediments, animals, etc.) from field (e.g. marshes, streams, or estuary) or set up and harvest cultures for experiments.
• Assist with laboratory sample processing and data collection, including but not limited to, measuring, filtering, grinding, and weighing samples.
• Perform data entry and quality assurance checks of data.
• Assist with preparation of samples for analyses.
• Review literature for assessment and information gathering.

One or more positions may be filled (in the organization advertised and/or in other organizations), if appropriate to the position.

You will:

• Analyze and summarize a variety of environmental program information and data for use in preparing reports and program evaluations;
• Perform scientific studies of a standard nature on regulatory and compliance issues and problems;
• Provide support for the management and planning of environmental programs and prepare recommendations for solutions to be reviewed by higher graded staff;
• Assist staff in preparation of materials for, and participation in, briefings with managers and review literature for assessment and information gathering.

One or more positions may be filled (in the organization advertised and/or in other organizations), if appropriate to the position.

At the GS-4 level, you will:

• Assists in the performance of other standardized support duties such as the collection of literature references and the organization of files.
• Assists with routine steps in science studies and regulatory/compliance work.
• Supports higher-graded staff in planning for program management of environmental programs.
• Select appropriate methods and procedures for assignments based upon previous assignments or instructions.

At the GS-5 level, you will:

• Completes developmental assignments that expand the employee’s understanding of concepts, underlying principles, and program requirements and procedures.
• Assists with summary of environmental program information data for use in preparing reports and program evaluations.
• Performs routine tasks in science studies of a standard nature on regulatory and compliance issues and problems.
• Supports higher-graded staff in planning for program management of environmental programs.

One or more positions may be filled (in the organization advertised and/or in other organizations), if appropriate to the position.