Cumulative Impacts and Environmental Justice Support (Part-Time)

Overview

The EPA National Student Services Contract has an immediate opening for a part time Cumulative Impacts and Environmental Justice Support position with the Office of Research and Development at the EPA facility in Research Triangle Park, NC.

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

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

Responsibilities

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. SHC is the lead national research program for the environmental justice and cumulative impacts cross-cutting research priorities, and as such coordinates research activities and encourages collaboration within ORD, across EPA, and with external stakeholders. The team member will provide administrative, communications, and analytical support to the director, deputy of SHC, the SHC team, and the cumulative impacts team.  This work includes creating developing plain-language descriptions of scientific research, which will be shared within and outside of EPA. The team member will also assist in tracking and reporting EPA research that addresses high profile research topics such as EJ and cumulative impacts. The team member may also participate in cross-Agency discussions on scientific activities and priorities related to remediation of contaminated sites, ecosystem services, environmental justice and cumulative impacts.

 

How you will apply your skills

 

Analytical responsibilities will include:  

• Understanding the state of the science related to environmental justice and cumulative impacts;
• Developing surveys and analyzing results;
• Sharing expertise related to qualitative research methods; and
• Sharing expertise related to communications.

 

Management and Administrative responsibilities will include:

• Maintaining records of meetings, correspondence, and documents;
• Assistance with scheduling and meeting logistics;
• Assisting with the logistics and coordination activities for briefings, meetings, workshops, and other collaborative efforts, including but not limited to scheduling, setup, and notetaking;
• Assisting with identifying and facilitating approaches for tracking research within the SHC program;
• Maintaining a system to track projects in progress;
• Assisting in promoting and coordinating the use of web-based and other mechanisms that promote collaboration among ORD scientists;
• Analyzing activities and processes across the federal government; and
• Use of Microsoft Outlook, Teams, Excel, Word, and OneNote.

 

Communications related responsibilities will include:

• Assisting with the logistics and coordination activities for briefings, meetings, workshops, and other collaborative efforts, including setting up meetings, contacting potential presenters and participants, maintaining organizational materials (contact information, agendas, etc.), and taking notes;
• Assisting the team in the development and management of oral presentations (e.g., PowerPoint slides and talking points) of results and impacts using graphics and other interactive formats;
• Assisting in developing summary analysis documents of results and impacts from SHC and cumulative impacts/EJ activities; and
• Facilitating appropriate communication and outreach related to SHC and cumulative impact activities including: creating one-page summaries, developing longer pieces based on directed background research, and developing communication materials for wider audiences, such as the Healthy and Resilient Communities Research Webinar series and the quarterly SHC update.

Required Knowledge, Skills, Work Experience, and Education

• Experience giving presentations to varied audiences, including lay audiences and scientific audiences;
• Education and experience related to sustainable and healthy communities science and research;
• Experience writing for a lay audience about science,