EPA Accepting Applications for ORISE Postdoctoral Positions
U.S. EPA Office of Research and Development sent this bulletin at 08/12/2013 04:20 PM EDTEPA Accepting Applications for ORISE Postdoctoral Positions
EPA’s Chemical Safety for Sustainability research program has a research training opportunity for a post graduate/post doctoral as part of the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) Internship/Research Positions Program. The position is at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory (NHEERL), Mid-Continent Ecology Division (MED) in Duluth, Minnesota. The selected candidate will be engaged in research aimed at employing such integrated approaches to detect the presence of hazardous contaminants of emerging concern in aquatic environments, such as the Great Lakes, characterize their spatial and temporal distribution in aquatic environments, identify source, and/or evaluate the effectiveness of remediation, restoration, or other corrective management actions for reducing exposure and/or hazard. S/he will be trained in integrated approaches for surveillance and monitoring of hazardous organic chemicals in the Great Lakes and other freshwater systems. For more information and apply see attached description or go to http://orise.orau.gov/epa/applicants/current-research-opportunities.aspx and search for Project #EPA-ORD/NHEERL-MED-2013-02. The contact for this position is Dr. Dan Villeneuve and he can be contacted at villeneuve.dan@epa.gov.


