Epidemiologist, EPA
Category : Alumni
Organization Description
The Chemical Pollutant Assessment Division (CPAD) plans to recruit for epidemiologists to join a highly motivated, mission-focused team of health assessment scientists within the Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment, Office of Research and Development at the Environmental Protection Agency. CPAD is responsible for developing the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) and Provisional Peer-Reviewed Toxicity Values (PPRTV) assessments, which are well-known throughout the national and international environmental regulatory community.
Be on the look-out for a posting on USAJobs in early spring 2021!
Recruitment Process
GET READY IN ADVANCE! Once the announcement is posted, the recruitment period is relatively short (10 working days), so you will want to have an account in USAJobs and set up an automated search to receive alerts about job postings. To do this, search for the job position, Epidemiologist, and then apply a filter to select jobs in the Environmental Protection Agency. You can then scroll to find jobs in ORD in CPAD. In addition to your CV, you will need to provide academic transcripts. Updating and gathering these materials in advance will help to make the application process go more smoothly. Here’s a tip. Your CV and transcripts will be reviewed for evidence supporting your responses to the questions in the online application.
Position Description
This position is for an epidemiologist (GS-0601) who is responsible for preparing or reviewing environmentally related health assessments for use by scientists and managers inside and outside the Agency and performing research to develop new assessment methods. The Division’s chemical pollutant priorities are generally determined by the needs of the EPA programs to meet their statutory requirements. Epidemiologists at this level are considered technical experts in their fields who work on multi-disciplinary teams to support assessment efforts. The development of these assessments typically involves the identification, analysis and synthesis of various kinds of scientific information related to stressors in the environment and the potential harm these may cause. This work can include a broad array of assessment products, such as evidence maps and systematic reviews of the literature that review and integrate evidence from a body of literature, and quantitative analyses of health or environmental assessment data. The results of these efforts are communicated through influential EPA reports, journal publications and at professional meetings.
Additional Information
- Potential geographic locations: Cincinnati, OH, Washington, DC, and Research Triangle Park, NC
- Educational and other requirements: completion of a degree program in epidemiology or environmental health sciences. Note that applicants must be US citizens.
Contact Information
For more information, please contact Barbara Glenn (glenn [dot] barbara [at] epa [dot] gov). She can answer questions and send you a link to an announcement when it is posted.
