Undergraduate Mathematics Students

Part-time job at the EPA, closes Jan 18

Job Opportunity at the US EPA in
Research Triangle Park

The Office of the Associate Director for Health of the National Health
and Environmental Effects Research
Laboratory (NHEERL), Office of Research and Development (ORD) at the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA), Research Triangle Park, NC is seeking an undergraduate student
who has completed college courses in
biochemistry, physiology, statistics and calculus with at least 36
credit hours at an accredited college or university.
The purpose of this student services contract is to assist NHEERL
scientists with the collection, storage, and analysis
of data generated from laboratory studies. These data will be used to
support the use of mode of action in risk
assessment and will facilitate systems biology research at the EPA.

Major responsibilities include collecting high volume data generated in
the research laboratories, loading the data
into a central database, and aiding in the meta-analysis of data after
collection.

This work is expected to begin in late January 2008 and end August 2008,
with an additional one year option, depending on
the availability of funds. The Government anticipates that the student
contractors may work up to 20 hours per week
during the academic year and up to 40 hours/week during academic breaks.
The deadline for submissions is January 18 at
5:00 PM.

The student contractor should have strong verbal and written skills, and
experience with Microsoft Excel.
Preference will be given to applicants with experience in programming
(especially in statistical languages such as
R, SAS, Splus, Matlab) and relational databases.  See
http://www.epa.gov/oamrtpnc/q0800024/index.htm
for complete information regarding this opportunity.   Questions
regarding the technical aspects of the contracted duties
and responsibilities should be directed to Dr. Stephen Edwards,
(Edwards.stephen@epa.gov) or by calling (919)541-0514.

Posted at 01:03PM Jan 09, 2008 by scroggs in Jobs  |  Comments[0]