National Health & Environmental Effects Research Laboratory Job Opportunity

The Gulf Ecology Division (Gulf Breeze, FL) of the National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, of the Office of Research and Development (ORD), U .S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), is seeking one or more students, with a minimum of two or more years of college or a B.S. degree, to provide technical support services under a contractual agreement in support of research directed at understanding the physical, chemical, and biological dynamics of coastal wetlands and estuaries, determining ecological condition, evaluating rates and causes of declining systems, and/or predicting conditions under various water quality scenarios. The successful candidate must be at least 18 years of age and currently enrolled in a degree program or recent graduate.

For more detailed information regarding the Gulf Ecology Division, visit its home page.

The following contract specialties are available:

A. Coral Culture
B. Ecotoxicology Studies
C. Ecological Services and Human Well-Being Research Support
D. Estuarine Nutrient Dynamics
E. Ecological Services of Coastal Systems

The primary work location is 1 Sabine Island Drive, Gulf Breeze, Florida 32561. Work shall be primarily performed in a laboratory, but some field work may be required. Necessary instruction, training, and oversight shall be provided by EPA scientists who shall serve as mentors to the student contractors.

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