Job ID: 5690
Job date: 2016-06-28
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Company : Oak Ridge Associated Universities Country : Role : Research Scientist
Job date: 2016-06-28
End Date:
Company : Oak Ridge Associated Universities Country : Role : Research Scientist
Job Description:
A postgraduate research opportunity is currently available at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Research and Development (ORD). The appointment will be served with the National Center for Computational Technology (NCCT) in Research Triangle Park, NC.
NCCT is responsible for developing new computational tools and providing quantitative analysis for improving environmental risk assessments and regulatory decisions pertaining to chemical safety and sustainability. This project aims to develop analytical data analysis tools to assist in the identification of chemicals contained within environmental media.
The participant will collaborate with a multidisciplinary research team including scientists at EPA and other partners. The research participant will be involved with (1) the R package for high-throughput toxicokinetics ("httk"), including: a) the addition of new models, b) identification and correction of bugs, c) improvement of algorithms, and d) incorporation of new data; and (2) the application of the httk package to diverse research projects. The participant will be assisted to develop her or his own new applications, models, and statistical evaluations in toxicokinetic modeling.
In the course this project, research findings will be communicated through peer-reviewed publications, national meetings of professional societies, and work-in-progress seminars. The research participant will be involved in highly visible predictive toxicology efforts as part of the computational toxicology research projects and will be engaged with researchers world-wide. S/he will be published in peer-reviewed journals and present research results at local and national meetings. The training opportunity should make the participant attractive for admission to graduate program.
This program, administered by ORAU through its contract with the U.S. Department of Energy to manage the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, was established through an interagency agreement between DOE and EPA.
Qualifications
Applicants must have received a bachelor's degree in environmental science, computer science, biochemistry, bioinformatics, food sciences and technology, environmental health, pharmacology, toxicology, mathematics, the physical sciences, or a related field within five years of the desired starting date, or completion of all requirements for the degree should be expected prior to the starting date. Familiarity with the R programming language, including: development, revision, and release of R packages for public use and with the MCSim modeling language is desirable.
The appointment is full-time for one year and may be renewed upon recommendation of EPA and contingent on the availability of funds. The participant will receive a monthly stipend. Funding may be available to reimburse the participant’s travel expenses to present the results of his/her research at scientific conferences. No funding will be available to cover travel costs for pre-appointment visits, relocation costs, tuition and fees, or participant’s health insurance. The participant must show proof of health and medical insurance. The participant does not become an EPA employee .
The mentor for this project is John Wambaugh ( wambaugh.john@epa.gov ) . The desired start date is October 3, 2016.
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A postgraduate research opportunity is currently available at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Research and Development (ORD). The appointment will be served with the National Center for Computational Technology (NCCT) in Research Triangle Park, NC.
NCCT is responsible for developing new computational tools and providing quantitative analysis for improving environmental risk assessments and regulatory decisions pertaining to chemical safety and sustainability. This project aims to develop analytical data analysis tools to assist in the identification of chemicals contained within environmental media.
The participant will collaborate with a multidisciplinary research team including scientists at EPA and other partners. The research participant will be involved with (1) the R package for high-throughput toxicokinetics ("httk"), including: a) the addition of new models, b) identification and correction of bugs, c) improvement of algorithms, and d) incorporation of new data; and (2) the application of the httk package to diverse research projects. The participant will be assisted to develop her or his own new applications, models, and statistical evaluations in toxicokinetic modeling.
In the course this project, research findings will be communicated through peer-reviewed publications, national meetings of professional societies, and work-in-progress seminars. The research participant will be involved in highly visible predictive toxicology efforts as part of the computational toxicology research projects and will be engaged with researchers world-wide. S/he will be published in peer-reviewed journals and present research results at local and national meetings. The training opportunity should make the participant attractive for admission to graduate program.
This program, administered by ORAU through its contract with the U.S. Department of Energy to manage the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, was established through an interagency agreement between DOE and EPA.
Qualifications
Applicants must have received a bachelor's degree in environmental science, computer science, biochemistry, bioinformatics, food sciences and technology, environmental health, pharmacology, toxicology, mathematics, the physical sciences, or a related field within five years of the desired starting date, or completion of all requirements for the degree should be expected prior to the starting date. Familiarity with the R programming language, including: development, revision, and release of R packages for public use and with the MCSim modeling language is desirable.
The appointment is full-time for one year and may be renewed upon recommendation of EPA and contingent on the availability of funds. The participant will receive a monthly stipend. Funding may be available to reimburse the participant’s travel expenses to present the results of his/her research at scientific conferences. No funding will be available to cover travel costs for pre-appointment visits, relocation costs, tuition and fees, or participant’s health insurance. The participant must show proof of health and medical insurance. The participant does not become an EPA employee .
The mentor for this project is John Wambaugh ( wambaugh.john@epa.gov ) . The desired start date is October 3, 2016.
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