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National Exposure Research Laboratory (NERL) Post-Doctoral Research Program
Post-Doc Info Flyer
Open application period: November 2, 2009 through January 11, 2010
The National Exposure Research Laboratory (NERL) of the United States Environmental Protection Agency is accepting applications beginning November 2, 2009 through January 11, 2010 for approximately 10 federal, three-year post-doctoral research positions. NERL has opportunities for conducting high priority research in areas such as: computer modeling of the transport, transformation, and fate of pollutants in multiple media and at multiple scales, hydrologic modeling, GIS mapping and interpretation for human exposure, demographics related to ecological exposure, modeling of microbial fate and exposure, and exposure modeling for epidemiological studies.
NERL post-doctoral positions will be in Divisions in one or more of the following locations: Research Triangle Park, North Carolina; Cincinnati, Ohio; Las Vegas, Nevada; or Athens, Georgia.
FULL FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
- Salary range of $67,613 - $91,305 (subject to increase in January 2010)
- Full three-year appointments
- Paid relocation to EPA duty location
- Vacation and sick leave
- Federal health benefits, life insurance, and retirement program
- Travel to professional and scientific meetings
- Flexible start date beginning in March/April and no later than September 2010
APPLICATION PROCESS
Note - while electronic application material is preferred; online applications from journal websites will not be accepted.Applicants must provide:
- Up-to-date Curriculum Vitae
- Letter of recommendation from your research advisor or comparable official
- Cover letter indicating:
- positions and locations of interest
- your email address
- U.S. Citizenship status, AND
- How you learned of this program (If you first learned of the program online, please provide name of website.)
- DD-214, if claiming veteran's preference
- Applicants must be United States citizens or permanent residents. Only in the absence of qualified U.S. citizens will permanent residents who are citizens of countries specified as exceptions to the appropriations act ban on paying non-U.S. citizens be considered. Further information on Federal employment of non-citizens.
EPA provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the Agency. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be on a case-by-case basis.
Application Instructions
All application materials must be received by the last day of the application period. Any application mailed in U.S. government postage-paid envelopes will not receive consideration.
E-mail your application materials to ordpostdocapps@epa.gov
Include "NERL Post-Doctoral Program" in the subject line. Applications sent via email must be submitted in a format readable by this office, such as portable document format (PDF)(preferred), MS Word, rich text format (RTF), or plain text. Use of any format we cannot read may invalidate your application. Note - while electronic application material is preferred; online applications from journal websites will not be accepted.
OR
Mail your application materials to:
U.S. EPA
HRMD (C639-02)
Attn: Ms. Dorothy Carr, NERL Post-Doctoral Program
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
For express courier, send to:
U.S. EPA
Attn: Ms. Dorothy Carr, NERL Post-Doctoral Program
Mail Drop C639-02
HRMD/Suite C635
4930 Page Road
Durham, NC 27703
OR
Fax your application to (919) 541-0160.
Federal law requires all employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States. More information about eligibility verification.
If you have questions, contact Ms. Dorothy Carr at (800) 433-9633 or via email to ordpostdocapps@epa.gov
Specific job information on the NERL post-doctoral positions.
EPA provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the Agency. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be on a case-by-case basis.
The U.S. EPA is an Equal Opportunity Employer