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Scientific Web Application Developer

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The EPA National Student Services Contract has an immediate opening for a full-time contractor position; Scientific Web Application Developer with the Office of Research and Development at the EPA facility in Washington, D.C. 

Salary: $24.20 per hour.

Travel: No travel will be required.

Required Skills:
  • Demonstrated training and experience in computational skills;
  • Proficiency in programming, including proficiency in one or more of the following languages: JavaScript, Python, R, Java, or SQL;
  • A working knowledge of relational databases;
  • Experience with software version control (Git);
  • Experience with scientific data in at least one of the following fields or closely related fields: ecology, toxicology, environmental science, and epidemiology;
  • Strong written, oral, and electronic communication skills; and
  • Experience working well independently and as a part of a team.

Qualifications                    
  • Be at least 18 years of age and
  • Have earned at least a Bachelor’s degree in a basic or applied science (e.g., computer science, information science, bioinformatics) from an accredited university or college within the last 24 months and
  • Be a citizen of the United States of America or a Legal Permanent Resident.

EPA ORD employees, their spouses, and children are not eligible to participate in this program.

What the EPA project is about

ORD addresses the needs of stakeholders by preparing technical reports and assessments that integrate and evaluate the most up-to-date research. These products serve as a major component of the scientific foundation supporting EPA's regulations and policies. ORD also conducts cutting-edge research to develop innovative quantitative risk assessment methods and tools that help extrapolate between experimental data and real-world scenarios, improve our understanding of uncertainties, and facilitate careful weighing of evidence using approaches such as systematic review.

ORD produces and maintains a series of documents and information that are used to inform regulatory programs. These documents are collectively known as assessment products: Integrated Science Assessments (ISAs), Provisional Peer-Reviewed Toxicity Values (PPRTVs), and Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS). Both commercial and EPA-managed software are used in the production and maintenance of assessment products. EPA-managed software includes the Health and Environmental Research Online (HERO) database and the Health Assessment Workspace Collaborative (HAWC). HERO includes more than 2 million scientific references and data from the peer-reviewed literature, and HAWC is an open-source web-application used by scientists at EPA for extracting and visualizing data extracted from scientific literature to summarize evidence and key findings. ORD also routinely investigates opportunities to automate processes in the production and maintenance of assessment products including automation of technical editing or rapid prototyping of potential features for HERO and/or HAWC. Assessment products supported by HERO, HAWC, and the wider collection of software, tools, and databases characterize the nature and magnitude of health risks to humans and the ecosystem from pollutants and chemicals in the environment. ORD tools also support development of technical products in other EPA Program Offices and Regions (e.g., OCSPP).

This is an excellent opportunity for a recent Bachelor’s graduate to collaborate with EPA’s research team. Research experience includes:
  • Writing web-based application software;
  • Reviewing database exports or other external API systems to determine how existing data can be utilized with web-applications;
  • Creating prototypical data visualizations using new or existing datasets; and
  • Networking and exploring many career paths at EPA.

Interested in this research opportunity? If so, follow the link below to apply. Questions? Email EPANSSC@ORAU.org