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The EPA National Student Services Contract has an immediate opening for a full-time contractor position; GIS Specialist at EPA with the Office of Research and Development at the EPA facility in Corvallis, OR.

Salary: $22.68 per hour.

Travel: Travel is not anticipated but there is potential for travel to meetings or conferences.

Required Skills:

  • At least two years demonstrated education and/or experience with GIS (geographic information systems) software and geospatial analysis;
  • Extensive experience with raster data processing and libraries in GIS software, Python programming language and the R programming languages;
  • Extensive experience with vector data processing and libraries in GIS software, Python programming language and the R programming languages;
  • At least two years of demonstrated education and/or experience programming in Python and/or R; and
  • Experience with version control using git and GitHub

Desired Skills:

  • Experience with database development using a common database management system such as PostgreSQL, Oracle, MySQL, SQL Server and understanding of SQL;
  • Experience using and developing APIs in Java;
  • Experience developing web content, ideally using Drupal;
  • Experience working and developing cloud content with Amazon Web Services and using containerization methods such as Docker; and
  • Strong written, oral, and electronic communication skills as demonstrated by having contributed to written reports, chapters, or manuscripts and given presentations at professional workshops or conferences.


Qualifications
  • Be at least 18 years of age and
  • Have earned at least a bachelor’s degree in the fields of geospatial science, geography, ecology, environmental science, watershed science, hydrology, geosciences, engineering, or a related field 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

The Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment (CPHEA) provides the science needed to understand the complex interrelationship between people and nature in support of assessments and policy to protect human health and ecological integrity. Within CPHEA, the Freshwater Ecology Branch (FEB) of the Pacific Ecological Systems Division (PESD) conducts innovative research on watershed ecological epidemiology and develops tools to assist stakeholders achieve sustainable and resilient watersheds.

FEB supports EPA’s mission to protect human health and the environment by developing innovative research, including modeling that links watersheds to environmental conditions as well as the health and the well-being of people and society. FEB advances research and tools for achieving sustainable and resilient watershed and water resources. A major component of FEB’s research portfolio is supported by StreamCat (https://www.epa.gov/national-aquatic-resource-surveys/streamcat-dataset) and LakeCat (https://www.epa.gov/national-aquatic-resource-surveys/lakecat-dataset). These datasets support the EPA’s National Aquatic Resource Surveys (NARS; https://www.epa.gov/national-aquatic-resource-surveys) and provide foundational data for national and regional scale modeling and research at FEB. These include studying impacts of wildfires on aquatic ecosystems of the Pacific Northwest, valuation of aquatic resources for policy analysis, and nutrient reduction. Additionally, an application programming interface (API) has recently been developed for StreamCat and is in development for LakeCat, which will facilitate easier use of these datasets in modeling and within programming interfaces.


This is an excellent opportunity for a recent bachelor’s graduate to collaborate with EPA’s research team. Research experience includes:

  • Quality control of geospatial data;
  • Creation of and publishing of metadata;
  • Populating a database with the results of GIS processing; 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