Watershed Modeling Developer
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The EPA National Student Services Contract has an immediate opening for a full-time contractor position; Watershed Modeling Developer with the Office of Research and Development at the EPA facility in Athens, GA.
Salary: $29.27 per hour.
Travel: Occasional overnight travel may be required.
Required Skills:
- Education and/or experience in hydrology or watershed modeling;
- Experience with writing project reports, scientific manuscripts/papers, user manuals, or theses; and
- Education or experience with at least one high level programming language such as Python, JAVA, C#, JavaScript.
Qualifications
- Be at least 18 years of age and
- Have earned at least a Master’s degree in science, technology, engineering, mathematics or a closely related field of study 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 Landscape and Aquatic Systems Modeling Branch (LASMB) in Ecosystems Processes Division (EPD) of the Center for Environmental Measurement and Modeling (CEMM) supports the mission of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by conducting process, modeling, and field research to assess the exposure risks of humans and ecosystems to natural and man-made stressors. LASMB is also responsible for developing innovative software tools for evaluating water quantity and quality. As part of this effort, the LASMB is conducting a research project (https://qed.epa.gov/hms/ ) focusing on the development of a state-of-the-art component-based watershed modeling system which can be used to compose workflows to assess water quantity and quality as they relate to exposure.
This is an excellent opportunity for a recent Master’s graduate to collaborate with EPA’s research team. Research experience includes:
- Researching literature and databases related to watershed modeling;
- Developing and documenting algorithms for modeling physical processes in watershed modeling;
- Preparing manuscripts, reports, presentations, and user guides/manuals; and
- Networking and exploring many career paths at EPA.
Interested in this research opportunity? If so, follow the link below to apply. Questions? Email Elyse.Morrow@ORAU.org