Please visit this site for full details: http://cfpub.epa.gov/ordpd/PostDoc_Position.cfm?pos_id=659
Also, for further details: http://cfpub.epa.gov/ordpd/PostDoc_Lab.cfm?Lab=NHEERL
Geographical location of position: Gulf Breeze, FL USA
Educational requirements: Ph.D. in Bioinformatics, Molecular or Microbial Biology, Toxicology, Biochemistry, Environmental Sciences, Biology, Mathematics, Statistics, or related field.
Paid relocation to EPA work location: YES
Excellent federal employee benefits:
- Salary range of $70,192 to $99,760
- Up to 3 year appointment duration
- Vacation and sick leave
- Federal health benefits, life insurance and retirement program
- Travel to professional scientific meetings
- Some positions have an active post-doctoral trainee organization onsite
Candidates must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents, and permanent resident applicants must be seeking citizenship as outlined in 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)(B). Only in the absence of qualified U.S. citizens will permanent residents be considered. For more information on Federal employment of non-U.S. citizens, go to https://help.usajobs.gov/index.php/Employment_of_Non-citizens
EPA's Office of Research and Development is using genomic and proteomic endpoints to help identify molecular pathways and changes in microbial communities connected to environmental stressors. Research will contribute to the Chemical Safety for Sustainability and Safe and Sustainable Water Resources research programs. Critical work to be performed is the development and application of advanced molecular biology tools and approaches, including proteomic and genomics, to address ongoing and future priorities in chemical risk evaluation and water quality research. The successful applicant will use bioinformatics applicable to the collection, analysis, synthesis, interpretation, classification, movement and dissemination of large and complex data sets. Data will be generated from proteomics and genomics studies designed to understand and predict changes in environmental systems resulting from chemical exposure and/or nutrient enrichment and eutrophication. Successful development of state of the science approaches to support EPA's mission will provide sensitive indicators, predictive tools, and improved application of models designed to assess the mechanisms responsible for observed or predicted impacts to the environment and human health. Research may include but is not limited to the following: i) Developing bioinformatic pipelines to analyze proteins and genes identified in toxicity pathways in aquatic and semi-aquatic species associated with exposure to environmental contaminants; ii) Determining statistical linkages between gene/protein expression and internal dose levels of various chemicals; iii) Determining if gene/protein expression and identified toxicity pathways can be applied to interspecies and interclass toxicity translator models (i.e., fish and amphibians); iv ) Bioinformatic analyses of microbial and/or functional gene indicators of nutrient impacts to aquatic ecosystems. Bioinformatics will be utilized to evaluate DNA sequences obtained from periphyton, sediments, or other substrates.
