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Research Opportunity Description</small></small><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Computing and Modeling<br>
Research Participation Program<br>
Office of Research and Development<br>
National Exposure Research Laboratory<br>
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency<br>
Research Triangle Park, NC<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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Description:<o:p></o:p></span></h4>
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<span
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postgraduate project training opportunity is currently
available at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
National Exposure Research Laboratory (NERL). This appointment
is in the Atmospheric Modeling and Analysis Division (AMAD)
located in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span
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research participant will be involved in design and
implementation of a computational framework for leading-edge
air quality modeling approaches.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span
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research participant will have the opportunity to be involved
with a range of systems and technologies, such as High
Performance Computing (HPC) clusters, parallel file systems,
parallel model development and deployment, high-speed
interconnects, message passing, cloud computing, and database
servers. Research training opportunities may include:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span
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and scripting development on HPC clusters.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span
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message passing environments for scientific modeling.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span
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Modeling and parallel model development and deployment.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span
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file systems for air quality modeling.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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cluster development and deployment.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span
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research participant will have the opportunity to collaborate
on a dynamic and multidisciplinary team of researchers that
propose, develop and conduct research related to modeling
frameworks for atmospheric models.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet
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<span
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must have received a bachelor’s degree or higher in computer
science, environmental engineering, or closely related field
within five years of the desired starting date, or completion
of all requirements for the degree should be expected prior to
the starting date.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span
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program is open to all qualified individuals without regard to
race, sex, religion, color, age, physical or mental
disability, national origin, or status as a Vietnam era or
disabled veteran. U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent
resident status is preferred (but can also hold an appropriate
visa status, however, an H1B visa is not appropriate) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span
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appointment may be half- or full-time for one year and may be
renewed for up to two additional years upon recommendation of
EPA contingent on the availability of funds. The participant
will receive a monthly stipend. The participant must show
proof of health and medical insurance. This can be obtained
through ORISE.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><strong><span
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windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">The participant does not
become an EPA employee</span></strong>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span
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may be made available to reimburse a participant’s travel
expenses to present the results of his/her research at
scientific conferences. No funding will be made available to
cover travel costs for pre-appointment visits, relocation
costs, tuition and fees, or a participant's health insurance.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet
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Questions:<o:p></o:p></span></h4>
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<span
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Walter is the contact person for this project. He can be
contacted at<a href="mailto:Walter.Gary@epa.gov"><span
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet
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<span
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application can be found at<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a
href="http://orise.orau.gov/epa/applicants/application.htm"><span
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1.0pt;padding:0in">http://orise.orau.gov/epa/applicants/application.htm</span></a>.<span
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windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Please reference Project
#EPA-ORD/NERL-AMAD-2013-04 when calling or writing for
information.</span></b></em><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
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E Pierce | Deputy Director | Atmospheric Modeling &
Analysis Division | National Exposure Research Laboratory |
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency | Research Triangle Park,
NC | Phone: 919-541-1375 | Fax: 919-541-1379 | Web:
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.epa.gov/amad">www.epa.gov/amad</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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