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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">Organization</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">: U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">Reference Code</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">:
<a href="https://www.zintellect.com/Opportunity/Details/EPA-ORD-NRMRL-LMMD-2019-01">
EPA-ORD-NRMRL-LMMD-2019-01</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">Description</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Technical improvements in Additive Manufacturing have made it possible to drastically reduce the cost of owning and operating a 3D printer in the home. The low cost of ownership and
relatively inexpensive stock materials are an attractive incentive for purchasing a printer in addition to the ability to design and create nearly any object on demand. </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white;box-sizing: border-box">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Currently Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) or Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) are the most common printers sold. The printers
produce objects using spools of polymer filament; the filament is heated and fused together in additive layers. A wide array of printers and variety of available filaments makes it possible to print toys, household objects, replacement parts, art, or any other
of a multitude of products. </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Recent research has demonstrated printers release chemicals and particles during the manufacturing/printing process. Numerous
studies have been published in the last 5 years highlighting the number, mass, size, and volume of particles that are released during the printing process along with the composition and rate of volatile organic compound emissions. These publications have identified
that during the printing process elevated levels of ultra-fine particles are produced. Aside from the previously identified properties, little is known about the actual chemical makeup of the aerosols and their persistence and fate within residential, occupational,
and public indoor environments. The current research project will focus on developing a baseline data set on the chemical composition and properties of filaments used in 3D printing. Research efforts will be focused on determining the release of chemical
from filaments through the product lifecycle and identifying potential points of exposure. </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Under the guidance of a mentor, the participant will be trained in the following research activities:</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Development and application of methodologies for determining the chemical composition of 3D printer filaments</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;background:white;box-sizing: border-box">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Development and application of methodologies to quantify the chemical composition of aerosols released during the printing process</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;background:white;box-sizing: border-box">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Development and application of methodologies to quantify the release of chemical from filaments throughout the product lifecycle</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;background:white;box-sizing: border-box">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Modeling potential exposure scenarios to chemical released during the printing process within indoor environments</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;background:white;box-sizing: border-box">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Summarizing research results for presentations and publication of manuscripts in referenced literature</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">The research participant will learn or refine skills related to:</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Research methodologies for characterization of nanomaterials</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;background:white;box-sizing: border-box">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Enhanced analytical laboratory skills</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;background:white;box-sizing: border-box">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Spectroscopic laboratory skills including: X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, X-ray absorption spectroscopy, Fourier transformed infrared spectroscopy, inductively coupled plasma
mass spectroscopy and optical emission spectroscopy</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;background:white;box-sizing: border-box">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A strong understanding in the design, operation, and analysis of data collected from high energy X-ray experiments to elucidate the distribution and speciation of elements in experimental samples</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">The research participant will be exposed to and have professional development opportunities including:</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Research experience in the laboratory</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4;background:white;box-sizing: border-box">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Opportunities to present research at professional conferences</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4;background:white;box-sizing: border-box">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Opportunities to publish research results in peer-reviewed journals</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4;background:white;box-sizing: border-box">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Interaction with senior NRMRL research staff</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4;background:white;box-sizing: border-box">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Interaction with decision-making Program Office personnel</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4;background:white;box-sizing: border-box">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Training opportunities for analytical equipment/analysis (synchrotron research) and field safety (HAZWOPER)</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4;background:white;box-sizing: border-box">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Travel to professional conferences, research facilities, and field sites</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Anticipated Appointment Start Date: September 2019</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">This program, administered by ORAU through its contract with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to manage the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE), was established
through an interagency agreement between DOE and EPA. The initial appointment is for one year, but may be renewed upon recommendation of EPA and is contingent on the availability of funds. The participant will receive a monthly stipend commensurate with educational
level and experience. Proof of health insurance is required for participation in this program. The appointment is full-time at EPA in the Cincinnati, Ohio, area. Participants do not become employees of EPA, DOE or the program administrator, and there are no
employment-related benefits. </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">Qualifications</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">The qualified candidate should have received a master's or doctoral degree in one of the related fields, or be currently pursuing one of the degrees and will reach completion by the
start date of the appointment. Degree must have been received within five years of the appointment start date.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Preferred skills:</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Experience in a laboratory setting<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo5;background:white;box-sizing: border-box">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Background that includes environmental chemistry and analytical chemistry<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">Eligibility Requirements</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Degree:</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"> Master's Degree or Doctoral Degree received within the last 60 months or anticipated to be received
by 9/30/2019 11:59:00 PM.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo6;background:white;box-sizing: border-box">
<strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Discipline(s):</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><ul type="circle">
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<strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Earth and Geosciences</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l5 level2 lfo6;background:white;box-sizing: border-box">
<strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Engineering</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l5 level2 lfo6;background:white;box-sizing: border-box">
<strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Environmental and Marine Sciences</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l5 level2 lfo6;background:white;box-sizing: border-box">
<strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Life Health and Medical Sciences</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l5 level2 lfo6;background:white;box-sizing: border-box">
<strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Nanotechnology</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l5 level2 lfo6;background:white;box-sizing: border-box">
<strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Other Physical Sciences</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">How to Apply:</span></strong><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">Apply at the official position listing found
<a href="https://www.zintellect.com/Opportunity/Details/EPA-ORD-NRMRL-LMMD-2019-01">
here</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">A complete application consists of:</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">An application</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1;background:white;box-sizing: border-box">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Transcript(s) – For this opportunity, an unofficial transcript or copy of the student academic records printed by the applicant or by academic advisors from internal institution systems may be submitted.
All transcripts must be in English or include an official English translation. Click <a href="http://orise.orau.gov/sepreview/transcripts.html" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0D4DB5">here</span></a> for detailed information about acceptable transcripts.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1;background:white;box-sizing: border-box">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A current resume/CV, including academic history, employment history, relevant experiences, and publication list</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1;background:white;box-sizing: border-box">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Two educational or professional recommendations</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">All documents must be in English or include an official English translation.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">If you have questions, send an email to <a href="mailto:EPArpp@orau.org"><span style="color:#0782C1">EPArpp@orau.org</span></a>. Please include the reference code for this opportunity
in your email.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">Application Deadline</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">7/30/2019 3:00:00 PM Eastern Time Zone<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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