[ES_JOBS_NET] USEPA ORISE SDWA Research Opportunity, Cincinnati, Ohio

[Kelsey Rae Dailey]

Please share this US Environmental Protection Agency ORISE opportunity to
contacts that may be interested in the announcement. We are accepting
applications until *August 5, 2022*.

https://www.zintellect.com/Opportunity/Details/EPA-OW-OGWDW-CIN-2022-01
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*EPA Office/Lab and Location*: An applied research project is available at
the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office Water (OW), Office of
Ground Water and Drinking Water (OGWDW), Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring
Branch (UCMB) located in Cincinnati, Ohio.

The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) requires public water systems to monitor
for unregulated contaminants in drinking water every five years. The U.S.
EPA implements this requirement through the Unregulated Contaminant
Monitoring Rule (UCMR). The national drinking water occurrence data
gathered through the UCMR program assists the U.S. EPA Administrator in
determining whether or not to regulate a particular contaminant. The
Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Branch (UCMB) in Cincinnati, Ohio
implements the UCMR program, and manages the key components of this complex
regulatory effort. The fifth UCMR (UCMR 5) starts in 2022 and the
development of the sixth UCMR starts in 2023.

The qualified candidate should be currently pursuing or have received a
bachelor's, master's or doctoral degree in one of the relevant fields.
Degree must have been received within five years of the appointment start
date.

*Learning Objectives*: The participant will carry out various research
projects related to the Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR).
This includes learning about the Safe Drinking Water Act, evaluating UCMR 4
data, contributing to the implementation of UCMR 5, and providing research
for UCMR 6. The participant will develop problem solving skills by
encountering complex issues that arise during the development and
implementation of an environmental rule. Additional research and project
learning opportunities include:

   - Participating on the Workgroup, learning about stakeholder
   involvement, and the regulatory development process
   - Researching ways to develop and improve the database that supports
   UCMR 5
   - Analyzing, reviewing and evaluating environmental monitoring data in a
   database, including contaminant occurrence and exposure estimates, and
   responding to technical issues associated with these data
   - Learning how to perform on-site laboratory and data audits for newly
   developed analytical methods, and addressing data reporting issues

*Anticipated Appointment Start Date*: September-October 2022. All start
dates are flexible and vary depending on numerous factors.
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