Scientific Web Application Developer
Company: Oak Ridge Associated Universities
Location: Washington
Posted on: May 6, 2024
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Job Description:
Scientific Web Application Developer
Job Locations
US-DC-Washington DC
ID
2024-2553
Category
Research
Type
Full Time
Overview
The EPA National Student Services Contract has an immediate opening
for a full time Scientific Web Application Developer position with
the Office of Research and Development at the EPA facility in
Washington, D.C. The Office of Research and Development at the EPA
is a leader in the science of human health and ecological risk
assessment, a process used to determine how pollutants or other
stressors may impact human health and the environment.What the EPA
project is aboutORD addresses the needs of stakeholders by
preparing technical reports and assessments that integrate and
evaluate the most up-to-date research. These products serve as a
major component of the scientific foundation supporting EPA's
regulations and policies. ORD also conducts cutting-edge research
to develop innovative quantitative risk assessment methods and
tools that help extrapolate between experimental data and
real-world scenarios, improve our understanding of uncertainties,
and facilitate careful weighing of evidence using approaches such
as systematic review. ORD produces and maintains a series of
documents and information that are used to inform regulatory
programs. These documents are collectively known as assessment
products: Integrated Science Assessments (ISAs), Provisional
Peer-Reviewed Toxicity Values (PPRTVs), and Integrated Risk
Information System (IRIS). Both commercial and EPA-managed software
are used in the production and maintenance of assessment products.
EPA-managed software includes the Health and Environmental Research
Online (HERO) database and the Health Assessment Workspace
Collaborative (HAWC). HERO includes more than 2 million scientific
references and data from the peer-reviewed literature, and HAWC is
an open-source web-application used by scientists at EPA for
extracting and visualizing data extracted from scientific
literature to summarize evidence and key findings. ORD also
routinely investigates opportunities to automate processes in the
production and maintenance of assessment products including
automation of technical editing or rapid prototyping of potential
features for HERO and/or HAWC. Assessment products supported by
HERO, HAWC, and the wider collection of software, tools, and
databases characterize the nature and magnitude of health risks to
humans and the ecosystem from pollutants and chemicals in the
environment. ORD tools also support development of technical
products in other EPA Program Offices and Regions (e.g.,
OCSPP).
Responsibilities
As a team member, you will provide software development, data
analysis, and data visualization support to the EPA-managed
software, tools, and databases supporting assessment products
including HERO and HAWC projects. The team member will work with
HERO and HAWC development teams and will be trained to support
various activities in the production and maintenance of assessment
products. Software development includes but is not limited to:
Required Knowledge, Skills, Work Experience, and Education
Location: This job will be located EPA's facility in Washington,
D.C.Salary: Selected applicant will become a temporary employee of
ORAU and will receive an hourly wage of $25.17 for hours
worked.Hours: Full-time.Travel: No travel will be required.Expected
start date: The position is full time and expected to begin April
2024. The selected applicant will become a temporary employee of
ORAU working as a contractor to EPA.For more information, contact
EPANSSC@orau.org. Do not contact EPA directly.
Qualifications
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