BEACHNET==> Summer Job: Beach Research for EPA

[Richard L Whitman <rwhitman@usgs.gov>]

THis is a VERY good EPA job opportunity
to participate in beach research this summer at USGS office in Porter,
Indiana and a second position to support EPA research in Milwaukee, Wisc.
 If you or anyone you know are intrerested in applying for this excellent
opportunity please apply immediately.  The closing date is June1!
 Feel free to distribute.

To apply go to:

http://www.epa.gov/oamrtpnc/q0800132/index.htm

ANNOUNCEMENT FOR STUDENT SERVICES CONTRACTS
(DIRECT PURCHASE ORDERS TO INDIVIDUAL
STUDENTS
OR UNIVERSITIES)
United States Environmental Protection
Agency
Office of Research and Development
National Exposure Research Laboratory
Ecosystems Research Division, Athens
GA
RFQ-RT-08-00132
The Ecosystems Research Division (ERD),
Athens, GA of the National Exposure Research Laboratory, Office of Research
and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, is seeking students
to provide services under a contractual agreement in support of a research
project focusing on predictive model validation at beaches on Lake Michigan.
The student/recent graduate should possess a Bachelor’s degree in microbiology,
biology, geosciences, chemistry, limnology, biogeochemistry, hydrometeorology,
environmental engineering, environmental sciences or a related discipline
by the negotiated starting date of the contract. The Government will make
the contract award based on the student's work experience, knowledge and
skills, training and course work (GPA and number of course hours) as it
relates to the services described in this Announcement. The ideal student
will have experience in environmental research and using automated equipment
that measures water quality, hydrometeorological and biogeochemical properties
of natural waters at field sites. This project will be a collaborative
effort between the ERD and the U.S. Geological Survey and it also is part
of the U.S. EPA Critical Path Science Plan for New or Revised Water Quality
Criteria.
The student contractor will assist the
mentor and others with conducting studies to provide data that will support
the development of the Virtual Beach software tool. This tool is used to
develop statistically-based predictive models for freshwater beaches. The
primary focus will be assisting with the installation and maintenance of
automated equipments and assisting with water sample collection and processing
at Ogden Dunes Beach on southern Lake Michigan, Burns Ditch and Salt Creek,
a nearby tributary of Lake Michigan. Instruments will include a data sonde,
an Acoustic Doppler Current Meter (ADCP), underwater UV sensors, and a
weather station. These instruments will provide measurements of wave height,
period, and direction; current speed and direction; air temperature; water
temperature; barometric pressure; rainfall; relative humidity; solar radiation
(PAR, near UV); and wind speed, gust, and direction. The student contractor
may be expected to attend conferences or seminars in support of the statement
of work. The work will be conducted at the Ogden Dunes Beach, Salt Creek,
Indiana and the USGS Great Lakes Science Center, 1100 North Mineral Springs
Road, Porter, Indiana 46304. All necessary instructions and training will
provided by Dr. Richard Whitman at the USGS Great Lakes Science Center,
who will also serve as the student's mentor, and Dr. Richard Zepp and Dr.
Marirosa Molina, who are located at the NERL-Ecosystems Research Division,
Athens, Georgia.
This contract is to begin about June,
2008. The initial contract will be for one year not to exceed 588 hours
with an option for an additional year not to exceed 588 hours. The majority
of the work will be done during the first four months of the contract.
The duty location is the USGS
Great Lakes Science Center, 1100 North
Mineral Springs Road, Porter, Indiana 46304. The hourly rate for this position
is $18.58. The student contractor will be paid this basic hourly rate only
for the number of hours worked and will not receive overtime premium. The
student will not accrue leave or holiday benefits and is not paid for any
non-work days, regardless of the reason. Federal, State, Local and Social
Security taxes will not be withheld; student contractors are responsible
for reporting income to authorities and paying all taxes. The student contractor
will be responsible for all costs of transportation to and from the principal
duty station location. EPA does not provide housing, meals or other living
expenses. The student contractor must be a recent graduate in good standing
who was enrolled in an advanced degree program at a recognized educational
institution within the past two years. Non-U.S. citizens may be eligible
to participate, depending on their immigration status and the applicable
regulations of the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Service (HIS),
formerly known as the Immigration and Naturalization Service. The Government
may elect to award contracts to multiple students under this announcement.
EPA ORD employees, their spouses, and
children are NOT eligible to participate in this program and receive these
contracts.
To submit a proposal for this contract,
you must provide a one or two page resume or statement of qualifications
including
1.
Your full legal name
2.
Mailing address
3.
Telephone number
4.
Email address (if any),
5.
Date of birth
6.
Place of birth:
7.
Citizenship or, if not a US citizen,
immigration/VISA status
8.
Education, including description of
relevant classes
9.
Work or volunteer experience related
to the scientific field
10.
Laboratory work experience (if applicable
to these services)
11.
2 letters of reference.
Attach a copy of all your college/university
transcripts (unofficial copies are acceptable, if it is apparent from the
transcript copy that it is a copy of an official document and that the
school is identified), listing courses taken, grades, and overall GPA.
Send these materials to: William Goins, Contracting Specialist, via email
at goins.william@epa.gov or via fax, with cover page, to (919) 541-4273.
The applications/resume submission deadline will be listed at the website
below.
Prior to submitting a proposal for this
contract, you should visit the EPA procurement home page at http://www.epa.gov/oam/rtp_cmd/
to learn the full details of the contract. You should visit the website
periodically to check the status of this procurement and to see whether
or not any amendments (changes to the requirement of the posted contract)
have been issued. If you have any questions on the information contained
on the website, contact William Goins, Contracting Specialist, via email
at goins.william@epa.gov or via fax, with cover page, to (919) 541-4273.
Please check the evaluation factors
document on the website mentioned in the previous paragraph. Students who
perform under contract for EPA are required to undergo a background check,
check of FBI fingerprint files and a suitability determination by the Environmental
Protection Agency. Questions regarding the technical aspects of the contracted
duties and responsibilities should be directed to Dr. Richard Zepp, the
EPA technical contact for this position, at zepp.richard@epa.gov.
Richard Whitman
Research Ecologist/Station Chief
Lake Michigan Ecological Research Station
219-926-8336 Ext. 424
1100 North Mineral Springs Road 
Porter, IN 46304