When you apply for this position, please say you saw this job on Green Dream Jobs!!
Description
RTI International is one of the world's leading research institutes, dedicated to improving the human condition by turning knowledge into practice. Our staff of more than 2,800 provides research and technical expertise to governments and businesses in more than 40 countries in the areas of health and pharmaceuticals, education and training, surveys and statistics, advanced technology, international development, economic and social policy, energy and the environment, and laboratory and chemistry services.
Position Overview:
We are seeking mid-level to senior-level candidates for a part time position in the Risk Assessment Program at RTI. The successful candidate should have a strong background in environmental engineering, familiarity with environmental modeling and database development, and understand how to conceptualize a risk assessment problem to support risk management decisions. Excellent written communication skills are essential to this position.
The candidate will focus on the conceptual development of risk assessment solutions-especially in the problem formulation phase-and often lead the interpretation and analysis of risk modeling results, preparing and/or reviewing the risk characterization documentation. The candidate will be expected to interact effectively within a multidisciplinary project team and, therefore, must have demonstrated experience in working with health scientists, modelers, statisticians, and environmental scientists/chemists in preparing risk assessment reports.
In addition, the candidate must have experience in managing the preparation of technical reports, and will be expected to work with junior staff to improve document organization and writing skills as well as to manage the process from outline, through client review cycles, and to final report preparation (including the development of complete references). The position is immediately available for employment at a 50% level, with opportunities to expand into a full time position.
Qualifications:
We are recruiting exceptional candidates with a master's degree in fields related to risk assessment (e.g., engineering) with 3 years of risk assessment experience or a bachelor's degree and 6 years experience. Outstanding qualifications as a technical writer on risk assessment topics, and the demonstrated ability to prepare risk assessment reports that include substantial sections on environmental modeling are also required.
The ideal candidate should have a practical understanding of risk assessment modeling that covers source releases, fate and transport, exposure, and health/ecological effects. The candidate must have demonstrated experiencing in developing quality written risk assessment reports/analyses that present national scale risk assessments conducted by RTI for EPA clients. Technical writing on risk assessment and related topics will be an important component of this position, and the candidate should have experience in proposal writing for federal clients as well as the preparation of business/marketing materials.
In addition, the candidate should be familiar with a variety of risk assessment models, particularly EPA's Multimedia, Multireceptor, Multipathway Risk Assessment (3MRA) modeling system and the Industrial Waste Air Model (IWAIR), as well as key data sources such as EPA's Exposure Factors Handbook that are critical to our risk assessment work.
In addition, the successful candidate is expected to have experience in environment modeling and database design/development to ensure all reports are technically accurate and appropriate. The candidate must have experience in using basic software packages (e.g., MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint) to produce technical reports, papers, and assist in developing technical presentations.
To Apply:
Please apply on-line.
RTI participates in the US Government E-Verify program, for specific information on this program please visit our employment portal.
Equal Employment Opportunity
We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V. Specific information regarding the laws that are designed to protect you against discrimination relating to your legal right to work in the US can be located at the employment portal.