Neural Cell Tissue Culture Lab Support
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Neural Cell Tissue Culture Lab Support Job Locations
US-NC-Research Triangle Park
Overview The EPA National Student Services Contract has an immediate opening for a full time Neural Cell Tissue Culture Lab Support position with the Office of Research and Development at the EPA facility in Research Triangle Park, NC. The Office of Research and Development at the EPA supports high-quality research to improve the scientific basis for decisions on national environmental issues and help EPA achieve its environmental goals. Research is conducted in a broad range of environmental areas by scientists in EPA laboratories and at universities across the country. What the EPA project is about The Center for Computational Toxicology and Exposure (CCTE) provides the science needed to understand the complex interrelationship between exposure to compounds and their effects on health in support of assessments and policy to protect human health and ecological integrity. In particular, CCTE focuses on the application of higher throughput, computational and predictive New Alternative Methods (NAMs) Within CCTE, the Biomolecular Toxicology Division (BCTD) focuses on the development of rapid methods for assessing toxicity, including in vitro methods that allow for assessment of large numbers of compounds to provide a biological basis for decision-making that will assure chemical safety and sustainability. As part of their mission, BCTD supports EPA's mission to protect human health and the environment by developing and applying innovations in hazard characterization. Specifically, BCTD has developed a battery of in vitro NAMs that are aimed at providing a more rapid, economical, and biologically based approach to characterization of developmental neurotoxicity (DNT) hazard. BCTD has and continues to collaborate with other organizations interested in developing and using these approaches, including the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the National Toxicology Program (NTP) at the US National Institutes for Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS). Currently, BCTD is collaborating with NTP under an interagency agreement to test a library of not more than 100 compounds in the US EPA DNT-NAMs battery. Responsibilities As a team member, you will provide laboratory support, data collection and data analysis to support the testing of compounds in the US EPA DNT-NAMs battery. Laboratory support responsibilities will include:
General laboratory cleanliness and maintenance
Data collection responsibilities will include:
Data analysis responsibilities will include:
Required Knowledge, Skills, Work Experience, and Education
Desired Knowledge, Skills, Work Experience, and Education
Salary: Selected applicant will become a temporary employee of ORAU and will receive an hourly wage of $23.84 for hours worked. Hours: Full-time. Travel: Overnight travel is permitted if required, but it is expected that overnight travel will only occur infrequently, if at all. Expected start date: The position is full time and expected to begin September 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
EPA ORD employees, their spouses, and children are not eligible to participate in this program. Need help finding the right job? We can recommend jobs specifically for you!
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