U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Locations: Arlington, VA or Washington, DC
Application Deadline: 6/12/2020 3:00:00 PM Eastern Time Zone
One or more full-time paid opportunities are available with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery (ORCR) in the Arlington, Virginia and Washington, DC area.
ORCR works with state and regional partners to implement the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). Our mission is to protect human health and the environment by ensuring responsible management of hazardous and nonhazardous waste. ORCR's goals are to conserve resources by reducing waste, prevent future waste disposal problems through regulations, and clean up areas where waste may have spilled, leaked, or been improperly disposed.
The goal of this research project is to study environmental science, economics and/or policy related to waste management and/or recycling. Project(s) will be selected based on the participant's background and interests and would focus on one or more aspects of:
- hazardous/non-hazardous waste management
- sustainable materials management
- life cycle assessment
- international and transboundary waste issues
- landfill science and policy issues
- thermal treatment of waste
- disposal and treatment of emerging contaminants
- coal combustion residuals beneficial use and disposal
- risk assessment and cleanup of contaminated sites
- environmental justice and tribal issues associated with waste management
- other topics related to implementation of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
The selected individuals will collaborate with EPA professionals in conducting research on environmental science, economics and/or policy related to ongoing national or international waste management activities in EPA's Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery.
As part of this project, the participant will have the opportunity to become familiar with EPA regulatory, guidance, or policy development. The research participant will interact closely with national experts in hazardous waste treatment or management, sustainable materials management, corrective action, or other aspects of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.