Job Description
Organization U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Reference Code EPA-OAR-2026-0007 How To Apply To submit your application, scroll to the bottom of this opportunity and click APPLY. A Complete Application Consists Of An application Transcripts – Click here for detailed information about acceptable transcripts A current resume/CV, including academic history, employment history, relevant experiences, and publication list Two educational or professional recommendations. Your application will be considered incomplete, and will not be reviewed until one recommendation is submitted. All documents must be in English or include an official English translation. Connect with ORISE...on the GO! Download the new ORISE GO mobile app in the Apple App Store or Google Play Store to help you stay engaged, connected, and informed during your ORISE experience and beyond! Application Deadline 7/17/2026 3:00:00 PM Eastern Time Zone Description Applications may be reviewed on a rolling-basis and this posting could close before the deadline. EPA Office/Lab and Location: A research opportunity is currently available at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Air and Radiation (OAR), with the Integrated Health Assessment Branch (IHAB) within the Impacts and Ambient Standards Division (IASD) located in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. The mission of EPA is to protect human health and the environment. EPA works to ensure that: Americans have clean air, land and water National efforts to reduce environmental risks are based on the best available scientific information Federal laws protecting human health and the environment are administered and enforced fairly, effectively and as Congress intended Environmental stewardship is integral to U.S. policies concerning natural resources, human health, economic growth, energy, transportation, agriculture, industry, and international trade, and these factors are similarly considered in establishing environmental policy All parts of society have access to accurate information sufficient to effectively participate in managing human health and environmental risks Contaminated lands and toxic sites are cleaned up; and chemicals in the marketplace are reviewed for safety. IASD provides expert evaluation and analysis of health, environmental, and economic impacts of air pollution to inform national regulations. The division leads reviews of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) and conducts quantitative assessments of exposure and risk for air pollutants. IHAB is responsible for scientific assessment activities related to the health effects of air pollutants within the Integrated Science Assessments (ISAs). The ISAs provide the scientific foundation for EPA regulatory decisions on the NAAQS. Research Project: The selected participant will report to IHAB. This opportunity is suited for an epidemiologist or someone who is seeking an opportunity to contribute to high-impact policy-relevant scientific assessments and research in support of the EPA’s mission to protect human health and the environment. The participant may be engaged in one or more of the following training opportunities: Applying systematic review methods to air pollution epidemiologic data, including development and application of literature search and screening strategies, study evaluation, synthesis of health effects evidence within (e.g., epidemiology) and across (e.g., epidemiology, experimental toxicology, mechanistic information) lines of evidence for biological plausibility and causality determinations to inform scientific assessments and environmental policy development. Developing and applying the skills needed to prepare ISAs. These may include participation as a section coauthor, i.e., reviewing and analyzing epidemiologic data to conduct qualitative and quantitative assessments of health effects associated with exposure to criteria air pollutants such as ozone or particulate matter. Devising scientific approaches for IHAB’s science-based assessment process and interacting with EPA scientists to improve assessment methodologies. Identifying and researching cross-cutting scientific challenges that arise in EPA assessments, rule-makings, and policy development, such as application of methodologies and procedures for calculations. Evaluating study quality for epidemiologic studies and identifying studies and effects for use in human health assessment. Summarizing and extracting epidemiologic study information, and evaluation of concentration- or exposure