Job Opportunity

Announcement Number: NRMRL-08-42-03
Director, Land Remediation and Pollution Control Division

EPA’s Office of Research and Development (ORD) is seeking an internationally recognized scientific leader to fill the position of Director, Land Remediation and Pollution Control Division in the National Risk Management Research Laboratory (NRMRL).

Opening Date

Closing Date

Salary

Salary up to $200,000 per annum, dependent upon qualifications, experience and other factors.

Qualifications

To meet the eligibility criteria, an individual must have a doctoral-level degree in a pertinent science discipline, an outstanding track record of original research, and extensive specialized experience leading an environmental research program.  In addition, the individual should be the recipient of recognition within the scientific community for original and significant contributions to research and high-impact collaborative efforts.

Major Duties:

• Establishes and leads a research program on land remediation, contaminant management that includes pollution control, waste reuse, waste to energy, management of CAFO, fate and transport of nanoparticles in the environment, sustainable land use practices, and sustainable planning of built environment.
• Assesses needs, defines goals, develops program plans, establishes organizational structure of the Division, delegates authority and responsibility, develops long- and short-range plans and projects, allocates dollar and manpower resources within broad budgetary limitations, establishes optimal intramural vs. extramural (contract and grant effort) balance, directs, coordinates, reviews all Division conducted or directed activities, reviews and evaluates progress and performance of these activities and takes independent corrective actions as necessary.  Selects, assigns and provides scientific leadership, and guidance to a multi-disciplinary staff to achieve assigned program objectives.
• Has substantial hands-on involvement and participation in the scientific research of the Division.
• Coordinates Division activities with representatives of foreign, State, and municipal governments and with other Federal Agencies, industry, academic and private organizations sharing mutual interest or responsibility within the program areas assigned to the Division.  Represents the Agency in conferences, personal discussions, field visits and in other coordinative and cooperative meetings pertaining to assigned program areas. Participates actively and responsibly on interagency and on national and international committees or panels concerned with matters pertaining to areas of Division responsibility or of personal expertise.  Provides or, as appropriate, directs the provision of expert technical/scientific advice and assistance to representatives of municipal, State, Federal and international organizations, to other agency elements and to the private sector, regarding Agency activities, plans and programs within assigned major program areas.
•  Develops and maintains close working relationships and partnerships with universities, private research organizations and other governmental research laboratories throughout the Nation which are concerned with programs within the Division’s assigned program areas.  Exercises scientific leadership to establish the reputation of the Division as a focal point within the scientific/engineering communities for assigned environmental research programs.  Establishes and maintains liaison with scientists and engineers of outstanding stature in the United States and abroad for the purpose of exchanging ideas and information and promoting mutually beneficial cooperative activities and programs. Provides the knowledge and scientific expertise that brings about and fosters effective collaboration.
• Assures the timely and effective dissemination of the Division’s research findings to the scientific community through peer reviewed publications and to the appropriate user-community.  Assures that the implications of such findings with regard to Agency policies, standards, regulations, etc., are communicated to appropriate Agency officials both within and outside of ORD.  Reviews, approves and clears for publication or other issuances all reports, publications, speeches or other outputs of the Division, assuring the scientific/technical quality of the information being released and the detection and proper review, coordination and approval of any policy-sensitive information contained in such materials.
• It is anticipated that approximately 5% of this position will consist of managing extramural resources which may include grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, interagency agreements, or memorandums of understanding.

How to Apply for This Position

Send the following information: (a) a cover letter (1-2 pages), with information about your interest in applying and your research goals; (b) curriculum vitae; (c) the names of three references; (d) citizenship status; (e) compensation requirements; and (f) a list of the type and amount of resources anticipated to perform the job (e.g., staff, equipment, supplies, software, space). 

Applications should be sent via email to title42@epa.gov or mailed to the attention of Ms. Dorothy Carr, U.S. EPA, HRMD, MD-C639-02, RTP, NC 27711.  Applications must be received by June 23, 2008, in order to be considered. Electronic submission of application materials is encouraged.  Applications sent via email must be submitted in a format readable by this office, such as MS Word, portable document format (PDF), rich text format (RTF), or plain text.  Use of any format we cannot read may invalidate your application.

For additional information, Ms. Carr can also be reached at (800) 433-9633.  Technical questions pertaining to this vacancy may be addressed to Dr. Subhas Sikdar at (513) 569-7528. 

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is an Equal Opportunity Employer