Analyze and Advance One Health Approaches at EPA’s Office of Research and Development

Research Opportunity at the United States Environmental Protection Agency

Title:

Analyze and Advance One Health Approaches at EPA’s Office of Research and Development

Research Area(s):

• Public Health

Lab, Region/Center, Office:

Immediate Office, Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment, Office of Research and Development

Opportunity Location:

RTP, NC; Washington, DC; Corvallis, OR; Newport, OR; Cincinnati, OR

Opportunity Funding (Duration):

• National Science Foundation Non-Academic Research Internships for Graduate Students (INTERN) Supplemental Funding Opportunity (6 months maximum)

Project Description:

One Health is a collaborative, multisectoral, and transdisciplinary approach (working at the local, regional, national, and global levels) with the goal of achieving optimal health outcomes recognizing the interconnection between people, animals, plants, and their shared environment. EPA’s Office of Research and Development (ORD) is developing ways to embrace and integrate the One Health concept more explicitly into its work to protect human health and the environment. ORD is working with partners in the states, tribes, local communities, and public health organizations to use the One Health concept as a guide to meeting shared missions.

This intern would participate in research to evaluate and promote One Health practices at EPA-ORD, including identifying on-going work that does or could embody the One Health concept. This research effort may include the development of outreach or training materials for a variety of audiences.

Fellowship Goal and Learning Objectives:

Goal: To learn of the One Health concept and help to apply the One Health framework to EPA-ORD research.

Learning Objectives:

• Learn about One Health concepts and framework
• Evaluate One Health practices at EPA-ORD, including identifying on-going work that does or could embody the One Health concept
• Learn of communication and training mechanisms to expand the One Health concept across ORD research
• Learn of knowledge graphs to help connect diverse environmental fields and topics

Preferred Skills and Qualifications:

Preferred Skills:

• Strong verbal and writing skills,
• Ability to work both as a part of a team and independently.
• Ability to apply a transdisciplinary approach to environmental topics
• Proficiency with Qlik, Synaptica Graphite, Adobe Suite, InDesign, or other visual data modeling tools or applications

Qualifications:  Graduate student or Ph.D. in one of the following fields Biology, Toxicology, Epidemiology, Environmental Public Health, Environmental Science, Ecology, Biogeochemistry, Veterinary Science, Computer Science, or Bioinformatics.

Point of Contact or Research Lead:

Tonya Nichols (Nichols.Tonya@epa.gov)