Natural Resource Scientist 3
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Employer: State of Washington Dept. of Ecology |
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Job location: Richland USA |
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Apply before: Not specified |
Summary
The Natural Resource Scientist 3 position completes research projects and reports that contribute to injury assessment, by contributing to resource restoration plans, and by overseeing field work in assessment or restoration.
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We are looking for a scientifically-oriented individual who is comfortable working independently on both short-term assignments (1-2 weeks) and longer term projects (6 – 18 months). Ideally they would have past experience with Hanford environmental databases (e.g., HEIS) and should be proficient and finding, downloading, and organizing data sets in Excel and Access. Applicants should be able to graphically display the data sets that they develop or are assigned to evaluate and should be able to understand: toxicological information; chemical analyses of soil, water and biota; and biological data (e.g., geographic plots of species occurrence).
As an agency, our mission is to protect, preserve and enhance Washington's environment for current and future generations. We invest in our employees to create and sustain a working environment that encourages creative leadership, effective resource management, teamwork, professionalism and accountability.
To learn more about The Department of Ecology, please visit our website at www.ecology.wa.gov and follow, like or visit us on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram or our blog.
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The Nuclear Waste Program's (NWP) mission is to lead the effective and efficient cleanup of the U.S. Department of Energy's Hanford Site, ensure sound management of mixed hazardous wastes in Washington, and protect the state's air, water, and land at and adjacent to the Hanford site.
Some of the key work activities of the Natural Resource Scientist 3 position include:
Develops toxicological and other environmental studies:
Searches on-line literature and on-line databases to find information like toxicological studies for individual contaminants for individual species.
Tabulates research results and synthesizes summary statistics such as maximum, minimum, and mode: distinguishing between measures such as No Adverse Effect Level, Lowest Observed Adverse Effect Level, and Lethal Dose-50 concentrations.
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