EPA summer internship-APPLY MONDAY

Paid Summer Internship Opportunity in the Pollution Prevention and Climate Change Program

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 2, New York, New York

The Region 2 Pathways Intern announcements are on schedule for a posting date on www.usajobs.gov of Monday 5/5/14.  The announcements will close on the day that 75 applications occurs, but applications will still be accepted until 11:59pm that day.  The expected start date for the internship is 6/2/14 and the end date is 9/6/14.  The intern will work up to 40 hrs per week.

Feel free to inform any potential interns of this information.  These potential interns should use this weekend to get set up on www.usajobs.gov, if they have not done so already.  Getting set up includes: creating a user name/password for the site, creating their federal resume or uploading their own word doc resume, and uploading their unofficial college transcripts (showing their Fall 2014 class schedule) as one of their “Documents.” Other good “Documents” to have uploaded to their account include: a letter of recommendation from an advisor or professor at their school and their DD-214 Form (if they are a military veteran) as Veteran’s Preference is applied to Pathways announcements.

Below is a description of the Pollution Prevention Internship.  For any questions concerning the Pathways Program or www.usajobs.gov, please contact James Feeley (feeley.james@epa.gov or 212-637-4178).

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Student Trainee (Engineering)

GS-0899-07

Introduction

Serves as a Summer Intern in the Pollution Prevention and Climate Change Section (P2C2) of the Sustainability and Multimedia Programs Branch.  The Branch is involved in oversight and implementation of sustainability, pollution prevention, and NEPA programs.  The intern will work with the P2C2 program office in New York City on an Urban Toxics Mitigation and Reduction project.  This project focuses on the greening of small businesses located in areas threatened by extreme weather events (e.g., flooding), through a combination of better management practices (e.g., inventory control, storage) and process modifications (e.g., substitution of raw material inputs by safer alternatives, engineering alterations to production chain). 

Major Duties and Responsibilities

As an advance trainee, the intern will perform a variety of program related tasks, including: 

·       Analyze production processes, and identify potential optimization/pollution prevention opportunities (e.g., green chemistry/engineering, supply change management).

·       Develop of sector specific technical guidance that will assist selected business types (e.g., electroplating) reduce potential hazardous substances releases through a combination of pollution prevention approaches (e.g., operation and maintenance changes, process modifications, chemical substitutions). 

·       Develop of sector-specific case studies that are locally relevant to New York and/or New Jersey.  As part of this process, identify examples of businesses that have implemented pollution prevention strategies into their business processes, including:  best management practices, existing case studies, calculators, tools, cost benefit information, materials substitution, and process changes.

·       Conduct data manipulation and analysis through the use of mapping tools that include Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software and access to several “data layers” (e.g.,  FEMA’s storm surge and floodplain delineation, NOAA’s sea level rise, EPA’s Environmental Justice assessment tool, New Jersey’s Right-to-Know database) to identify potential geographic impact areas in New York and New Jersey.

·       Assist staff in preparation of materials for, and participation in, briefings with Branch Chief, Division Director and Regional Administrator.

·       Other duties as assigned.

James Feeley

HR Specialist

U.S. EPA - Region 2

290 Broadway, 22nd Floor

New York, NY 10007

(212) 637-4178 - Office

(212) 637-3200 - Fax

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