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Form of workCSS Inc requires an Environmental Scientist with a strong background in Environmental chemistry to assist with Gulf of Mexico Alliance (GOMA) project conducting an analysis of common water parameters being collected by Universities, NGOs, and federal and state
management agencies within the Gulf Of Mexico region. The successful applicant will work with a project team and the Gulf of Monitoring Network Forum to review Environmental Chemistry data and RESTORE Council's Comprehensive Monitoring and Assessment Program (CMAP)' metadata
inventory on monitoring programs in the Gulf Of Mexico. The goal is to identify monitoring needs and goals and potential collaborative opportunities, and develop ideas for how water quality data can be accessed through the Gulf of Mexico Open Data (GOMOD) platform.
Duties and Responsibilities:
This is a part-time position for an environmental scientist to support a year-long project focused on describing programs and methods used for collecting water quality and nutrient data throughout the Gulf of Mexico.
Specific tasks include:
Assist with Investigating the CMAP Program metadata Inventory to develop a parameter
speciation/chemical forms, abbreviations and units being utilized by programs across the Gulf
of Mexico. The summary will identify parameters/methods where comparability/compatibility
are promising as well as challenges.
- Assist with Data Preparation and Analysis:
- Review analytical methods collected during CMAP phase 1
- Determine which programs and parameters have methods available and accessible
- Catalog the methods used to measure each parameter by each program
- Assist with developing a data dictionary based on the CMAP inventory that identifies and
nutrient parameter.
- Validate established products with state monitoring programs, identify potential knowledge
Gaps may include absolute gaps (no data) or could be existing programmatic data but are not
compatible.
- Attend periodic (e.g., weekly or bi-weekly) project team meetings.
- Assist with development of project reports, publications, and communications as needed
- PhD plus four years or M.S. plus eight years of professional experience in Aquatic or
record.
- Published in the field of contaminant chemistry in coastal or lacustrine environments.
- Knowledge and experience with contaminant monitoring and/or characterization in aquatic
- Knowledge and experience in QA/QC of contaminant chemistry data.
- Familiarity with EPA toxicological databases (ECOTOX), other relevant chemical contaminant
- Duty Station will be 100% Virtual / Remote.
- Availability to travel for periodic project meetings in the Gulf of Mexico region.
CSS is predominantly a Federal Contractor and is subject to following the terms of Executive Orders. CSS requires all Employees (Direct, Indirect, government, state, and commercial), including employees working from home/remotely, to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or have an approved exemption. Exceptions to the COVID-19 vaccine requirements may be provided to individuals for religious beliefs or medical reasons. Requests for an exception must be submitted to the CSS HR Department.
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