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Oak Ridge Associated Universities Inc. Administrative Research Program Support in Cincinnati, Ohio
Administrative Research Program Support Job Locations US-OH-Cincinnati ID 2025-2673 Category Research Type Full Time Overview The EPA National Student Services Contract has an immediate opening for a full time Administrative Research Program Support position with the Office of Research and Development at the EPA facility in Cincinnati, OH. The Office of Research and Development at the EPA supports high-quality research to improve the scientific basis for decisions on national environmental issues and help EPA achieve its environmental goals. Research is conducted in a broad range of environmental areas by scientists in EPA laboratories and at universities across the country. What the EPA project is about The Center for Environmental Solutions & Emergency Response (CESER) plans, coordinates and conducts an applied, customer-driven, national research and development program to improve decision making by EPA, federal, state, tribal and local agencies. CESER is composed of five divisions with responsibility for providing applied scientific and engineering solutions, technologies, and cutting-edge innovations to protect and remediate air, land, and water resources, and critical infrastructure challenged by systemic and acute environmental contamination. This opportunity is located within Technical Support Coordination Division (TSCD). TSCD provides coordination and delivery of ORD technical expertise to assist EPA Program Offices, Regions, states and tribes with decision making at contaminated or potentially contaminated sites. TSCD brings together three of ORD's technical support centers (TSCs) and Superfund and Technology Liaisons (STLs) located in each of the EPA regions to provide a one-stop function to obtain the full spectrum of ORD technical expertise. Responsibilities What experience and skills will you gain? As a team member, you will assist EPA staff with the administrative duties required to support and maintain day-to-day program operations, including the administration, management, and logistics of government resources. This position will encompass both general administrative support and specific program support that assist in the operations of TSCD. General Administrative Support Developing, managing, and maintaining systems and databases to track administrative processes such as supplies, training, awards; Maintaining records of meetings, correspondence and documents; Developing and maintaining document control systems for control of the location, arrangement, access, and use of electronic and paper files; Assisting in the maintenance, transfer, and disposition of records in accordance with established protocols; Assisting with data entry, word-processing and development of presentations; Assisting with the logistics and coordination activities for briefings, meetings, workshops, video teleconferences and other collaborative efforts; Assisting in the creation and update of standard operating procedures for daily operations of the division; Assisting in coordinating the in-process and out-process of staff, visitors, and volunteers; and Utilizing automated systems to enter, search, edit, and extract data and information. Programmatic Support Logistics support to the Superfund Technical Liaison Research (STLR) Program; Administrative support to facilitate the review of STLR program application packages by the Review Panel; Supporting TSCD's Environmental Lean Management System (ELMS) initiatives by retrieving performance data from C-STARS and other databases, and assisting in the administration of surveys to gather, organize, and communicate data on the timeliness, responsiveness, and quality of TSCD technical support activities; Collecting, developing and updating materials for ORD