Job Summary

This position is located in the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

Job Description

Applicants must have: Experience programming in R and/or Python. Experience applying numerical methods in scientific or computational modeling. Experience conducting model verification and validation. Experience with software development, including testing, debugging, and maintaining scientific code. Familiarity with environmental health, environmental exposure assessment, or related scientific disciplines. Strong analytical, problem-solving, and technical communication skills. Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a multidisciplinary scientific environment. Preference may be given to applicants with: Knowledge of pharmacokinetics (PK) physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) modeling, toxicology, or environmental risk assessment. Experience developing open-source scientific software or computational tools. Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git/GitHub). Experience designing command-line or graphical user interfaces (GUI) for scientific applications. Experience in preparing technical documentation, user manuals, or training materials. Familiarity with environmental monitoring data, public health data systems, or scientific database integration. Volunteers must meet the definition of a student defined as "an individual enrolled not less than half-time in a high school, trade school, technical or vocational institute, junior college, college, university, or other accredited educational institution (5 U.S.C. §3111(a) and 5 CFR §308.101)" throughout the duration of their volunteer service, except during acceptable breaks in education as described in 5 CFR §308.101.