Overview: The Environmental Protection Agency’s Assistance and Pollution Prevention Office is currently looking for 3 summer interns who are enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate environmental program.
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT / WORK:
1) NAME OF PROJECT: Auto body assistance work.
Conduct a variety of tasks to support our work to provide assistance to autobody shops including:
- Assistance with managing autobody compliance assistance pilot data including coding facility-specific data to identify shops that received assistance into computerized databases.
- Assistance in conducting site visits outside the pilot communities (Requires 24 hr Health & Safety as well as use of hard hat, steel toed boots and eye protection – will provide)
- Create compliance assistance packages for shops, vocational schools and trainers (vendors/suppliers)
- Connect with Vocational Technical Schools w/auto refinishing/body shop programs throughout NE to ensure that all schools are offered workshops, training materials, etc.
- Assist with conducting workshops as needed.
- Assist in development of post-card reminder – to be issued to all NE shops, schools, etc. in August.
- Assist with pre/post test scoring, analysis and reporting.
2) NAME OF PROJECT: Recycling and Materials Management Assistance
The position will work in the Assistance and Pollution Prevention Office on research and analysis related to the Resource Conservation Challenge – EPA’s programs to promote recycling and better materials management. Specifically there will be an emphasis on:
- Analyzing data related to EPA’s WasteWise partnership program. This will include working with program participants, evaluating their commitments under the program, and analyzing data submitted to EPA’s national WasteWise database.
- Evaluation and updating of regional public communication and outreach information related to recycling and waste management (e.g. our materials reuse guide)
- Update and research on EPA’s electronic waste integrated strategy – follow up to previous EPA communications regarding electronic waste management practices.
- Analysis of information related to Climate Change and Waste Management practices, including research on data related to greenhouse gas emissions from materials management practices.
3) NAME OF PROJECT: Stormwater Management and Compliance Assistance
The position will work jointly in the Assistance and Pollution Prevention Office and our Office of Environmental Monitoring and Evaluation on providing field and other assistance to municipalities related to stormwater regulation. Specifically there will be an emphasis on:
- Understanding municipal needs and requirements related to GIS mapping and use of GPS instruments to gather stormwater management information.
- Training on use of portable GPS equipment for mapping of stormwater impacts.
- Providing assistance in the field to targeted municipalities through the use of GPS instruments to gather mapping information. A limited number of municipalities will be identified for assistance.
- Development of outreach and compliance assistance material related to stormwater management.
SUGGESTED DATES OF ASSIGNMENT: May 24-July 30
PREFERRED MAJOR(S): Environmental Studies/Science
SALARY: $13.06 to $16.40 per hour, depending on experience
Send resumes to DAVANZO.THOMAS@EPA.GOV
PHONE: 617-918-1801
