November 2019 - Ese-faculty-list

Job opportunity: EPA HQ NEPA Program Position (GS13)
by Musser, Christal A. 21 Nov '19

21 Nov '19

Please share opp.... Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone -------- Original message -------- From: "Barger, Cindy" <Barger.Cindy(a)epa.gov<mailto:Barger.Cindy@epa.gov>> Date: 11/21/19 8:40 AM (GMT-05:00) To: "Lee, Linda S" <lslee(a)purdue.edu<mailto:lslee@purdue.edu>> Subject: job opportunity: EPA HQ NEPA Program Position (GS13) Hi Linda – I had another come out yesterday for the GS13 level that your experienced alumni may be interested in as well. (I wasn’t expecting this one to post until next week but it came out early 😊) EPA HQ Federal Agency Liaison/NEPA Reviewer: This position is recruiting Biologists, Engineers and Physical Scientists at the GS-13 level. https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/552331100 This announcement is open 11/20/19 through 11/27/2019. Cindy S. Barger Director, NEPA Compliance Division Office of Federal Activities U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Washington, DC Tel: 202-564-3169 Cell: 202-897-5686 From: Lee, Linda S <lslee(a)purdue.edu<mailto:lslee@purdue.edu>> Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2019 4:13 PM To: Barger, Cindy <Barger.Cindy(a)epa.gov<mailto:Barger.Cindy@epa.gov>> Subject: Re: job opportunity: EPA HQ NEPA Program Entry Level Position (GS9) Got it. Will send out. Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone -------- Original message -------- From: "Barger, Cindy" <Barger.Cindy(a)epa.gov<mailto:Barger.Cindy@epa.gov>> Date: 11/20/19 3:05 PM (GMT-05:00) To: "Lee, Linda S" <lslee(a)purdue.edu<mailto:lslee@purdue.edu>> Subject: RE: job opportunity: EPA HQ NEPA Program Entry Level Position (GS9) Hi Linda - Our job announcement for the GS9 finally opened. Here’s the link https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/552293500 It is open from 11/20/2019 to 11/27/2019. Please let folks know that the short 1 week window is only an EPA standard practice for public announcements. We encourage folks to apply. By the way – Jake starts on Monday 😊 Thanks! Cindy Cindy S. Barger Director, NEPA Compliance Division Office of Federal Activities U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Washington, DC Tel: 202-564-3169 Cell: 202-897-5686 From: Barger, Cindy Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2019 3:47 PM To: Lee, Linda S <lslee(a)purdue.edu<mailto:lslee@purdue.edu>> Subject: FW: Upcoming job opportunity: EPA HQ NEPA Program Entry Level Position (GS9) Hi Linda – Jake accepted our offer. We anticipate him starting in November (after he gets through clearances). We will be recruiting for another entry level position. Your program sounds like such a great interdisciplinary program – I thought some of your graduates may be interested. Please feel free to send this “heads up” around to them. I’ll let you know when the announcement is posted. Thanks! Cindy ************************************ In the next 4 to 6 weeks, the EPA Headquarters National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Compliance Division will be recruiting an entry level position for Federal Agency Liaison/NEPA Reviewer. This position will be recruiting Biologists, Engineers, Physical Scientists, Archaeologists and Architects at the GS-9 level. The position will be announced in USAJOBS open both internally to federally employees and externally to the public. The announcement will be for a limited window only (typically 10 days). In order to provide the greatest opportunity for potential candidates, we ask that you share this early notification as widely as possible. Once the announcement is posted in USAJOBS, we will send a follow-up email with the active link. EPA has a unique role in the NEPA process to include a responsibility to prepare EPA’s own documents for NEPA compliance; review and provide comment on the adequacy of environmental impact statements (EIS) of other Federal agencies under Section 309 of the Clean Air Act; serve as a repository (EIS database) for EISs prepared by other Federal agencies; and review environmental impact assessment for non-government activities in Antarctica. The NEPA Compliance Division (NCD) oversees the policies and procedures for these roles, acts as liaison with headquarters offices in other Federal agencies, reviews EISs for other Federal agencies for those actions that cover more than one EPA region, manages the EIS database and manages the Antarctica review responsibilities. and these is in the Office of Federal Activities under the Office of Policy. The NCD mission is to protect human health and the environment by assisting government agencies to adequately consider environmental impacts in their decision-making processes. The vision of the NCD is to be recognized as subject matter experts that leverage EPA’s collective knowledge to provide sound advice and constructive comments through the NEPA and Section 309 CAA process and procedures. Qualified candidates should show a knowledge of environmental laws and regulations; strong written and oral communication skills; conflict resolution skills; the ability to work in diverse teams and communicate across multiple disciplines and values; the ability to multi-task; a desire to develop facilitation and mediation skills; and a willingness to learn new topics quickly. The entry level position is in a non-competitive career ladder with promotion potential to a GS-13. If after one year, the employee is performing a fully satisfactory level, then the employee would qualify for a promotion to the next grade level (i.e., after one year at a GS-9, then the employee may be promoted to a GS-11, then GS-12 and then GS-13). Any interested parties are more than welcome to contact me for more information on the position, working at EPA or living in the Washington, DC area. Thank you Cindy S. Barger Director, Nepa Compliance Division Office of Federal Activities U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Washington, DC Tel: 202-564-3169 Cell: 202-897-5686

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FW: Helmholtz UFZ TRACER project collaboration
by Lee, Linda S 19 Nov '19

19 Nov '19

The web site URLs mentioned in the previous TRACER information sent out has some unexpected restricted access Try this link instead - www.ufz.de<http://www.ufz.de>, the web site for Helmholtz UFZ. Select "Water Resources & Environment" research unit, then "Water Security". On the left panel you will see two programs " TRACER" and "inSTREAM" (se links below). Both are of interest to Purdue colleagues. There are over 200 applicants for the 4 PhD slots available this year, and a first round of evaluation are underway now, leading up to video or on-site interviews to select four. Along the way, selection among five specific themes and advisor & co-advisor pairing will be determined. Note-1: TRACER is funded for 3 yrs, with an additional 3 yrs as an option. Therefore, there will be several rounds of applications, each cycle for 4 PhDs. Note-2: Purdue-funded PhD students can also be nominted for joining UFZ-TRACER cohorts. This is similar to grad students in the ESE program, and will need to TRACE requirements. The benfit being that they will have access to workshops, course modules, synthesis workshops, annual meetings etc. Suresh https://www.ufz.de/index.php?en=46670 Helmholtz International Research School TRACER - Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research<https://www.ufz.de/index.php?en=46670> TRACER (TRajeCtories towards watER security) is a Helmholtz International Research School funded for 6 years by the Initiative and Networking Fund of the President of the Helmholtz Association.The establishment of International Research Schools, which are focused on a scientific topic, creates possibilities to use synergies between the German and international partners to increase research ... www.ufz.de<http://www.ufz.de> https://www.ufz.de/index.php?en=46080 PhD college inSTREAM - Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research<https://www.ufz.de/index.php?en=46080> Nutrient emissions from river catchments are still high, despite ongoing efforts to reduce loads from point-, and non-point sources. Elevated nutrient emissions impact water quality not only in the recipient streams but also pose a serious threat to downstream rivers and marine ecosystems. www.ufz.de<http://www.ufz.de>

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FW: Science Communication Day
by Lee, Linda S 19 Nov '19

19 Nov '19

The Science Policy Initiative of Notre Dame is currently recruiting STEM graduate students from across Indiana for a Science Communication Day at the Statehouse<https://sites.nd.edu/spi-club/indiana-science-communication-day/> on March 2nd, 2020. Participants will have the opportunity to meet with State Senators, Representatives and their staff to practice communicating about their research to a non-technical audience. The goal of the event is to increase visibility of scientists at the statehouse, and begin cultivating the relationships that are so essential for creating evidence-based policy. We would love to invite STEM graduate students from Purdue to join us, but we could really use your help. If your department has a newsletter, and you would be willing to share this flier<http://sites.nd.edu/spi-club/files/2019/11/IN-SciComm-Day-2020-v4.pdf>, or if you know how we could reach more students at your institution for recruitment, we would be so appreciative of your help. Please let us know if you would like any further information about the event, or how we can better reach Purdue students. Thank you, and all the best, Lexi Chirakos Co-President of The Science Policy Initiative at Notre Dame

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Opportunity: TRACER (TRajeCtories towards watER security)
by Lee, Linda S 18 Nov '19

18 Nov '19

Call for faculty who are interested in participating as a co-advisor or committee member for students selected to be in the first cohort and subsequent cohorts. See below and attached. : TRACER (TRajeCtories towards watER security) Purdue Partnership with Helmholtz-UFZ Center for Environmental Research (Leipzig, Germany) and University of Florida Purdue University has an active, institutional level Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Helmholtz-UFZ Center for Environmental Research (Leipzig, Germany), which includes University of Florida as the second US partner, and Technical University of Dresden, Germany. The catalyst for this MOU was extended discussions during my sabbatical leave at UFZ. To date, several PhD students from Purdue and faculty members have attended Summer Field School (in Magdeburg, Germany), Summer Synthesis Workshops (one at Purdue; two in Dresden), and have been part of personnel exchanges. Last year, a six-year collaborative project was funded by Helmholtz Association to establish a new International Research Schools, which are focused on a scientific topic, creates possibilities to use synergies between the German and international partners to increase research performance while at the same time offering a structured program of doctoral education. This project, TRACER (TRajeCtories towards watER security) is a Helmholtz International Research School, a part of the Initiative and Networking Fund of the President of the Helmholtz Association<https://www.helmholtz.de/en/about_us/the_association/initiating_and_network…>. Details can be found at the web site: https://www.ufz.de/index.php?en=46670. The TRACER project focuses on five topics reacted to water security, both quantity and quality, in diverse global basins, as impacted by anthropogenic pressures moderated by natural processes: * [Graphical illustration of the PLAN-B framework of TRACER | (c) TRACER Team] Basin-scale Water Quality Dynamics * Metabolism of Aquatic Ecosystems * Urban Water Management * Basin-wide Land Use Changes * Policy/Management for Water Security TRACER project aims to develop a new comprehensive understanding of temporal trajectories of human impacts on natural water systems and reciprocal effects on societies. This understanding will be globally transferable across wide ranges of economic and societal settings. The project will fund (3 years each) several PhD students over the project duration, and the cohorts will also include PhD students funded by partner institutions. Faculty members at all partner institutions can serve either as co-advisors or committee members. TRACER PhD students can participate in a variety of research and academic activities, including extended visits at partner institutions, and attending summer schools and synthesis workshops. The call for the first TRACER PhD cohort is out. Links to the five different topics are listed below. Please distribute them via your networks. Applications must be submitted via the UFZ application system to be considered. Purdue faculty members and current PhD students interested in being a part of the TRACER project are invited to contact Suresh Rao or Linda Lee. Graduate students interested in this project must submit applications via the UFZ application system to be considered (current call is now closed but next year, it will reopen for the next cohort). topic 1 https://recruitingapp-5128.de.umantis.com/Vacancies/1763/Description/2?cust… topic 2 https://recruitingapp-5128.de.umantis.com/Vacancies/1762/Description/2?cust… topic 3 https://recruitingapp-5128.de.umantis.com/Vacancies/1761/Description/2?cust… topic 4 https://recruitingapp-5128.de.umantis.com/Vacancies/1760/Description/2?cust… topic 5 https://recruitingapp-5128.de.umantis.com/Vacancies/1759/Description/2?cust… Linda S. Lee B480 Lilly Hall, West Lafayette, IN 47907; Office: (765) 494-8612; Cell (765) 414-3086; lslee(a)purdue.edu<mailto:lslee@purdue.edu> Purdue University Dept. of Agronomy, Professor of Environmental Chemistry Interdisciplinary Ecological Science & Engineering (ESE) Graduate Program, Program Head, www.purdue.edu/ese<http://www.purdue.edu/ese> Division of Environmental Ecological Engineering, Courtesy Faculty Appointment

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