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SUMMER INTERN JOB ANNOUNCEMENT
Located in EPA’s National Center for Environmental Economics in Washington, DC
Ideal for a Master’s or Ph.D. Candidate pursuing a degree in Economics or a related field
Begin as early as June 1, 2009 and will last at least 10 weeks
Salary range is approximately a GS-5 to GS-7 ($33,269 to $65, 531 as an annual rate) depending on education and years of experience
Applicant must be enrolled as a full-time student for the fall semester 2009
Applicant must be a U.S. citizen
How to apply? Send cover letter, resume, academic transcripts and short writing sample to Kelly Maguire (
maguire.kelly@epa.gov).
The deadline for submitting materials is
May 15, 2009.
Position Description:
EPA’s National Center for Environmental Economics (NCEE) is actively engaged in efforts to advance the analytical tools used to address the environmental justice (EJ) implications of environmental regulations. This summer intern project will involve supporting several activities related to EJ and the rulemaking process. First, the summer intern will conduct a comprehensive literature review of the economics and related literature addressing EJ issues. While there is an extensive line of literature examining the EJ issues at specific hazardous or other waste sites in specific communities, less work has been done on the EJ issues as they pertain to air and water pollutants or a larger geographic scale (i.e., national or regional). In addition, there are a number of answered analytic questions that arise from the existing literature, such as how to properly measure the baseline, the appropriate unit of analysis and how to define a threshold for a “disproportionate impact.” In order to inform these issues NCEE is planning a small workshop in late Fall 2009 to bring together key experts who will address these and other issues. As part of the background information that will inform the issues this workshop will address NCEE needs a comprehensive literature review of the analytic studies conducted in the last few decades on EJ and environmental regulation. This review will include studies that examine site specific analysis of hazardous waste facilities, as well as a summary of studies conducted for other pollutants and on different geographic scales. The literature review will need to highlight analytic tools, key issues and limitations and directions for future research. Second, the summer intern will review and summarize regulatory impact analyses that have been conducted on specific environmental regulations. Several economically significant regulations have conducted EJ analyses as part of the rulemaking effort. In order to inform future efforts in this regard it is important to have a comprehensive review of the analyses, the rules to which they apply, key limitations, and results. Third, this position will provide opportunities to engage on other EJ issues as they arise, such as assisting in developing interim memos that will provide information to other EPA offices on EJ analyses. Finally, this position will provide for approximately 20 percent time to pursue other research or projects of interest. This project is ideal for a Master’s candidate or Ph.D. candidate with an interest in equity considerations in environmental regulation.
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When openings occur, information on the positions and how to apply can be found at the following websites:
- OPM's USAJOBS website: http://jobsearch.usajobs.opm.gov
 (search under Department: Environmental Protection Agency; Location: Washington, DC; Occupational Series: 0110- Economist)
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