Environmental Management Post Masters Fellow - Environmental Remediation Data Scientist

Role Description

DOE’s Office of Environmental Management Graduate Fellowship Program is seeking graduate fellows to work on some of the nation’s greatest cleanup efforts. The successful candidate will join other postdocs and graduate fellows as part of the Minority Serving Institutions Partnership Program (MSIPP). MSIPP is funded by the Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (DOE-EM). The selected candidate will work on projects related to environmental data processing, analysis methods, statistical modeling, data visualizations, and AI tool development.

• Work with a wide range of types and formats of environmental data spanning geophysics, groundwater chemistry, water levels, remote sensing, etc. to condition and analyze data to identify trends and insights to support environmental remediation decision-making.
• Apply statistical, machine learning, and artificial intelligence approaches and methods to develop insights to the remediation process or tools that can guide the remediation process.
• Manage and organize large datasets to maintain data integrity and accessibility, meeting data validation and quality assurance objectives.
• Collaborate with environmental/chemistry experts, engineers, software developers, and data scientists to understand specific project goals and execute on project/task delivery.

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications:
• Candidates must have received a Master’s degree within the past 24 months or within the next 8 months from an accredited college or university.
• Minimum GPA of 3.0 is required.
• Preferred Qualifications:
• Degree in Data Science, with education (Minor or certificate) related to statistical analysis/modeling.
• Proficiency in math/data analytics and data science (e.g., statistics, Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning), including analysis using Tableau.
• Coding experience with Python, JavaScript, and SQL (R or VBA are a bonus).
• Experience with Amazon Web Services cloud computing, including serverless and AI services.
• Ability to work collaboratively in team settings, along with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience with data/software quality assurance programs (e.g., NQA-1).
• Strong familiarity with and interest in cleanup/environmental management and associated challenges.

Requirements

• This position involves access to sensitive systems and information. U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is subject to the Department of Energy Unclassified Foreign Visits & Assignments Program site, information, technologies, and equipment access requirements.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Robust telehealth care options
• Several mental health benefits
• Free wellness coaching
• Health savings account
• Flexible spending accounts
• Basic life insurance
• Disability insurance*
• Employee assistance program
• Business travel insurance
• Tuition assistance
• Relocation
• Backup childcare
• Legal benefits
• Supplemental parental bonding leave
• Surrogacy and adoption assistance
• Fertility support
• Employees may accrue up to 120 vacation hours per year
• Employees may receive ten paid holidays per year