ORISE Research Opportunities

The following ORISE Research Opportunities are available at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Research and Development (ORD), Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment (CPHEA), Pacific Ecological Systems Division (PESD). Please share these announcements with anyone in your network that may be interested in applying!

TitleEPA Coastal Acidification Vulnerability Research Opportunity
Reference CodeEPA-ORD-CPHEA-PESD-2020-05
Educational LevelBachelor’s Degree or Master’s Degree received within the last 60 months or anticipated to be received by 2/28/2021 11:59:00 PM.
Location(s) of the PositionNewport, OR
Level of ParticipationFull-time for one year
Closing DateFriday, 1/29/2021 3:00:00 PM Eastern Time Zone
# of Vacancies1
Opportunity Link: https://zintellect.com/Opportunity/Details/EPA-ORD-CPHEA-PESD-2020-05
TitleEPA Environmental Economist Fellowship
Reference CodeEPA-ORD-CPHEA-PESD-2020-04-A
Educational LevelDoctoral Degree received within the last 60 months or anticipated to be received by 12/31/2020 11:59:00 PM.
Location(s) of the PositionCorvallis, OR
Level of ParticipationFull-time for one year
Closing DateThursday, 12/31/2020 3:00:00 PM Eastern Time Zone (to be extended until February 2021)
# of Vacancies1
Opportunity Link: https://zintellect.com/Opportunity/Details/EPA-ORD-CPHEA-PESD-2020-04-A

ACES: A Community of Ecosystem Services

Register now for the virtual web-based symposium being held December 16-

The program and steering committees are excited to announce “A Community on Ecosystem Services 2021 Preview.” We would like to take this opportunity to engage with the ACES community on the vision and plans for ACES 2021; connect ACES to new communities with like interests; and highlight early career ecosystem services researchers. The program will have five sessions:

Session 1: ACES Intersections: Making Connections to Expand Our Community
Wednesday, December 16th from 10:00am–12:00pm EST
Session 2: ACES Fellows Lightning Round I
Wednesday, December 16th from 1:30pm–3:00pm EST

A rapid paced series of presentations on a wide variety of ecosystem services research from our ACES 2020 Student Fellows. Each speaker will provide a 7-minute presentation of their research followed by questions and answers.

Session 3: ACES 2020 Pollinator Buzz – At Home Happy Hour
Wednesday, December 16th from 5:00pm–6:30pm EST

Dive into the hive with us for a discussion on the intersection of pollinators, conservation, ecosystem services and business. There will be supporting presentations on recent pollinator research activities and pollinator investment priorities.

Session 4: What’s Next: An ACES 2021 Preview
Thursday, December 17th from 10:00am–11:30am EST

Please join us for a special session introduced by program co-chairs who will talk about the state of the ACES community in 2020, provide the vision for the 2021 conference, and engage the community on topics and sessions for the 2021 conference (with live polling). We welcome two expert speakers during this session who will address some of the critical themes planned for the ACES 2021 conference: “Ecosystem Services and Wellbeing: Mental Health Benefits” and “Cultural Ecosystem Services: An International Perspective.” After hearing from our speakers, there will be time for questions and discussion


Session 5: ACES Fellows Lightning Round II
Thursday, December 17th from 1:00pm–2:30 pm EST

A rapid paced series of presentations on a wide variety of ecosystem services research from our ACES 2020 Student Fellows. Each speaker will provide a 7-minute presentation of their research followed by questions and answers.

The webinar will conclude with a wrap up discussion from our conference co-chairs. We look forward to your participation!