Yujie Men Wins Prestigious NSF Career Award

Assistant Professor Yujie Men of the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering and an Environmental Toxicology Program faculty member, has been awarded a prestigious Career Award from the National Science Foundation. The award funds research that is expected to provide a foundation for the faculty member's career in integrating education and research. As described in the InsideUCR news release, Men's project focuses on understanding how micropollutants affect the development, proliferation and transmission of antibiotic resistance under environmentally relevant conditions. More details can be found in the news release link above. Our congratulations to Dr. Men on this award and recognition.   

Environmental Toxicologist or Biologist Position at US FDA

The US Food and Drug Adminstration's Center for Veterinary Medicine is searching for an environmental toxicologist or biologist to help conduct "scientific evaluations and regulatory reviews prepared to meet the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). This includes review of environmental assessments, terrestrial and/or aquatic ecotoxicology studies (e.g., soil microorganisms, plants, earthworms, dung fauna, algae, aquatic invertebrates, fish), and other data (e.g., environmental fate, transport, and exposure data) submitted by applicants of new animal drugs, feed/food additive petitions, and other types of applications." The position is in Rockville, Maryland and it available immediately.  More information can be found here. Our thanks to ETOX alumnus, Wesley Hunter, who forwarded the information to ETOX professor Jay Gan.   

Toxicologist Positions at the Institute for In Vitro Sciences

The Institute for In Vitro Sciences is looking to fill several open toxicologist and other positions in its Gaithersburg, Maryland location.  The positions include a toxicologist/study director position, a toxicologist position, a biologist position, and  respiratory toxicologist positions.  More information can be found here.  Our thanks to UCR alumna Dr. Careen Khachatoorian for directing the information to us.  

EPA Superfund Positions in Several Western States

Below is a message that I received from Emily Pimental of the USEPA. 

On Tuesday, August 3, 2021, the Superfund and Emergency Management Division in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Region 9 San Francisco Office will have job opportunities for Remedial Project Managers posted at https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/609284600. These job opportunities are for numerous positions based out of San Francisco for Remedial Project Manager positions working on abandoned uranium mines on Navajo Nation, other Superfund Sites on the National Priority List and Federal Facilities cleanups in Arizona, Nevada, California. Hawaii, and the Pacific Islands  To qualify for the position, applicants must meet the physical, life, or related engineering science education requirements and the related specialized experience described in the USAJOBS.gov announcement. Please forward this notice to any relevant contacts, professional organizations, or other interested parties. 

These positions are only posted and accepting applications for a limited time (only 10 business days – from August 3-16, 2021), so please distribute notice of this announcement immediately, and apply early on USAJobs.gov to ensure applications are submitted correctly with all the required documents.   

Interested applicants need to setup their USAJobs.gov account and obtain and upload their most up-to-date resumes, academic transcripts, and other needed documents to their USAJobs.gov profile. Applicants can find the job announcement on USAJobs.gov at https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/609284600 or by searching for “Environmental Protection Agency” in the Keyword field and “San Francisco, CA” in the location field. If the post does not appear, this means the job announcement has not been posted yet and the application period has not yet been opened.  

For additional information on this position, please visit the job announcement linked above.