Pegasus Technical Services, Inc., an environmental consulting firm in Cincinnati, Ohio, has an immediate opening for an Aquatic Biologist with an emphasis in ecotoxicology. This full-time position is funded through a U.S. EPA contract, and the work will be performed on-site at a U.S. EPA Facility in Cincinnati, OH.<\/p>\n
The successful candidate will be a motivated self-starter with initiative and flexibility, possess critical thinking skills via an aptitude for problem solving while envisioning the final product\/project deliverables. This R&D aquatic research laboratory receives water and sediment samples from the field that are associated with, lakes, streams and rivers to assess ecological health of sites via monitoring programs and assesses remediation efforts\/progress of ecologically impacted sites (i.e. Superfund). Past and current research opportunities have included CEC (contaminants of emerging concern) baseline\/threshold establishment for nanoparticles, pesticides, WWTP & CAFO hormones and\/or antibiotics & pharmaceuticals, agricultural fertilizer run-off, HAB\u2019s (harmful algal bloom toxins) and real-time biomonitoring. The ideal candidate should have familiarity and experience with toxicological specific statistical analysis tools to generate dose\/response relationships along a gradient of chemical concentrations exposed to biological models (fish & aquatic invertebrates). In addition, the successful candidate is expected to have expertise in field sampling and fish identification including fish collections using electroshocking methods. Endpoints produced will consist primarily of: mortality, growth, reproduction, fecundity, fertility, behavioral, etc. effect levels via LOEC, NOEC, IC\u2019XX\u2019, LC\u2019XX\u2019 as well as fundamental t-tests and ANNOVAs. Summary reports for each project are produced, reviewed and submitted to the US EPA principal investigator. The person in this position will also provide support for on-going laboratory research activities, perform data management and record keeping, maintain equipment, track inventory supplies, and ensure proper QA\/QC guidelines are followed.<\/p>\n
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