Employment Opportunities in NCEA
Career Appointments:
The majority of NCEA scientists and engineers are hired under the competitive career appointment process. Starting grades depend on education and experience and typically range from GS-11 for scientists or engineers with masters degrees to GS-15 for those with PhDs. Promotions above the GS-13 level are governed by a technical qualifications board (TQB). Job vacancies are announced on this site whenever they become available.Currently, there are no positions available at this time. Please check back when you see new positions advertised on our recent additions page.
Working in NCEA
EPA's mission requires that NCEA maintain a staff of world class scientists in a broad range of disciplines to support four principle directions:- improving human health risk assessment,
- improving ecological risk assessment,
- integrating human health and ecological assessments, and
- linking risk assessment and risk management activities.
The U.S. EPA is an Equal Opportunity Employer