United States Environmental Protection Agency Region 2 - New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands 2003 SUMMER EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | INFORMATION APPLICABLE TO ALL SUMMER JOBS | | | | 1. Most summer positions will have a tentative starting date of June 2, 2003 and end no later| | than September 30, 2003. All positions are full-time, 40 hours per week. | | | | 2. To receive consideration for these positions, you must be a United States Citizen. | | Naturalized citizens will be required to provide the original Certificate of | | Naturalization for review before appointment. | | | | 3. You must be a student to apply for these positions. A student is an individual who is | | enrolled or accepted for enrollment as a degree seeking student and is taking at least | | a half-time academic course load in an accreditied 2 year or 4 year college or university or | | graduate school. | | | | 4. To apply, submit an Optional Application for Federal Employment (OF-612) or resume or any | | other written format of your choice. All applications must be accompanied by a transcript of | | your college courses (unofficial copy is acceptable). If you cannot obtain a transcript, | | provide a listing of all college course work, including course titles and credits earned, that| | you will have completed by the end of the current school year. Regardless of the format you | | choose, you must include all of the credits you expect to earn by the end of this Spring | | 2003 semester. | | | | 5. Send applications and transcripts to EPA Human Resources Branch, 290 Broadway, 28 floor | | South, New York, N.Y. 10007, Attention: Summer Employment. Jobs are located both in New | | York and New Jersey (see below): please indicate on your federal application or resume | | which geographic location(s) you want to be considered for. | | | | 6. For more information about these positions, contact the EPA Human Resources Branch on | | 212-637-3550. | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | THESE ARE SOME OF THE ANTICIPATED POSITIONS: | | | | Location Codes | | | | 1. Engineering Technician, GS-04 1, 2 | | 2. Environmental Engineer, GS-05/07 1, 2 | | 3. Physical Science Technician, GS-04 1, 2 | | 4. Environmental Scientist, GS-05/07 1, 2 | | 5. Biological Technician, GS-04 2 | | 6. Environmental Protection Assistant, GS-03/04 1, 2 | | 7. Environmental Protection Specialist, GS-05/07 1, 2 | | 8. Program Analyst, GS-05/07 1 | | | | | | Location Code 1: 290 Broadway, New York, New York | | Location Code 2: Edison, New Jersey (Woodbridge Avenue near | | Middlesex Community College, off of Route 287) | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | SALARY RATES (Per Hour) | | | |General Schedule Salary Rates ) | |Environmental Engineers Only | | GS-03 $ 10.31 GS-05 $14.60 | | GS-04 $ 11.57 GS-07 $18.08 | | GS-05 $ 12.94 | | GS-07 $ 16.03 | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS (see Note below) | | | | As a minimum, applicants must have education in the following amounts: | | | | GS-3 1 year college* | | GS-4 2 years college | | GS-5 4 years college leading to a Bachelor's degree | | GS-7 Bachelor's degree with superior academic achievement, OR 1 year of graduate work. | | | | *One year of college is equal to 30 semester hours. | | | | SUPERIOR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT: Can be met by one of the following: | | 1. Class standing in upper third of your graduating class; | | | | 2. A grade average of "B" (3.0 of a possible 4.0) or its equivalent; | | | | 3. A "B+" (3.5 of a possible 4.0) average or its equivalent for all courses completed in a | | qualifying major field of study; | | | | 4. Election to membership in one of the national honorary societies that meet the requirement| | of the Association of College Honor Societies. | | | | SPECIAL NOTE : Applicants for any of the engineer or science positions at grade levels GS-4, | | GS-5 or GS-7 will be further evaluated for specific coursework in engineering or science as | | required by the qualifications standards (available for review at www.opm.gov/qualifications).| | | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|