Great Green Job of the Week: Environmental Scientist at Green Seal

Green Seal, a non-profit organization dedicated to environmental standard setting, product certification and public education, is seeking an environmental scientist to work at their headquarters in Washington, D.C.  Green Seal works toward sustainability by identifying and promoting environmentally responsible products, purchasing and production.

Title: Environmental Scientist

Position Type: Full Time

Position Overview:

Green Seal is seeking an Environmental Scientist to work on environmental leadership standard setting across a range of products and services.

Responsibilities:

The role will lead and support the development of environmental leadership standards for Green Seal. The main responsibilities of this position will be to evaluate technical research and work with external experts to develop criteria for environmental leadership standards; interact and coordinate with external stakeholders; conduct and support life cycle research; and manage projects.

Qualifications:

It is preferred that the candidate have an MS plus at least 1 year of experience or a PhD in chemistry, biology, environmental science, toxicology, engineering, physics, or related field. Experience with life cycle research and critical analysis of technical research is strongly preferred. Experience with standard development and stakeholder processes is not required, but preferred.

To apply, please email standards@greenseal.com with a cover letter, resume, and three references by September 30th, 2008.

Get more info about Green Seal at GreenSeal.org.

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