Located in Concord, MA at the New England District of the US Army Corps of Engineers, the Risk and Decision Science Team of the Engineer Research and Development Center’s Environmental Laboratory provides hands-on experience through permanent full-time positions applying techniques from risk & decision science to topic areas in civil, environmental, and systems engineering, management, planning, and restoration, as well as projects in energy, military support, and homeland security. Our team provides unique opportunities to participate in high-impact basic research on cutting-edge issues and mission-critical applied research addressing national challenges.

Recent projects that employees have had the opportunity to work on include:

Building networks relating to Bronze Age civilizational collapse
Developing methods and metrics to assess infrastructure system resilience
Data analytics and tool development for the COVID-19 response in FEMA Region-1
Developing strategic frameworks for humanitarian assistance and disaster response
Optimizing dredging operations, invasive species control, and infrastructure investments
Stakeholder engagement and characterizing uncertainty for environmental management
Spatial analyses of environmental, humanitarian, and homeland security concerns
Developing software for net zero energy, dredging, and bioaccumulation risk modeling
Analyzing risk in complex systems to improve resilience in the face of compounding threats

Our work on these projects typically entails basic and applied research in the following areas:

Risk assessment and decision analysis
Uncertainty analysis in complex systems
Machine learning
Optimization & cognitive science
Water resources & environmental science
Value of information & other meta-analyses
Life-cycle assessment & economic principles
Value engineering, scenario analysis, and network science

Ready to hone your research skills and learn how the federal government utilizes decision science?

We are looking for individuals holding a Bachelor's degree with backgrounds and interests in environmental science, engineering, biology, mathematics, physics, data science, computer science, and similar fields to join our multidisciplinary team as full-time employees.

Flexible hybrid work schedule, with the ideal candidate willing to relocate to the greater Boston, MA area. The ideal candidate will also have strong written and oral communication skills, robust quantitative research skills, and be able to prioritize task completion in the face of multiple complex projects and deadlines.

We offer a full, comprehensive health and benefits package.

If you are interested in working with us, please submit your resume (CV optional) through LinkedIn. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis in the order they are received.

U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) jobs

Research Scientist/Engineer