Department: Environmental Quality

Division: Waste Management

Job Duties: The science surrounding contaminant vapor intrusion(VI)assessment and remediation is relatively new and is constantly changing as more research is conducted. As a result, VI assessments conducted today are more accurate and thorough than they have been historically. The objective of this project will be to evaluate recent and past VI data taken on brownfields properties and VI risk evaluation results for residential and non-residential brownfields property uses. The resultant data evaluation and analysis will fuel better, data-driven decisions for the development of Brownfields Program guidance on the assessment and mitigation of contaminant VI. This information will be used to guide program wide decisions such as when vapor mitigation systems are required, and the type and frequency of VI assessment required prior to construction on brownfield properties.

Major Task to be Performed: Data mining on existing VI data, conduct data analysis, and compile a data set of brownfield properties and their respective VI risk evaluation results, property re-use, and VI mitigation status.

Final Product or Outcome Anticipated: The final products would include: 1) a database of brownfields properties with the property reuse, VI risk evaluation (groundwater, soil, and indoor air) results and mitigation status; 2) a presentation of database results and data analyses, including comparison of risk evaluation results and the factors that influence risk evaluation results.

Academic Majors Desired: Environmental Science, Geology, Engineering, Public Policy, Statistical Analysis, Economics, other sciences.

A successful intern should have past experience conducting research and the capability to complete work remotely and online. Strong communication skills and skills in Microsoft Excel or other database applications are desired. The ability to complete quantitative reports or documents based on numbers such as NC Brownfields fees, redevelopment investment, property tax values, jobs created, and other measurable public benefits is also preferred.

• An applicant must be a permanent North Carolina resident attending a college, university, law school, community college or technical institute in North Carolina or a North Carolina resident attending an equivalent institution out of state.
• Applicants must carry a 2.5 or greater overall grade point average on a 4.0 scale.
• Applicant must be at least 18 years old by January 1, 2022.
• Community college students must have completed their first year completed before beginning the internship.
• Applicants must be continuing their education in the fall following their participation in the program.
• To qualify for a law internship, applicants must have completed at least one year of law school before the beginning of the internship, unless other majors are listed.
• Students having previously held paid internships with this program are not eligible to apply.
• Applicants must be willing and able to work full-time for the entire 10-week internship. Applicants must be able to provide legal proof of identity and work authorization within three working days of employment.