Environmental Health Risk Assessment

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Micro-CredentialCIP: 26.1305

Training on assessing environmental health risks| including exposure assessment| risk characterization| and mitigation strategies.

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Environmental Health Risk Assessment

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Micro-CredentialCIP: 26.1305

Training on assessing environmental health risks| including exposure assessment| risk characterization| and mitigation strategies.

Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

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Skills

SpeakingReading ComprehensionActive ListeningWritingCritical ThinkingScienceJudgment and Decision MakingComplex Problem SolvingActive LearningLearning StrategiesInstructingSocial PerceptivenessService OrientationMonitoringCoordinationMathematics

Knowledge

BiologyEnglish LanguageMathematicsEducation and TrainingChemistryCustomer and Personal ServiceGeographyAdministration and ManagementComputers and ElectronicsPublic Safety and SecurityLaw and Government

Abilities

Oral ExpressionOral ComprehensionWritten ComprehensionWritten ExpressionDeductive ReasoningInductive ReasoningInformation OrderingProblem SensitivitySpeech ClarityNear VisionCategory FlexibilitySpeech RecognitionFluency of IdeasMathematical Reasoning

Tasks

Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory work, assignments, and papers.
Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as molecular biolo
Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, and course materials and methods of instructio
Write letters of recommendation for students.
Provide visitor services, such as explaining regulations, answering visitor requests, needs and comp
Assist with operations of general facilities, such as visitor centers.
Confer with park staff to determine subjects and schedules for park programs.
Train staff and volunteers on park programs.
Regulate grazing, such as by issuing permits and checking for compliance with standards, and help ra
Manage forage resources through fire, herbicide use, or revegetation to maintain a sustainable yield
Coordinate with federal land managers and other agencies and organizations to manage and protect ran
Apply herbicide to eliminate harmful plants.
Apply principles of specialized fields of science, such as agronomy, soil science, forestry, or agri
Plan soil management or conservation practices, such as crop rotation, reforestation, permanent vege
Monitor projects during or after construction to ensure projects conform to design specifications.
Program and use computers to store, process, and analyze data.
Prepare technical and research reports, such as environmental impact reports, and communicate the re
Supervise biological technicians and technologists and other scientists.
Inventory and order lab supplies.
Supervise or direct the work of other geneticists, biologists, technicians, or biometricians working
Plan or conduct basic genomic and biological research related to areas such as regulation of gene ex
Prepare results of experimental findings for presentation at professional conferences or in scientif
Maintain accurate laboratory records and data.
Design molecular or cellular laboratory experiments, oversee their execution, and interpret results.
Write grant applications to obtain funding.
Develop new software applications or customize existing applications to meet specific scientific pro
Communicate research results through conference presentations, scientific publications, or project r
Create novel computational approaches and analytical tools as required by research goals.
Study nutritional requirements of animals and nutritive values of animal feed materials.
Write up or orally communicate research findings to the scientific community, producers, and the pub
Develop improved practices in feeding, housing, sanitation, or parasite and disease control of anima
Develop, or make recommendations on, management systems and plans for wildlife populations and habit
Inventory or estimate plant and wildlife populations.
Inform and respond to public regarding wildlife and conservation issues, such as plant identificatio
Use advanced technologies, such as GIS, remote sensing, and drone technology, for wildlife tracking, habitat mapping, and population studies.

Technology

Analytical or scientific softwareData base user interface and query softwareGraphics or photo imaging softwareGeographic information systemObject or component oriented development softwareElectronic mail softwareOffice suite softwareDocument management softwareMap creation softwareData mining softwareComputer aided design CAD softwareComputer based training softwareCalendar and scheduling softwareWord processing softwareDesktop publishing softwareWeb page creation and editing softwareOperating system softwareDevelopment environment softwareData base management system softwarePortal server softwareSpreadsheet software

Tools

Anaerobic growth chambersBenchtop ultracentrifugesCarbon dioxide analysis equipmentCarousel slide projectorsChemiluminescence imaging systemsCompact digital camerasCompact disk CD playersComputer data input scannersComputer laser printersConference telephonesDesktop computersDigital calculatorsDigital video camerasDigital video disk DVD playersElectrophoresis equipmentAll-terrain vehicles ATVAnimal trapping equipmentAugersAutomated external defibrillators AEDBackpack tanksBoat trailersBrush cuttersCanoesChainsawsClaw hammersDigital still camerasDrip torchesDump trucksDouble-ring infiltrometersGlobal positioning system GPS devices

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