NIEHS Legislative Liaison, Bethesda, MD 

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The Office of the Director (OD), National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) has an exciting employment opportunity for a Legislative Liaison in its Bethesda, Maryland office.  The mission of NIEHS is to discover how the environment affects people in order to promote healthier lives; the OD provides leadership, coordinates initiatives, and oversees the scientific research necessary to accomplish this mission.  The OD works with other federal partners, members of Congress, and various other stakeholders to coordinate and support research on environmental health sciences. The Legislative Liaison advises the Director of NIEHS on the significance of emerging science policy and legislative issues and is the Institute’s principal contact on all major policy, legislative, and constituency matters.  If you have experience interacting with Congressional staff and in conducting activities related to science policy, planning, and analysis, then this job may be for you.  Your scientific understanding and political savvy make you great candidate for this position!  For more information about the NIEHS OD, please visit http://www.niehs.nih.gov/about/od/index.cfm. 

Applications will be accepted beginning September 28, 2015. To view the full vacancy announcement and to apply for this position, please go to: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/416550200 

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