StateJobsNY

NY HELPNo

AgencyHealth, Department of

TitleAssistant Research Scientist/Research Scientist 1 (Epidemiology) – 04376

Occupational CategoryI.T. Engineering, Sciences

Salary Grade18

Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)

Salary RangeFrom $45455 to $71980 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Non-competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 8:30 AM

To 4:30 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

County Albany

Street Address Center for Environmental Health; Bureau of Water Supply Protection (BWSP)

Corning Tower

City Albany

StateNY

Zip Code12237

Minimum Qualifications Grade 14 - Bachelor’s degree in Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Public Health or
another closely related field and one year of experience in that field. Thirty graduate hours
leading to an advanced degree in an appropriate field may be substituted for the required
experience.
Grade 18 - Bachelor’s degree in Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Public Health or
another closely related field and two years of professional research experience in that field or a
Master’s degree in the above fields and one year of professional research experience in that
field.
PREFERRED
QUALIFICATIONS
The preferred candidate will have experience collecting water samples for a variety of analytes,
including chemical and microbiological, experience collecting air sampling for microbiological
organisms, and developing corresponding sampling protocols, experience conducting analysis of
weather patterns in relation to disease incidence, and/ or experience conducting data analysis using
SAS, SatScan, ArcGIS, and NVivo. Preference will be given to candidates with familiarity with
cooling tower operations, including chemical applications, cycles of concentration, and materials
and maintenance and/ or familiarity with building water systems, including chemical compatibility,
water treatment, and monitoring and sampling.

Duties Description The incumbent will be responsible for supporting research, investigation, and monitoring and
evaluation activities related to the implementation of 10NYCRR Part 4, Protection Against
Legionella. Duties will include environmental sampling participating in community and nosocomial
legionellosis investigations, quantitative and qualitative data analysis, drafting reports and
publications, and other duties as assigned.

Additional Comments Permanent, non-competitive, fulltime.

Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.

Name Human Resources Management Group, MST/RS 18-

Telephone 518-486-1812

Fax 518-473-3395

Email Address resume@health.ny.gov

Address

Street Room 2217, Corning Tower Building, Empire State Plaza,

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12237

Notes on ApplyingSubmit resume, preferably in PDF format, to Human Resources Management Group, MST/RS 18-
14/04376, Room 2217, Corning Tower Building, Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York
12237- 0012, or fax to (518) 473-3395, or by email to resume@health.ny.gov, with Reference Code
MST/RS 18-14/04376 included in the subject line. Failure to include the required information in the
subject line of your email or fax may result in your resume not being considered for this position.
Resumes will be accepted until October 5, 2018.