Virunya Bhat is Selected as Fellow of the Academy of Toxicological Sciences

ETOX alumna Virunya Bhat has recently been selected to become a Fellow of the Academy of Toxicological Sciences.  ATS fellows are selected based on an exemplary record of professional accomplishment, professional appointments in the field, and extensive evidence of recognition of competence and sound judgment in toxicology by their peers.  Virunya recently took a position as a chemical safety officer with the International Programme on Chemical Safety at the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland. Our congratulations to Virunya for this distinguished and well deserved recognition. We also wish her the best in her new position.  

Multiple Positions within the California Department of Public Health and CalEPA

The Environmental Health Investigations Branch, at the California Department of Public Health in Richmond, CA has a number of positions currently open and more will be opening in the next month or two.  These include:

Senior Research Scientist (Research Scientist IV) – Now open, applications due by 2/12/2024 (but may get extended)

PhD level Environmental Epidemiologist/Statistician – technical lead for Biomonitoring California and adviser on Branch level projects, further info below

If interested, please consult Job Control Id 412157 on Cal Careers.

For additional information regarding minimum qualifications and to obtain list eligibility, please visit the RS IV examination information page.

Research Scientist I – Now open, applications due 2/2/2024

Early career environmental epidemiologist and laboratory assistant with Biomonitoring California

If interested, please consult Job Control Id 410311 on Cal Careers.

Senior Environmental Scientist – Open until filled

Senior Environmental Scientist (Specialist)

This position is with our sister program in Biomonitoring California at the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment

The Environmental Health Investigations Branch also has two positions that will be opening up in the next month. Please check back on the EHIB website for the postings or email me (Kathleen.Attfield@cdph.ca.gov) to be notified when they open.

Research Scientist II – Environmental Epidemiologist with the developing Toxicological Outbreak Program - Be part of a dynamic team that responds and investigates non-infectious, toxicological outbreaks!

Health Program Specialist II – Communications and Outreach Specialist with the Emergency Preparedness Team engaging with partners to build community resilience for environmental, climate-related and natural disasters.

Research Scientist IV: Come join the dynamic team of epidemiologists, toxicologists, laboratorians, and health educators that make up Biomonitoring California!

The Environmental Health Investigations Branch (EHIB) is currently recruiting for a Research Scientist (RS) IV (Epidemiology/Biostatistics). Within the Exposure Assessment Section, the RS IV (Epi/Bio) will use their advanced epidemiologic and statistical expertise to serve as a technical lead for the California Environmental Contaminants Biomonitoring Program (also known as Biomonitoring California) and as a technical advisor for EHIB. As lead scientist, the RS IV’s responsibilities include designing biomonitoring and other environmental health studies and conducting data analysis to reveal population-level exposure trends and explore disparities and sources of exposure. The RS IV provides guidance on EHIB projects related to exposure investigations and impacts of climate change. This position is located on the Richmond Campus.

The above information was from an email from Kathleen Attfield (Kathleen.Attfield@cdph.ca.gov).  We thank Scott Coffin, an ETOX alumnus, who forwarded the information.  

Lauren Walker Serves as Vice President-elect of the DEAI on the FASEB Board

Lauren Walker, toxicologist at Colgate-Palmolive and ETOX alumna, has recently been selected to serve as Vice President-elect of the Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion (DEAI) on the Federation for American Societies of American Biology Board.  As such, she serves as Vice Chair of the Federation's DEAI Committee that "is charged with developing and implementing strategies to guide the Federation’s efforts to foster diverse, equitable, accessible, and inclusive research, training, and professional environments". Our congratulations to Lauren for this nice recognition.  More information can be found on the Federation's website and on its LinkedIn page.  [The photo above is from the LinkedIn post.]

Assistant Professor Positions at the University of Washington

From the UW website. The Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences within the School of Public Health at the University of Washington (UW) invites applications for three tenure-track faculty positions at the rank of Assistant Professor, beginning in Autumn quarter 2024.

These positions may specialize in a discipline that informs environmental and occupational health including environmental toxicology, exposure science including exposomics, environmental and occupational epidemiology, climate and health, environmental justice, environmental health disparities, microbiome and environmental health, environmental chemistry, economic or policy analysis in environmental and occupational health sciences, ergonomics/musculoskeletal diseases or occupational safety science. Initial review of applications will begin January 16, 2024 and will continue until the positions are filled.

More information can be found at the UW School of Public Health website.