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.