Vectorborne Disease Scientist -Life Sciences Scientist III - Zoonoses and One Health Program

This posting is only open to current residents of the State of Colorado.

At the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, we are charged with protecting Colorado’s health and environment – a responsibility that affects every person and every community in the state. CDPHE is distinctive because we bring public health and environmental protection together under one agency, recognizing that healthy people depend on healthy places. Our teams prevent diseases and injury, respond to emergencies ranging from

E.coli outbreaks to global pandemics, reduce air pollution, protect water quality, regulate health facilities, manage environmental hazards, perform advanced laboratory testing, provide birth and death records, and implement health promoting programs. We turn science and data into action, set statewide standards, and work alongside local public health agencies and community partners to meet Colorado’s most pressing health and environmental challenges. Working at CDPHE means applying your expertise to complex, consequential work that can improve lives across the state.

Our mission captures this broad portfolio of work: to advance Colorado’s health and protect the places we live, learn, work, and play. Our vision is a healthy and sustainable Colorado where current and future generations can thrive. Achieving the mission and vision takes bold action, talented people, broad partnerships, and a commitment to serving every Coloradan.

• TERM LIMIT: THIS POSITION IS TERM LIMITED AND FUNDING CANNOT BE GUARANTEED BEYOND 7/31/2027. THE INCUMBENT IN THIS POSITION MUST BE WILLING AND ABLE TO RESIGN ON THIS DATE OR WHEN FUNDS RUN OUT, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST.

CDPHE offers a comprehensive benefits package and the opportunity to build a meaningful career in public service. Benefits include:

• Medical and dental plans.

• Colorado PERA retirement options, including defined benefit plan or defined contribution plan.

• Optional 401(K) and 457 retirement plans.

• Employer-paid life insurance.

• Short- and long-term disability coverage.

• Potential flexible working arrangements

• 11 paid holidays per year and generous paid time off.

• Free parking and access to RTD bus lines.

• Tuition assistance.

• Employee wellness programs.

• Professional development opportunities.

• Career opportunities throughout Colorado state government.

Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.

This position is responsible for overseeing all aspects of active and passive tick surveillance and supporting mosquito surveillance for the state of Colorado. This position will also be responsible for surveillance of other disease vectors of human health concern and supporting investigations of reported human cases of vector-borne diseases.

This position is responsible for overseeing all aspects of active and passive tick surveillance for the state of Colorado. This position will also be responsible for surveillance of human cases of tick-borne infections.

• Provide guidance and training to local public health agencies and other partners on the surveillance and mitigation of arthropod-borne disease vectors. This primarily includes the tick surveillance programs overseen by CDPHE and mosquito surveillance run by local public health agencies and supported by CDPHE.

• Receive and identify tick specimens.

• Prepare tick specimens for pathogen testing as appropriate coordinate testing logistics, and management of test results.

• Manage entomologic surveillance data and determine how best to reporting these data to partners and the public

• Investigate reports of vector-borne diseases by conducting medical record reviews, interviewing case patients and…