Environmental Chemist III, prov

This is an entry-level position involving the performance of routine chemical and bacteriological analyses of water, food, soil, wastewater, and other sample matrices. Duties are performed in a laboratory, test site, or satellite laboratory. The employee reports directly to, and works under the general supervision of, a laboratory technician. Supervision of others is not a requirement of this class. Does related work as required.

Graduation from high school or possession of an equivalency diploma, plus EITHER:

(A) Graduation with a Bachelor’s degree in a natural science
** including successful completion of at least twelve (12) semester credit hours
*** in Chemistry; OR,

(B) Graduation with an Associate’s degree in a natural science
** including successful completion of at least twelve (12) semester credit hours
*** in Chemistry, plus one (1) year paid full-time or its part-time equivalent experience in laboratory testing, examination, and/or analysis in an environmental laboratory; OR,

(C) Graduation with an Associate's degree or successful completion of at least sixty (60) college semester credit hours***, both of which must include successful completion of at least twelve (12) semester credit hours
*** in Chemistry, plus two (2) years paid full-time or its part-time equivalent experience as defined in (B) above; OR,

(D) An equivalent combination of education
*** and experience as defined by the limits of (A), (B), and (C) above.

** Natural science includes Biology, Botany, Chemistry, Earth Science, Physics, and Zoology and their subsets.

*** Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications above must submit, at the time of application, a student or official copy of a college transcript or itemized list of course work and credits received.