Supervisory Research Industrial Hygienist

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the agency Americans trust with their lives. As a global leader in public health, CDC is the nation’s premier health promotion, prevention, and preparedness agency. Whether we are protecting the American people from public health threats, researching emerging diseases, or mobilizing public health programs with our domestic and international partners, we rely on our employees to make a real difference in the health and well-being of our people here and around the world.

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is the federal institute within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). NIOSH is a research agency that focuses on the study of worker safety and health, and empowering employers and workers to create safe and healthy workplaces. A priority at NIOSH is to develop new knowledge in the field of occupational safety and health and to transfer that knowledge into practice.

To do this, NIOSH conducts work-related research and makes recommendations to prevent worker injury and illness. The work done at NIOSH impacts every segment of the American workforce.

Our mission is to develop new knowledge in the field of occupational safety and health and to transfer that knowledge into practice. NIOSH programs are responsive to the occupational safety and health problems that burden workers now and in the future. A career at NIOSH means joining one of the best places to work as a public servant, protecting the lives of all workers.

This exciting career opportunity for a Supervisory Research Industrial Hygienist is with the Spokane Mining Research Division.

The Spokane Mining Research Division is part of the NIOSH Mining Program. The Program serves as the focal point for miner safety and health research ated in beautiful Spokane, Washington, we operate a state-of-the-art facility in a growing city that offers a well-balanced lifestyle with many outdoor activities, cultural events, and high-quality schools!

Join us and be part of an exciting team conducting research and providing guidance on occupational safety and health!

This position is to provide professional industrial hygiene scientific support and expertise for designing and conducting research focused on identifying, analyzing, and reporting on emerging industrial hygiene health issues and problems as it relates to occupational safety and health, as well as providing expert advice to agency installations nationwide.

The Supervisory Research Industrial Hygienist will carry out the duties and responsibilities outlined below:

• Providing scientific consultation and technical expertise and promote partnerships on industrial hygiene evaluation and exposure assessment research including the anticipation, recognition, evaluation, and control of workplace hazards, and promote partnerships.
• Conducting exposure assessment and occupational health research projects and provide exposure assessment support for epidemiological and health studies that elucidate the relationship between workplace hazards and adverse health outcomes.
• Overseeing the technical quality, quantity, and timeliness of work produced by subordinates, which involves reviewing written and oral reports, providing comments and suggestions for improving these reports, and ultimately approving final products.
• Providing scientific and administrative leadership to teams, set priorities and assigning work, monitoring and leading team in all tasks, and providing advice and guidance in scientific and administrative matters;
  Serving as a project planning resource and mentor.

U.S. Citizens, Nationals, or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.

Location:

Spokane, WA

Salary: $126,432 - $164,366 per year

Work Schedule:

Full-Time

Telework eligible:
Yes— as determined by the agency policy.

Appointment Type:
Permanent

Supervisory Status:
Yes

Announcement number: HHS-CDC-DE-

Control number:

Travel Required

Occasional travel - 25% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position.

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