CalEnviroScreen Research Scientist

Job Description And Duties

The Community Assessment and Environmental Trends Section (CAETS) in the Community and Environmental Epidemiology Research Branch (CEERB) within the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment has responsibilities for directing two major program areas within the branch. These two programs are (1) the development and updating of the Cal Enviro Screen  cumulative impacts screening tool and (2) the analysis of environmental and population data to characterize statewide trends in environmental conditions.

Each of these programs is housed in a unit (the Community Assessment and Research Unit and the Environmental Trends Unit). CAETS also provides technical assistance related to the evaluation of cumulative impacts to other programs in OEHHA, the California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA), and other California government entities and supports the identification of disadvantaged communities under Senate Bill 535 of 2012.
The incumbent, under the general supervision of the Chief of the Community Assessment and Research Unit (CARU), plans, organizes, and carries out moderately complex scientific research and data analysis concerning the development and refinement of Cal Enviro Screen  and related tools. The incumbent applies principles of epidemiology, biostatistics, public health, and environmental justice to examine relationships between pollutant exposures and potential cumulative impacts in communities.

The incumbent evaluates health and environmental data, supports the development of indicators, and serves as a technical scientific consultant in communicating findings to internal and external stakeholders. The incumbent serves as a team member in various public health-related projects and investigations to improve Cal Enviro Screen  as a screening tool for cumulative impact analysis on a geographic basis and to communicate its findings.

The incumbent also serves as a team member in fulfilling contractual obligations to the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB), supporting research efforts on a variety of issues related to drinking water, as well as on efforts related to the human right to water and OEHHA’s Human Right to Water Data tool.
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This position may be eligible for hybrid telework under Government Code 14200 for eligible applicants residing in California, subject to the candidate meeting telework eligibility criteria set forth in the CalEPA telework policy and/or future program need. Employees not residing in California are not eligible for telework. Regardless of telework eligibility, all employees may be required to report to the position’s designated headquarters location, as indicated on their duty statement, at their own expense.

This position may be located either at 1515 Clay Street, 16th Floor, Oakland, or at 1001 I Street, 12th Floor, Sacramento, California.

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• Duty Statement

• Job Code #: JC-510175
• Position #(s):
  
  -XXX
• Working Title:
  
  Cal Enviro Screen  Research Scientist
• Classification: RESEARCH SCIENTIST
• Salaries: $7,625.00 - $9,799.00
• $6,942.00 - $8,922.00 A
• $7,625.00 - $9,799.00 B
• # of Positions: 1
• Work Location:
  
  United States
• Telework:
  Hybrid
• Job Type: Permanent, Full Time

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