THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 5 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION. This National Guard position is for a INDUSTRIAL HYGIENIST, Position Description Number T5904600 and is part of the RI 143rd Medical Group.

Duties

As an Industrial Hygienist, ensures statutory and regulatory compliance with applicable Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Air Force Occupational Safety and health (AFOSH) directives and regulations. Acts as the technical expert and advisor to Wing leadership on all issues pertaining to the above directives. Serves as an expert advisor concerning OSHA, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), and US Air Force on installation health matters such as, (a) health hazard identification, evaluation and abatement; (b) workplace surveillance, (c) medical legal documentation, (d) asbestos abatement, (e) lead based paint, (f) ionizing and nonionizing radiation, (g) The Luminescent Dosimetry (TLD), (h) air emissions, (i) drinking water, (j) wastewater discharges, (k) hazardous wastes, (l) Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) activities, (m) pesticide use, (n) environmental noise, (o) environmental assessment, (p) environmental sampling, and (q) other environmental monitoring. Serves as an installation expert regarding Nuclear Biological and Chemical readiness issues.

Requirements

• To be considered for this Excepted Service Title 5 position, you must be a current Federal Employee/Technician in tenure I, II, or III (Temporary Employees/Technicians with 0 tenure will not meet the criteria).
• Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation. Must be able to obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance of the position.
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
• Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
• This position is covered by the Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Amendment (30 Sep 96) of the Gun Control Act (Lautenberg Amendment) of 1968. An individual convicted of qualifying crime of domestic violence may not perform the duties of this position.
• May occasionally be required to work other than normal duty hours; overtime may be required.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance of the position.
• This position is covered by the Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Amendment (30 Sep 96) of the Gun Control Act (Lautenberg Amendment) of 1968. An individual convicted of a qualifying crime of domestic violence may not perform the duties of this position.

Qualifications

BASIC REQUIREMENTS: - A bachelor's or graduate/higher level degree in industrial hygiene, occupational health sciences, occupational and environmental health, toxicology, safety sciences, or related science; or - A bachelor's degree in a branch of engineering, physical science, or life science that included 12 semester hours in chemistry, including organic chemistry, and 18 additional semester hours of courses in any combination of chemistry, physics, engineering, health physics, environmental health, biostatistics, biology, physiology, toxicology, epidemiology, or industrial hygiene; or - Certification from the American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH). SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: 1 year specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-09. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION: 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph. D. degree or Ph. D or equivalent doctoral degree.

Education

Listed under Basic Requirements above.

Contacts

• Address RI 143rd Medical Group 1 Hercules Drive North Kingstown, RI 02852 US
• Name: Abel Coronel
• Phone: (401) 275-4295
• Email: [email protected]