Environmental Analyst
The State Hygienic Laboratory in Coralville is looking for an Environmental Analyst, within the Air Quality Unit of the Environmental Health Division. The Environmental Analyst position is primarily a field-based position and requires travel across the state of Iowa, frequently overnight. During sample collection, this position routinely ascends and descends ladders, stairs, and ramps; and consistently raises and lowers objects weighing up to 25 pounds, from one level to another.
Work Location: Coralville, Iowa
Work Modality: On-site. This position is performed fully on-site.
For a full job description, please send an e-mail to the contact listed below.
Pay Grade: 2A
University of Iowa offers a generous benefits package, including paid vacation and sick leave. Complete information regarding the full benefits package may be viewed at https://hr.uiowa.edu/benefits
About the State Hygienic Laboratory
The State Hygienic Laboratory’s main facilities are headquartered on the University of Iowa's Research Park campus northwest of Iowa City in Coralville. Additional testing facilities are part of the Iowa Laboratory Facilities in Ankeny, a Des Moines suburb.
Since 1904, the State Hygienic Laboratory has been at the forefront of public health issues in Iowa. As the state’s public health and environmental laboratory, the Hygienic Laboratory serves all of Iowa’s 99 counties through disease detection, environmental monitoring, and newborn and maternal screening.
Qualifications:
Education or Equivalency Required
A bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Chemistry, Biology, or a science with emphasis on analytical chemistry, or related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience is required.
Required Qualifications
· Basic working knowledge of maintaining, servicing, and calibration of Air Quality monitoring equipment.
· Demonstrate good teamwork and interpersonal skills, including relationship management within the unit and outside the immediate work unit.
· Demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills.
· Ability to perform tasks that require accuracy, attention to detail, including accurate record keeping.
· Demonstrate working proficiency with Microsoft Office software, (Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, etc.).
· Possession of a valid state or commercial driver's license, and the ability to meet University Fleet Safety Standards.
Desirable Qualifications
· Demonstrates work toward improvement and implementation of Air Quality Operations.
· 6 months or more of experience maintaining, servicing and calibration of Air Quality monitoring equipment.
Position and Application Details and Instructions:
Include your driver’s license information as a certification under the license and certifications section.
In order to be considered for an interview, applicants must upload the following required documents and mark them as a “Relevant File” to the submission:
· Cover Letter
· Resume
Job openings are posted for a minimum of 14 calendar days and may be removed from posting and filled any time after the original posting period has ended.
Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check, verification of a valid state or commercial driver’s license, and ability to meet University Fleet Safety Standards and credential/education verification. Up to 5 professional references will be requested at a later step in the recruitment process.
For additional questions, please contact: VPR Talent (vpr-talent@uiowa.edu)
Equal opportunity/affirmative action employer
The University of Iowa is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment free from discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth and related conditions), disability, genetic information, status as a U.S. veteran, service in the U.S. military, sexual orientation, gender identity, or associational preferences.
Persons with disabilities who need assistance or accommodations with the application or interview process may contact University Human Resources/Faculty and Staff Disability Services, (319) 335-2660 or fsds@uiowa.edu. For jobs in UI Health care, please contact UI Health care Leave & Disability Administration at 319-356-7543.
