California Department of Public Health
Job Title: Research Scientist Supervisor, Zoonotic and Vector borne Diseases Molecular and Sequencing Research
Work Location: Contra Costa County
Application deadline: 12/30/2024
This position supports the California Department of Public Health’s (CDPH) mission and strategic plan by being responsible for the supervision of Research Scientists and other lower-level staff. The Research Scientist Supervisor (RSS I) is the direct supervisor and technical leader of the Zoonotic and Vector borne Diseases Section. Duties include providing administrative guidance and direction to subordinates and planning, organizing, and directing major scientific research studies or public health investigations of a broad scientific scope and complexity, making independent decisions, and serving as a consultant to other lower-level scientists conducting studies in the field of zoonotic and vector borne diseases. The RSS I performs administrative duties including budgeting and program planning for special scientific research projects, recruitment, training, and supervising appropriate research personnel and other lower-level staff. The RSSI may conduct highly specialized phases of a major scientific project or investigation that would require coordination with professional staff from other State, local, or Federal agencies and publish or present such scientific research or investigations to other public health experts and the community.
Special Requirements
In order to be considered for this position, you must submit a copy of your college transcripts official or un-official and/or Degree for education verification.
For experience/education to qualify during the application screening process, and to ensure that minimum qualifications can be determined, applicants should include all employment history on the Employment Application (STD 678) and/or Resume, including detailed job descriptions, hours worked per week, and start/end dates (MM/DD/YYYY). Application packages without this information will experience delayed processing times and your eligibility for this position may be impacted.
A completed State application (STD. 678) and any other relevant documents (e.g. unofficial transcript, copy of degree, resume, etc.) should be submitted electronically via your CalCareers Account. Please reference Job Control # (460152) and indicate the basis of your eligibility in the Examination(s) or Job Title(s) section. SROA and surplus candidates should submit a copy of their letter with their application. Please remove any confidential information (i.e. social security number, date of birth) from your documents prior to submission.
Complete Application Packages (including your Examination/Employment Application (STD 678) and applicable or required documents) must be submitted to apply for this Job Posting. Application Packages may be submitted electronically through your CalCareers Account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov. Submitting an electronic application through your CalCareers account is strongly recommended since electronic applications will be received/processed faster than other methods of filing. Please submit only one application.
If you are unable to submit your application electronically through your CalCareers account, please email apply@cdph.ca.gov for assistance and a CDPH Human Resources Division staff member will contact you to assist with the online application process or, a hard copy application package may be submitted through an alternative method as explained in the How to Apply section below. When submitting your application in hard copy, a completed copy of the Application Package listing must be included.
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