Overview
Serving within the Research Faculty of The Institute, this position directly supports the extension, service, and economic development missions of Georgia Tech to the State of Georgia and beyond. As part of the Georgia Tech Enterprise Innovation Institute (EI2), primarily this role provides program development and implementation in the areas of Safety, Health, and Environmental Services. EI2 Occupational Health professionals provide industrial hygiene consulting to small businesses in the state of Georgia under a grant from the Department of Labor-OSHA
Travel: Local, in-state, and occasional out-of-state travel.
Provide industrial hygiene consultation to small businesses in the state of Georgia.
Oversee job site assessments by analyzing, identifying, and measuring workplace hazards or stresses that can cause sickness, impaired health, or significant discomfort in workers through chemical, physical, ergonomic, or biologic exposures. Prepare technical reports in alignment with sponsor requirements.
Conduct management and employee interviews.
Formulate and administer training programs as part of the OSHA Training Institute at Georgia Tech and for other projects to develop trainings for companies. Support the Georgia Tech OSHA Training institute by developing coursework and conducting training courses for professional education students
Perform other related duties as assigned, including but not limited to grant proposal writing, course development, statistical analysis, educational document writing, and other projects
The position requires significant time dedicated to travel. The consultation programs encompass small businesses in the state of Georgia, and most consultations are conducted in-person. Valid license and means of transportation are required. Other domestic travel depends on project needs. This position does require time in office on Georgia Tech’s main campus.
Preferred Skills/Work Experience: Five to Seven years of job-related experience (or equivalent combination of education and work experience). Industrial hygiene sampling experience or experience using hygiene sampling equipment. Working knowledge of occupational ergonomics and occupational health regulatory topics. OSHA training from an approved OSHA Training Institute Education Center. Experience managing Process Safety Management programs.
Demonstrate the ability to enhance and effectively deliver programs to diverse worker populations through your understanding and value of knowledge-of-self, language, culture, and community, such as proficiency in Spanish.
About Georgia Institute of Technology (Enterprise Innovation Institute)
About The Enterprise Innovation Institute
The Enterprise Innovation Institute is Georgia Tech's economic development arm, comprised of more than a dozen programs. It's the largest and most comprehensive university-based program of its kind in the United States. Its core focus areas include entrepreneurship and startup development, business and industry growth, ecosystem development, and international outreach.
Georgia Tech Extension Professionals are research personnel assigned to fulfill the extension service mission of Georgia Tech to the State of Georgia and beyond. This mission includes, but is not limited to, technology-based economic development, technology commercialization and deployment, entrepreneurship, start-up company incubation, and business/industry outreach. Extension Professionals also provide educational programs for business and industry in support of these missions through facilitating and fostering increased industrial engagement and sponsorship of applied research activities at Georgia Tech.
For more information about EI2 see: https://innovate.gatech.edu/
GT Safety, Health and Environmental Services (SHE'S) Department
The SHES group safety consultants administer several programs including Georgia Tech's free Safety and Health Consultation Program, a confidential service funded by the U.S. Department of Labor and available to small businesses in the state of Georgia, the Georgia Environmental Compliance Assistance Program (GECAP), Industrial Hygiene, and the OSHA Training Institute Education Center. To learn more about Georgia Tech Safety, Health, and Environmental Services, visit: www.oshainfo.gatech.edu
