Overview

Job Description and Duties

Candidates in one of these classifications, where a Master’s Degree is required to meet the minimum qualifications, shall receive an educational pay differential equivalent to 2% of their monthly base pay. Those where a Doctoral Degree is required to meet the minimum qualifications, shall receive an educational pay differential equivalent to 3% of their monthly base pay. Individuals with both a Master’s and Doctoral Degree will be given the best benefit in relation to salary shall only be eligible for only one amount.

This position supports the California Department of Public Health’s (CDPH) mission and strategic plan by strengthening the state environmental public health and laboratory testing program.

The candidate works under the general supervision of the Research Scientist Supervisor I (RSSI) Chief of the Laboratory Unit of the Air Quality Section, the Research Scientist II (RS II) plans, organizes, and carries out collaborative scientific research studies on environmental health problems related to air quality and other harmful chemical exposures related to wildfires, as mandated under Health and Safety Code §425, §105400 et seq., and others, including field sampling and lab analysis of air samples. The RS II also serves as a technical scientific consultant to other scientists and officials within California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and other state, federal, and local agencies.

Apply for job

About The California Department of Public Health

The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) works to protect the public's health in the Golden State and helps shape positive health outcomes for individuals, families and communities. The Department's programs and services, implemented in collaboration with local health departments and state, federal and private partners, touch the lives of every Californian and visitor to the state 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Our Shared Vision

CDPH public health professionals, researchers, scientists, doctors, nurses, and other staff­ members have a shared vision to protect and improve the health of all Californians. We are dedicated to public service and passionate about our work and the people and communities we serve and protect.