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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 a 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 Research Scientist (RS) III will serve as the lead epidemiologist on the Injury and Violence Prevention Branch’s (IVPB’s) Drowning Prevention Pilot Program. The incumbent will design, develop, and implement injury and violence surveillance and evaluation systems in collaboration with program partners and injury prevention stakeholders. The RS III will analyze data and share findings to program partners and stakeholders to inform evidence-based injury prevention plans and policies. The RS III will provide scientific leadership and subject matter expertise to program partners, injury prevention stakeholders, and colleagues within the IVPB Epidemiology, Surveillance, and Evaluation Section.
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.
