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The
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is seeking
applicants for a supervisory position for a health scientist who will serve
as NIOSH’s Associate Director for Research and Technology Transfer. The
deadline for applications for the competitive position is 11:59 p.m., Eastern
Time, Tuesday, November 18, 2008.
Applications
for the position must be submitted electronically through the Federal
Government's USAJOBS web site, http://www.usajobs.gov.
The announcement can be found on http://www.usajobs.gov
through a Keyword Search using the Job Announcement Number,
HHS-CDC-C2-2009-0038. Or you may go directly to the announcement at http://jobsearch.usajobs.gov/getjob.asp?JobID=77216946&AVSDM=2008-11-04+18%3A05%3A07&Logo=0&sort=rv&vw=d&brd=3876&ss=0&customapplicant=15513,15514,15515,15669,15523
,15512,15516,45575&q=HHS-CDC-C2-2009-0038. Details about duties,
requirements, salary, submitting an application, and other information can be
found in the announcement.
The
position, Health Scientist GS-601-15, involves primary responsibility for
providing advice and assistance on the development, direction, and
coordination of transferring research knowledge, technologies, and
interventions management for preventing work-related injuries, illnesses, and
deaths.
Because
it is a supervisory position, candidates must also have demonstrated or shown
the potential to develop the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities.
Applicants should describe any previous experience or responsibilities which
could be used in relation to the supervisory requirements of this position.
Applicants must be U.S.
citizens, and a security clearance is required. The position is open to
applicants from inside and outside the Federal Government.
The
goal of NIOSH’s research and technology transfer program, Research to
Practice (r2p), is to reduce occupational illness and injury by increasing
workplace use of effective NIOSH and NIOSH-funded research findings. NIOSH
works with its partners to focus research on ways to develop effective
products, translate research findings into practice, target dissemination
efforts, and evaluate and demonstrate the effectiveness of those efforts in
improving worker health and safety. More information about r2p can be found
at http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/r2p/.
NIOSH is the federal agency that
conducts research and makes recommendations for preventing work-related
injuries and illnesses. NIOSH was created under the Occupational Safety and
Health Act of 1970. More information about NIOSH can be found at http://www.cdc.gov/niosh.
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