Industrial Hygienist -Technical Career Field (TCF) Trainee

This position is located in Martinez, California. The employee serves as a participant in the Technical Career Fields Program under the direction of a qualified preceptor. The Technical Career Field (TCF) is a national workforce development program within VHA that was designed to replenish technical staff in critically identified positions. Basic Requirement (Copy of Transcripts and/or Certification Required): A bachelor's or graduate/higher level degree in industrial hygiene, occupational health sciences, occupational and environmental health, toxicology, safety sciences, or related science; or A bachelor's degree in a branch of engineering, physical science, or life science that included 12 semester hours in chemistry, including organic chemistry, and 18 additional semester hours of courses in any combination of chemistry, physics, engineering, health physics, environmental health, biostatistics, biology, physiology, toxicology, epidemiology, or industrial hygiene; or Certification from the American Board of Industrial Hygiene (external link) (ABIH). Evaluation of Education: Courses in the history or teaching of chemistry are not acceptable. All science or engineering courses offered in fulfillment of the above requirements must be acceptable for credit toward the completion of a standard 4‑year professional curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in science or engineering at an accredited college or university. For engineering degrees to be acceptable, the curriculum must be in a school of engineering with at least one curriculum accredited by the ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) as a professional engineering curriculum. In addition to meeting the Basic Education Requirement, applicants must meet at least one of the following specialized experience and/or education qualification requirements.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE GS-7:

I have at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS‑5) in the Federal service. Specialized experience is experience that involved the recognition, evaluation, corrective actions, and elimination of environmental conditions in the workplace that causes sickness, impaired health, or illness. This experience must demonstrate a professional knowledge of the theory and application of the principles of industrial hygiene and closely related sciences such as physics and engineering controls. Such work must have involved experience in all of the following areas: the acquisition of quantitative and qualitative data, and the measurement of exposures for a variety of chemical, physical, and biological stresses; the analysis of the data acquired and the prediction of probable effects of exposures on the health and well‑being of workers; and the selection and recommendation of appropriate controls, including management, medical, engineering, education or training, and personal protective equipment recommendation of appropriate controls, including management, medical, engineering, education or training, and personal protective equipment.

SUBSITUTION OF EDUCATION GS-7:

I have successfully completed one (1) full year of graduate education or 18 semester hours in courses that provided the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to do the work of Industrial Hygienist - TCF Trainee (Transcript(s) Required).

COMBINATION GS-7:

I have a combination of successfully completed graduate level education and specialized experience as described above (Transcript(s) Required).

SAA GS-7:

To qualify for SAA, applicants must have completed all the requirements for a bachelor's degree in a curriculum that is qualifying for the position to be filled and meet one of the following:

1. Rank in the upper one-third of your class in the college, university or major subdivision;
2. A grade‑point average of "B" (a GPA of 2.95 or higher out of a possible 4.0) for all completed undergraduate courses, or those completed in the last two years of undergraduate study;
3. A grade‑point average of "B+" (a GPA of 3.45 or higher out of a possible 4.0) for all courses in your major field of study, or those courses in your major completed in the last two years of undergraduate study; or
4. Membership in a national honor society (other than freshman honor societies) recognized by the Association of College Honor Societies (Transcript(s) Required).

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SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE GS-9:

I have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS‑7) in the Federal service. Specialized experience is experience that involved the recognition, evaluation, corrective actions, and elimination of environmental conditions in the workplace that causes sickness, impaired health, or illness. This experience must demonstrate a professional knowledge of the theory and application of the principles of industrial hygiene and closely related sciences such as physics and engineering controls. Such work must have involved experience in all of the following areas: the acquisition of quantitative and qualitative data, and the measurement of exposures for a variety of chemical, physical, and biological stresses; the analysis of the data acquired and the prediction of probable effects of exposures on the health and well‑being of workers; and the selection and recommendation of appropriate controls, including management, medical, engineering, education or training, and personal protective equipment.

SUBSITUTION OF EDUCATION GS-9:

I have successfully completed two (2) years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master's degree OR master's or equivalent graduate degree that provided the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to do the work of Industrial Hygienist - TCF Trainee (Transcript(s) Required).

COMBINATION GS-9:

I have a combination of successfully completed progressively higher-level graduate education and specialized experience as described above (Transcript(s) Required). You will be rated on the following Competencies as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position: Attention to Detail Flexibility Integrity/Honesty Interpersonal Skills Reading Comprehension Reasoning Teamwork

IMPORTANT:

A full year of work is considered to be 35‑40 hours of work per week. All experience listed on your resume must include the month and year start/end dates. Part‑time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at #J-18808-Ljbffr US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair