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Are you interested in a meaningful and impactful career? Would you like to contribute to protecting people and the environment and accelerating a statewide transition to sustainable pest management? The Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) could be the place for you! Associate Toxicologist is the key entry-level toxicologist position in the Human Health Assessment Branch (HHA). You will work on a team conducting a variety of risk assessments to predict how pesticides can impact human health. As an Associate Toxicologist, you will have the opportunity to evaluate and interpret toxicological studies and a variety of in vivo and in vitro data to advise on acute, subchronic and chronic health effects. Participate in various phases of comprehensive human health risk assessment including the development of toxicological profiles, establishing critical points of departure, hazard identification, and risk characterization. Interact with HHA's Exposure Assessment Section to incorporate specific pesticide exposure scenarios into our risk estimations. Participate in a variety of rapid or short-term risk analyses of exposure to pesticide residues in diet (food and drinking water), in surface water or groundwater, in air, in cannabis products, and occasionally emergency releases or spray drift events.
