FSU Research Assistant, Bureau of Environmental Disease Prevention

City of New York • New York City, NY

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About The Position

The Bureau of Environmental Disease Prevention works to prevent environmental disease in homes, communities, and workplaces and to protect health by promoting healthy environments and health equity. Its programs include Healthy Homes, Environmental Exposure Assessment and Education, the Poison Control Center, and the Office of Environmental Investigations.

The Research Assistant will provide research and administrative support to inspectional staff and unit managers and supervisors in the Field Support Unit. The role also processes laboratory reports received daily by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and paperwork that may result in a Commissioner’s Order to abate lead paint hazards.

Requirements

• Meet one of the following qualification pathways: a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and six months of satisfactory full-time research experience involving gathering, organizing, and analyzing data and report writing; an associate degree or 60 semester credits and two years and six months of such experience; or a high school diploma or equivalent and four years and six months of such experience.
• Education and experience equivalent to one of the stated qualification pathways may be considered.
• All candidates must have a four-year high school diploma or equivalent and at least six months of required experience, or nine specialized college credits.
• Undergraduate college credit may substitute for experience at a rate of 30 semester credits for one year of full-time experience.
• Nine credits in statistics, quantitative methods, mathematics, or research may substitute for six months of required experience.

Nice To Haves

• Strong customer service background.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Courteous telephone manner.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Previous experience entering data into databases.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Fluency in foreign languages is a plus but is not required.

Responsibilities

• Enter data from laboratory slips received from private laboratories according to the program schedule.
• Review and verify previously entered data for accuracy, validity, and compliance with established protocols.
• Generate and send educational brochures to families of children with elevated blood lead levels.
• Enter dust wipe results received from various laboratories.
• Research landlord and tenant information.
• Review documents submitted from field visits and enter data into program databases.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Premium-free health insurance plan.
• Additional health, fitness, and financial benefits may be available depending on the position’s associated union or benefit fund.
• Public sector defined benefit pension plan.
• Tax-deferred savings program.
• Worksite Wellness Program.
• Depending on the position, the opportunity to work from home up to two days during the week.
• Job security compared with private sector employment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level