FSU Research Assistant, Bureau of Environmental Disease Prevention

City of New York • New York, NY

3d • $52,791 - $52,791

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. The Bureau includes Healthy Homes, Environmental Exposure Assessment and Education, the Poison Control Center, and the Office of Environmental Investigations.

The FSU Research Assistant provides research and administrative support to inspectional staff and unit managers and supervisors in the Program’s Field Support Unit. The role also processes laboratory reports sent to the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene each day and paperwork that may result in a Commissioner’s Order to abate lead paint hazards.

Requirements

• Meet one of the stated education and experience pathways: a bachelor’s degree plus six months of qualifying full-time research experience; an associate degree or 60 semester credits plus two years and six months of qualifying full-time research experience; a high school diploma or equivalent plus four years and six months of qualifying full-time research experience; or equivalent education and experience.
• Qualifying research experience involves gathering, organizing, and analyzing data, and report writing.
• All candidates must have a four-year high school diploma or equivalent and at least six months of required experience, or nine specialized college or graduate credits in statistics, quantitative methods, mathematics, or research.
• Undergraduate college credit may substitute for experience at 30 semester credits for one year of full-time 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 various 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 ability to work from home up to two days during the week.
• Job security compared to private sector employment.

What This Job Offers

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