Wastewater Fellowship

Boston Public Health Commission • Boston, MA

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About The Position

The Wastewater Epidemiology Fellow coordinates with internal and external partners to integrate data from the Wastewater Monitoring Program with other public health surveillance data. The goal is to improve awareness, preparedness, and response to infectious disease. The fellow develops code in R and conceptual frameworks to characterize pathogen quantification in wastewater and define how concerning results or trends should be escalated. The role also evaluates wastewater surveillance performance against other near-real-time public health surveillance systems, such as syndromic surveillance, and implements wastewater surveillance as part of holistic public health surveillance with an emphasis on health equity.

The Boston Public Health Commission contracts with third-party laboratories for analyses and third-party technicians for wastewater collection. This is not a laboratory or field-work position.

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience with R.
• Familiarity with laboratory controls and QA/QC for digital PCR applied to environmental media.
• Master's degree or higher in environmental health sciences, environmental engineering, (environmental) epidemiology, or biostatistics with a focus on environmental datasets.
• Publication of a peer-reviewed scientific article.

Nice To Haves

• Publications specific to wastewater.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with internal and external partners to integrate Wastewater Monitoring Program data with other public health surveillance data.
• Develop code in R and conceptual frameworks to characterize pathogen quantification in wastewater.
• Develop processes for escalating concerning wastewater results or trends.
• Evaluate wastewater surveillance performance in comparison with other near-real-time public health surveillance systems, such as syndromic surveillance.
• Implement wastewater surveillance as part of holistic public health surveillance, with an emphasis on health equity.

What This Job Offers

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