Industrial Hygienist (Open Rank)

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292944

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Atlanta, Georgia

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Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our Strategic Plan . These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

Georgia Tech's Mission and Values

Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do :

1. Students are our top priority.

2. We strive for excellence.

3. We thrive on diversity.

4. We celebrate collaboration.

5. We champion innovation.

6. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.

7. We nurture the wellbeing of our community.

8. We act ethically.

9. We are responsible stewards.

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

About The Enterprise Innovation Institute

The Enterprise Innovation Institute is Georgia Tech's economic development arm, comprised of more than a dozen programs. It's the largest and most comprehensive university-based program of its kind in the United States. Its core focus areas include entrepreneurship and startup development, business and industry growth, ecosystem development, and international outreach.

Georgia Tech Extension Professionals are research personnel assigned to fulfill the extension service mission of Georgia Tech to the State of Georgia and beyond. This mission includes, but is not limited to, technology-based economic development, technology commercialization and deployment, entrepreneurship, start-up company incubation, and business / industry outreach. Extension Professionals also provide educational programs for business and industry in support of these missions through facilitating and fostering increased industrial engagement and sponsorship of applied research activities at Georgia Tech.

For more information about EI2 see : https : / / innovate.gatech.edu /

GT Safety, Health and Environmental Services (SHE'S) Department

The SHES group safety consultants administer several programs including Georgia Tech's free Safety and Health Consultation Program, a confidential service funded by the U.S. Department of Labor and available to small businesses in the state of Georgia, the Georgia Environmental Compliance Assistance Program (GECAP), Industrial Hygiene, and the OSHA Training Institute Education Center. To learn more about Georgia Tech Safety, Health, and Environmental Services, visit : www.oshainfo.gatech.edu

Location

Atlanta, Georgia

Job Summary

Serving within the Research Faculty of The Institute, this position directly supports the extension, service, and economic development missions of Georgia Tech to the State of Georgia and beyond. As part of the Georgia Tech Enterprise Innovation Institute (EI2), primarily this role provides program development and implementation in the areas of Safety, Health, and Environmental Services. EI2 Occupational Health professionals provide industrial hygiene consulting to small businesses in the state of Georgia under a grant from the Department of Labor-OSHA

Travel : Local, in-state, and occasional out-of-state travel.

Responsibilities

• Provide industrial hygiene consultation to small businesses in the state of Georgia.
• Oversee job site assessments by analyzing, identifying, and measuring workplace hazards or stresses that can cause sickness, impaired health, or significant discomfort in workers through chemical, physical, ergonomic, or biologic exposures. Prepare technical reports in alignment with sponsor requirements.
• Conduct management and employee interviews.
• Formulate and administer training programs as part of the OSHA Training Institute at Georgia Tech and for other projects to develop trainings for companies. Support the Georgia Tech OSHA Training institute by developing coursework and conducting training courses for professional education students
• Perform other related duties as assigned, including but not limited to grant proposal writing, course development, statistical analysis, educational document writing, and other projects
• The position requires significant time dedicated to travel. The consultation programs encompass small businesses in the state of Georgia, and most consultations are conducted in-person. Valid license and means of transportation are required. Other domestic travel depends on project needs. This position does require time in office on Georgia Tech's main campus.

Required Qualifications

This position vacancy is an open rank announcement. Final job offer will be dependent on candidate qualifications in alignment with Research Faculty Extension Professional ranks as outlined in section 3.2.1 of the Georgia Tech Faculty Handbook. https : / / www.policylibrary.gatech.edu / faculty-handbook / 3.2.1-research-faculty-hiring-and-promotion-guidelines

Final rank will be determined commensurate with education and experience.

Research Extension Professional I

A Bachelor's degree in Industrial Hygiene, Public Health, Engineering, Biology, Chemistry, Safety, or a related / relevant field (or equivalent combination of education and work experience).

Research Extension Professional II

Sr. Extension Professional

A Master's degree in Industrial Hygiene, Public Health, Engineering, Biology, Chemistry, Safety, or related / relevant field and seven (7) years of relevant full-time experience after completion of that degree, or

A Master's degree in Industrial Hygiene, Public Health, Engineering, Biology, Chemistry, Safety, or related / relevant field and nine (9) years of relevant full-time experience after completion of a Bachelor's degree, or

A Doctoral degree in Industrial Hygiene, Public Health, Engineering, Biology, Chemistry, Safety, or related / relevant field and four (4) years of relevant full-time experience after completion of a Bachelor's degree.

Preferred Qualifications

Contact Information

For more information about this position, please email : jenny.houlroyd@innovate.gatech.edu

USG Core Values

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https : / / www.usg.edu / policymanual / section8 / C224 / #p8.2.18_personnel_conduct .

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https : / / www.usg.edu / policymanual / section6 / C2653 .

Equal Employment Opportunity

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The Institute is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and Institute policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and / or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.

Equal opportunity and decisions based on merit are fundamental values of the University System of Georgia ("USG") and Georgia Tech. Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of an individual's race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive, or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract.

Other Information

This is not a supervisory position.

This position does not have any financial responsibilities.

This position will not be required to drive.

This role is not considered a position of trust.

This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).

This position may travel 1% - 24% of the time

This position does not require security clearance.

Background Check

Successful candidate must be able to pass a background check. Please visit http : / / policylibrary.gatech.edu / employment / pre-employment-screening