Posting number: 7601-26-MMD-050
Department: Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE)
Job classification: Toxicologist
Posting type: Open
Categories: Environmental Services, Public Health, Public Safety
The general purpose and function of this position is to provide toxicological and risk assessment support at the entry through journeyperson level for programs that manage and control the risks and hazards of chemical contaminants in soil, groundwater, and soil gas at Part 111 facilities. This position is responsible for evaluating the impacts to human health and the environment from these chemical contaminants when present in the environment.
Toxicologist 9-P11:
This position is responsible for providing toxicological and risk assessment to the state hazardous waste management program, under Part 111, Hazardous Waste Management, of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, 1994 PA 451, as amended (NREPA). This program controls and regulates toxic substances in the environment, related to the management and disposal of hazardous waste, and remedial activities for release of contaminants associated with hazardous waste facilities. The focus of this position is on actual and potential risks due to releases of toxic substances in various media such as air, ground and surface water, soils, waste, and wastewater. This position is responsible for assessing hazards and risks at sites of environmental contamination, developing cleanup criteria for emerging contaminants, new hazardous substances, and evaluating human health, ecological, and environmental risks from toxic substances associated with Part 111 licensing, compliance monitoring, enforcement, and remedial activities required for closure and corrective action. This position provides assistance to Division staff regarding risk assessment issues related to Part 111, Part 201, Environmental Remediation, and Part 31, Water Resources Protection, of NREPA, and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA), including the application of the Part 201 criteria. This position also provides toxicological and risk assessment assistance to the regulated community and general public
9-P11 - Position Description
Toxicologist 12:
The general purpose and function of this position is to serve as the recognized resource for toxicological and risk assessment expertise to the state hazardous waste management program, under Part 111, Hazardous Waste Management (Part 111), of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, 1994 PA 451, as amended (NREPA). This program controls and regulates toxic substances in the environment, related to the management and disposal of hazardous waste, and remedial activities for release of contaminants associated with hazardous waste facilities. The focus of this position is on complex and/or controversial actual and potential risks due to releases of toxic substances in various media such as air, ground and surface water, soils, waste, and wastewater. This position is responsible for assessing hazards and risks at sites of environmental contamination, developing cleanup criteria for emerging contaminants, new hazardous substances, and evaluating human health, ecological, and environmental risks from toxic substances associated with Part 111 licensing, compliance monitoring, enforcement, and remedial activities required for closure and corrective action. As the recognized resource, this position provides toxicologist expertise to Division staff regarding risk assessment issues related to Part 111, Part 201, Environmental Remediation (Part 201), and Part 31, Water Resources Protection (Part 31), of NERPA and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA), including the application of the Part 201 criteria. As the recognized resource, this position also provides toxicological and risk assessment expertise for the regulated community and general public.
12 Position Description
Please attach a cover letter, resume, and official college transcripts (if applicable) to your application.
Information provided in your application, resume, cover letter, transcripts, and any other documentation provided will be used to verify responses to the supplemental questions. Unsupported responses may not be considered further.
If applicable, you must attach an electronic and/or scanned copy of your official college/university transcripts. For our purposes, "Official Transcripts" must contain the college/university name and address, the degree conferred and date granted, coursework completed (especially if no degree granted), and the Registrar's signature and/or seal.
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