Position Available

["Charp, Paul" <pac4@ATSDTO1.EM.CDC.GOV>]

Job Vacancy.  Atlanta, Georgia.  The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease 
Registry (ATSDR), part of the U.S. Public Health Service, anticipates 
extending the deadline for Position Annoucement number PSA 2DE96093 for one 
additional week (August 13, 1996).  This position is for an environmental 
health scientist.  Health physicists with fate and transport and 
dose-response or effect experience are encouraged to apply.

For information about ATSDR and the job annoucement, check the ATSDR Home 
Page,  http://atsdr1.atsdr.cdc.gov.8080.

For a copy of helpful application hints & the job announcement (possibly 
before it makes it to the home page), send your name, phone number, fax 
number, and mailing address to LTS5@ATSDHA1.em.cdc.gov.  Mention the Radsafe 
mailing list in your request.

Information that was on the original annoucement        [bracketed 
information added for clarification]:

Location:  Atlanta, Georgia
Salary:  GS-9 beginning at $30,398, GS-11 beginning at $36,779, or GS-12 
beginning at $44,081.
Type Appointment:  Full Time
Duties:  Responsible for evaluating evaluating pathways of chemical 
[including radionuclides] exposure to humans.  Prepares major portions of 
public health assessments concerning potential or actual adverse health 
effects associated with exposure to chemicals and hazardous substances 
[including radionuclides] into the environment.  Develops recommendations 
for mitigating or preventing adverse health impacts posed by releases of 
hazardous substances [including radionuclides].
Knowledge Required:
1.  Knowledge of the concepts, principles, and practices of environmental 
health.
2.  Ability to make public health determinations identfing adverse health 
effects on human exposure to hazardous wastes [including radionuclides].
3. Skill in oral communication.
4.  Skill in written communication.
5.  Knowledge of the field of toxicology [include effects of radiation 
exposure], human risk assessment and related sciences.

NOTE:  Because the personnel staff screening these applications may not know 
that radionuclides are chemicals and/or hazardous wastes, applications 
should use/repeat  the terminology used in the job annoucement.