CDC position - trying to fill by end of January 2015.

The Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Laboratory in the Division of Laboratory Science at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention uses state of the art techniques to develop analytical methods for monitoring human exposure to environmental contaminants. The developed methodology is applied in studies aimed at identifying and quantifying exposures to environmental contaminants in human matrices, including human sera and milk. Our laboratory has two primary functions: 1.) to assess people’s exposure to environmental contaminants, both in the general population and in certain targeted populations at special risk of exposure; and 2.) to identify the potential for adverse health effects observed in these populations, that may originate from chemical exposures. The POPs Laboratory is devoted to development and implementation of high throughput analytical methods, utilizing a high degree of laboratory automation, to determine human body burdens of chemicals such as: 2,3,7,8-subsituted chlorinated dibenzodioxins and dibenzofurans, polychlorinated naphthalenes, polychlorinated biphenyls, persistent organochlorine pesticides, and polybrominated diphenyl ethers. This position will be responsible for biological sample preparation utilizing various extraction techniques and laboratory instrumentation. The candidate should be proficient in the general principles of analytical and organic chemistry be comfortable working in a laboratory with biological specimens. The position, itself, will be filled through a Fellowship program provided by the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE). For ORISE program information, please go to http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/dls/orise.html.  Resumes can be sent to me, at Rjones7@cdc.gov,