MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Either of the following will qualify:
1. GENERIC OPTION:
A baccalaureate degree with a major in one of the following scientific fields: agronomy, animal science, atmospheric sciences, biological sciences, chemistry, engineering, environmental sciences, forestry, geosciences, health physics, health sciences, medical physics, nuclear science, physical geography, physics, soil sciences, statistics and quantitative methods, toxicology, or wildlife and fisheries sciences plus one of the following:
1. Three years of professional level scientific/technical environmental or radiation experience.
2. Three years of experience as an attorney practicing environmental law in a governmental environmental regulatory program.
3. Three years of professional level Geographic Information Systems (GIS) experience gained in an environmental regulatory program.
NOTE: (For generic option)
Professional level scientific/technical environmental experience is defined as experience gained in an environmental laboratory, an environmental compliance program in the private sector, or a governmental environmental program performing environmental work involving compliance with federal and/or state environmental regulations.
Professional level scientific/technical radiation experience is defined as that experience gained in a regulatory or non-regulatory nuclear energy or radiation protection program, which includes health physics and medical physics.
2. LABORATORY OPTION:
A baccalaureate degree with a major in one of the following scientific fields: agronomy, animal science, atmospheric sciences, biological sciences, chemistry, engineering, environmental sciences, forestry, geosciences, health physics, health sciences, medical physics, nuclear science, physical geography, physics, soil sciences, statistics and quantitative methods, toxicology, or wildlife and fisheries sciences plus one of the following:
1. Three years of professional level environmental laboratory experience.
2. Four years of professional level analytical laboratory, research laboratory, LIMS (Lab Integrated Management Systems), or laboratory auditing experience.
NOTE: (For laboratory option)
Professional level environmental laboratory experience is defined as experience gained in a governmental or private sector laboratory performing environmental laboratory analysis work involving compliance with federal and/or state environmental regulations.
LIMS is defined as the database in which all analytical data generated by a laboratory is stored.
Laboratory auditing is defined as on-site inspection of a laboratory for accreditation or certification purposes.
SUBSTITUTIONS: (For both options)
Graduate training will substitute for the required experience on the basis of fifteen semester hours in any of the qualifying fields for six months of experience. Graduate training with less than a master's degree will substitute for a maximum of six months of experience.
A master's degree in any of the qualifying fields will substitute for one year of experience.
A Ph.D. in any of the qualifying fields will substitute for a maximum of two years of experience.
A master's degree or Ph.D. in any of the qualifying fields will substitute for the baccalaureate degree.
College credit beyond the baccalaureate degree will substitute for a maximum of two years of experience.
NOTE: (For both options)
Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university.
NOTE: (For both options)
The transcript must state that the applicant's major is in one of the specified fields. Baccalaureate degrees with majors in a field not listed above which included a heavy concentration in science courses will not be considered qualifying.
NOTE: (For both options)
Some specific scientific fields that are not qualifying are agriculture, architecture, computer science, food science, horticulture, mathematics, and science education.
