Initial Posting Date: 08/01/2019

Application Deadline:08/15/2019

Agency:Department of Consumer & Business Services

Salary Range:$3,664 – $5,339

Position Type:Employee

Position Title:Laboratory Technician (Chemist 1)

Job Description:

Our mission…

To protect and serve Oregon’s consumers and workers while supporting a positive business climate.

The Department of Consumer and Business Services (DCBS) is a progressive business regulatory state agency dedicated to the mission of protecting and serving Oregon’s consumers and workers while supporting a positive business climate. The department administers state laws and rules governing workers’ compensation, occupational safety and health, financial institutions, insurance companies and building codes. The department has consumer protection and education programs, offices, and ombudsmen to help consumers, injured workers, and businesses.

This position is with the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division (Oregon OSHA). Oregon OSHA is responsible for assuring safe and healthful working conditions for Oregon workers through promulgation and enforcement of Occupational Safety and Health Regulations, and by providing education and consultation to employees and employers.

This position is represented by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU).

What’s in it for you:

• Rewarding work in a productive and creative environment.
• Colleagues who are passionate about public service.
• Work/life balance, 10 paid holidays a year, and a competitive benefits package

Here’s what you will do:

The successful candidate will perform basic analytical testing; prepare and supply field occupational health specialists with sampling media needed to perform exposure sampling; assist chemists and an electronics technician in more complex tests; receive and log in samples; purchase lab supplies; maintain clean glassware supply; and manage the lab’s chemical inventory and hazardous waste.

Here’s what you need to qualify:

Minimum Qualifications:

• Three years of experience performing chemical tests and procedures;

OR

• A Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry.

Note:  If you are using your Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry to qualify, please attach a copy of your transcript for degree verification.  Transcripts must be from an accredited institution within the US and must include your name, coursework completed with a passing grade, degree and date received, and institution name.

Requested Skills:

• Training in basic laboratory techniques, routine testing methods and reagent preparation
• Knowledge of chemistry and basic safety rules for working with hazardous chemicals
• Skill in office procedures and handling of laboratory apparatus, chemicals and instruments
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office products
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

You must clearly demonstrate in your application and application materials that you meet the qualifications listed. Failure to provide this information may result in not being considered further.

How To Apply:

• To apply for this position, click on the “Apply” button to fill out the online application and complete the questionnaire.
• A cover letter is required for this job posting.  Please attach it in the “My Experience” section under Resume/CV in the application.
• Only complete applications received by the posted application deadline date will be considered. 

After you apply:

• Log in to your Workday account before the job announcement closes to see if you have any pending tasks or actions. These can be found under the “My Applications” section.
• Make sure to complete these tasks or actions before the job announcement closes.
• Be sure to check both your email and Workday account for updates regarding this recruitment. 

Additional Information:

• As part of the application selection process, you may be asked to complete a skills assessment or submit a writing sample.
• Employment will be contingent upon passing a criminal background check.
• Eligible veterans who meet the qualifications will be given veterans’ preference. For further information, please see the following website: Veterans Resources.  You may also call the Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs at 1-800-692-9666.  NOTE: If claiming veterans preference please be sure to check your Workday account for pending tasks or actions under your “My Applications” section.
• The Department of Consumer and Business Services does not offer VISA sponsorships. Within three days of hire, you will be required to complete the US Department of Homeland Security’s I-9 form confirming authorization to work in the United States.

Helpful Links And Contact Information:

Learn more about DCBS

Understanding the State Application Process

Help & Support webpage

Learn more about Oregon

For additional information you may contact us by e-mail at DCBS.Recruiting@oregon.gov or by phone at 503-378-3200.

DCBS is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer committed to workforce diversity.

The Diversity STEMposium will be held on Friday, September 6th at the University of Oregon, and participation is open to Oregon State University as well. This event features three excellent researchers who study a variety of systems – including ion channels, host-microbe interactions, and viral infections – and are outspoken about the importance of highlighting the diverse backgrounds and journeys of scientists. Each invited speaker will deliver two talks: one on their scientific work and another on issues related to diversity, equity, and inclusion. In addition to the seminars, the symposium will include a panel discussion and poster session. All students and postdocs are encouraged to register to present a poster.

There is no cost to attend this event. If you intend to present a poster, please register by no later than Friday, August 30th. Please visit the website below to learn more information, as well as to register and submit panel discussion topic suggestions:

About the Symposium

The invited speakers are:

Sharona Gordon, University of Washington
Research Talk: “No gain, no pain: tuning the sensitivity of TRPV1 ion channels to noxious stimuli”
Diversity Talk: “If I’m not safe, no body is: science, power, and activism in the age of #MeToo”

Kat Milligan-Myhre, University of Alaska Anchorage
Research Talk: “Host-microbe interactions in a genetically diverse host: Diversity matters”
Diversity Talk: “Representation matters: An Inupiaq journey from Qikiktagruq to academia”

Efra Rivera-Serrano, University of California, Davis
Research Talk: “Through the Looking Glass: Illuminating the Micro-World to Understand Viral Infections”
Diversity Talk: “A Logic of Diversity: Applying Virological Concepts to Solve Social Problems”

For further information, contact Amber Rolland (arolland@uoregon.edu).

This year Microsoft is expanding its funding support for academic research by creating the new Microsoft Investigator Fellowship. Submissions are now being accepted, and full-time faculty members must submit their proposals by August 16, 2019. 

The new Microsoft Investigator Fellowship is a two-year fellowship for full-time faculty at degree-granting colleges in the United States who are currently conducting research, advising graduate students, teaching in a classroom, and use or plan to use Microsoft Azure in research and/or teaching. The award is a $100,000 annual stipend awarded annually for two years starting in Fall of 2019.

We hope you will help us spread the word about this program! We encourage you to share this announcement directly with your faculty colleagues and department chair office, on social media, and/or via topically relevant email lists. You may also consider sharing the news on LinkedIn.

For questions, please contact me Microsoft Investigator Fellowship ProgramInvestigatorFellow@microsoft.com.

Want to know how to create instructional media for your on-campus courses and to learn best practices of hybrid/flipped/blended design and teaching? CTL and Academic Technology invite you to explore the new Faculty Media Center to learn how to make audio, video and other media while beginning to plan an upcoming course. Tuesday, Aug. 13, 10 a.m. or 2 p.m., Kidder 100. Bring a laptop and your imagination.  Register. Info: Faculty Media Center.

Every year on University Day the OSU president awards the Beaver Champion to an individual (or individuals) for outstanding effort, the achievement of excellence, extra effort beyond that requested, and performance of the highest quality that has yielded university-wide impact. The president’s office invites nominations for the 2019 Beaver Champion Award, which will be awarded on Sept. 10. Please send your letter of nomination to President Edward Ray, Office of the President, 600 Kerr Administration Building, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331.

Program: The Data Incubator is an intensive 8 week fellowship that prepares masters students, PhDs, and postdocs in STEM and social science fields seeking industry careers as data scientists. The program is free for Fellows and supported by sponsorships from hundreds of employers across multiple industries. In response to the overwhelming interest in our earlier sessions, we will be holding another fellowship.

Who Should Apply: Anyone who has already obtained a masters or PhD degree or who is within one year of graduating with a masters or PhD is welcome to apply. Applications from international students are welcome. Everyone else is encouraged to sign-up for a future session.

Locations: In addition to the below in-person locations, we will have a remote online session:

• New York City
• San Francisco Bay Area
• Boston
• Washington, DC.

Dates: All sections will be from 2019-09-16 to 2019-11-08.

Application Link: https://www.thedataincubator.com/fellowship.html#apply?ref=wY2hlbWFkbUBvcmVnb25zdGF0ZS5lZHUK

Early Deadline: 2019-07-08.
Regular Deadline: 2019-07-15.
We are assessing and interviewing candidates who apply for the Early Deadline first and then based on remaining availability, will take candidates who applied for the Regular Deadline on a first-come first-serve basis.

Data Science in 30 minutes: Learn how to build a data-science project in our upcoming free Data Science in 30-minutes webcast. Signup soon as space is limited.

Learn More: You can learn about our fellows at The New York Times, LinkedIn, Amazon, Capital One, or Palantir. To read about our latest fellow alumni, check out our blog. To learn more about The Data Incubator, check us out on Venture Beat, The Next Web, or Harvard Business Review.

Project Summary – 1 page

Following NSF instructions – Each proposal must have a summary of the proposed project not more than one page in length. The Project Summary should be:

• Written in the third person, informative to other persons working in the same or related fields, and, insofar as possible, understandable to a scientifically or technically literate lay reader. It should not be an abstract of the proposal.

The Project Summary consists of three sections:

(1) Overview

The first sentence must identify the AISL project type: Pilots and Feasibility Studies, Research in Service to Practice, Innovations in Development, Broad Implementation, or Conferences, Literature Reviews, Syntheses, or Meta-analyses, or Conferences. For Literature Reviews, Syntheses, or Meta-analyses, indicate which kind is being proposed.

The Overview includes a description of the activity that will result if the proposal is funded and a statement of objectives and methods to be employed.

(2) Intellectual Merit: a statement on the intellectual merit of the proposed activity

The statement on intellectual merit should describe the potential of the proposed activity to advance knowledge building.

(3) Broader Impacts: a statement on the broader impacts of the proposed activity.

The statement on broader impacts should describe the potential of the proposed activity to benefit society and contribute to the achievement of specific, desired societal outcomes.

The AISL priorities (e.g., strategic impact, knowledge building, innovation, collaboration, infrastructure and capacity building, and broadening participation) may be a part of either Intellectual Merit, Broader Impacts, or both.

Some of you may have noticed that there has been a change to the blog.  Don’t worry, I didn’t do this to confuse anyone.  I received notice that our current theme would no longer be supported due to apparent security concerns and that if I didn’t change it, the blog would be archived.  So, in order to keep your inboxes clear of at least some of the SPAM, we went ahead and made the required changes.  You’ll still get your weekly email, and any other notifications you’ve signed up for, it’ll just look a little different.  Sorry for the disruption in your normal.

Luanne