You must submit Application Supplement No. 2008-107-1 with your online or paper application.  

TEST ANNOUNCEMENT

NUMBER  2008-107

ISSUED   MARCH 12, 2008

 

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

State Civil Service Commission

 

Examination

 

for

 

EPIDEMIOLOGY RESEARCH ASSOCIATE

 

Exam

No.

 

Job Title

Job

Code

Pay Schedule

and Range

1.

Epidemiology Research Associate

34480

S9

 

APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

 

VETERANS:  Pennsylvania law (51 Pa.C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs.  To learn more about employment preferences and opportunities for veterans, visit the Commission’s website www.scsc.state.pa.us; visit one of our offices; or call our veterans information line, (717) 787-6039.

 

NATURE OF WORK

 

This is professional work in public health conducting long-term and short-term investigative, epidemiologic research studies or public health assessments of environmental hazards and concerns.  You will prepare, interpret and write final epidemiological research and/or investigative reports documenting the locations and extent of disease problems with public health significance.  This work includes epidemiologic consultation, and evaluation and revision of disease reporting and surveillance systems.

 

JOB REQUIREMENTS

 

Please make sure you meet all requirements.  If after reading the requirements you are not sure you qualify, contact one of the Commission's offices listed at the end of this announcement.

 

You must be willing to travel.  Travel expenses will be paid.

 

You must be of good moral character and able to perform the essential functions of the job.  Pennsylvania residency is currently waived for this job title.

Minimum Requirements

A Master’s Degree in Epidemiology or Biostatistics and 2 years of professional experience in conducting epidemiologic studies, investigation of disease outbreaks or clusters, or designing and managing a disease surveillance system; OR a Master’s Degree is Public Health and 3 years of professional experience in conducting epidemiologic studies, investigation of disease outbreaks or clusters, or designing and managing a disease surveillance system.

 

Training beyond the Master’s Degree in Public Health, Epidemiology or Biostatistics may be substituted for the experience on a year-for-year basis.

 

JOB OPPORTUNITIES

 

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

 

There are 5 filled positions assigned to offices of the Pennsylvania Department of Health in the following locations only:  Berks, Dauphin, Luzerne, and Westmoreland Counties.  The Pennsylvania Department of Health plans to fill 5-6 positions within 12 months.

 

Additional opportunities may occur due to normal turnover from retirements, promotions, transfers, resignations and so forth.

 

For the most recent information on job opportunities contact:

 

Pennsylvania Department of Health

Room 126, Health and Welfare Building,

Harrisburg, PA  17120

Telephone:  (717) 787-6002

Text Telephone:  (Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing

   callers only):  (717) 787-6514

Internet:  www.dsf.health.state.pa.us

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TESTING

 

You will be rated on your experience and training.  Your score will be based on information you report on your application and application supplement.

 

You must provide complete and accurate information.  Failure to do so may delay the processing of your application, or result in a lower-than-deserved score or disqualification.

 

If you take the test and want to take it again, you may be retested after 6 months from the date of your "Notice of Examination Results."  A new application and application supplement are required for a retest.

 

If your name is on an eligible list for this job title and you take this test, your most recent examination result will be the only one counted.

 

TEST RESULTS

 

Employment and promotion lists will be established.  You will be notified in writing of your test results.

 

HOW TO APPLY

 

You may complete your application and Application Supplement No. 2008-107-1 online at www.scsc.state.pa.us or submit your completed paper application and paper application supplement to:

 

State Civil Service Commission

(ATTN:  Applications)

P.O. Box 569

Harrisburg, PA  17108-0569

 

Applications, Application Supplement No. 2008-107-1 and further information can be obtained from:

 

1.

State Civil Service Commission:

 

 

 

Harrisburg:  2nd Level, Strawberry Sq. Complex, 320 Market St.,

 

P.O. Box 569, Hbg., 17108-0569; Telephone (Voice) (717) 783-

 

3058, Text Telephone (Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing callers only) (717) 772-2685

 

 

 

Philadelphia:  110 North 8th St., Suite 503, Phila., 19107; Telephone

 

(Voice) (215) 560-2253, Text Telephone (Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing callers only) (215) 560-4367

 

 

 

Pittsburgh:  411 Seventh Ave., Room 410, Pgh., 15219

 

Telephone (Voice) (412) 565-7666, Text Telephone Deaf/Hard-

 

of-Hearing callers only) (412) 565-2484

 

 

 

Internet:  www.scsc.state.pa.us  

 

 

2.

PA CareerLink offices

 

 

3.

The Human Resources Office listed under the "JOB OPPORTUNITIES"

 

section of this announcement

 

For further information on testing, assistance for persons with disabilities, veterans' preference and other items, refer to the instructions provided with the "Application for Employment/Promotion."