Wastewater Fellowship

Mission Statement

The mission of the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) is to work in partnership with communities to protect and promote the health and well-being of all Boston residents, especially those impacted by racism and systemic inequities. The BPHC sets an expectation that all staff and leadership commit, individually and as part of the BPHC team, to hold ourselves accountable to establishing a culture of anti-racism and advance racial equity and justice through each of our bureaus, programs, and offices.

Job Description

The Wastewater Epidemiology Fellow will coordinate with internal and external partners to integrate data from the Wastewater Monitoring Program with other public health surveillance data to enhance awareness, preparedness, and response to infectious disease. The fellow will develop code in R and conceptual frameworks to characterize the quantification of pathogens in wastewater and the process for escalating concerning results or trends. The fellow will also work to evaluate the performance of wastewater surveillance in comparison to other near real-time public health surveillance systems, such as syndromic surveillance. Put simply, this role will be responsible for implementing wastewater surveillance for holistic public health surveillance with an emphasis on health equity.

The Boston Public Health Commission does not have a laboratory and contracts with third-party laboratories to perform analyses and third-party technicians to collect wastewater, so this is not a laboratory or field-work position.

Minimum Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience with R
• Familiarity with laboratory controls and QA/QC for digital PCR applied to environmental media
• Master's degree or higher in environmental health sciences, environmental engineering, (environmental) epidemiology, or biostatistics with focus in environmental datasets.
• Publication of peer-reviewed scientific article

Nice to have:

• Publications specific to wastewater

Additional Information

• A Criminal Offenders Records Information request must be completed for this position. However, a record is not an automatic bar to employment but is reviewed in relation to the job applied for.
• Certain immunizations will be recommended and/or required prior to commencement of employment duties.
• Any position that requires an advanced degree will be subject to education verification.
• Certain positions at the BPHC may be Grant Funded.
• The Boston Public Health Commission is an EEO Employer and all applicants meeting the minimum requirements are eligible to apply.
• Certain positions at the BPHC may require Child Protective Service Background verification.
• The advertised shift and schedule are subject to change at the department's discretion.

Shift

Monday through Friday up to 29hours

Grant Funding Information

This position is not dependent on grants / external funding sources.

Pay Range

$45-$55