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Environmental Chemist III, prov
Description of Duties
This is an entry level position involving the performance of routine chemical and bacteriological analyses of water, wastewater and solids samples. Duties are performed in a laboratory, test site, or satellite laboratory. The employee reports directly to, and works under the general supervision of a laboratory technician. Supervision of others is not a requirement of this class. Does related work as required.
Minimum Qualifications
Graduation from high school or possession of an equivalency diploma, plus EITHER:
(A) Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with an Associate’s degree** in a natural science*** including successful completion of at least twelve (12) semester credit hours in Chemistry plus one (1) year of paid full-time or its part-time equivalent experience in laboratory testing, examination and/or analysis; OR,
(B) Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with an Associate's degree or successful completion of sixty (60) college semester credit hours** both of which must include successful completion of at least twelve (12) semester credit hours in Chemistry, plus two (2) years of paid full-time or its part-time equivalent experience as defined in (A) above; OR,
(C) Three (3) years paid full-time or its part-time equivalent experience as defined in (A) above; OR,
(D) Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with a Bachelor’s degree* in a natural science**; OR,
(E) An equivalent combination of education* and experience as defined by the limits of (A), (B), (C) and (D) above.
**Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications in (A), (B), (D) or (E) above must submit, at the time of application, a student or official copy of a college transcript or itemized list of course work and credits received.
***Natural science includes Biology, Botany, Chemistry, Earth Science, Physics and Zoology and their subsets.
