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Environmental Chemist II
Description of Duties
This is a technical position involving the laboratory analysis of water, food, soil, wastewater, and other sample matrices. The employee may work in a laboratory, test site, or satellite laboratory. The employee reports directly to, and works under the general supervision of, a higher-level staff member. This position differs from Environmental Chemist III by virtue of the more complex laboratory tests performed and lead supervisory responsibility. Lead supervision is exercised over Environmental Chemist IIIs operating laboratory equipment and conducting tests.
Minimum Qualifications
Candidates must meet the following minimum requirements on or before the date of the written exam:
Graduation from high school or possession of an equivalency diploma, plus EITHER:
- Graduation with a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry; OR,
- Graduation with a Bachelor’s degree in a natural science* including successful completion of at least twelve (12) semester credit hours** in Chemistry, plus one (1) year paid full-time or its part-time equivalent*** experience in laboratory testing, examination, and/or analysis in an environmental laboratory; OR,
- Graduation with an Associate's degree in a natural science* including successful completion of at least twelve (12) semester credit hours** in Chemistry, plus two (2) years paid-full time or its part-time equivalent*** experience as defined in (B) above; OR,
- An equivalent combination of education** and experience as defined by the limits of (A), (B) and (C) above.
*Natural sciences includes Biology, Botany, Chemistry, Earth Science, Physics, and Zoology and their subsets.
**Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications 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.
NOTE: Your degree must have been awarded by a college or university accredited by a regional, national, or specialized agency recognized as an accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education/U.S. Secretary of Education. If your degree was awarded by an educational institution outside the United States and its territories, you must provide independent verification of equivalency. A list of acceptable companies who provide this service can be found on the Internet at http://www.cs.ny.gov/jobseeker/degrees.cfm. You must pay the required evaluation fee.
