Food Safety Research Scientist | RESEARCH SCIENTIST II (MICROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES)

Job Description and Duties

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The candidate works under the general supervision of the Research Scientist Supervisor I (Microbiological Sciences) in the Food and Drug Laboratory Branch (FDLB), Microbiology Section, Microbiology Test Unit.

The Research Scientist II (Microbiological Sciences) (RS II) plans and carries out scientific research of moderate scientific scope and complexity such as method development and improvement of test methods.

Participates in planning and conducting broad or complex analytical investigations relating to microbial contamination of food products (including human food, animal food, food defense products, and National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) samples) and analysis of environmental samples (including wastewater samples and swabs) for pathogens.

This includes, but is not limited to, isolation, identification, and characterization of a variety of pathogens, primarily bacterial, but can also include viral, fungal, and parasite pathogens.

The use of standard operating procedures to work on product and environmental samples submitted to the laboratory for analysis is required.

Responsible for pre-analytical, analytical, and post-analytical parts of an investigation, which includes processing samples for enrichment, carrying out analysis for identification and confirmation of pathogens isolated by Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), VITEK2 Compact (Biomerieux Inc.

analysis, or Matrix-assisted laser desorption / ionization Time of Flight (MALDI-TOF) and writing reports for submission to the supervisor.

Post-confirmation work will include whole genome sequencing, DNA sequence analysis, and upload to PulseNet National Database or National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).

Minimum Requirements

You will find the Minimum Requirements in the Class Specification.

RESEARCH SCIENTIST II (MICROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES)

Special Requirements

In order to be considered for this position, you must submit a copy of your college transcripts (official or unofficial) and / or Degree for education verification.

For experience / education to qualify during the application screening process, applicants should include all employment history on the Employment Application (STD 678) and / or Resume, including detailed job descriptions, hours worked per week, and start / end dates (MM / DD / YYYY).

Application packages without this information will experience delayed processing times and your eligibility for this position may be impacted.

A completed State application (STD. 678) and any other relevant documents (e.g. unofficial transcript, copy of degree, resume, etc.

should be submitted electronically via your CalCareers Account. Please reference Job Control # (451126) and indicate the basis of your eligibility in the Examination(s) or Job Title(s) section.

SROA and surplus candidates should submit a copy of their letter with their application. Please remove any confidential information (i.

e. social security number, date of birth) from your documents prior to submission.

Required Application Package Documents

The following items are required to be submitted with your application. Applicants who do not submit the required items timely may not be considered for this job :

Current version of the State Examination / Employment Application STD Form 678 (when not applying electronically), or the Electronic State Employment Application through your Applicant Account at www.

CalCareers.ca.gov. All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications for the position.

Resume is required and must be included.

Desirable Qualifications

In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate :

Desirable qualifications include experience with real-time PCR and sterile techniques. Whole genome sequencing (WGS), WGS data analysis, and experience with MALDI-TOF would be a plus.

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