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ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM ASSOC.

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University of Wisconsin-Madison
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM ASSOC.

Job no: 109352-US
Work type: Staff-Full Time
Department:WSLH\ENVIRN SC\WATR MICRB
Location: Madison
Categories: Environmental, Occupational Health and Safety, Natural Resources, Environmental Sciences, Research, Scientific

Position Summary:

The Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene (WSLH) serves as the public, environmental and occupational health laboratory for the State of Wisconsin. This position independently provides a wide variety of program support to administrative, supervisory, laboratory and support services for the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) drinking and ground water program at the Agriculture Drive laboratories of the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene (WSLH). This position's main duty will be to provide detailed information regarding sample testing and receipt conditions for any given sample, and enter this information into the data management system. Other responsibilities include opening and processing incoming environmental samples, verifying and documenting sample condition, adding acid to samples as required, performing pH tests on specific samples as required and assigning a lab number to each container; entering and verifying sample information in the LIMS. This position will also query the database for sample information and status for federal and state and agencies (especially the WI Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) and Department of Health Services (WDHS), and universities and private homeowners). Other responsibilities include: providing a broad range of knowledge regarding water sampling and testing to effectively meet the needs of customers; looking up results for customers; interpreting results and making decisions that directly affect the general public based upon the rules and policies mandated by the Federal Safe Drinking Water Act Program (SDWA) and the DNR; LIMS support (laboratory information management system); a wide range of other duties as needed, including: water testing kit production for the SDWA/DNR program and kit production for the general population as well as other agencies, mailing and shipping water testing kits, copying, scanning, faxing and filing. This position will provide data and information from the LIMS to WSLH analysts and other employees. This person also contacts customers in cases of missing information and provides feedback to customers on data. This position requires effective team skills to contribute to the efficient operation of the work unit and organization. This position works under general supervision and reports to the supervisor of the Horizon Data Management Department.

The employee in this position is expected to use the tools and principles of quality management in performing their daily work including the following: Knowledge of biological safety procedures, sample handling and splitting using OSHA regulations; Basic knowledge of lab terminology with emphasis in the Environmental departments; Operation of shipping and mailing equipment on a daily basis (meters, scales, strapping machine, automated mail machine); Knowledge of personal computers, advanced word processing and data entry skills (i.e., Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel), and good average to above average keyboarding skills (typing)l Knowledge of Laboratory Information Management systems (LIMS); Operation of office equipment on a daily basis (copy machines, fax, scanners, shredder, numbering machines, cutters, calculators); Practices and principles of office work (filing, telephone courtesy, customer service, records maintenance, photo copying); Effective customer service and problem solving skills; Effective interpersonal and verbal communication skills; Cost allocation processes; Effective testing/training skills; Knowledge of sample receipt processes and documentation procedures; Knowledge in using chemical absence/presence indicators (pH test strips, acid/base indicators, etc.) Effective use of quality principles and tools; Effective team skills; Effectively working under pressure; Knowledge of Federal Safe Drinking Water Act program requirements; Effective time management skills; Knowledge of environmental science issues; Ability to occasionally (0-33% of the day) life up to 30 lbs; Ability to sit and stand for extended periods 4-5 hours at a time; Ability to work with various chemicals (e.g. nitric and sulfuric acids) and water specimen samples from utility companies, lakes and rivers, homeowner wells and soil; Ability to work up to a two hour shift as often as every other Saturday.

As defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, the employee must be able to perform the essential job functions as outlined in the position description with or without a reasonable accommodation.

Position Duties:List of DutiesInstitutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: Diversity and Inclusion

Department(s):

A524920-WI STATE LAB OF HYGIENE/ENVIRN SC/WATR MICRB

Work Type:

Full-time:100%

Work Schedule:

Normal work hours are Monday through Friday 7:45 am to 4:30 pm. A two hour shift every other Saturday will be required.

Appointment Type, Duration:

Ongoing/Renewable

Hourly rate:

Minimum $16.67
Depending on Qualifications

Instructions to Applicants:

To begin the application process please click on the "Apply Now" button. You will be asked to upload a current resume/CV, a cover letter briefly describing your qualifications relevant to the position, and a document listing contact information for three (3) references, including at least one supervisor.

If you have questions, you may email hrstaff@slh.wisc.edu or call Kelsey Gordon, 608-262-5594.

Contact:

Kelsey Gordon
hrstaff@slh.wisc.edu
608-262-5594
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1 (out-of-state: TTY: 800.947.3529, STS: 800.833.7637) and above Phone number (See RELAY_SERVICE for further information. )

Official Title:

ENVIRON PROGRAM ASSOC(23270)

Employment Class:

University Staff-Ongoing

Job Number:

109352

The University of Wisconsin is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.

If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website: https://oed.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/

Employment will require a criminal background check. It will also require you and your references to answer questions regarding sexual violence and sexual harassment.

The University of Wisconsin System will not reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in writing, except that the identity of the successful candidate will be released. See Wis. Stat. sec. 19.36(7).

The Annual Security and Fire Safety Report contains current campus safety and disciplinary policies, crime statistics for the previous 3 calendar years, and on-campus student housing fire safety policies and fire statistics for the previous 3 calendar years. UW-Madison will provide a paper copy upon request; please contact the University of Wisconsin Police Department.

Applications Open: Sep 6 2019 Central Daylight Time
Applications Close:Sep 20 2019 11:55 PM Central Daylight Time

Organization

In achievement and prestige, the University of Wisconsin–Madison has long been recognized as one of America's great universities. A public, land-grant institution, UW–Madison offers a complete spectrum of liberal arts studies, professional programs and student activities, and many of its programs are hailed as world leaders in instruction, research and public service. Spanning 935 acres along the southern shore of Lake Mendota, the campus is located in the city of Madison.

The university traces its roots to a clause in the Wisconsin Constitution, which decreed that the state should have a prominent public university. In 1848, Nelson Dewey, Wisconsin’s first governor, signed the act that formally created the university, and its first class, with 17 students, met in a Madison school building on February 5, 1849.

From those humble beginnings, the university has grown into a large, diverse community, with about 40,000 students enrolled each year. These students represent every state in the nation, as well as countries from around the globe, making for a truly international population.

UW–Madison is the oldest and largest campus in the University of Wisconsin System, a statewide network of 13 comprehensive universities, 13 freshman-sophomore transfer colleges and an extension service. One of two doctorate-granting universities in the system, UW–Madison’s specific mission is to provide “a learning environment in which faculty, staff and students can discover, examine critically, preserve and transmit the knowledge, wisdom and values that will help insure the survival of this and future generations and improve the quality of life for all.”

The university achieves these ends through innovative programs of research, teaching and public service. Throughout its history, UW–Madison has sought to bring the power of learning into the daily lives of its students through innovations such as residential learning communities and service-learning opportunities. Students also participate freely in research, which has led to life-improving inventions ranging from more fuel-efficient engines to cutting-edge genetic therapies.

The Wisconsin Idea

Students, faculty and staff are motivated by a tradition known as the “Wisconsin Idea,” first started by UW President Charles Van Hise in 1904, when he declared that he would “never be content until the beneficent influence of the university [is] available to every home in the state.” The Wisconsin Idea permeates the university’s work and helps forge close working relationships among university faculty and students, and the state’s industries and government.

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