Job Opening
JOB TITLE
Veterinary Medical Officer, GS 14
JOB DESCRIPTION
The Health Effects Laboratory Division (HELD) of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)has a position for a Veterinary Medical Officer to serve as the Animal Facilities Director and Attending Veterinarian for the NIOSH/Morgantown Animal Facilities.
REQUIREMENTS
Minimum Qualifications:
PERTINENT PROGRAM INFORMATION:
The NIOSH Health Effects Laboratory Division (HELD)conducts focused, basic, applied, and preventive laboratory research for controlling and preventing workplace safety and health problems. In HELD, experimental animals are used in programs studying the disease-associated or toxic effects of hazardous materials, developing biomarkers of disease, studying body response to worksite conditions, developing models of occupational disease, and studying mechanisms that integrate cells and organ systems. The laboratories include one of the world’s leading facilities for exposure of laboratory rodents to hazardous materials by inhalation and other routes. The animal care and use program is accredited by AAALAC International and uses rats and mice housed in a 10,000 sq ft barrier facility staffed by ten animal care and support technicians.
Brief Statement of Duties:
LOCATION DESCRIPTION:
The NIOSH research campus is located in Morgantown, West Virginia, adjacent to the Health Sciences campus of West VirginiaUniversity.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For additional information contact:
Don Beezhold, PhD, Director
Health Effects Laboratory Division
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Morgantown, WV 26505
zec1@cdc.gov
POSTED 04/16/2018
Veterinary Medical Officer, GS 14
JOB DESCRIPTION
The Health Effects Laboratory Division (HELD) of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)has a position for a Veterinary Medical Officer to serve as the Animal Facilities Director and Attending Veterinarian for the NIOSH/Morgantown Animal Facilities.
REQUIREMENTS
Minimum Qualifications:
- Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM or VMD) degree from a college or school of veterinary medicine accredited by the AVMA, or equivalent foreign degree.
- License to practice veterinary medicine in the U.S.
- Experience in management of a laboratory animal program, including experience serving on an IACUC and maintaining an accredited program of animal care and use, is desired.
PERTINENT PROGRAM INFORMATION:
The NIOSH Health Effects Laboratory Division (HELD)conducts focused, basic, applied, and preventive laboratory research for controlling and preventing workplace safety and health problems. In HELD, experimental animals are used in programs studying the disease-associated or toxic effects of hazardous materials, developing biomarkers of disease, studying body response to worksite conditions, developing models of occupational disease, and studying mechanisms that integrate cells and organ systems. The laboratories include one of the world’s leading facilities for exposure of laboratory rodents to hazardous materials by inhalation and other routes. The animal care and use program is accredited by AAALAC International and uses rats and mice housed in a 10,000 sq ft barrier facility staffed by ten animal care and support technicians.
Brief Statement of Duties:
- Serve as the Animal Facilities Director and Veterinarian for the NIOSH/Morgantown Animal Facilities
- Manages the day-to-day operation of the NIOSH/Morgantown Animal Facilities.
- Keeps abreast of current rules and standards for the care and use of research animals and conveys this information to the animal husbandry and research personnel.
- Responsible for providing effective veterinary care and husbandry for the laboratory animals.
- Serves on the NIOSH/Morgantown Animal Care and Use Committee and the CDC Animal Research Advisory Committee.
- Collaborates with the research staff to design, develop, and conduct independent and innovative research programs, using animal exposure and disease models, which have significant impact on the safety and health of workers nationwide.
LOCATION DESCRIPTION:
The NIOSH research campus is located in Morgantown, West Virginia, adjacent to the Health Sciences campus of West VirginiaUniversity.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For additional information contact:
Don Beezhold, PhD, Director
Health Effects Laboratory Division
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Morgantown, WV 26505
zec1@cdc.gov
POSTED 04/16/2018