Scientists jobs at the College of Southern Nevada, United States of America

The College of Southern Nevada is seeking for a zestful, caliber, experienced and highly qualified Environmental Scientists to assist the college and researches operation in the disciplines and techniques related to Environmental Science. The College of Southern Nevada (CSN) is a community college in Clark County, Nevada, United States. The college has more than 2,500 teaching and non-teaching staff and is the largest public higher education institution in Nevada.

Roles and responsibilities 

• Perform semi-skilled regulatory environmental and occupational safety work.
• Determine what corrective actions should be administered to control workplace hazardous, foster public health and protect the environment.
• Stay current with technology; consistently safeguard and maintain all equipment utilized in the performance of regular job duties allocate resources efficiently.
• Maintain current certification for Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response. (OSHA standard 29 CFR Part 1910.120).
• Maintain current DOT Hazardous Waste Manifest certification required for signatory responsibilities related to Uniform Hazardous Waste.
• Manifests for off-site shipment of hazardous waste ( reference 49 CFR 172.704 Subpart H).
• And all other duties assigned by the departments

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in the physical, natural resource or life sciences, engineering or closely related field; OR graduation from high school or equivalent and two years of technical environmental experience which involved assisting in environmental program research and planning; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience as described above.
• Ability to read and comprehend technical and legal documents including scientific papers, regulations, statutes, engineering plans and specifications, legal agreements.
• General knowledge of the physical and biological aspects of the environment including zoology, biology, hydrology, bioclimatology, ecology, geology, physics, and organic/inorganic chemistry; environmental terminology.