Description
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the agency Americans trust with their lives. As a global leader in public health, CDC is the nation’s premier health promotion, prevention, and preparedness agency. Whether we are protecting the American people from public health threats, researching emerging diseases, or mobilizing public health programs with our domestic and international partners, we rely on our employees to make a real difference in the health and well-being of our people here and around the world.
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is the federal institute within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). NIOSH is a research agency that focuses on the study of worker safety and health, and empowering employers and workers to create safe and healthy workplaces. A priority at NIOSH is to develop new knowledge in the field of occupational safety and health and to transfer that knowledge into practice. To do this, NIOSH conducts work-related research and makes recommendations to prevent worker injury and illness. The work done at NIOSH impacts every segment of the American workforce.
What We Do
Our mission is to develop new knowledge in the field of occupational safety and health and to transfer that knowledge into practice. NIOSH programs are responsive to the occupational safety and health problems that burden workers now and in the future. A career at NIOSH means joining one of the best places to work as a public servant, protecting the lives of all workers.
This exciting career opportunity for a Supervisory Research Industrial Hygienist is with the Spokane Mining Research Division.
The Spokane Mining Research Division is part of the NIOSH Mining Program. The Program serves as the focal point for miner safety and health research at NIOSH. Located in beautiful Spokane, Washington, we operate a state-of-the-art facility in a growing city that offers a well-balanced lifestyle with many outdoor activities, cultural events, and high-quality schools!
Join us and be part of an exciting team conducting research and providing guidance on occupational safety and health!
Position Description:
This position is to provide professional industrial hygiene scientific support and expertise for designing and conducting research focused on identifying, analyzing, and reporting on emerging industrial hygiene health issues and problems as it relates to occupational safety and health, as well as providing expert advice to agency installations nationwide.
The Supervisory Research Industrial Hygienist will carry out the duties and responsibilities outlined below:
What you'll be doing day to day:
Providing scientific consultation and technical expertise and promote partnerships on industrial hygiene evaluation and exposure assessment research including the anticipation, recognition, evaluation, and control of workplace hazards, and promote partnerships.
Conducting exposure assessment and occupational health research projects and provide exposure assessment support for epidemiological and health studies that elucidate the relationship between workplace hazards and adverse health outcomes.
Overseeing the technical quality, quantity, and timeliness of work produced by subordinates, which involves reviewing written and oral reports, providing comments and suggestions for improving these reports, and ultimately approving final products.
Providing scientific and administrative leadership to teams, set priorities and assigning work, monitoring and leading team in all tasks, and providing advice and guidance in scientific and administrative matters; Serving as a project planning resource and mentor.
This job is open to:
U.S. Citizens, Nationals, or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
Location: Spokane, WA
Salary: $126,432 - $164,366 per year
Work Schedule: Full-Time
Telework eligible: Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Appointment Type: Permanent
Supervisory Status: Yes
Announcement number: HHS-CDC-DE-26-13020286
Control number: 879443600
Travel Required
Occasional travel - 25% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Requirements | Conditions of Employment
Background Investigation is required.
Supervisory position: Yes
Accepting Application: Open 08/06/2026 to 08/27/2026
This job will close when we have received 100 applications, which may be sooner than the closing date.
Apply today: https://www.usajobs.gov/job/879443600
What we are looking for
Basic Qualifications:
The education must be accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained. Applicants must meet one of the following requirements:
A bachelor's or graduate/higher level degree in industrial hygiene, occupational health sciences, occupational and environmental health, toxicology, safety sciences, or related science; or
A bachelor's degree in a branch of engineering, physical science, or life science that included 12 semester hours in chemistry, including organic chemistry, and 18 additional semester hours of courses in any combination of chemistry, physics, engineering, health physics, environmental health, biostatistics, biology, physiology, toxicology, epidemiology, or industrial hygiene; or
Certification from the Board for Global EHS Credentialing (formerly American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH).
How you will be evaluation
Resume Requirement:
Your resume must not exceed two (2) pages in length.
Basic Qualification Question
As part of the application process, you must answer a question addressing whether you meet the Basic Requirement for this position, as described in this announcement.
Minimum Qualification Question
As part of the application process, you must answer a minimum qualification question addressing whether you meet the Specialized Experience required for this position, as described in this announcement.
Your response must be supported by the experience documented in your resume. If your resume does not demonstrate the required Specialized Experience, you may be found not qualified.
Transcripts or proof of certification are required
*Note: You may submit an unofficial transcript or a list of college courses completed indicating course titles, credit hours, and grades received. An official transcript from an accredited educational institution is required if you are selected for the position.
Benefits
A career with the U.S. Government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.
Benefits for federal employees
(https://www.usa.gov/benefits-for-federal-employees#item-36407)
Healthcare insurance
(https://www.opm.gov/healthcare-insurance/)
Pay and leave
(https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/pay-and-leave/) https://help.usajobs.gov/index.php/Pay_and_Benefits
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time, or intermittent.
How to Apply
To learn more and apply to this position, you must complete the occupational questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section.
Apply through USAJOBS.GOV by August 27, 2026, to be considered for this position.
To apply, click here
To preview the application questionnaire, click here to view.
To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire. *Click the Submit My Answers button to submit your application package.
Address: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
1600 Clifton Rd NE | Atlanta, GA 30333
Email: ASKOHR@hhs.gov
Visit the NIOSH Careers page to learn more about occupational safety and health opportunities at NIOSH.
Apply now for this exciting opportunity to join us and develop new knowledge in the field of occupational safety and health and enhance worker well-being!
