Employment Opportunities

Security and Emergency Services Security Officer (NY HELPS) Vacancy ID 193229
Applications due 8/12/25
The incumbent will monitor and maintain security systems to control access to buildings and restricted areas; conduct scheduled rounds; inspect building fire and safety equipment; during fire drills, instruct and direct people to routes of egress; prepare and write reports involving incidents or accidents.

Research Scientist 5 (Microbiology) Vacancy ID 188975
Applications due 8/31/25
The Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, is seeking an outstanding scientist at the Assistant or Associate Professor level to establish a competitive, extramurally funded research program with a focus on zoonotic and/or vector-borne pathogens (bacterial and viral). Specific areas of interest include studies on the mechanisms of transmission, vector and host-pathogen interactions, vector biology, molecular virology, and viral pathogenesis. Applicants that contribute to the Wadsworth Center’s current research efforts in infectious diseases and host biology are encouraged to apply.

The Wadsworth Center (www.wadsworth.org) is the most comprehensive state public-health laboratory in the country, and includes a dynamic research atmosphere focused on infectious, genetic, and environmental diseases and their impact on human health. The successful applicant will join a highly interactive group of research scientists applying genomics, structural biology, immunology, microbiology, pathogen surveillance and disease ecology to study the biology of pathogens in both model and pathogenic organisms. Applicants employing innovative, cutting-edge techniques in these areas are especially encouraged to apply.

Research Scientist I Bacteriology Laboratory JR-0001691
Applications due 8/13/25
Health Research, Inc. is seeking a Research Scientist I to work within the Bacteriology Laboratory at the Wadsworth Center. The incumbent will contribute to bacterial disease wastewater surveillance through the development and utilization of cutting-edge technologies.  This work will include contributing to the comparison and evaluation of wastewater processing methods and contributing to the development of digital PCR and metagenomic methods to provide new approaches to improve this surveillance testing. An array of bacteria of public health importance will be studied including those that are antimicrobial resistant vaccine preventable, sexually transmitted as well as other bacterial pathogens.  This work will explore the correlation of wastewater testing to prediction of bacterial disease and antimicrobial resistance through comparison with other surveillance methods and clinical data. The goal is the evaluation of wastewater testing for improving public health surveillance in the community and healthcare facilities.

This position will be part of a dynamic team serving the Wadsworth Center’s mission in the New York State Department of Health’s efforts to protect and promote the health of New York’s citizens. Come be a part of Science in the Pursuit of Health®!

Laboratory Specialist 2 - Biology  Vacancy ID 192801
Applications due 8/4/25
The incumbent will perform clinical testing on samples received by the Mycobacteriology laboratory collected from NYS patients for detection of Mycobacterium species, including Mycobacterium tuberculosis in BSL-2 and BSL-3 laboratories. The incumbent will contribute to oversight of quality assurance, inventory management and supervise staff performing clinical testing.

Facility Operations Assistant 1 Vacancy ID 193263

Applications due 8/12/25
The Facilities Operations Assistant will be responsible for carrying out routine and basic tasks, including: relocating supplies and equipment within the facilities, clearing materials from construction sites, painting, conducting maintenance on machinery, loading and unloading trucks, performing basic carpentry and masonry work, and managing the pickup and delivery program across the five locations of the Wadsworth Center.