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Our Mission: *Keep Washington Safe and Working!  Our Values: *Customer Focus, One L&I, Respect, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Learning and Growth, Reliability

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Bilingual candidates of all languages are strongly encourage to apply. [In addition to the base salary above,]{.underline} if hired as bilingual, our top applicant will be required to pass an assessment of your ability to write and speak fluently in a language other than English. We do not use translating software.   Employees with bilingual responsibilities receive a 5% increase in pay.

Job Highlights

**This is an exciting opportunity to apply your skills and talents to a unique occupational health and safety research group, the Safety & Health Assessment & Research for Prevention (SHARP) Program in the Department of Labor & Industries (L&I), as an Ergonomist 3. This is a project position that reports to the Senior Epidemiologist of the SHARP Ergonomics Research team.  Currently this project position is expected to last a minimum of five years but we anticipate additional time allocated to this project.

If hired, you will be a part of the Janitorial Workload Study project and will develop culturally appropriate prevention content applicable to reducing or eliminating work-related musculoskeletal disorder (WMSD) risk factors in the janitorial services industry.  You will assist with field research in occupational ergonomics, evaluating risk factors for work-related musculoskeletal disorders in janitorial and cleaning occupations, and advising and making recommendations to other internal safety professionals, agency divisions, L&I employees, workers, and partners to help reduce high injury rates in janitorial and cleaning workers.   

This position also presents an opportunity to work with the staff in the Work Equity and Research Center (WERC) on projects, including evaluating educational and training materials using an equity lens.

The work of this position directly supports meeting one of our agency's goals, Goal 1: Make Workplaces Safe (Reduce injury rate; Foster a culture of safety), and our agency mission to "Keep Washington Safe and Working".**

Who you are:

**You value work-related injury and illness prevention, research, and training.   You want to be a part of an equitable, multi-disciplinary team who collaborates to produce research-based workplace injury and illness prevention resources.  You are passionate about making workplaces safer and get excited about influencing meaningful change. You have a familiarity with general workplace safety principles. You believe workplace injuries and illnesses are preventable, and that all people deserve safe and dignified work. You understand the social and economic factors that contribute to workplace health and safety concerns.

You are able to communicate clearly and concisely both orally and in writing. You have highly developed interpersonal skills, and demonstrate critical thinking. You can communicate effectively with a wide range of groups who may have different needs and priorities (workers, employers, safety and health professionals, researchers). 

We are looking for someone to be a part of a team with diverse priorities but who can also work well in multiple settings. Your ability to li