Environmental Health Specialist

3 days ago


Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand GSN and ESR Full time

GSN and ESR are seeking a highly skilled Environmental Health Specialist to join our team. As an Environmental Health Specialist, you will play a key role in contributing to the work programme of our Health Security Group. This 12-month fixed-term position is a training opportunity for a Public Health Medicine Registrar, based at our Christchurch Science Centre.

This role will provide opportunities to gain experience and competencies across a range of infectious disease services, climate change, and other environmental health project work. The successful candidate will develop reports related to environmental health issues, including literature reviews, gap analyses, or hazard assessments in thematic areas such as the impact of climate change on health, environmental assessment of food safety, or groundwater quality.

The incumbent will be integrated into various ongoing projects and contribute actively to safeguarding groundwater and freshwater quality, supporting public health surveillance teams, social systems, and enhancing pandemic preparedness and ESR's work on climate change and health policies to mitigate climate-related risks.

About You

To succeed in this role, you must have a second- or third-year advanced trainee position in the vocational public health medicine training programme, a New Zealand College of Public Health Medicine Master's degree in public health, and current medical registration with the Medical Council of New Zealand.

  • You will also need an interest in surveillance-based epidemiology or emergency response and the ability to work across multiple parties, including government departments.
  • A strong relationship-building skillset, including experience in building successful relationships internally and externally, is also essential.
  • Additionally, you may be required to travel overseas if called upon to do so.
About Us

We are GSN and ESR, dedicated to safeguarding the health and wellbeing of New Zealanders and the environment since 1992. With locations in Auckland, Christchurch, and Wellington, we use world-leading science to monitor disease, test food and products, safeguard our water, and support the justice sector.

Our commitment to sustainability is reflected in our Toitū Carbon reduce Certification. As an accredited Living Wage employer, we prioritise employee wellbeing, providing a supportive environment for growth and development.

We encourage applications from those with an understanding of or a willingness to develop their capability in Te Tiriti o Waitangi, tikanga Māori, and/or te reo Māori.

If you have any questions about the role, please contact us. We review applications as we receive them and look forward to hearing from you.



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