A Scientific Officer (Medical) (Public Health) is mainly deployed on –

• (a)setting up, operating, maintaining and evaluating information system on public health subjects including surveillance;
• (b)coordinating the collection, compilation and analysis of health data;
• (c)planning, designing and carrying out research projects related to public health subjects, including the preparation of research projects and evaluating the local and overseas legislative regimes relating to public health policies, e.g. alcohol control;
• (d)providing professional input in health risk assessment from environmental hazards;
• (e)providing statistical and/ or other research support to epidemiology / public health / environmental health studies / alcohol-control and related matters;
• (f)appraising research / health promotion proposals critically, providing professional inputs in reviewing the latest scientific evidence, the feasibility and applicability of various proposals, e.g. international practices, and the recommendations on planning, implementation, progress monitoring, and evaluation of public health policies, e.g. alcohol control and HIV / AIDS;
• (g)providing support to public health investigation and control;
• (h)providing professional input in searching, aggregating and distilling scientific evidence;
  • (i)assisting in handling enquiries and liaison work related to environmental hazards, health information and research, alcohol control or HIV / AIDS and related matters; and
• (j)involving in supervisory and training activities.

Candidates should –

• (a)
  • (i)have a Master Degree in Public Health or Epidemiology and Biostatistics or a related discipline (see Remark a) from a Hong Kong university, or equivalent; or
  • (ii)have a postgraduate diploma in Public Health or Epidemiology and Biostatistics or a related discipline (see Remark a) from a Hong Kong university, or equivalent, with 2 years’ relevant post-qualification experience (Note (1)); and
• (b)meet the language proficiency requirements of “Level 1” results in the two language papers (Use of Chinese (UC) and Use of English (UE) ) in the Common Recruitment Examination (CRE), or equivalent (Note (2)).

[ Remarks: a. Related discipline includes Environmental Health. b. Candidates may be invited to attend a written test.]