Federal term position for remote research station in southeast Alaska
(good position for new grads) [MB advising: see link at bottom of post to full job posting and application details (will expire when position is filled). Some job post details provided here for career exploration purposes.]
Summary
This position is located within the Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC), Auke Bay Laboratories (ABL) with one vacancy located in Juneau, AK.
Responsibilities
As a Biological Science Technician, you will perform the following duties:
- Assist with daily scientific operations in the laboratory, in the field, and on small motorized boats such as mariculture and fish aquaculture husbandry duties, collection of daily environmental data, monitoring and collection of fish and fish-related data at weirs and hatcheries.
- Assist with data entry into data bases, analysis using statistical software packages, and development of annual permit reports.
- Provide technical and logistical support of scientific projects related to fisheries and aquaculture research.
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Qualifications
Qualification requirements in the vacancy announcements are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook, which contains federal qualification standards. This handbook is available on the Office of Personnel Management’s website located at: https://www.opm.gov/policy
EDUCATION: There is no positive education requirement for this position.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. This experience need not have been in the federal government.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations e.g., professional; philanthropic, religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies; knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
To qualify at the ZT-2 or GS-05:
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: One full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the ZT-1 or GS-04 in the Federal service. Specialized experience MUST include all of the following:
- Participating in laboratory, at-sea, or field operations focused on fisheries and/or aquaculture; and
- Aiding in data collection, analysis, or entry.
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SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION: Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study above high school leading to a bachelor’s degree with major study or at least 24 semester hours in any combination of courses such as biology, chemistry, statistics, entomology, animal husbandry, botany, physics, agriculture, or mathematics. At least 6 semester hours of courses must have been directly related to the position.
OR
SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION: The successful completion of a full course of study of at least 12 months in a school for clinical laboratory technicians.
OR
COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: A combination of education and experience as described above.
Note: Only education in excess of the first 60 semester hours (90 quarter hours or 2 full years of academic study) of a course of study leading to a bachelor’s degree is credible toward meeting the specialized experience requirements.
full position description/application (will expire when position is filled)