Biological Science Technician Job Description
Biological Science Technician Duties & Responsibilities
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Biological Science Technician Qualifications
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Licensing or Certifications for Biological Science Technician
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Education for Biological Science Technician
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Employers hiring for the biological science technician job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Biology, Education, Entomology, Botany, Statistics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, Agriculture, Graduate
Skills for Biological Science Technician
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Biological Science Technician Examples
Biological Science Technician Job Description
- Provides work direction and guidance to biological technicians and volunteers and YCC enrollees, including safe handling of tools and operation of motorized vehicles and water craft
- Botany
- Cartography
- Provide technical assistance to ongoing human or animal research protocols
- Consult with research investigators to determine study needs (IRB requirements/compliance, patient consent forms, clinical and medical data collection, establishment of timelines, ordering supplies, preparation of sample biobanking, processing and analysis needs) for IRB protocol submissions involving biobanking procedures and/or coordination with surgical/OR teams for sample collection
- Develop and/or follow universally accepted procedures to collect, process, biobank, and analyze biological samples following pre-established protocols, SOPs, guidelines, and timelines in consultation with the study PI
- Manage all collected samples, accounting for inventory accuracy, defined location, labeling, and software tracking of the samples
- Assist investigators in developing an appropriate experimental design
- Generate study specific SOPs in consultation with specific study PI that include sample collection procedural SOPs, sample processing, sample analysis, clinical data and data management SOPs
- Assist with the setup, operation and maintenance of laboratory instruments and equipment as assigned
- Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service
- All Federal employees are required by Public Law 104-134 to have federal payments made by Direct Deposit
- Government housing may be available
- Wearing the NPS uniform is required
- Medora, ND
- Background investigation with favorable adjudication required
Biological Science Technician Job Description
- Participating in fish culture and propagation
- Monitoring fish health and water quality
- Cleaning and maintaining fish tanks and related systems
- Uses a variety of laboratory equipment to perform standardized analyses and tasks for studies
- Uses established automated databases to enter, organize, and perform preliminary analysis of collected data, using standard statistical methods in preparation of fish, wildlife, or botany reports
- Runs routine programs and checks resulting data for inconsistencies
- Compiles and summarizes data from surveys, biological evaluations, and tests
- Determines approach and then summarizes data using a variety of database software programs or other presentation approaches, ensuring records are detailed, precise and accurately transferred
- Assists in preparation of reports
- Transport, handle, and restrain animals in a safe, humane manner and assist veterinary and research staff in administering medications for clinical purposes and experimental treatments, collecting samples, taking scientific measurements, anesthesia, and euthanasia
- Government housing may be available for rent
- Thorne Bay, AK
- Willing to live/work in remote locations (volatile/unpredictable)
- Must Carry a Firearm
- Must possess a small craft operation certificate
- Normal color and stereovision is essential
Biological Science Technician Job Description
- Perform extraction of bacterial mRNA
- Orders or assists in ordering materials for biology labs
- Receives and inventories stocks
- Maintains order in the stockroom
- Maintains safety standards in stockroom
- Assists in providing safe laboratories and classrooms
- Prepares labs for students
- Maintains live specimens when appropriate
- May supervise the work of student laboratory assistants
- Performs minor repairs, contacts repairmen or returns damaged materials to companies for repair
- Required to use chemical tick bite prevention measures (Permanone)
- Weekend, night, holiday, and overtime work may be required
- This position requires that you operate a government owned vehicle as part of your official duties
- Sitka, AK
- Coeur d'Alene, ID
- Must obtain and maintain a State Herbicide Applicator’s License
Biological Science Technician Job Description
- Assists in setting up and taking down lab practical examinations
- Maintains records on student lockers
- Maintains organisms
- Makes up buffers and solutions for biotechnology courses
- Maintains Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) records
- Stores hazardous materials for pick up
- Make up media, autoclave and pour plates for microbiology classes
- Work with the science faculty to ensure experimental materials are set up in advance of the labs
- Work with the laboratory coordinator to keep laboratories and prep areas clean and organized
- Help maintain inventory databases
- You will be required to carry a firearm in performance of your duties
- New Hires will be required to pass a background investigation
- You must be a U.S. citizen to apply to this position
- A background investigation is required
- National Park Service Uniform Required
- Burbank, WA
Biological Science Technician Job Description
- Establishing and maintaining cooperative working relationships with students, faculty, administration and staff
- This position requires completion of a medical examination at Federal expense
- Throughout the recruitment and hiring process we will be communicating with you via email
- If this position requires specific educational course work to qualify, or you are qualifying based in whole or part on education, you are required to provide all unofficial transcripts (undergraduate, graduate, ) or list of course work, which includes semester hours earned and grade received, by the closing date of this announcement or you will be disqualified from further consideration
- If you are claiming veterans' preference you must provide a legible copy of your DD-214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, member 4 copy or any official documentation or statement from the Armed Forces that confirms your dates of service and that your separation, discharge, or release from active duty was under honorable conditions (i.e., Honorable or General Discharge)
- If you are currently on active military duty, you must provide documentation (e.g., campaign document, award citation, ), that verifies entitlement to veterans’ preference and that your character of military service is honorable
- Madison, WI FEW vacancies
- Selectee may be subject to serving a one-year trial period
- Selectee subject to successful completion of a pre-employment medical exam
- More requirements are listed under Qualifications and Other Information
- Education completed in colleges or universities outside the United States may be used to meet the above requirements
- A background investigation will be required for this position