Biological Science Technician Job Description

Biological Science Technician Job Description

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Biological science technician provides safe and effective field leadership to groups of individuals involved in exotic plant management and restoration (GS-06 Only).

Biological Science Technician Duties & Responsibilities

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Position requires a valid state driver's license
Position requires a current, valid state pesticide applicator's license to allow applicant to mix and/or apply pesticides in a professional capacity
Collect detailed data on avian populations without direct daily supervision
Collect avian morphometric data, mark/recapture data and biological samples by capturing, measuring, bleeding, and marking birds
Use computers to tabulate, manage and analyze basic data on avian populations without daily supervision
Use computers to tabulate, manage and analyze basic data on avian populations without direct daily supervision
Assists in the designing and planning and monitoring construction of wildlife habitat restoration and management projects
Conducts detailed fish and wildlife biological surveys for use in evaluation of private lands habitat projects
Assists in planning multifaceted wildlife studies by contributing ideas, determining research methods, establishing practical procedures for accomplishing and reporting the work and determining other needs, such as costs, equipment and personnel
Enters and retrieves data from the Geographic Information System and/or other information management systems

Biological Science Technician Qualifications

Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.

Licensing or Certifications for Biological Science Technician

List any licenses or certifications required by the position: USFWS, CVT, RVT, LVT, ATV, FAL1, CPR

Education for Biological Science Technician

Typically a job would require a certain level of education.

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

Desired skills for biological science technician include:

Professional experience with native and non-native plants and animals
Ecological principles
Experience with computer software and hardware used to collect and process National Resource data
Experience with culvert-trapping and performing aversive conditioning
Free-range capturing of food-conditioned black bear
General biological and ecological principles as they relate to vegetation management
Invasive exotic plant species and forest pest species and methodology used to control them
Of coastal northeastern United States
Principles
Procedures and techniques of exotic plant management

Desired experience for biological science technician includes:

Mineral, CA
You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply
Favorably adjudicated background investigation
Work is conducted outdoors and is physically challenging
Whiskeytown, CA
Luray, VA

Biological Science Technician Examples

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Biological Science Technician Job Description

Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is hiring for a biological science technician. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for biological science technician
  • 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
Qualifications for biological science technician
  • 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
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Biological Science Technician Job Description

Job Description Example
Our growing company is hiring for a biological science technician. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for biological science technician
  • 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
Qualifications for biological science technician
  • 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
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Biological Science Technician Job Description

Job Description Example
Our company is hiring for a biological science technician. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for biological science technician
  • 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
Qualifications for biological science technician
  • 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
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Biological Science Technician Job Description

Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is hiring for a biological science technician. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for biological science technician
  • 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
Qualifications for biological science technician
  • 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
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Biological Science Technician Job Description

Job Description Example
Our company is looking for a biological science technician. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for biological science technician
  • 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
Qualifications for biological science technician
  • 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

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