Biological Science Laboratory Technician

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement. You may qualify at the GS-7 level if you fulfill one of the following qualifications:
-SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: One (1) year of specialized experience that equipped you with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of this position. To be creditable, this experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-6 grade level in the Federal service. Experience must have been related to the work of the position for which application is made. The specialized experience required for some positions in this series is normally work performed in a controlled environment. Examples of specialized experience may include: research activity or control program work, nursery work that required the growing and maintenance of plants in a controlled environment, work comparable to that with a large dairy farm where production records, animal environment, and sanitary conditions were kept in accordance with modern dairy practice. Specialized experience must include: performing experiments, including cell culture, immunoblot analysis, immunohistochemistry, and Real Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) studies; recording and organizing experimental data; and performing limited data analysis. -OR-

-EDUCATION: Successful completion of one (1) full year of graduate education (18 semester hours) or an internship that includes courses directly related to the work of the Biological Science Lab Technician. This education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university. (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED) -OR-

-COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: Equivalent combinations of education and specialized experience (as described above) to meet the requirements at the GS-7 level. (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED)

You will be rated on the following Competencies as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position:

• Animal Husbandry
• Biology
• Communication
• Mathematical Reasoning

IMPORTANT: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. All experience listed on your resume must include the month and year start/end dates. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.

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.

Physical Requirements and Work Environment: Attendance, walking, standing, bending, kneeling, lifting, twisting, squatting, sitting, hearing, talking, seeing, and writing. Ability to set priorities and manage a high workload within limited time frames. Able to handle the stress of day-to-day responsibilities of patient care. The work involves regular and recurring moderate risks or discomforts which require special safety precautions, e.g., working around moving parts, with irritant chemicals and blood products. The incumbent is required to use protective clothing such as lab coats, goggles, and gloves as necessary and to follow procedures for minimizing risk.

For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.