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This position is located within the Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,National Marine Fisheries Service, Northwest Fisheries Science Center,Conservation Biology Division, with one vacancy in Seattle, WA.
Major Duties
As a Biologist, you will perform the following duties:
- Participate in at-sea field work, utilize remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) for at sea collections and manage sample and specimen collections of deep sea corals and sponges.
- Collect and analyze molecular genetic data for species identification for samples collected by the Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program (DSCRTP); Upload species identification and metadata to the DSCRTP national database.
- Perform visualization, analysis, and interpretation of processed molecular population genetic data, including statistical analyses.
- Write reports, theses, or manuscripts on phylogenetics and population genetics of deep sea corals or sponges
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. BASIC
A. DEGREE: biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position.
OR
B. COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Courses equivalent to a major, as shown above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
AND
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 theZP-3 or GS-11 level: In additionto meeting the Basic Requirements above, applicants must also possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the ZP-2 or GS-09in the Federal service. Specialized experience MUST include all of the following: Supporting molecular genetics research involving coral and/or sponge species;
Assisting with next generation sequencing data analysis; and
Contributing to scientific papers on phylogenetics and/or population genetics. ORSUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION: 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degreeORCOMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: A combination of related graduate level education and specialized experience as described above. NOTE: Only graduate education in excess of two full years is qualifying for a combination of education and experience
Condition of Employment: This position requires the operation of a Federal motor vehicle in order to transport samples and gear to and from the field station.
Pay Range
$70,120.00 - $109,264.00