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Job at USEPA Gulf Ecology Division (Closes Jan 22)

This is a second position at the US EPA Gulf Ecology, different than the one posted the first week of January. https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/426686200 Job Title: Biologist/Physical Scientist/Chemist Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Job Announcement Number: RTP-ORD-DE-2016-0011 SALARY RANGE:$48,968.00 to $63,654.00 / Per Year OPEN PERIOD:Friday, January 15, 2016 to Friday, January 22, 2016 SERIES & GRADE:GS-0401/1301/1320-09 POSITION INFORMATION:Full-time - Permanent DUTIES: At the entry level of this position you will: - Assist in the execution and analysis of experiments as a member of one or more research teams within the larger framework of the Office of Research and Development research projects; - Assist in modifying, validating and applying methods to assess experimental endpoints; - Provide information and advice on laboratory procedures and operations; - Assist in implementing and adhering to laboratory, health and safety, and quality assurance and other system requirements. QUALIFICATIONS To qualify for the GS-09 level, you need to have at least one year of full time experience equivalent to the GS-07 level defined as assisting in research by testing aquatic organisms and collecting environmental samples; and participating as part of a laboratory team; OR master's or equivalent graduate degree; or 2 full years of progessively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in the academic discipline as described above. Your answers to the on-line assessment will be used to evaluate your competencies in the following areas: 1) Knowledge of aquatic organism collection, such as fish, coral crustaceans, and algae samples; 2) Ability to work with an interdisciplinary team; 3) Ability to apply new, modified or established methods to a research situation; 4) Skill in utilization of scientific instrumentation; 5) Knowledge of experimental design and statistical analysis; 6) Ability to conduct informational searches; 7) Knowledge of quality assurance procedures, standard operating procedures, laboratory quality systems, and laboratory health and safety systems; 8) Skill in written communication. For more information, and to apply, go to: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/426686200

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