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Posting Closing Date: 11/01/2025

$16 per hour

Minimum Qualifications:

A highschool diploma and two years of post high school experience in wildlife, fisheries, environmental, ecological or related agriculture or construction is required. Vocational training or an Associate’s degree in wildlife, fisheries, environmental, ecological or related agriculture or construction from an acreddited school or college may substitute on a year-for-year basis for the required experience. Computer proficiency to include Microsoft Office Word, Excel and Outlook.
Preferred Qualifications:

Preference may be given to candidates with experience identifying freshwater invertebrates.

Requirements:
Employment in this position is contingent upon a satisfactory Level 1 background check at no cost to the candidate.

Office hours are from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Not to exceed 24 hours per week. Not eligible for Telework.

Position Overview and Responsibilities:

The incumbent will be responsible for laboratory processing of freshwater invertebrate samples collected from lakes, ponds, streams, and spring systems. Main duties encompass slide mounting of certain groups of aquatic invertebrates for identification, including Oligochaeta, Chironomidae, and Ceratopogonidae. Other duties include data entry, management of freshwater invertebrate databases and vouchered collections, assisting supervisor with production of reports, scientific publications, posters, and presentations, maintenance of laboratory equipment including meters, scales, analytical balances, ovens, and microscopes. Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Ability to work independently and in a research team environment.

Knowledge of taxonomic literature and techniques used to identify major groups of freshwater invertebrates.

Ability to write legibly and record data accurately.

Ability to complete assigned tasks on, or before, deadlines.

Ability to operate a computer with a Windows operating system.

Ability to use Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and Power Point.

Ability to curate collections of freshwater invertebrates, including production of legible handwritten notes and labels for specimens.

Ability to enter recorded data into Excel spreadsheets.

Ability to manage Excel databases.