The Feds Are Hiring

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Was doing a quick search of the Federal Jobs page and saw an announcement for a Bio Science Technician. I thought I would post in case anyone was interested.

Link: http://jobview.usajobs.gov/GetJob.aspx?JobID=101926668&JobTitle=Biological+Science+Technician+%28Fisheries%29&where=Springfield+Mo&brd=3876&vw=b&FedEmp=Y&FedPub=Y&pg=2&rad=50&rad_units=miles&re=3&AVSDM=2011-09-09+00%3a03%3a00

Pay: $27,990.00 - $36,384.00 /year

Qualifications:

A. Completed 2 years of study that included at least 12 semester hours in any combination of courses such as biology, chemistry, statistics, entomology, animal husbandry, botany, physics, agriculture, or mathematics. At least 6 semester hours of courses must have been directly related to the position of Biological Science Technician (Fisheries). (A copy of your transcript is required).

B. Possess at least 6 months of general experience: (1) work that demonstrates my ability to perform the duties of the position, or (2) experience that provided a familiarity with the fisheries area of biological work AND 6 months of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-3 level in the Federal service that demonstrates ability to perform fish sampling and identification, and work procedures; ability to perform a variety of field projects related fish collection and identification, gather and enter data.

C. Posses an equivalent combination of experience and education described above. (To compute this, determine your total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required above; then determine your education as a percentage of the education required above; add the two percentages, they must equal to at least 100 percent to qualify. (Submit a copy of your transcript.)

[Kayser]

Wonder if they would take a BS in Biology, with 20 years of hardcore fishing experience?

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Wonder if they would take a BS in Biology, with 20 years of hardcore fishing experience?

Hell yes...I was thinking of you when I posted this. Didn't you just finish that program?

[Kayser]

Graduate in December. Also have some environmental classes, just no "job experience." Maybe this would be a good way to kill time until grad school starts in the fall.

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Graduate in December. Also have some environmental classes, just no "job experience." Maybe this would be a good way to kill time until grad school starts in the fall.

They might even pay for some of your grad school.

[Kayser]

I doubt that they would like paying for a degree in something other than fisheries- looking at Tissue Engineering/Regenerative Medicine. But I think I'll apply next week, as soon as I get all my stuff together.