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Microbiologist
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service · Posted 46 days ago
About the Role
As a Microbiologist at the National Veterinary Services Laboratories, you will be responsible for organizing and managing a wide variety of standard techniques in performing diagnostic tests, reagent production, developmental studies, and training assignments related to animal pathogens significant to the assigned Section.
What You'll Do
- →The duties described are for the full-performance level.
- →At developmental grade levels, assignments will be of more limited scope, performed with less independence and limited complexity.
- →The duties may include, but are not limited to: Contributes to rapid and accurate virus detection and identification, applies good laboratory practices, complies with animal welfare, biosafety, biosecurity, and Select Agent program regulations.
- →Performs techniques for isolation and identification of viruses and serologic procedures for the detection of antibodies per official Standard Operating Procedures.
- →Performs molecular techniques such as real-time (reverse transcription)-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR/RRT-PCR).
- →Performs molecular techniques to amplify and sequence viral nucleic acid and utilizes software to assemble and analyze partial and whole genome sequence data.
- →Characterizes viruses by phenotype, genotype, and virulence by selecting physical, chemical, and biologic tests, including animal inoculation.
- →Maintains a stock of quality diagnostic reagents.
- →Helps direct Unit assigned technician work, organize testing schedules, provide training, ensure timely completion of diagnostic testing and compliance with the quality management system.
- →Implements improved techniques, participates in method validation for viral disease diagnosis, implements experimental designs for developmental projects.
- →Contributes to review and approval of cases within the laboratory information management system and consistent with quality management guidelines to release reports in a timely manner.
- →Demonstrates oral and written communication skills, teamwork, maintain professional relationships, present at meetings, contribute to manuscripts for publication, conduct training sessions.
Requirements
- ✓Please see above for education qualification requirement information.
Personality Fit
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