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WOC-ORD-Research Biological Science Laboratory Technician (Animal)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 54 days ago
About the Role
Please note: There is no pay associated with this position. This position serves as a Without Compensation Research Biological Science Laboratory Technician (Animal) within the Office of Research and Development (ORD). The VA Research Program strives to promote Veteran-centered care to improve patient experiences and outcomes across VA healthcare and community settings, and to advance value-driven care by providing Veterans the highest quality care at the lowest financial burden.
What You'll Do
- →Major Duties: The incumbent will assist with laboratory studies and data analysis.
- →Will be responsible for performing and assisting with laboratory experiments including cell culture and staining of tissue sections.
- →May also perform: perfusion fixation of rodents and processing brains for histological examination.
- →Incumbent will also genotype animals, assist with animal experiments, run DNA gels and western blots.
- →This includes gene delivery experiments, and genotyping of transgenic animals.
- →In concert with the staff of the Animal Facility and the Principle Investigator, the incumbent will help evaluate the health, well-being, and behavior of the animals before, during and after research experiments.
- →Incumbent will using standard methods to obtain, process, and examine laboratory animals; measure, harvest tissue specimens and physiologic fluids; utilize standard methods and procedures to obtain, process, and examine laboratory animal behavior while ensuring safe and humane processes are used with critical concern for the welfare of the animals.
- →Work Schedule: Full-time (Without Compensation)
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Subject to background/security investigation Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) No Education Requirements Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S.
- ✓Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment.
- ✓You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/.
- ✓If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.
- ✓For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
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