Job opening: Biologist
Salary: $82 764 - 128 956 per year
Published at: Mar 25 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
NIST works with industry and science to advance innovation and improve quality of life. We're looking for a Biologist to join our team!
This notice is issued under direct-hire authority to recruit new talent to occupations for which NIST has a severe shortage of candidates.
Duties
Serve as bioinformatics and/or data science analyst leading projects for the NIST Genome Editing Program and NIST Genome Editing Consortium. Duties include: analyzing human/mammalian DNA sequencing data using bioinformatics programs; organizing and storing data and metadata responsibly; using bioinformatics tools to determine the genetic changes in genome editing measurement experiments; working with NIST researchers to ensure that the data and the analysis is of high quality and the information derived from the data is supported and that data is responsibly stored. The staff member will consult and work with stakeholders in the genome editing community to determine how NIST can provide support to improve the quality of methods used for genome editing. There is an emphasis on keeping accurate and organized electronic records and presenting the results of the work in the form of reports, manuscripts, and oral presentations.
Requirements
- U.S. citizenship
- Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service
- Suitable for Federal employment
- Bargaining Unit Position: No
Qualifications
Basic Requirements:
Degree: biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position.
OR
Combination of education and experience: Courses equivalent to a major, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
In addition to the basic requirements:
Applicants must also have 1 year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-9 (ZP-II at NIST) level. Specialized Experience is defined as experience in bioinformatics or computational biology research related to genomics; Experience with data science.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done. We will credit all qualifying volunteer experience in your application.
The qualification requirements in this vacancy announcement are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook.
Applicant Reconsideration
Education
This position has an education requirement. Transcripts must be submitted to validate that the education requirement has been met. Unofficial transcripts will be accepted in the application package. However, an official copy will be required prior to a final offer of employment.
Education completed outside of the U.S. must be evaluated by an accredited organization to ensure that it is comparable to education received in accredited institutions in the U.S. Click
here to view a listing of accredited organizations from the Department of Education's website. A copy of the foreign education evaluation (containing the results with a course by course listing) is required with your application.
Contacts
- Address Biosystems and Biomaterials Division
100 Bureau Drive
Gaithersburg, MD 20899
US
- Name: Tailor Thompson
- Phone: 000-000-0000
- Email: [email protected]
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