The Veterinary Medicine Section (VMS) located within the Comparative Medicine Branch (CMB) is seeking to fill a Biologist (Animal) position at Research Triangle Park (RTP) in Durham, NC. If you are a highly motivated individual with with strong skills and experience in conducting in vivo animal experiments, particularly focusing on rodent surgeries, rodent imaging, animal health management, and research support across multiple laboratories, come join this amazing team!

Duties

Execute related surgical tasks, including pre-operative health assessments, safe and effective anesthesia/analgesia administration, intra-operative vitals monitoring, and ensuring successful anesthetic recovery. Provide surgical support by performing tasks such as sterilization of surgical instruments, stocking and sanitization of surgical and imaging areas/supplies, and associated equipment maintenance. Perform and train lab personnel on basic animal procedures, such as oral gavage, IP injections, tail vein injections/bleeds, and retroorbital bleeds. Compile, analyze, and report data in collaboration with the research team. Work with staff to set up and maintain diagnostic laboratory equipment ensuring instrumentation and equipment to be used are in working order and properly calibrated.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship requirement or proof of being a U.S. National must be met by closing date.
• Employment is subject to the successful completion of a background investigation, verification of qualifications, completion of onboarding forms, submission of required documents, and any other job-related requirement before or after appointment.
• Applicants must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
• Males born after December 31, 1959 must be registered with the Selective Service.
• Position requires Education, please provide a copy of transcript(s0.

Qualifications

In order to qualify for a Biologist, GS-0401 position, you must have: A. completed the requirements for a bachelor's (or graduate) degree in a biological science, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to this position, from an accredited college or university; OR B. Have a combination of experience and education which includes courses comparable to a major in a biological science, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry or related disciplines appropriate to this position, AND appropriate experience or additional education which demonstrates similarly appropriate skills or abilities needed to perform the duties of this position. In addition, in order to qualify for a Biologist, GS-0401 position at the GS-11 level, you must have: A. 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree OR B. 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-09 level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector, performing the following types of tasks: 1. perform routine skills such as basic rodent handling, rodent injection techniques (SQ, IP, IV, RO), rodent blood collection (facial, IV), and other techniques including, but not limited to oral gavage; 2. perform rodent surgical techniques including animal preparation, anesthetic induction/monitoring, surgical procedures, postoperative recovery, and postoperative assessment as needed; 3. use rodent imaging equipment (e.g., Ultrasound, Body Composition, DEXA) used in preclinical imaging studies and clinical cases; 4. collaborate with lab members on the design, execution, and data analysis of in vivo experiments requiring technical, surgical, and/or imaging assistance; 5. generate and present scientific posters regarding research findings and clinical case reports at scientific forums. OR C. have a combination of graduate education and experience that meets 100% of the qualification requirements for this position. You will receive credit for all experience material to the position, including experience gained in religious, civic, welfare, service, and organizational activities, regardless of whether you received pay. Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. Preview assessment questionnaire before you apply: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12411987

Education

This position has an education requirement. You are strongly encouraged to submit a copy of your transcripts (or a list of your courses including titles, credit hours completed and grades). Unofficial transcripts will be accepted in the application package. Official transcripts will be required from all selectees prior to receiving an official offer. Click here for information on Foreign Education.

Contacts

• Address National Institutes of Health 6701 Rockledge Drive Bethesda, MD 20892 US
• Name: JoAnn Sutthill
• Phone: 984-287-3061
• Email: [email protected]