Supervisory Biologist

This position is located in Research Service at the Cleveland VA Medical Center, Cleveland, OH. The incumbent is under the supervision of the Associate Chief of Staff for Research and is responsible for supervision of research laboratory staff, oversight of research laboratory space, serves as Research Safety Officer/Chemical Hygiene Officer and is a resource for all in regulations and guidance regarding safety for staff who are engaged in research.

Qualifications:

Basic Requirement Education :

Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college leading to a bachelor's degree or higher in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the work of this Supervisory Biologist position. (TRANSCRIPT

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OR Basic Requirement Combination Education and Experience :

Possession of a combination of education that included a major field of study or specific course work in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position, plus appropriate experience or additional education that demonstrates possession of the appropriate knowledge, skills and abilities required to perform the work of this Supervisory Biologist position. (TRANSCRIPT

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Additional Qualification Requirements:

In addition to meeting the Basic Requirement above, you must also meet one of the following additional education and/or experience requirements to qualify for this position at the GS-11 grade level.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE

: Applicants must possess at least one year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of this position, and that is typically in or related to the work of a Supervisory Biologist. To be creditable, this experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-9 grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience includes performing work within a research laboratory; providing key expertise for the development and implementation of research safety training; preparing responses to research compliance inspections; and managing research equipment. . (To be creditable, experience must be clearly detailed in your resume.)

OR SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR EXPERIENCE

Applicants must have successfully completed 3 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree with a major in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resources management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the work of this Supervisory Biologist position. One year of full-time graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours that the school attended has determined to represent 1 year of full-time study. If that number cannot be obtained from the school, 18 semester hours should be considered an academic year of graduate study. (COPY

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OR COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Applicants must possess an equivalent combination of successfully completed related graduate level education and specialized experience as described above, to meet the total experience requirements for this position at the GS-11 level. (THIS

EXPERIENCE MUST BE SUPPORTED BY YOUR RESUME TO BE CREDITABLE AND COPY OF TRANSCRIPTS ARE REQUIRED AT TIME OF APPLICATION

) For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/ .