Physical Science Technician
What you'd do
About the Position: The work involves planning and carrying out the testing program, coordinating the work with other laboratory sections, and interpreting policy in terms of established objectives and forensic requirements. Responsible for determining qualitative level of a given drug in an individual sample, differentiating a non-negative sample from a negative sample, and obtaining quantitative results for validity tests.
Major duties
Perform a wide range of standard drug tests within compliance and regulations. Maintain, calibrate, and use equipment required for standard tests. Determine the qualitative level of a given drug in an individual sample. Prepare laboratory reports and written procedures on analytical techniques and equipment calibration and maintenance requirements. Receive work assignments, determine tests to be conducted, and set up schedules to expedite assignments. Write procedures on analytical techniques used in testing.
What you need to qualify
Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience GS 08: One year of specialized experience which includes 1) performing analysis of urine using automated clinical analyzers AND, 2) using instrument software to capture data and or report results, AND 3) performing instrument maintenance. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07). OR Education: One and a half years of graduate level education in a field directly related to the work of the position such as physics, geophysics, chemistry, hydrology, health physics, and/or laboratory science. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education (directly related to the occupation) and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of graduate education beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 9. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.)
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