Title: General Biologist II
Location: US-LA-Baton Rouge
Other Locations:
Five Rivers Services, LLC (FRS) provides full-spectrum communications, information technology (IT), network operations, video teleconferencing (VTC), audiovisual, multimedia, and command, control, communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) services and solutions to Department of Defense, Federal Government agencies, and the commercial sector. Currently, FRS operates in Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait, Djibouti, and several continental U.S. locations.
Five Rivers Services is a subsidiary of Akima, LLC.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Please Note: This position is a contingent position to be filled upon award of work. Should you meet the qualifications, the recruiter will contact you when work is awarded.
Major duties for this position may include one or more of the following; setting up, monitoring, and maintaining experiments in the field; conducting routine laboratory and greenhouse experiments; collecting, measuring, recording and analyzing of biological data; using laboratory and field equipment to measure biotic activity levels and biological and ecological parameters; collecting, compiling, summarizing, and analyzing habitat, vegetation, wildlife populations, biotic data and related information summarization of field and experimental data in tabular, graphic or narrative form; entering data into analytical computer programs; assisting senior biologist or scientists in analyzing results; maintain, operate and calibrate field and data collecting equipment; operation of motor vehicles, boats up to 25 feet and airboats. Supervision of junior biological aids, technicians and biologists may be required.
REQUIRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
* Possess a bachelor’s degree or a minimum of 3 years related experience.
* Individual shall have demonstrated knowledge or experience in one or more of the following specialties: biology, zoology, ecology, botany, wildlife, and/or fisheries biology
* Ability to work independently within established guidelines and operational procedures to ensure uniform data collection between field personnel and succeeding years of data collection and sampling.
* Have experience in data entry and knowledge of PC-based computer systems.
* Must obtain all necessary licenses prior to operating any Government Furnished Equipment (GFE)
Work Environment and Physical Demands
Office setting.
AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Five Rivers Services, LLC are Equal Opportunity Employers. Prospective employees will receive consideration without discrimination because of race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status.
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