Fisheries & Wildlife Bio Scientist III
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Job Location:
Petersburg, VA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Requisition No:862418
Agency: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Working Title: FISHERIES & WILDLIFE BIO SCIENTIST III -
Pay Plan: Career Service
Position Number:
Salary: $45000 Annually
Posting Closing Date: 11/01/2025
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FWRI Center for Biostatistics and Modeling
Fisheries & Wildlife Biological Scientist III (Ecological Data Specialist) Career Service Position with Benefits
$1730.77 Biweekly $45000 Annually
100 8th Ave. SE
St. Petersburg FL 33701
FWRI Center for Biostatistics and Modeling
Fisheries & Wildlife Biological Scientist III (Ecological Data Specialist) - CS
St. Petersburg Florida-$45000 Annually
Our organization:
The FWC envisions a Florida where fish and wildlife are abundant and thriving in healthy and connected natural landscapes with vital working lands and waterways; where natural resources are valued and safely enjoyed by all; and wherein natural systems support vibrant human communities and a strong economy.
Our Mission: Managing fish and wildlife resources for their long-term well-being and the benefit of people.
Every organization has an identity that is forged not only by what it does but by how it conducts itself. The values embedded in our mission and expressed in the vision of the FWC are to make quality decisions by being dynamic science-informed efficient ethical collaborative and committed to the vitality of the state and its environment.
Minimum Qualifications:
6 years professional experience in a closely-related biological field or laboratory program is required. A bachelors degree from an accredited college or university with a major in one of the biological sciences and two years of professional biological experience in a field or laboratory program; or A masters degree from an accredited college or university in one of the biological sciences and one year of professional experience as described above; or A doctorate from an accredited college or university in one of the biological sciences can substitute for the required experience.
Preferred Qualifications:
Preference may be given to candidates with the following qualifications:
A Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university with major course of study in on of the biological sciences and two years of professional experience.A masters degree from an accredited college or university with major course of study in one of the biological sciences and three years of professional experience as described above or
A doctorate from an accredited college or university with major course of study in one of the biological sciences.
Requirements:
Employment in this position is contingent upon a satisfactory Level 1 background check at no cost to the candidate.
Position Overview and Responsibilities:
Provide timely data science support to FWC research staff. These services include assistance in the design and implementation of relational databases to ensure data quality. This assistance may be in the form of recommendations of appropriate tools methods and software; discussions of database workflow issues priority needs and potential solutions; or building databases and providing written data manuals and documentation. Ensure appropriate agency policies and procedures are followed for metadata generation data storage project workflow documentation software selection and security. Follows standards develops reusable tools trainings and webinars at the direction of leadership.
Knowledge Skills and Abilities:
Must have excellent written and oral communication skills
Must be able tounderstand and appreciatenaturalresourceproblems from the perspective of a biologist or resource managerMust be ableto producedatabase &application user manuals in a manner that is easily shared with and understood bybiologists
Must be familiar with Excel Access R/ShinyorSQL
Must have experience with databases
Must be familiar with database design principles data standardizationmethodologies and relational database structures
Must be abletomulti-task andwork independently to plan organize and coordinate work assignments
Must be ableto establish and maintain effective working relationships with research staff including personnel stationed at field offices throughout the state of Florida
Experience with fish and wildlife data collection and analysis techniques preferred
Familiarity with low code toolsandapplication developmentis preferred including but not limited toESRISurvey123ESRICollectorESRIField MapsArcGIS OnlineFulcrum MS Access R/Shiny
Why should I apply
The Benefits of Working for the State of Florida:
State of Florida employees enjoy top-tier benefits offerings including comprehensive health coverage to meet the needs of you and your family while maintaining low deductibles and low monthly out-of-pocket employees also enjoy the option of selecting between the FRS Pension Plan and the FRS Investment Plan for retirement. As an additional benefit state employment affords you the opportunity to take part in the tuition waiver program within the state university and community college systems.
Health Premiums $25.00- Single / $90.00- Family Biweekly
No Cost $25000 Life Insurance
Nine Paid State Holidays One Personal Holiday per year
4 hours Annual Leave and 4 hours Sick Leave accrued Biweekly
Retirement Plan Options
State University and College Tuition Waiver Program
On the Job Trainings
Support for family planning including paid maternity leave adoption benefits Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Family Supportive Work Program (FSWP) and paid leave for family and medical responsibilities for eligible employees.
Paid administrative leave for mentoring volunteering voting and other reasons because we understand the importance of giving back to the community.
For a more complete list of benefits visit State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.
Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.
The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455 F.S. Drug-Free Workplace Act.
VETERANS PREFERENCE. Pursuant to Chapter 295 Florida Statutescandidates eligible for Veterans Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply. Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational claiming Veterans Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7 Florida Administrative Code. Veterans Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here. All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.
Key Skills
- Laboratory Experience
- Immunoassays
- Machine Learning
- Biochemistry
- Assays
- Research Experience
- Spectroscopy
- Research & Development
- cGMP
- Cell Culture
- Molecular Biology
- Data Analysis Skills
