Research Biological Science Laboratory Technician (Animal)

Research Biological Science Laboratory Technician (Animal)

Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

Location(s): Seattle, Washington

Salary Range: $0 - $0 Without Compensation

Job Summary: Please note, there is no pay associated with this position.

Major Duties:

• Major Duties: Handle mice, maintain mouse breeding colony, collect tissue for genotyping, perform mouse surgical procedures. Help maintain animal inventory records. Tissue collection, processing, sectioning, staining and immunohistological labeling, and imaging. Analysis of acquired images using programs such as Zen and ImageJ. Organize and maintain data records in lab notebooks and in computer spreadsheets, graph and perform statistical analysis on results. Present results to PI and other lab members individually and in group settings. Participate in lab discussions of research journal articles and other relevant topics. Operate standard lab equipment such as microscopes, centrifuges, balances, and pH meters. Make laboratory solutions and prepare supplies for group use. Help maintain equipment in good working order. Maintain glassware supplies Work as a member of a team but must be able to work independently in the laboratory and animal facility. Assisting lab members in a variety of laboratory techniques as required/assigned, such as PCR, mouse behavioral testing, or administration of test substances. Assist with other lab maintenance tasks, such as cleaning, and preparation for lab safety inspections. Work Schedule: Part-time (Without Compensation)

Qualifications: To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 05/22/2026. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below. Required specialized experience in research activity or control program work. Preferred specialized experience requested: Undergraduate level biology or chemistry coursework. Ability to follow instructions and protocols in written and spoken form. Ability to work on a team AND independently. General availability during normal business hours, Monday through Friday Experience working in a formal setting preferred Experience working with standard laboratory equipment preferred Good written and verbal communication skills) OR, Applicants may substitute education for the required specialized experience: Successfully completed at least 1 year above high school with course(s) that included at least 6 semester hours in any combination of scientific or technical courses such as biology, chemistry, statistics, entomology, animal husbandry, botany, physics, agriculture, or mathematics. Physical Requirements: Physical demands of the work are generally minor, as the position requires sitting, standing, & walking. 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/.

How to Apply: All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 05/22/2026 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12940766. To begin, click Apply Online to create a USA JOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USA JOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire. Click Submit My Answers to submit your application package. NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date. Beginning September 27, 2025, Federal agencies will only accept resumes up to two pages in length to comply with the Merit Hiring Plan. Resumes longer than two pages will result in ineligibility for further consideration for the position. USAJOBS will not allow you to upload or build resumes longer than two pages, and you will need to update the resumes in your profile before applying for a job. Resumes should include information relevant to the knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies of the position to which you are applying. VA is unable to make assumptions about qualifications if not clearly listed. Resumes must be legible so they can be reviewed for eligibility, minimum qualifications and other position requirements listed in the job announcement. Your resume must be 5MB or less. We recommend saving and uploading your resume as a PDF to maintain formatting and number of pages. We also accept GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, RTF, TXT, PDF, ODT or Word (DOC or DOCX). We do not accept PDF portfolio files. We recommend using a sans-serif font size like Lato, if available. Other widely available options are Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, Open San Source Sans Pro, Roboto or Noro Sans. Make your page margins 0.5 inches. Consider using 14-point size font for titles and 10-point for the main text in your resume. The resume builder can help you create a resume using these recommendations and uses the information in your USAJOBS profile to help you get started. Helpful Hints for Creating a Two-Page Resume: Prioritize most relevant and recent experience Use concise, results focused language Align language from the job announcement Focus on demonstrating skills and competencies Remove outdated or unrelated experience Use the USAJOBS resume builder Additional guidance on this new requirement and resume building tools can be found at: https://help.usajobs.gov/faq/application/documents/resume/page-limit https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-information/merit-hiring-plan-resources/applicant-guidance-on-the-two-page-resume-limit/ Special Employment Consideration: VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply, including those eligible for hiring under 5 CFR 213.3102(u), Schedule A, Appointment of persons with disabilities [i.e., intellectual disabilities, severe physical disabilities, or psychiatric disabilities], and/or Disabled veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more. Contact the Agency Contact for information on how to apply under this appointment authority via the Selective Placement Coordinator. The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced Federal/VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit appropriate documentation (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location) and be found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well-qualified: applicants must possess experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors, and who are proficient in most of the required competencies of the job. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/. During the application process you may have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions.

Application Deadline: 2026-05-22