- Position Title
- Biological Science Lab Tech (Animal)
- Agency
- Veterans Health Administration
- Announcement Number
- CBTE-11384828-22-NW Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Friday, February 11, 2022 to Friday, February 25, 2022
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Eligibilities
1.
Do you claim Veterans' Preference?
Preferences
1.
Which of the following items describes your current or recent (within the last five years) political appointee service?
If you responded yes to any of the items below, you will need to include a SF-50 specifying your prior service.
If you responded yes to any of the items below, you will need to include a SF-50 specifying your prior service.
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- Job title Duties (be as detailed as possible)
- Month & year start/end dates (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008)
- Full-time or part-time status (include hours worked per week)
- Series and Grade, if applicable, for all Federal positions you have held
Recommended: Even though we do not require a specific resume format, your resume must be clear so that we are able to fully evaluate your qualifications. To ensure you receive appropriate consideration, please list the duties you performed under each individual job title. If we are unable to match your experiences with the positions held, you may lose consideration for this vacancy. We cannot make assumptions regarding your qualifications.
2.
Would you accept a term appointment?
Assessment 1
1.
Are you a US Citizen? Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit for qualified U.S. citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
2.
You must meet the basic requirements of the position. Please select from the statements below which accurately describes your education and/or experience as a Biological Science Lab Tech. Experience must have been related to the work of the position for which application is made. Experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level-GS 5. Applicants who have the 1 year of appropriate specialized experience, as indicated in the table, are not required by this standard to have general experience, education above the high school level, or any additional specialized experience to meet the minimum qualification requirements. Examples of qualifying specialized experience include: Research activity or control program work. Nursery work that required the growing and maintenance of plants in a controlled environment. Work comparable to that with a large dairy farm where production records, animal environment, and sanitary conditions were kept in accordance with modern dairy practice.
Graduate education or an internship meets the specialized experience required above GS-5 only in those instances where it is directly related to the work of the position.
Graduate education or an internship meets the specialized experience required above GS-5 only in those instances where it is directly related to the work of the position.
3.
To qualify for the GS-6 level, Applicants must have one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade. Do you possess at least 1 year of experience at the next lower grade level (GS-5) that demonstrates the core competencies described below?
- Knowledge of the scientific principles, methods, and processes used to conduct a systematic and objective inquiry; including study design, collection, analysis, and interpretation of data; and the reporting of results.
- Knowledge of the principles, procedures, and tools of data management, such as modeling techniques, data backup, data recovery, data dictionaries, data warehousing, data mining, data archiving, data disposal, and data standardization processes.
- Knowledge of engineering concepts, principles, and practices, and of equipment, tools, mechanical devices, and their uses to produce motion, light, power, technology, and other applications.
INSTRUCTIONS: For each task in the following groups, choose the statement from the list below that best describes your experience and/or training.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
4.
Planning and implementation of experiments that involve application of polymer coatings to cortical electrode shanks.
5.
Examine the neuroprotective effect in animals 7 days, 2 months, and 4 months following implantation.
6.
Work with research coordinators to describe changes in the protocol for approvals by IACUC.
7.
Select polymer coating (based on gathered data) that provided optimal neuroprotection and then coat 16-channel single shank recording electrodes and assess neuronal recording over period of 4 months.
8.
Surgically place coated electrodes (at the direction of principal investigator) into a rodent brain model and assess compatibility and the ability of the coating to improve neural recording.
9.
Synthesize a library of poly(pro-curcumin) materials and reproducibly dip-cast uniform thin films coatings onto microelectrodes.
10.
Quantify the mechanical and swelling properties, curcumin release kinetics impedance, and measure the extend to which curcumin quenches free radicals and protects cortical neurons in culture.
11.
Analyze coating heterogeneity on electrode shanks.
12.
Select polymer coating (based on gathered data) that provided optimal neuroprotection and then coat 16-channel single shank recording electrodes and assess neuronal recording over period of 4 months.
13.
Interpret results of analyses in the context of the research goal which is to increase the recording time of implanted electrodes in the brain.
14.
Identify new methods for analyzing data and integrate these analyses into the data analysis tools.
15.
Investigate the use of alternative chemistries (different modifiers or linkers) if polymers are not successfully fabricated.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
16.
I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, all of the information included in this questionnaire is true, correct, and provided in good faith. I understand that if I make an intentional false statement, or commit deception or fraud in this application and its supporting materials, or in any document or interview associated with the examination process, I may be fined or imprisoned (18 U.S.C. 1001); my eligibilities may be cancelled; I may be denied an appointment; or I may be removed and debarred from Federal service (5 C.F.R. part 731). I understand that any information I give may be investigated and that responding "No" or providing no response to this item will result in my not being considered for this position.