Working Title: OPS F&W BIOLOGICIAL SCIENTIST III
Broadband/Class Code: 19-1023-03
Position Number: 77907468-51400707
Annual Salary Range: $24.04 per hour
Announcement Type: Open Competitive
City: GAINESVILLE
Facility: FWRI FRESHWATER FISHERIES FIELD OFFICE (GAINESVILL
Pay Grade/ Pay Band: BB009
Closing Date: 10/31/2016
Applications must be submitted through the PeopleFirst system. Please
follow this link:
https://jobs.myflorida.com/viewjob.html?refnode=3850056
DESCRIPTION
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is seeking to hire a
40 hour per week (OPS) BioStatistician to be housed in Gainesville, FL. The
successful candidate will provide statistical consulting services to agency
staff as a member of the Center for Biostatistics and Modeling. Consulting
areas include general statistical advice, design of experiments and
monitoring studies, data analysis, population modeling, and manuscript
preparation and review. Duties include performing quantitative analysis and
modeling of scientific data using appropriate statistical methods;
reviewing current wildlife research and monitoring techniques to provide
advice to research staff on appropriate and efficient methodologies;
generating publication-quality graphics for publication in peer-reviewed
manuscripts; and training staff in modern statistical analyses and
techniques.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
At least a Master's degree from an accredited college or university with
major course of study in statistics or one of the natural sciences with
demonstrable proficiency in quantitative analyses.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Candidates may be given preference if they possess a doctorate degree from
an accredited college or university with major course of study in
statistics or one of the natural sciences with demonstrable proficiency in
quantitative analyses.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
•Excellent written and oral communication skills
•Ability to understand and appreciate research problems from the
perspective of a biologist or resource manager
•Ability to produce graphics, summary results, and written documents in a
manner that is easily shared with and understood by agency staff
•Working knowledge in the areas of experimental design, linear models,
generalized linear models, mixed effect (hierarchical) models, and
nonparametric models
•Familiarity or working knowledge in Bayesian analysis, distance sampling,
capture-recapture analysis, and occupancy modeling preferred
•Proficient programming skills in either SAS or R
•Ability to work independently to plan, organize, and coordinate work
assignments
•Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with
research staff, including personnel stationed at field offices throughout
the state of Florida.
WHAT IS OPS EMPLOYMENT?
Other Personal Services (OPS) temporary employer/employee relationship used
solely for accomplishing short term or intermittent tasks. OPS employees do
not fill established positions and may not be assigned the duties of any
vacant authorized position. OPS employees are at-will employees and are
subject to actions such as pay changes, changes to work assignment and
terminations at the pleasure of the agency head or designee.
WHAT BENEFITS ARE APPLICABLE TO OPS EMPLOYEES?
•State of Florida 401(a) FICA Alternative Plan - mandatory
•Workers’ Compensation - mandatory
•Reemployment Assistance (Unemployment Compensation) - mandatory
•Participation in state group insurance (upon meeting eligibility
requirements)
•Deferred Compensation - voluntary
•Employee Assistance Program – voluntary
WHAT BENEFITS ARE NOT APPLICABLE TO OPS EMPLOYEES?
•Any form of paid leave
•Paid holidays
•Participation in the Florida Retirement System
•Reinstatement rights or retention rights
The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action
Employer and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.
Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the
Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority
and/or People First Service Center (1-877-562-7287). 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.
EEO/AA/ADA and VP Employer
