OPS LABORATORY TECHNICIAN IV - 42915016

Job Duties

• Routinely updates literature, host data, literature data, and taxonomic information for maintenance of ScaleNet, a literature-based model of scale insect biology and systematics.
• Data management, entry into specimen or sample databases, preparing data for migration into database.
• Prepare samples and specimens for identification including slide mounting, alcohol preservation, specimen mounting and labeling, etc.
• Curate regulatory vouchers and museum specimens into the state Collections.
• Organizing, cleaning, moving equipment, disposing of materials, etc., to keep the workplace safe and efficient.
• Assist in moving collection contents, safely lifting and handling boxes up to 30 lbs with important museum specimens.
• Prepare specimen loans to specialist for identification, shipping and maintaining invoices files.
• Organizing literature resources and archives.
• Routine maintenance of equipment, manage supplies, and looking for pests in state collections.
• Assist with research projects in labs, greenhouses, field, etc.
• Aid in building identification tools and technologies: molecular, digital, publications, and physical resources.
• Performs other tasks as assigned by management.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Knowledge of basic laboratory safety procedures.
• Skill in written and verbal communication.
• Skill with data management, data entry, clerical and computer work.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to lift 30 lbs. and bend repetitively.
• Ability to compile and organize data.
• Ability to use a microscope.
• Ability to sort insect specimens.
• Ability to work in a greenhouse.
• Ability to make innovations in equipment and techniques.
• Ability to work outdoors in hot, cold, and humid temperature environments.
• Ability to walk on uneven ground and in inclement weather.

Benefits

• Participation in state group insurance (must meet eligibility requirements).
• Participation in the Florida Deferred Compensation Plan (457b).
• State of Florida 401(a) FICA Alternative Plan (tax deferred Retirement Savings Plan).
• Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Seasonal and part-time OPS employees (less than 30 hours average per week) refer to People First at 877-562-7287 or go to: https://www.mybenefits.myflorida.com/myhealth/eligibility_and_enrollment/ops_employees

Special Notes

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 (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.