ASE, an Akima company, is looking to bring on a seasonal Biology Technician who will provide basic laboratory tasks and assist other personnel in generating scientific data.  You will support The National Wildlife Health Center (NWHC) is a science center of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) with specialized laboratories dedicated to wildlife disease detection, control, and prevention. Their mission is to advance wildlife health science for the benefit of animals, humans, and the environment. The support work involves the performance of molecular techniques and scientific research to better understand the biology and disease ecology of fungal pathogens, including those that are associated with emerging diseases of conservation significance such as bat white-nose syndrome (WNS) and snake fungal disease (SFD). The selected candidate will collaborate with government scientists to assist with basic laboratory tasks and assist with research of these diseases under the supervision of other laboratory personnel.

• In this position your results and conclusions shall be documented, and records shall be submitted documenting progress towards task accomplishment.
• The Biology Technician will collaborate with USGS staff and scientists to collect data that may be written and published in USGS report products, in accordance with fundamental science practices and quality assurance standards.
• Basic laboratory studies of fungal pathogens such as those that cause bat white-nose syndrome and snake fungal disease will be studied.  The following tasking will be required but not limited to:
• Follows instructions and pre-established guidelines to perform the laboratory studies under the supervision of other laboratory personnel.
• Enter data in Excel.
• Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs), maintain a detailed laboratory notebook, and adhere to guidelines of a Quality Management System (QMS).
• Collect, curate, and prepare biological and environmental samples for nucleic acid
• Perform conventional PCR with oversight by another lab
• Operate basic laboratory equipment (balances, centrifuges, microscopes, incubators, shakers, pipettes, thermal cyclers, spectrophotometers).
• Maintain live fungus.
• Harvest and enumerate fungal spores for various.
• Extract nucleic acid for the purpose of laboratory.
• Assist to assemble, evaluate, and analyze data for presentation in a scientifically appropriate.
• Assist to assemble, evaluate, and analyze data for inclusion in reports and publications describing.

• Must be a US Citizen able to pass a background check prior to start.
• Some undergraduate work in a science discipline.
• Six months of general experience and 6 months of specialized experience; Excess specialized. experience beyond the required 6 months may be substituted for general experience.

Work Where it Matters

Akima Systems Engineering (ASE), an Akima company, is not just another federal systems support contractor. As an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC), our mission and purpose extend beyond our exciting federal projects as we support our shareholder communities in Alaska.

At ASE, the work you do every day makes a difference in the lives of our 15,000 Iñupiat shareholders, a group of Alaska natives from one of the most remote and harshest environments in the United States.

For our shareholders, ASE provides support and employment opportunities and contributes to the survival of a culture that has thrived above the Arctic Circle for more than 10,000 years.

For our government customers, ASE delivers solutions in maritime IT, systems engineering, and integration across the Department of Defense and stands ready to help improve operational performance at a reasonable and sustainable cost.

As an ASE employee, you will be surrounded by a challenging, yet supportive work environment that is committed to innovation and diversity, two of our most important values. You will also have access to our comprehensive benefits and competitive pay in addition to growth opportunities and excellent retirement options.