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We seek a Research Technician III to join a dynamic and growing team at the Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit (WRBU) Entomology Branch. The WRBU is focused on providing accurate morphological and molecular identification services, and developing identification and vector risk assessment tools for utility on a global stage. The Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit (WRBU) is a unique national resource for biosystematics research on medically important arthropods, and serves to maintain the U.S. mosquito collection, housed within the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History (SI-NMNH). The purpose of the WRBU is to conduct laboratory and field biosurveillance research on the systematics of medically important arthropod species and species groups in support of epidemiological studies and disease control strategies of importance to the military. The WRBU is focused on providing identification services and developing identification and vector risk assessment tools that support vector-borne disease mitigation efforts worldwide. Products and services are targeted to support ongoing or potential DoD missions, while fostering the interagency relationship between the WRAIR and SI-NMNH. WRBU provides taxonomic expertise support to tri-service forces, and research efforts are carried out worldwide, with regionalization or faunistic restrictions dictated by military priority.
***Contingent upon contract award***
Responsibilities
Duties include, but not limited to:
Qualifications
Minimum Required Qualifications:
Citizenship: Must be a US citizen
Clearance: NACI (able to obtain)
Education: MS in a biological science
Experience: At least six (6) years of experience
Additional Information:
Location: Onsite - Suitland, MD
Travel: up to 25%
***Contingent upon contract award***
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Company Overview
Odyssey Systems Consulting Group, is an innovative small business committed to providing world-class technical, management, and training support services to government and public sector clients. We focus on people, processes, and performance to deliver superior results. Since our inception in 1997, our commitment to mission success and customer satisfaction has been recognized with exponential growth and exceptional past performance ratings. We accept challenging assignments and drive projects from the planning stages, through implementation, and into operations and support.
Please note: Final compensation for this position will be determined by various factors such as the Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant work experience, specific skills and competencies, geographic location, education, and certifications.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
We seek a Research Technician III to join a dynamic and growing team at the Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit (WRBU) Entomology Branch. The WRBU is focused on providing accurate morphological and molecular identification services, and developing identification and vector risk assessment tools for utility on a global stage. The Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit (WRBU) is a unique national resource for biosystematics research on medically important arthropods, and serves to maintain the U.S. mosquito collection, housed within the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History (SI-NMNH). The purpose of the WRBU is to conduct laboratory and field biosurveillance research on the systematics of medically important arthropod species and species groups in support of epidemiological studies and disease control strategies of importance to the military. The WRBU is focused on providing identification services and developing identification and vector risk assessment tools that support vector-borne disease mitigation efforts worldwide. Products and services are targeted to support ongoing or potential DoD missions, while fostering the interagency relationship between the WRAIR and SI-NMNH. WRBU provides taxonomic expertise support to tri-service forces, and research efforts are carried out worldwide, with regionalization or faunistic restrictions dictated by military priority.
***Contingent upon contract award***
Responsibilities
Duties include, but not limited to:
- Support research on arthropod vectors of diseases of military and public health importance.
- Scientific writing skills required - contractor will be responsible for monthly/quarterly and annual scientific reports, developing draft scientific manuscripts, contributing to data analysis and presentation.
Qualifications
Minimum Required Qualifications:
Citizenship: Must be a US citizen
Clearance: NACI (able to obtain)
Education: MS in a biological science
Experience: At least six (6) years of experience
- Experience with rearing and maintaining colonies of field collected arthropod vectors to support research.
- Ability to identify field collected arthropods to the genus and species level.
- Knowledge of vector identification support services, including morphological and molecular identification services and able to provide training.
- Proven expertise in planning and resourcing integrated taxonomic and molecular taxonomic services related to the identification of militarily relevant arthropod vectors (or environmental samples (iDNA, eDNA, vDNA)), and pathogens of military importance.
- Expertise in developing novel standard operating procedures to standardize testing procedures in global surveillance programs, including primer/probe design and integration of new platforms/ technologies.
- Demonstrated ability to develop, validate, trouble shoot and implement molecular assays for the rapid, accurate detection and identification of multiple vector and pathogen targets using multiple forward-facing platforms (e.g., MinION, BIOMEME, MAGPIX, qPCR, RT-PCR, Illumina sequencing platforms)
Additional Information:
Location: Onsite - Suitland, MD
Travel: up to 25%
***Contingent upon contract award***
#LI-AS1
Company Overview
Odyssey Systems Consulting Group, is an innovative small business committed to providing world-class technical, management, and training support services to government and public sector clients. We focus on people, processes, and performance to deliver superior results. Since our inception in 1997, our commitment to mission success and customer satisfaction has been recognized with exponential growth and exceptional past performance ratings. We accept challenging assignments and drive projects from the planning stages, through implementation, and into operations and support.
Please note: Final compensation for this position will be determined by various factors such as the Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant work experience, specific skills and competencies, geographic location, education, and certifications.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
