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Nature of Work

This mid-level position is with the Environmental Microbiology Section. The duties for this position include performing standardized qualitative microbiological analysis of drinking water using moderate to high complexity instrumentation. This position conducts a variety of laboratory tests and analyses according to standard operating procedures, safely and effectively operates and maintains scientific instruments, performs quality control and quality assessment procedures. maintains stock reagents and consumables, and interprets data under general supervision.

Minimum Qualifications

Training: Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university in a biological, microbiological, chemical or environmental science, medical technology, molecular biology, forensic sciences or related field.

AND

Experience: One (1) year of full-time or equivalent part-time paid laboratory experience that is clinical or environmental in nature that produces a test result.

Substitution: Graduate course work in one of the areas as described above from a regionally accredited college or university may substitute for the required experience at the rate of one (1) year experience for fifteen (15) semester hours of education.

Special Requirement: For positions which involve processing and analysis of human specimens and/or the generation or interpretation of laboratory results that may be used in the diagnosis or treatment of a disease or condition in humans, the incumbent must have or be eligible for licensure as a WV Clinical Laboratory Practitioner as required by 64 C.S.R.§57.

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