Science and technology
Fisheries Technician - Temporary
$28.14 to $32.36 hourly
Pay is below the local median for this work ($32.31 an hour; Job Bank, 2024)
What the posting asks for
Job Bank's data for this posting doesn't list requirements. The full ad is on Job Bank.
Hours and terms
- Term or contract
Usually needed for this kind of work
- Completion of a two- to three-year college program in a field related to agriculture, biology, microbiology, wildlife or resource management is usually required for employment as a biological technologist.
- Certification with provincial associations is available, but voluntary.
From Canada's occupation guide (OaSIS) for Biological technologists (NOC 22110). It describes this kind of work in general, not this employer's ad.
What this work usually involves
- Set up and conduct biological, microbiological and biochemical tests and laboratory analyses in support of research and quality control in food production, sanitation, pharmaceutical production, biotechnology and other fields
- Apply methods and techniques such as microscopy, histochemistry, chromatography, electrophoresis and spectroscopy
- Perform experimental procedures in agriculture, plant breeding, animal husbandry, biology and biomedical research
- Conduct field research and surveys to collect data and samples of water, soil, and plant and animal populations
- Conduct environmental monitoring and compliance activities for the protection of fisheries stock, wildlife and other natural resources
- Analyze data and prepare reports
About the employer
- Region: Kootenay Region
Job Bank's search for this title and town usually shows this ad first.
From Job Bank.