Position Information

NY HELPNo

AgencyEnvironmental Conservation, Department of

TitleEntomological Assistant

Occupational CategoryI.T. Engineering, Sciences

Salary GradeHourly

Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)

Salary RangeFrom $14.98 to $14.98 Hourly

Employment Type Part-Time

Appointment Type Temporary

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 15%

Schedule

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 32

Workday

From 8 AM

To 4 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

Location

County Albany

Street Address Five Rivers Environmental Education Center

City Delmar

StateNY

Zip Code12054

Job Specifics

Minimum Qualifications Two years (60 semester credit hours) of college coursework which must include twenty-four credit hours in a combination of courses in Entomology, Agronomy, Biology, Ecology, Biology, and Statistics, of which twelve credit hours must have been directly related to Entomology.

Duties Description Assist with curation of the Diagnostic Lab reference collection.
Pin and label all specimens not currently processed and organize them into appropriate drawers.
Develop schedule of maintenance for reference collection.

Assist with the development of the Hemlock Wooly Adelgid (HWA) field insectary at Five Rivers Environmental Education Center.

During field season, assist with trapping surveys and research projects including:
Trap deployment, bi-weekly trap checks and trap takedown.
a.Trap catch sample processing, prescreening, identification and curation of specimens.
b.SPB bark sampling
c.Research experimental design planning, data collection and analysis.

All other duties as assigned.

Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.

Contact Information

Name Heath Boomhower

Telephone 518-402-9273

Fax 518-402-9038

Email Address PostingResponses@dec.ny.gov

Address

Street 625 Broadway

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12233

 

Notes on ApplyingEMAIL OR MAIL YOUR RESUME TO THE ABOVE. YOU MUST SUBMIT A COPY OF YOUR HIGH SCHOOL OR COLLEGE TRANSCRIPT OF QUALIFYING COURSES WITH YOUR RESUME. UNOFFICIAL COPY IS ACCEPTABLE. PLEASE BE SURE TO PUT (17-139) ON YOUR RESUME OR IT MAY NOT BE ACCEPTED.