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Jr. Biologist/Jr. Environmental Scientist

4 months ago


Columbia, United States Versar Global Solutions Full time

Who We Are:

Headquartered in Washington, DC, Versar Global Solutions provides full mission lifecycle solutions for challenges faced by our government and commercial Customers in the natural, built, and digital environments. With nearly 2,000 team members around the world, and a rich legacy spanning more than 70 years, Versar Global Solutions delivers a broad array of planning, analysis and risk management solutions, project and program management, operations and maintenance services, and information technology applications for environmental management and remediation projects, mission critical facilities and installations, and in support of readiness and contingency operations.


Who You Are:

Versar Global Solutions’ Environmental Management Service Area has a national reputation for high quality consulting in freshwater, estuarine, marine, and terrestrial environments. The Columbia Office’s natural resources professional staff work within an informal, interactive research atmosphere that provides opportunity for individual growth and advancement. Projects are supported by an array of corporate resources including field sampling equipment, boats, biological laboratories, statistical analysis and GIS tools, and document production facilities. Versar Global Solutions, in Columbia, MD, is seeking a Jr. Biologist/Jr. Environmental Scientist with strong data collection and analysis skills, who works well as a member of a team, and enjoys technical and scientific challenges.


What You’ll Do:

This position mainly provides support to marine benthic ecology and fisheries monitoring programs but may also provide support to a variety of other projects, including but not limited to, freshwater streams, watershed modeling, and water quality analyses.

The scope of project activity within the Environmental Management Service Area ranges from designing and implementing field studies to complex ecosystem impact assessment and resource management.


What You’ll Bring:

Technical training and experience necessary to fulfill the duties of this position includes the following:

  • Ability to trailer, work on, and operate marine vessels (23’+) required
  • Marine and estuarine benthic macroinvertebrate sampling
  • Use of multiparameter water quality instrumentation
  • Data collection, compilation, review, and analysis
  • Benthic sediment analysis
  • Ability to assist in field efforts, including stormwater discharge and water quality monitoring
  • Background in natural resources, environmental science, or biological sciences
  • Extended overnight local travel during the field season (August through September)


Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree and two years’ experience in a relevant discipline of the biological or environmental sciences.
  • Knowledge of biological benthic sample collection methodologies preferred.
  • Familiarity with navigating Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries, Maryland Coastal Bays, and inland waters preferred.
  • Candidates should provide details of on-water experience while conducting sampling and monitoring activities.
  • Good oral and written communication skills are required, and experience in technical writing is desirable.
  • Excellent organizational skills are required.
  • Proficiency with data analysis and management required (Microsoft Access and Excel).
  • Ability to work on multiple projects in a multi-disciplinary team setting is necessary.
  • The qualified candidate should be able to lift up to 50 pounds, work outside in adverse weather conditions and be available for local extended overnight work travel trips.
  • Candidate may be required to occasionally work nights or weekends for sampling efforts.
  • Successful candidates must be flexible self-starters able to creatively solve problems, capable of good internal and external client interactions, able to meet deadlines, and able to assist in development of new projects