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Biologist 1, 2, or 3 (LOSCO)

Salary

$3,181.00 - $5,724.00 Monthly

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

DCE-OSEC-2025-214506-IGA

Department

DCE-Department of Conservation and Energy

Division

Office of the Secretary

Opening Date

11/05/2025

Closing Date

11/19/2025 11:59 PM Central

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About this Job

The Office of the Secretary serves as the department's executive management office. The Secretary is the chief officer of the Department of Conservation and Energy (DCE), in charge of its policy, administration, and operations.

The Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator’s Office (LOSCO) was created by state legislature in 1991. This division serves as the single point of contact for programs related to oil spills in Louisiana. LOSCO’s mission is to minimize unauthorized discharges of oil, provide for an effective spill response, compensate the public for damages to the state’s natural resources and services, and assist the public through education, service, and public outreach.

This Biologist 1, 2, or 3 position is located within the Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator’s Office (LOSCO) of the Office of the Secretary and is located in Baton Rouge, LA. The incumbent in this position is responsible for assisting in the implementation of oil spill-related Natural Resource Damage Assessments (NRDAs).

Minimum Qualifications

A bachelor’s degree in a biological science, marine science, environmental science, wildlife or fisheries, animal science, forestry, or natural resources.

Job Specification

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be foundhere (https://apps01.civilservice.louisiana.gov/onestopjobinfo/DisplayJobSpec.aspx?JobCode=160700) .

Job Duties and Other Information

Job duties:

+ Designs and directs field plans to collect biological and habitat data for oil spills, damage assessments, and restoration projects using relevant scientific methods for the various environments within the state.

+ Prepares comprehensive reports detailing project developments, biology and habitat issues, monitoring and management activities for NRDA projects.

+ Provides guidance and direction in field investigations for NRDA projects associated with habitat, fish, and wildlife at both individual and population levels. This includes data intake, data management, data analysis, and data validation.

+ Trains field personnel in proper techniques to collect, store, and transfer (under chain of custody), and ship scientific data.

+ Conducts literature reviews and searches for articles related to NRDA topics and is involved in maintaining literature citation database and LOSCO's database.

+ Assists in the development of wildlife and habitat response preparedness and protection plans.

+ Assists with response activities according to the designated function(s) and associated duties during emergency oil spill response.

+ Provide technical advice to the Oil Spill Coordinator, Deputy Coordinator and Lead Responder during oil spill response.

+ Serves on the State Natural Resource Response Team during NRDA. This includes activities such as natural resource protection activities, reconnaissance, and monitoring activities associated with protection efforts.

+ Represents LOSCO and engage at general meetings, workshops, symposiums, conferences, seminars, training opportunities, and drills.

+ Other duties as assigned.

Use of a state vehicle is required to perform duties. The individual in this position may participate in weekend response duty. Computer proficiency is required (to access work assignments, communicate with involved parties, and access electronic emails, media, reports, etc.) NJMS 100, 200, 700, 800 series and HAZWOPER training are required and will be provided.

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type: Probational.

Career Progression: This position may be filled as a Biologist 1, 2, or 3.

Work Schedule:Work hours are flexible.

Compensation: This salary offered will be determined by qualifications and experience.

Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.

How To Apply:

No Civil Service test scoreis required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

*Information to support your eligibility for this job title must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumeswill notbe accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

Contact Information:

Human Resources

Department of Conservation & Energy

PO Box 94396

Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9396

Email:[email protected]

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.

As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:

Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/

Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leave

More information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx

Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:

+ New Year's Day

+ Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,

+ Mardi Gras,

+ Good Friday,

+ Memorial Day,

+ Independence Day,

+ Labor Day,

+ Veteran's Day,

+ Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

***** Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor

State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.

Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):

+ Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your\_Retirement\_System.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system

+ Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),

+ Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others

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Do you possess a bachelor's degree in a biological science, marine science, environmental science, wildlife or fisheries, animal science, forestry, or natural resources?

+ Yes

+ No

02

If you answered "yes" to the previous question, please indicate the course titles, semester hours earned, and the institution. If you answered "no" to the previous question, please enter N/A. (Ex. BIOL 1201 – Biology for Science Majors – 3 hrs - LSU) NOTE: Failure to list all specific courses may result in your application being considered incomplete.

03

Are you within 90 days of graduating with a qualifying bachelor's degree (or higher) at the time of submitting your application?

+ Yes

+ No

04

If you answered 'yes' to the previous question, please enter your graduation date and major of study. If you answered no, indicate "N/A".

Required Question

Employer

State of Louisiana

Address

For agency contact information, please refer to

the supplemental information above.

Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802

Phone

(866) 783-5462

Website

http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm

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