Research Biologist Without Compensation

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/05/2026.

Education

You must possess a degree from an accredited college or university in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities.

Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.

Physical Requirements

The work is predominantly sedentary. Typically, the employee sits comfortably to do the work. However, there will be some walking, standing, bending and carrying of items of moderate weight such as large binders, banker style file boxes, meeting materials, papers, books or small parts. Hand and eye coordination for delicate testing procedures may be the only special physical demand required to perform the work.

The Research Biologist serves as an independent biomedical researcher responsible for planning, developing, conducting, and evaluating complex laboratory-based and translational research studies relevant to Veterans. Independently design, develop, conduct, and analyze research projects investigating biological mechanisms involved in vascular injury, endothelial cell dysfunction, thrombosis, cancer progression, and related pathophysiological processes.

Investigate cellular and molecular mechanisms regulating platelet activation, platelet-cancer cell interactions, cellular signaling, and vascular responses under normal and pathological conditions through molecular biology instrumentation, microscopy, biochemical assays, and quantitative laboratory data analysis.

Apply expertise in nanomedicine, biomaterials, and bioengineered therapeutic platforms to investigate potential strategies for disease detection, prevention, and treatment, specifically in Veteran-centric disease.

Investigate mechanisms contributing to cancer-associated thrombosis, circulating tumor cell interactions, tumor cell clustering, and metastatic dissemination through the use of light transmission aggregometry, platelet function instrumentation, microfluidic flow systems, flow cytometry, and nanomaterial characterization equipment.