JOB INFORMATION

Job Requisition ID: 74792
Ministry: Environment and Protected Areas
Location: Various – Edmonton, Lethbridge, Airdrie
Full or Part-Time: Full -Time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary: Temporary - Wage
Scope: Open Competition
Closing Date:August 21, 2025
Classification: Technologies 2 (123TNA)
Salary:$22.30 to $28.15 Per hour
We support Albertans in being proud stewards of air, land, water, and biodiversity by leading the work required for the desired environmental outcomes and sustainable development of natural resources.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Completed High school diploma
• One year of hands-on experience in a biological laboratory.
  Preference will be given to candidates with directly related work experience or one year of biological laboratory experience via technical college or university.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

The Postmortem Room Technician is a seasonal, up to 6 month, wage opportunity providing support to collect biological samples as part of Alberta’s Chronic Wasting Disease surveillance program. These positions collect specific tissues from hunter-harvested deer, elk, and moose heads and submit them to the Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy Lab testing.

THE MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE WILL INCLUDE:

• Receiving, processing and storing deer heads submitted for testing;
• Collection of biological tissue samples from dead animals;
• Operating and maintaining laboratory equipment as required (e.g., electric hoist, incinerator);
• Maintaining detailed/organized data records; and
• Reporting/logging laboratory activities.
• Understanding and following biosecurity operating procedures.
  Staff will also be utilized, at times, to assist in additional duties of the wildlife disease unit when needed.
  The successful candidates will be required to work independently and as a team member and should not have allergies to blood or animals. Successful candidates should also be comfortable with working with dead animals.
  There are six positions available, two each in Lethbridge, Airdrie and Edmonton.
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