College of Science

Position Duties:

• Communicate research findings to the scientific community, producers, and the public.
• Study effects of management practices, processing methods, feed, or environmental conditions on quality and quantity of animal products, such as eggs and milk.
• Conduct research concerning animal nutrition, breeding, or management to improve products or processes.
• Study nutritional requirements of animals and nutritive values of animal feed materials.
• Advise producers about improved products and techniques that could enhance their animal production efforts.

Skills:

• Reading Comprehension
• Science
• Active Listening
• Writing
• Complex Problem Solving

Position Duties:

• Grow fish and shellfish as cash crops or for release into freshwater or saltwater.
• Supervise and train aquaculture and fish hatchery support workers.
• Collect and record growth, production, and environmental data.
• Conduct and supervise stock examinations to identify diseases or parasites.
• Account for and disburse funds.

Skills:

• Critical Thinking
• Speaking
• Active Listening
• Judgment and Decision Making
• Reading Comprehension

Position Duties:

• Feed and water livestock and monitor food and water supplies.
• Drive trucks, tractors, and other equipment to distribute feed to animals.
• Examine animals to detect illness, injury, or disease, and to check physical characteristics, such as rate of weight gain.
• Provide medical treatment, such as administering medications and vaccinations, or arrange for veterinarians to provide more extensive treatment.
• Mix feed, additives, and medicines in prescribed portions.

Skills:

• Active Listening
• Critical Thinking
• Monitoring
• Coordination
• Operation and Control

Position Duties:

• Identify environmental impacts caused by products, systems, or projects.
• Examine local, regional or global use and flow of materials or energy in industrial production processes.
• Identify or develop strategies or methods to minimize the environmental impact of industrial production processes.
• Prepare technical and research reports such as environmental impact reports, and communicate the results to individuals in industry, government, or the general public.
• Analyze changes designed to improve the environmental performance of complex systems to avoid unintended negative consequences.

Skills:

• Reading Comprehension
• Critical Thinking
• Writing
• Active Listening
• Judgment and Decision Making

Position Duties:

• Patrol assigned areas by car, boat, airplane, horse, or on foot to enforce game, fish, or boating laws or to manage wildlife programs, lakes, or land.
• Compile and present evidence for court actions.
• Investigate hunting accidents or reports of fish or game law violations.
• Protect and preserve native wildlife, plants, or ecosystems.
• Issue warnings or citations and file reports as necessary.

Skills:

• Active Listening
• Critical Thinking
• Speaking
• Reading Comprehension
• Judgment and Decision Making

Position Duties:

• Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
• Put fishing equipment into the water and anchor or tow equipment, according to the fishing method used.
• Maintain engines, fishing gear, and other on-board equipment and perform minor repairs.
• Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.
• Remove catches from fishing equipment and measure them to ensure compliance with legal size.

Skills:

• Operation and Control
• Speaking
• Active Listening
• Critical Thinking
• Judgment and Decision Making

Position Duties:

• Study animals in their natural habitats, assessing effects of environment and industry on animals, interpreting findings and recommending alternative operating conditions for industry.
• Inventory or estimate plant and wildlife populations.
• Organize and conduct experimental studies with live animals in controlled or natural surroundings.
• Make recommendations on management systems and planning for wildlife populations and habitat, consulting with stakeholders and the public at large to explore options.
• Disseminate information by writing reports and scientific papers or journal articles, and by making presentations and giving talks for schools, clubs, interest groups and park interpretive programs.

Skills:

• Active Listening
• Science
• Critical Thinking
• Reading Comprehension
• Writing

Position Duties:

• Collect and analyze data to determine environmental conditions and restoration needs.
• Develop and communicate recommendations for landowners to maintain or restore environmental conditions.
• Plan environmental restoration projects, using biological databases, environmental strategies, and planning software.
• Communicate findings of environmental studies or proposals for environmental remediation to other restoration professionals.
• Conduct site assessments to certify a habitat or to ascertain environmental damage or restoration needs.

Skills:

• Active Listening
• Critical Thinking
• Reading Comprehension
• Writing
• Complex Problem Solving

Position Duties:

• Prepare reports of findings, illustrating data graphically and translating complex findings into written text.
• Seek and provide information to help companies determine their position in the marketplace.
• Gather data on competitors and analyze their prices, sales, and method of marketing and distribution.
• Collect and analyze data on customer demographics, preferences, needs, and buying habits to identify potential markets and factors affecting product demand.
• Devise and evaluate methods and procedures for collecting data, such as surveys, opinion polls, or questionnaires, or arrange to obtain existing data.

Skills:

• Reading Comprehension
• Active Listening
• Complex Problem Solving
• Critical Thinking
• Judgment and Decision Making

Position Duties:

• Organize material and complete writing assignment according to set standards regarding order, clarity, conciseness, style, and terminology.
• Maintain records and files of work and revisions.
• Edit, standardize, or make changes to material prepared by other writers or establishment personnel.
• Select photographs, drawings, sketches, diagrams, and charts to illustrate material.
• Interview production and engineering personnel and read journals and other material to become familiar with product technologies and production methods.

Skills:

• Writing
• Reading Comprehension
• Active Listening
• Speaking
• Critical Thinking

Position Duties:

• Provide visitor services, such as explaining regulations, answering visitor requests, needs and complaints, and providing information about the park and surrounding areas.
• Conduct field trips to point out scientific, historic, and natural features of parks, forests, historic sites or other attractions.
• Prepare and present illustrated lectures and interpretive talks about park features.
• Perform emergency duties to protect human life, government property, and natural features of park.
• Confer with park staff to determine subjects and schedules for park programs.

Skills:

• Speaking
• Active Listening
• Critical Thinking
• Social Perceptiveness
• Reading Comprehension

Position Duties:

• Perform hydrologic, hydraulic, or water quality modeling.
• Conduct, or oversee the conduct of, investigations on matters such as water storage, wastewater discharge, pollutants, permits, or other compliance and regulatory issues.
• Develop plans to protect watershed health or rehabilitate watersheds.
• Develop strategies for watershed operations to meet water supply and conservation goals or to ensure regulatory compliance with clean water laws or regulations.
• Identify and characterize specific causes or sources of water pollution.

Skills:

• Reading Comprehension
• Active Listening
• Complex Problem Solving
• Systems Analysis
• Critical Thinking

Position Duties:

• Observe animals for signs of illness, injury, or unusual behavior, notifying veterinarians or managers as warranted.
• Monitor animal care, maintenance, breeding, or packing and transfer activities to ensure work is done correctly.
• Train workers in animal care procedures, maintenance duties, and safety precautions.
• Treat animal illnesses or injuries, following experience or instructions of veterinarians.
• Assign tasks such as feeding and treatment of animals, and cleaning and maintenance of animal quarters.

Skills:

• Critical Thinking
• Management of Personnel Resources
• Speaking
• Coordination
• Monitoring

Position Duties:

• Clean objects, such as paper, textiles, wood, metal, glass, rock, pottery, and furniture, using cleansers, solvents, soap solutions, and polishes.
• Determine whether objects need repair and choose the safest and most effective method of repair.
• Install, arrange, assemble, and prepare artifacts for exhibition, ensuring the artifacts' safety, reporting their status and condition, and identifying and correcting any problems with the set up.
• Direct and supervise curatorial, technical, and student staff in the handling, mounting, care, and storage of art objects.
• Perform tests and examinations to establish storage and conservation requirements, policies, and procedures.

Skills:

• Active Listening
• Reading Comprehension
• Speaking
• Writing
• Complex Problem Solving

Position Duties:

• Implement soil or water management techniques, such as nutrient management, erosion control, buffers, or filter strips, in accordance with conservation plans.
• Monitor projects during or after construction to ensure projects conform to design specifications.
• Visit areas affected by erosion problems to identify causes or determine solutions.
• Advise land users, such as farmers or ranchers, on plans, problems, or alternative conservation solutions.
• Develop or maintain working relationships with local government staff or board members.

Skills:

• Active Listening
• Reading Comprehension
• Complex Problem Solving
• Critical Thinking
• Speaking

Position Duties:

• Clean objects, such as paper, textiles, wood, metal, glass, rock, pottery, and furniture, using cleansers, solvents, soap solutions, and polishes.
• Determine whether objects need repair and choose the safest and most effective method of repair.
• Install, arrange, assemble, and prepare artifacts for exhibition, ensuring the artifacts' safety, reporting their status and condition, and identifying and correcting any problems with the set up.
• Direct and supervise curatorial, technical, and student staff in the handling, mounting, care, and storage of art objects.
• Perform tests and examinations to establish storage and conservation requirements, policies, and procedures.

Skills:

• Active Listening
• Reading Comprehension
• Speaking
• Writing
• Complex Problem Solving

Position Duties:

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Skills:

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Position Duties:

• Respond to requests for information from the media or designate an appropriate spokesperson or information source.
• Write press releases or other media communications to promote clients.
• Establish or maintain cooperative relationships with representatives of community, consumer, employee, or public interest groups.
• Plan or direct development or communication of programs to maintain favorable public or stockholder perceptions of an organization's accomplishments, agenda, or environmental responsibility.
• Study the objectives, promotional policies, or needs of organizations to develop public relations strategies that will influence public opinion or promote ideas, products, or services.

Skills:

• Active Listening
• Speaking
• Coordination
• Social Perceptiveness
• Time Management

Position Duties:

• Examine permits, licenses, applications, and records to ensure compliance with licensing requirements.
• Prepare written, oral, tabular, and graphic reports summarizing requirements and regulations, including enforcement and chain of custody documentation.
• Determine the nature of code violations and actions to be taken, and issue written notices of violation
• participate in enforcement hearings as necessary.
• Prepare, organize, and maintain inspection records.

Skills:

• Active Listening
• Critical Thinking
• Reading Comprehension
• Speaking
• Active Learning

Position Duties:

• Feed and water animals, and clean and disinfect pens, cages, yards, and hutches.
• Examine animals to detect symptoms of illness or injury.
• Place vaccines in drinking water, inject vaccines, or dust air with vaccine powder to protect animals from diseases.
• Select animals to be bred, and semen specimens to be used, according to knowledge of animals, genealogies, traits, and desired offspring characteristics.
• Treat minor injuries and ailments and contact veterinarians to obtain treatment for animals with serious illnesses or injuries.

Skills:

• Monitoring
• Science
• Critical Thinking
• Active Listening
• Complex Problem Solving

Position Duties:

• Implement soil or water management techniques, such as nutrient management, erosion control, buffers, or filter strips, in accordance with conservation plans.
• Monitor projects during or after construction to ensure projects conform to design specifications.
• Visit areas affected by erosion problems to identify causes or determine solutions.
• Advise land users, such as farmers or ranchers, on plans, problems, or alternative conservation solutions. 
• Develop or maintain working relationships with local government staff or board members.

Skills:

• Active Listening 
• Reading Comprehension
• Complex Problem Solving 
• Critical Thinking 
• Speaking

Position Duties:

• Regulate grazing, and help ranchers plan and organize grazing systems in order to manage, improve and protect rangelands and maximize their use.
• Measure and assess vegetation resources for biological assessment companies, environmental impact statements, and rangeland monitoring programs.
• Maintain soil stability and vegetation for non-grazing uses, such as wildlife habitats and outdoor recreation.
• Mediate agreements among rangeland users and preservationists as to appropriate land use and management.
• Manage forage resources through fire, herbicide use, or revegetation to maintain a sustainable yield from the land.

Skills:

• Active Listening
• Critical Thinking
• Speaking
• Judgment and Decision Making
• Reading Comprehension

Position Duties:

• Collect samples of gases, soils, water, industrial wastewater, or asbestos products to conduct tests on pollutant levels or identify sources of pollution.
• Record test data and prepare reports, summaries, or charts that interpret test results.
• Develop or implement programs for monitoring of environmental pollution or radiation.
• Discuss test results and analyses with customers.
• Set up equipment or stations to monitor and collect pollutants from sites, such as smoke stacks, manufacturing plants, or mechanical equipment.

Skills:

• Reading Comprehension
• Active Listening
• Critical Thinking
• Speaking
• Writing

Position Duties:

• Provide scientific or technical guidance, support, coordination, or oversight to governmental agencies, environmental programs, industry, or the public.
• Review and implement environmental technical standards, guidelines, policies, and formal regulations that meet all appropriate requirements.
• Collect, synthesize, analyze, manage, and report environmental data, such as pollution emission measurements, atmospheric monitoring measurements, meteorological or mineralogical information, or soil or water samples.
• Communicate scientific or technical information to the public, organizations, or internal audiences through oral briefings, written documents, workshops, conferences, training sessions, or public hearings.
• Provide advice on proper standards and regulations or the development of policies, strategies, or codes of practice for environmental management.

Skills:

• Active Listening
• Critical Thinking
• Reading Comprehension
• Science
• Speaking

Position Duties:

• Investigate reports of animal attacks or animal cruelty, interviewing witnesses, collecting evidence, and writing reports.
• Capture and remove stray, uncontrolled, or abused animals from undesirable conditions, using nets, nooses, or tranquilizer darts as necessary.
• Examine animals for injuries or malnutrition, and arrange for any necessary medical treatment.
• Remove captured animals from animal-control service vehicles and place animals in shelter cages or other enclosures.
• Euthanize rabid, unclaimed, or severely injured animals.

Skills:

• Active Listening
• Critical Thinking
• Speaking
• Complex Problem Solving
• Judgment and Decision Making

Position Duties:

• Cue or signal animals during performances.
• Talk to or interact with animals to familiarize them to human voices or contact.
• Conduct training programs to develop or maintain desired animal behaviors for competition, entertainment, obedience, security, riding, or related purposes.
• Feed or exercise animals or provide other general care, such as cleaning or maintaining holding or performance areas.
• Observe animals' physical conditions to detect illness or unhealthy conditions requiring medical care.

Skills:

• Instructing
• Learning Strategies
• Speaking
• Critical Thinking
• Active Learning

Position Duties:

• Observe animals for signs of illness, injury, or unusual behavior, notifying veterinarians or managers as warranted.
• Monitor animal care, maintenance, breeding, or packing and transfer activities to ensure work is done correctly.
• Train workers in animal care procedures, maintenance duties, and safety precautions.
• Treat animal illnesses or injuries, following experience or instructions of veterinarians.
• Assign tasks such as feeding and treatment of animals, and cleaning and maintenance of animal quarters.

Skills:

• Critical Thinking
• Management of Personnel Resources
• Speaking
• Coordination
• Monitoring

Position Duties:

• Hold or restrain animals during veterinary procedures.
• Clean and maintain kennels, animal holding areas, examination or operating rooms, or animal loading or unloading facilities to control the spread of disease.
• Fill medication prescriptions.
• Assist veterinarians in examining animals to determine the nature of illnesses or injuries.
• Monitor animals recovering from surgery and notify veterinarians of any unusual changes or symptoms.

Skills:

• Active Listening
• Monitoring
• Service Orientation
• Active Learning
• Complex Problem Solving

Position Duties:

• Direct or coordinate the supportive services department of a business, agency, or organization.
• Prepare and review operational reports and schedules to ensure accuracy and efficiency.
• Set goals and deadlines for the department.
• Acquire, distribute and store supplies.
• Analyze internal processes and recommend and implement procedural or policy changes to improve operations, such as supply changes or the disposal of records.

Skills:

• Speaking
• Active Listening
• Coordination
• Reading Comprehension
• Time Management

Position Duties:

• Plan and organize the acquisition, storage, and exhibition of collections and related materials, including the selection of exhibition themes and designs, and develop or install exhibit materials.
• Write and review grant proposals, journal articles, institutional reports, and publicity materials.
• Plan and conduct special research projects in area of interest or expertise.
• Confer with the board of directors to formulate and interpret policies, to determine budget requirements, and to plan overall operations.
• Train and supervise curatorial, fiscal, technical, research, and clerical staff, as well as volunteers or interns.

Skills:

• Speaking
• Reading Comprehension
• Active Listening
• Writing
• Critical Thinking

Position Duties:

• Analyze and understand the local and national implications of proposed legislation.
• Appoint nominees to leadership posts, or approve such appointments.
• Confer with colleagues to formulate positions and strategies pertaining to pending issues.
• Debate the merits of proposals and bill amendments during floor sessions, following the appropriate rules of procedure.
• Develop expertise in subject matters related to committee assignments.

Skills:

N/A

Position Duties:

• Prepare, rewrite and edit copy to improve readability, or supervise others who do this work.
• Verify facts, dates, and statistics, using standard reference sources.
• Read copy or proof to detect and correct errors in spelling, punctuation, and syntax.
• Develop story or content ideas, considering reader or audience appeal.
• Review and approve proofs submitted by composing room prior to publication production.

Skills:

• Reading Comprehension
• Writing
• Active Listening
• Critical Thinking
• Quality Control Analysis

Position Duties:

• Examine immigration applications, visas, and passports and interview persons to determine eligibility for admission, residence, and travel in the U.S.
• Detain persons found to be in violation of customs or immigration laws and arrange for legal action, such as deportation.
• Inspect cargo, baggage, and personal articles entering or leaving U.S. for compliance with revenue laws and U.S. customs regulations.
• Locate and seize contraband, undeclared merchandise, and vehicles, aircraft, or boats that contain such merchandise.
• Interpret and explain laws and regulations to travelers, prospective immigrants, shippers, and manufacturers.

Skills:

• Active Listening
• Critical Thinking
• Speaking
• Reading Comprehension
• Social Perceptiveness

Position Duties:

• Analyze patrons' requests to determine needed information and assist in furnishing or locating that information.
• Search standard reference materials, including online sources and the Internet, to answer patrons' reference questions.
• Teach library patrons basic computer skills, such as searching computerized databases.
• Plan and teach classes on topics such as information literacy, library instruction, and technology use.
• Review and evaluate materials, using book reviews, catalogs, faculty recommendations, and current holdings to select and order print, audio-visual, and electronic resources.

Skills:

• Reading Comprehension
• Active Listening
• Speaking
• Writing
• Monitoring

Position Duties:

• Identify and build relationships with potential donors.
• Write and send letters of thanks to donors.
• Secure commitments of participation or donation from individuals or corporate donors.
• Develop fundraising activity plans that maximize participation or contributions and minimize costs.
• Develop strategies to encourage new or increased contributions.

Skills:

• Speaking
• Writing
• Active Listening
• Persuasion
• Critical Thinking

Position Duties:

• Hold public meetings with government officials, social scientists, lawyers, developers, the public, or special interest groups to formulate, develop, or address issues regarding land use or community plans.
• Design, promote, or administer government plans or policies affecting land use, zoning, public utilities, community facilities, housing, or transportation.
• Advise planning officials on project feasibility, cost-effectiveness, regulatory conformance, or possible alternatives.
• Recommend approval, denial, or conditional approval of proposals.
• Discuss with planning officials the purpose of land use projects, such as transportation, conservation, residential, commercial, industrial, or community use.

Skills:

• Active Listening
• Reading Comprehension
• Critical Thinking
• Judgment and Decision Making
• Speaking

Position Duties:

• Inspect food products and processing procedures to determine whether products are safe to eat.
• Interpret and enforce government acts and regulations and explain required standards to agricultural workers.
• Set standards for the production of meat or poultry products or for food ingredients, additives, or compounds used to prepare or package products.
• Inspect agricultural commodities or related operations, as well as fish or logging operations, for compliance with laws and regulations governing health, quality, and safety.
• Label and seal graded products and issue official grading certificates.

Skills:

• Quality Control Analysis
• Active Listening
• Monitoring
• Reading Comprehension
• Critical Thinking

Position Duties:

• Analyze data acquired from aircraft, satellites, or ground-based platforms, using statistical analysis software, image analysis software, or Geographic Information Systems (GIS).
• Manage or analyze data obtained from remote sensing systems to obtain meaningful results.
• Process aerial or satellite imagery to create products such as land cover maps.
• Develop or build databases for remote sensing or related geospatial project information.
• Monitor quality of remote sensing data collection operations to determine if procedural or equipment changes are necessary.

Skills:

• Critical Thinking
• Reading Comprehension
• Science
• Complex Problem Solving
• Writing

Position Duties:

• Collect geospatial data, using technologies such as aerial photography, light and radio wave detection systems, digital satellites, or thermal energy systems.
• Verify integrity and accuracy of data contained in remote sensing image analysis systems.
• Integrate remotely sensed data with other geospatial data.
• Consult with remote sensing scientists, surveyors, cartographers, or engineers to determine project needs.
• Adjust remotely sensed images for optimum presentation by using software to select image displays, define image set categories, or choose processing routines.

Skills:

• Critical Thinking
• Mathematics
• Reading Comprehension
• Speaking
• Active Listening

Position Duties:

• Provide analytical support for policy briefs related to renewable energy, energy efficiency, or climate change.
• Analyze and distill climate-related research findings to inform legislators, regulatory agencies, or other stakeholders.
• Prepare study reports, memoranda, briefs, testimonies, or other written materials to inform government or environmental groups on environmental issues such as climate change.
• Make legislative recommendations related to climate change or environmental management, based on climate change policies, principles, programs, practices, and processes.
• Promote initiatives to mitigate climate change with government or environmental groups.

Skills:

• Reading Comprehension
• Writing
• Active Listening
• Speaking
• Complex Problem Solving

Position Duties:

• Analyze problems to develop solutions involving computer hardware and software.
• Assign or schedule tasks to meet work priorities and goals.
• Evaluate project plans and proposals to assess feasibility issues.
• Apply theoretical expertise and innovation to create or apply new technology, such as adapting principles for applying computers to new uses.
• Consult with users, management, vendors, and technicians to determine computing needs and system requirements.

Skills:

• Complex Problem Solving
• Critical Thinking
• Systems Analysis
• Systems Evaluation
• Judgment and Decision Making

Position Duties:

• Take appropriate safety precautions, such as monitoring dive lengths and depths and registering with authorities before diving expeditions begin.
• Check and maintain diving equipment, such as helmets, masks, air tanks, harnesses, or gauges.
• Communicate with workers on the surface while underwater, using signal lines or telephones.
• Descend into water with the aid of diver helpers, using scuba gear or diving suits.
• Obtain information about diving tasks and environmental conditions.

Skills:

• Critical Thinking
• Active Listening
• Operation Monitoring
• Speaking
• Quality Control Analysis

Position Duties:

• Plan tour itineraries, applying knowledge of travel routes and destination sites.
• Resolve any problems with itineraries, service, or accommodations.
• Sell travel packages.
• Arrange for tour or expedition details such as accommodations, transportation, equipment, and the availability of medical personnel.
• Evaluate services received on the tour, and report findings to tour organizers.

Skills:

• Active Listening
• Speaking
• Service Orientation
• Coordination
• Persuasion

Position Duties:

• Feed and water animals according to schedules and feeding instructions.
• Mix food, liquid formulas, medications, or food supplements according to instructions, prescriptions, and knowledge of animal species.
• Examine and observe animals to detect signs of illness, disease, or injury.
• Provide treatment to sick or injured animals, or contact veterinarians to secure treatment.
• Do facility laundry and clean, organize, maintain, and disinfect animal quarters, such as pens and stables, and equipment, such as saddles and bridles.

Skills:

• Active Listening
• Monitoring
• Service Orientation
• Judgment and Decision Making
• Reading Comprehension