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Job Title:Postmortem Room Technician
Job Requisition ID:87721
Ministry:Environment and Protected Areas
Location: Various, AB (Edmonton, Lethbridge, Airdrie)
Full or Part-Time: Full-Time
Hours of Work: Up to 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary/Wage: Temporary – Wage (up to 6 months)
Scope: Wage Competition
Closing Date: September 22, 2026
Classification: Technologies 2
Salary: $24.37 to $30.94 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.
For more information about the Ministry of Environment and Protected Areas, please visit our website at https://www.alberta.ca/environment-and-protected-areas.aspx
For more information, please visit our website on Wildlife Disease: https://www.alberta.ca/wildlife-diseases-in-alberta

The Postmortem Room Technician is a seasonal, up to 6 months, 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 for 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);

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.

About Your Competencies
Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans. We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this prospect and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process.

Building Collaborative Environments
Leads and contributes to the conditions and environments that allow people to work collaboratively and productively to achieve outcomes.

Agility
Ability to anticipate, assess, and readily adapt to changing priorities, maintain resilience in times of uncertainty, and effectively work in a changing environment.

Drive For Results
Knowing what outcomes are important and maximizing resources to achieve results that are aligned with the goals of the organization, while maintaining accountability with each other and external stakeholders.

Creative Problem Solving
Ability to assess options and implications in new ways to achieve outcomes and solutions.

Systems Thinking
The work done within the APS is part of a larger integrated and inter-related environment.



It is important to know that work done in one part of the APS impacts a variety of other groups/projects inside and outside the APS. Systems Thinking allows us to keep broader impacts and connections in mind.

Qualifications

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.

Assets :

Ability to lift to 50lbs continuously.

Previous experience in handling and processing animals (i.e. hunting, agricultural).

This competition is recruiting for six Postmortem Room Technicians, two positions available at each of the following locations: Edmonton, Airdrie, and Lethbridge.

This position reports up to 36.25 hours per week, Monday to Friday, with the estimated employment term from October 19, 2026, to March 31, 2027.

What We Offer
As a Wage employee, you receive 11.6% in addition to regular wage earnings in lieu of paid holidays and vacation leave:

5.6 percent of regular wage earnings instead of paid holidays.

6 percent of regular wage earnings instead of annual vacation pay.

Positive workplace culture and work-life balance.

Closing Statement
This competition may be used to fill future vacancies, across the Government of Alberta, at the same or lower classification level.

We thank all applicants for their interest. All applications will be reviewed to determine which candidates' qualifications most closely match the advertised requirements. Only individuals selected for interviews will be contacted.

If you require any further information on this job posting or require an accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact Alba Ngjeloat [email protected].

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📌 Postmortem Room Technician (Alberta)
🏢 Government of Alberta
📍 Alberta