The College’s online employment postings and monthly electronic job notifications provide employers with access to more than 3,500 applied biology professionals who work in a variety of fields including environmental assessment, contaminated site remediation, wildlife monitoring, and advising governments and private firms on how to reduce the impacts of their activities on the natural environment.
Employment Posting Policy
New! Pay Transparency Act’s requirement
As of November 1st, 2023, according to the Pay Transparency Act, all BC employers are required to state their wage and salary information for the positions for which they are advertising.
- The College lists employment opportunities submitted by employers, which may be of interest to College registrants.
- Registrant categories are:
- Registered Professional Biologists (RPBio) and Biologist in Training (BIT),
- Registered Biology Technologists (RBTech) and RBTech in Training/Trainee RBTech,
- Applied Biology Technicians (ABT) and ABT in Training/Trainee ABT, and
- Applied Biology-Limited Licensee (AB-LL).
In Training/Trainee registrants are regulated professionals who have met all the education and training requirements and are working towards meeting all the credential requirements to be an independent practitioner (i.e., RPBio, RBTech or ABT), such as work experience.
- Employment for student positions (e.g., co-op, internship, summer employment) is also accepted.
A student can be a Student Biologist with the College; however, they are not considered Registrants under the Professional Governance Act and College of Applied Biologists Bylaws.
The College’s Practice of Applied Biology & Reserved Practice document provides more information for employers, such as hiring the right regulated applied biology professional, when to hire an applied biology professional, registration categories and requirements, and Scopes of Practice for registrant categories. Scopes of Practice for RBTech and ABT can also be found in Schedule 3 of the College Bylaws.
- All eligible employment postings will be added to the online listings within two business days of the receipt of the information to be posted and will be included in the subsequent electronic newsletter sent to registrants on a monthly basis. Please note that if you want your posting to appear in our monthly e-newsletter, submit the posting at least one week before the end of each month to ensure your posting appears in the next month’s electronic newsletter.
- All employment postings must be provided to the College in PDF format.
- A $200 fee per employment posting will apply. Please note that as of January 1, 2022, the fee for postings will have the goods and services tax (GST) applied. Payment can be made by Visa, MasterCard, or by addressing a cheque to:
College of Applied Biologists, #310 – 1207 Douglas St., Victoria, BC V8W 2E7- If a job opportunity is paid by cheque, the posting will be done once we receive the cheque.
- All employment postings will be removed from the online listings within five days of the closing date, or after ninety days, if no closing date is stipulated. A fee of $200 will apply to re-post employment advertisements after the expiration of ninety days for those with no stipulated closing dates, if an extension is requested.
The College reserves the right to refuse posting or publishing of a particular employment posting or content.
Submit an Employment Posting
