申請人須–
(a) 持有本港大學頒授的生物學、化學、環境科學、地球科學或生命科學的一級或二級榮譽學士學位，或具備同等學歷，及曾修讀水生生物學、環境化學、生態毒理學、海洋學、水文學或相關科目；
(b) 在取得學位後具有最少四年符合相關職責水平及與科學研究或項目管理有關的全職工作經驗；
(c) 符合語文能力要求，即在香港中學文憑考試或香港中學會考中國語文科及英國語文科考獲第2級（註）或以上成績，或具同等成績（註：2007年前的香港中學會考中國語文科和英國語文科（課程乙）E級成績，在行政上會分別被視為等同2007年或以後香港中學會考中國語文科和英國語文科第2級的成績）；
(d) 能操流利英語和粵語；以及
(e) 具備電腦知識及技巧，如微軟辦公室(Microsoft Office)軟件〔Word、Excel及PowerPoint〕和中文輸入法。

Candidates should have/ be –
(a) a First or Second Class Honors degree from a Hong Kong university, or equivalent, in biology, chemistry, environmental science, earth science or life science, with units or papers taken in aquatic biology, environmental chemistry, ecotoxicology, oceanography, hydrology or related subjects;
(b) at least four years’ post-qualifications full-time relevant working experience in scientific research or project management at an appropriate level of responsibility;
(c) met the language proficiency requirements of Level 2 (Note) or above in Chinese Language and English Language in the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (HKDSEE) or the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE), or equivalent (Note: “Grade E” in Chinese Language and English Language (Syllabus B) in the HKCEE before 2007 are accepted administratively as comparable to “Level 2” in Chinese Language and English Language in the 2007 HKCEE and henceforth);
(d) good command of spoken Cantonese and English; and
(e) proficient in computer knowledge and skills, such as Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint) and Chinese input method.