This position is a Fish and Wildlife Biologist, GS- 0401-11/12 working for the R4-Gulf Restoration. Two positions will be filled in the following locations: Lacombe, LA Gautier, MS Atlanta, GA Fairhope, AL Panama City, FL St. Mark's, FL This announcement will close when it reaches 75 applications which may be sooner than the closing date.

Duties

As a Fish and Wildlife Biologist your duties will include but are not limited to the following: Works across programs, other government agencies, and non-governmental organizations to promote conservation and restoration of ecosystem services aimed at restoring the effects of natural resources injuries from environmental contaminants and spill related impacts to fish and wildlife trust resources. Builds and maintains networks and alliances among conservation and restoration partners, facilities networking among a community of practice, and creates links between scientists, decision-makers, and land managers. Formulates well written and technically sound correspondence, comments, reports, recommendations, oral presentations, comprehensive strategies, and a variety of other communication products as necessary to identify, explain, and promote Service positions and policies to Service personnel, other regulatory entities, project proponents and consultants, other stakeholders, political representatives, and the public. Maintains broad awareness of established and evolving state, regional and national level legislation, policies, regulations, issues and activities related to damage assessment and restoration, spill response and mitigation planning. Coordinates with other Regional counterparts and provides input to Regional Programs and Headquarters staff regarding Regional and National guidance and strategies related to natural resource damage assessment and restoration (NRDAR).

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Resume (See "Required Documents"). Failure to provide ALL required information on your resume will result in loss of consideration due to an incomplete application package. It is your responsibility to ensure all information is provided on resume.
• Eligibility and Supporting documents - You will ONLY be considered for the eligibilities that you select "yes" to AND submit the required supporting documentation, as listed in the Required Documents section.
• Suitability for employment, as determined by background investigation.
• Driver's License: Selectees may be required to possess and maintain a valid State driver's license at all times during their tenure.
• Probationary Period: Selectees may be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
• Individuals assigned male at birth after 12-31-59 must be registered for the Selective Service. To verify registration visit SSS.gov.

Qualifications

Only experience and education obtained by 08/14/2023 will be considered. In order to qualify for this position you must possess both the Basic Requirement and Minimum Qualification. Basic Requirement: A. Degree: biological sciences, agriculture, natural resources management, or related discipline appropriate to the position being filled. OR B. Combination of education and experience: courses equivalent to a major in biological sciences, agriculture, or natural resources - or at least 24 semester hours in biological sciences, natural resources, wild land fire management, forestry, or agriculture course work equivalent to a major field of study -- plus -- appropriate experience or -additional education that is comparable to that normally acquired through the successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in the biological sciences; agriculture, or natural resources. Minimum Qualification [GS-11] One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service that demonstrates your experience in reviewing environmental documents; and your familiarity with the ecological restoration process; OR A Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree; or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree; or possession of a LL.M. degree, if related. Graduate level education must demonstrate the competencies necessary to do the work of the position, examples of qualifying fields include biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position; OR A combination of education and experience as described in 1 and 2 above which together equals 100% of the requirement Minimum Qualification [GS-12] One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service that demonstrates your experience in independently writing environmental documents; and leading planning activities related to ecological restoration projects. NOTE: Resume must show hours on experience, where, when, and how duties were performed. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

PROOF OF EDUCATION: All applicants who are using education or a combination of education and experience to qualify must submit copies of official or unofficial transcripts which include grades, credit hours earned, major(s), grade point average or class ranking, institution name, and student name. If any required coursework is not easily recognizable on transcripts, or if you believe a portion of a particular course can be credited toward meeting an educational requirement, you must also provide a memorandum on letterhead from the institution's registrar, dean, or other appropriate official stating the percentage of the course that should be considered to meet the requirement and the equivalent number of units. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable; however, if you are selected for the position, you will be required to produce the original official transcripts.

PASS/FAIL COURSES: If more than 10 percent of your undergraduate course work (credit hours) were taken on a pass/fail basis, your claim of superior academic achievement must be based upon class standing or membership in an honor society.

GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

Contacts

• Address Division of Human Resources Division of Human Resources 1875 Century Blvd. Suite 370 Atlanta, GA 30345 US
• Name: Human Resources Staffing Division
• Phone: 833-512-0482
• Email: [email protected]