This position is located with the Alaska Region, Chugach National Forest, Resources and Planning unit and serves as a Biological Scientist, Monitoring and Inventory Coordinator. For additional information about the duties of this position, please contact Deyna Kuntzsch at [email protected].

Duties

Serves as the Forest's Inventory and Monitoring (IM) Coordinator and Climate Change Coordinator. Serves as principal advisor for the inventory and monitoring of natural resources and climate change, and is responsible for program development and implementation. Collects, interprets and analyzes natural resources data, manages the IM budget and works with resource specialists to develop and implement protocols for Forest Plan monitoring, review and analysis. Leads the development, adaptations, and implementation of a forest plan monitoring guide and protocol development. Works with the forest units and oversee the monitoring implementation program, subsequent to protocol development. Assists with the Forest to meet the 2012 Planning Rule by working with the Regional Office to develop a broad scale monitoring strategy.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service or exempt.
• Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
• Successful completion of one-year probationary period, unless previously served.
• Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit E-Verify.

Qualifications

In order to qualify, you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the closing date of the announcement. For more information on the qualifications for this position, visit the Office of Personnel Management's General Schedule Qualification Standards. Your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements. Transcripts must be provided for qualifications based on education. Provide course descriptions as necessary. Basic Requirement: GS0401: Degree: biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position. or Combination of education and experience: Courses equivalent to a major, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. In addition to meeting the basic requirement, you must also possess experience and/or directly related education in the amounts listed below. Specialized Experience Requirement: For the GS-12: You must have one year specialized experience equivalent to the 11 in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as one or more of the following: Participating in strategic planning efforts (e.g. project interdisciplinary teams, environmental analysis documentation, or Land Management Plan to ensure conformance to National Environmental Protection Act and Endangered Species Act requirements) and directing implementation activities within the Resource Management Program; Periodically revising natural resource program operations for consistency with strategies and program emphasis; OR Evaluating and synthesizing current studies, reports and information related to natural resource program activities. 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

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address USDA Forest Service HRM Contact Center DO NOT MAIL IN APPLICATIONS, SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE ANNOUNCEMENT. Albuquerque, NM 87109 US
• Name: HRM Contact Center
• Phone: 1-877-372-7248 X2
• Email: [email protected]