This position is duty stationed in Fort Collins, CO and serves as the Climate Change Science and Adaptation Coordinator, reporting to the NPS Climate Change Response Program Manager within the Natural Resource Science and Stewardship Directorate. The position is the supervisor for fostering and coordinating climate change science and supporting adaptation efforts in National Parks. Simultaneously being advertised to applicants who would like to work remotely.

Duties

The major duties of the Supervisory Natural Resources Specialist/Ecologist position include, but are not limited to, the following: Supervise and coordinate the work of an interdisciplinary climate change science and adaptation team to assist parks, and other NPS directorates, programs, and disciplines in adapting to the effects of climate change. Conduct program management duties by maintaining a collaborative work environment, developing and monitoring project and staff work plans, and navigating Federal financial systems and acquisition law and policy. Assess vulnerability of NPS areas, resources, and assets to climate change; translate scientific and other resource-related information on climate change to NPS managers and staff in order to inform an effective response to protect park resources, facilities, and visitor experience; recommend policy evolution or changes to assist park managers in meeting the NPS mission. Develop, promote, and maintain partnerships to promote landscape-scale adaptation and expand knowledge and best practices on climate change adaptation across sectors. Advise and assist the development of processes, products, tools, and activities to transfer scientific data and other information into sound, rigorous and effective management decisions and actions, including the use of scenarios, structured decision making, and other planning tools. Provide scientific information about climate change impacts, projections, and adaptation actions through reports and publications, oral presentations, and education, outreach, and training programs. Incorporate information about climate change impacts and actions into scientific publications and education, outreach, and training programs.

Requirements

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-08/28/2023-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 for each federal position listed as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of qualifying experience that you will be granted. An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees, your resume must state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience. Failure to adequately provide information needed to determine number of hours worked in each position may result in that time not being credited when evaluating qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the full and/or part-time hours requirement as the service dates will be reflected. To qualify for this position, you must meet one or more of the following Basic Requirements (in any job series) in order to be eligible for this position: To qualify for the 0401 Natural Resources Series: Degree: biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position. -OR- A combination of education and experience: Courses equivalent to a major, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. To qualify for the 0408 Ecologist Series: Degree: biology, or a related field of science underlying ecological research that included at least 30 semester hours in basic and applied biological sciences. These hours must have included at least 9 semester hours in ecology, and 12 semester hours in physical and mathematical sciences. -AND- To qualify for thisposition at the GS-14 grade, you must meet the following specialized experience by the closing date of this announcement: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience must include all of the following: Develop and apply climate change science--such as climate change projections from downscaled GCMs, vulnerability assessments, adaptation strategies and decision support tools-- in the context of federal land and resource management and from site level management to landscape-scale partnerships; manage operations, and provide strategic direction and staff oversight related to federal land management and/or climate change science, issues, impacts, solutions and communications; and apply professional theories, principles, practices, and techniques to research, analytical, or other professional work in the science of ecology, human-environment geography, and in the broad area of climate effects on natural and cultural resources and the built environment. You must include hours per week worked. There is no education substitute for experience at this grade level. Volunteer Experience: 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. You must include months, years and hours per week worked to receive credit for your work and/or volunteer experience. One year of specialized experience is equivalent to 12 months at 40 hours per week. Part-time hours are prorated. You will not receive any credit for experience that does not indicate exact hours per week or is listed as "varies". Experience listed as full-time will be credited at 40 hours per week.

Education

To qualify based on education, you must submit a legible copy of transcripts from an accredited institution with your name, school name, credit hours, course level, major(s), and grade-point average or class ranking. Transcripts do not need to be official, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work.

If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet qualification requirements, you must show that your education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.

Contacts

• Address Natural Resources Stewardship and Science 1849 C Street, NW Washington, DC 20240 US
• Name: Washington Office
• Email: [email protected]