You will serve as a technical advisor in botany and vegetation management. Pay will vary based on grade level and location. Pay range listed below: GS-09: $66,134 to $85,971 GS-11: $69,107 to $104,016 Open to the first 101 applicants or until 08/29/2023 whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration.

Duties

Some of the duties you will perform include, but are not limited to: Develop and implement resources programs dealing with the management and protection of flora, plant communities, and landscapes that are pertinent to the desert environment. Develop and carry out statistically valid data collection protocols for the monitoring of desert plant communities and the results of protection, mitigation, and restoration projects related to listed species and species proposed for listing. In cooperation with others, design, development, testing, and implementing of protocols to identify, evaluate and do long term monitoring. Develop and prepare major sections of the park resources management plan dealing with vegetation management. Identify and implement control methods appropriate to weedy species including mechanical and herbicide application. Implement field methods for monitoring rare plants, analyzing the data, and detecting trends. Duties will be developmental in nature when filled below the full performance level. NOTE: Death Valley will be only hiring at the GS-11 level. More about Mojave: Mojave preserves a diverse mosaic of ecological habitats and a 10,000 year history of human connection with the desert. Offering extensive opportunities to experience desert landscapes, the preserve promotes understanding and appreciation for the increasingly threatened resources of the Mojave Desert. This remote preserve encourages a sense of discovery and a connection to wild places. To learn more, visit: https://www.nps.gov/moja/index.htm More about Death Valley: Despite its morbid name, a great diversity of life thrives here in Death Valley. You can find colorful badlands, snow-covered peaks, beautiful sand dunes, rugged canyons, the driest and lowest spot in North America, and the hottest in the world. Rare rainstorms bring vast fields of wildflowers. To learn more, visit: Death Valley National Park (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov) Physical Demands: The position may require strenuous physical activity including periods of standing, walking, climbing, and lifting and carrying heavy objects. Some activities will occur in physically dangerous areas or settings. Documentary research and report writing work is sedentary, which entails the ability to concentrate and write for long periods of time. Working Conditions: Work is performed both indoors and outdoors in all types of weather. Assignments may be performed in potentially hazardous areas including steep slopes, rocky terrain, volcanoes, caves, firelines, arctic environments, swamps, deserts, and forests. Flying in fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters is possible.

Requirements

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by 11:59 PM EST when the 'applicant cut-off' is reached (which may be sooner than 08/29/2023). 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. In order to qualify for this Botanist, you must meet BOTH the Basic Educational Requirement (One of the Options) *AND* meet one of the Minimum Qualification Requirement(s) stated below. Basic Education Requirement for Botanist GS-0430: Degree: Successfully completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's in the major field of study in botany; or basic plant science that included at least 24 semester hours in botany. Must provide copies of transcripts.**OR** Combination of education and experience--courses equivalent to a major in botany or basic plant science that included at least 24 semester hours in botany. PLUS appropriate experience or additional course work. The quality of the combination must demonstrate that you possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the work of the position and is comparable to that normally acquired through the completion of a full four-year course of study with a major as described above. Must provide copies of transcripts. **AND** GS-09: To qualify at the grade level, you must possess one of the following minimum qualifications: EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of Professional specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as: Specialized experience is defined as vegetation management, rare plant monitoring, and weedy species control. You must include hours per week worked. -OR- EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least successfully completed a full 2-years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master's degree, master's or graduate degree equivalent to the major field of study in botany or directly related major to plant science. You must include transcripts. -OR- Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. NOTE: When combining, only graduate education in excess of the 1st year is creditable. The combination may be computed by first determining the total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level; then determining the education as a percentage of the education required for the grade level; and then adding the two percentages. The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent of the requirement to qualify for that grade level. You must include hours per week worked and must include transcripts. **AND/OR** GS-11: To qualify at the grade level, you must possess one of the following minimum qualifications: EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as: study, inventory, monitoring, restoration and management of a broad range of natural resources related to vegetation, exotic and pest plant species, and sensitive plant taxa. You must include hours per week worked.-OR- EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least 3 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in a directly related major such as botany or plant science. You must include transcripts. -OR- Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. NOTE: When combining, only graduate education in excess of the 2nd year is creditable. The combination may be computed by first determining the total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level; then determining the education as a percentage of the education required for the grade level; and then adding the two percentages. The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent of the requirement to qualify for that grade level. You must include hours per week worked and must include transcripts. 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. Current surplus and current or former displaced Federal individuals who have special priority selection rights under the Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) must be well qualified for the position to receive consideration for special priority selection. Well qualified means that the applicant meets the following: OPM qualification standards for the position; all selective placement factors, where applicable; special qualifying conditions that OPM has approved for the position, where applicable; is physically qualified with reasonable accommodation, where appropriate to satisfactorily perform the duties of the position upon entry; and is rated by the organization at least at the well qualified level on all competencies. Federal employees seeking CTAP/ICTAP eligibility must submit proof that they meet the requirements of 5 CFR 330.605(2) for CTAP and 5 CFR 330.704 for ICTAP. This includes a copy of the agency notice, a copy of their most recent Performance Rating, and a copy of their most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location.

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, and degree conferral (if applicable). 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 Pacific West-Pacific Southwest Center Servicing Human Resources Office 601 Nevada Way Boulder City, NV 89005 US
• Name: Sally Dillinger
• Email: [email protected]