This position is located in Everglades National Park, in the South Florida Natural Resource Division. Open to the first 100 applicants or until 10/19/2023 whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration.

Duties

Leading an intricate hydrological, ecological, and climate applied scientific program and conducting modeling that involves complex resilience and sustainability issues that may impact a wide variety of South Florida National Parks and Preserve resources. Leading all assigned aspects of large-scale restoration projects implementing the Resist, Accept, or Direct framework and providing technical recommendations as appropriate. Assessing how any large-scale environmental restoration project will potentially mitigate the effects of climate change. Managing a Resilience and Sustainability Team of experts while developing the overarching direction and providing direct guidance to staff on the development of new ecological, climatological, and hydrological models, project features, water management plans, and other resource management actions that are aimed at improving the resilience of the natural system. Coordinating with other agencies and communicating with peers and non-peers on Resilience and Sustainability topics through the development of analytical products, peer reviewed papers, and factsheets.

Requirements

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-10/19/2023-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST clearly indicate the nature of the duties and responsibilities for each position, starting and ending dates of employment (month/year), and the resume must reflect full and/or part-time or total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40+ hours a week, rather than indicating full-time). If part-time, the hours must be annotated to be able to pro-rate the amount of qualified specialized experience. To qualify for this position at the GS-13 grade level, you must possess all of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement: BASIC REQUIREMENT FOR 1301: successfully completed a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree in physical science, engineering, or mathematics that included 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science such as mechanics, dynamics, properties of materials, and electronics. OR combination of education and experience with education equivalent to one of the majors shown in A above that included at least 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science, plus appropriate experience or additional education. BASIC REQUIREMENT FOR 0408: successfully completed a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree in biology or a related field of science underlying ecological research that included at least 30 semester/45 quarter hours in basic and applied biological sciences. These hours must have included at least 9 semester/14 quarter hours in ecology and 12 semester/18 quarter hours in physical and mathematical sciences. In addition to meeting the basic requirement for each series, you must also possess the specialized experience for the position: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as: leading teams of ecological and hydrologic modelers in the development and use of landscape-scale wetland ecological and hydrological models for the development of agency or organization positions. Demonstrated experience in conducting and interpreting hydrologic, ecologic, and climatological wetlands model outputs to assess watershed scale ecological project benefits. You must include hours per week worked. 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.

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 Everglades National Park 40001 SR 9336 Homestead, FL 33034 US
• Name: Dalirca Matos
• Phone: (000)000-0000
• Email: [email protected]