These TERM positions are located in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Open to the first 75 applicants or until 09/26/2023 whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration. For more information about the AREA or DUTIES of this position, please contact [email protected] .

Duties

These positions are located within the Division of Natural Resource Management at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. You will serve as a Project Leader to implement new and established natural resource management projects primarily for monitoring and controlling exotic plants but also including conducting natural resource monitoring programs of rare plants; assessing forest health and treating for forest pests; organizing prescribed fire and fuel reduction; and conducting extensive beach and dune fieldwork. Duties will include identifying plants; surveying for target invasive plants; collecting field data and recording the data into established or new databases; collecting GPS and GIS data; and controlling invasive plants using hand-pulling, hand tools, power tools, and chemical herbicides. Successful applicants will lead teams that may include NPS seasonals, interns, volunteers, and other agency staff. Individual may be asked to occasionally lead larger groups of volunteers in projects. Herbicide use and some overnight backcountry camping can be expected. Global positioning systems, aerial photographs, topographic maps, and/or compass may be used in navigation. A portion of time will be dedicated to project logistics and preparatory groundwork, data entry, preparation of Field and Project Reports, assisting with the appraisals of seasonal staff and other duties in the laboratory/office setting. The duties of this position require hiking off trail in forest and dune environments where the terrain is uneven, steep at times, and sandy, and/or covered with thick, tangled vegetation. There is possibility of contact with stinging insects, poison ivy, and various other hazards from variable climatic conditions. Numerous trips using a NPS boat or commercial ferry to do research on the Lakeshore's islands will occur. Staff may be hiking as much as 10 miles per day in various types of terrain while carrying backpacks, tools, and equipment. Some assignments will require being prepared to camp overnight for several days in the backcountry. Weather conditions may vary from cold (0-15 degrees F), snowy, rainy and windy in the winter and fall to sunny, hot (95-100 degrees F) and humid in the summer. Depending on the assigned task, the applicant must be willing to become certified in Michigan for commercial restricted-use herbicide applications and to apply approved herbicides.

Requirements

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-09/26/2023-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-06 grade level, you must possess at least one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement: EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-05 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as: is serving as a crew lead to implement forest pest control efforts; summarizing and providing botanical data for long-term planning efforts; conducting botanical surveys to be used in environmental assessments; implementing site restoration plans, etc. You must include start/end dates and hours per week worked. -OR- EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least one full year (18 semester hours or equivalent) of graduate level study that directly applies to the position such as botany, ecology, environmental science, natural resource management, etc. You must include transcripts. -OR- Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. Add the percentages together. The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. You must include transcripts. You must include start/end dates and 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 Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore 9922 Front Street Empire, MI 49630 US
• Name: Abigail Minnick
• Email: [email protected]