About the Position: You will serve as a Student Trainee (Biology) in the Operations Division, Regulatory Branch, you will receive a variety of assignments including on-the-job training and perform a variety of support tasks. Position(s) will be filled under the Department of the Army Pathways Intern Program. Click here for more information on Pathways program participation.

Duties

Pathways Internship positions provide for development and training. Assignments become more responsible as incumbent increases knowledge and skills through work experience and academic training. At the full-performance level, you will be expected to: Research and review environmental studies and reports. Assist with environmental field studies in such areas as fisheries, wildlife and water quality sampling. Clerical duties such as typing, editing, formatting and mailing correspondence; filing and creating files; miscellaneous copying and scanning; sorting and distribution of mail; answering phones; and assisting with the Administrative Staff. Data processing and entry using a Regulatory database, financial and timekeeping database, mitigation database, Excel files and spreadsheets. Collate studies and consolidate information.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• The duration of this Pathways appointment is a trial period.
• Valid state-issued driver's license may be required.
• Personal protective equipment and clothing may be required.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Students who are eligible for participation in the Department of the Army Internship Program Positions are open to current students pursuing a qualifying degree or certificate in an accredited high school, college (including 4-year colleges/universities, community colleges, and junior colleges); professional, technical, vocational, and trade school; advanced degree programs; or other qualifying educational institution on at least a half-time basis (as defined by the institution in which the student is enrolled). Short-term training programs (e.g., several two-week programs completed) are not considered an academic course of study. Internship for current students in good standing at an accredited education. For this internship, you must be able to work full-time when not attending classes, e.g. summer break. May be able to work part-time when attending school. This intern position is designed to prepare a student trainee for employment after graduation n a field such as natural resources, biology, ecology, wildlife biology, fish biology, soils scientist, etc. Interns will be assigned tasks designed to increase familiarity with these fields a real world work environment. To qualify for a Pathways Internship as a GS-04: Students must have completed two full academic years of post-high school study or have an associate's degree. (Coursework should be related to fields such as biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry or a field related to the position.) For qualification purposes, an academic year is computed as follows: At the undergraduate level, successfully completed education that has not led to possession of a degree is credited based on its relationship to 120 semester hours or 180 quarter hours. For example, 30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours is comparable to 1 year of undergraduate education. Four years of progressive study or 120 semester hours meets the degree requirements. Additional credit cannot be given for duplicate course work. For study at a business or technical school, 36 weeks of study (20+ classroom hours per week) is comparable to 1 academic year above high school. An academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours that the school attended has determined to represent 1 academic year of full-time study. This determination is made based on normal course loads for a full year of study in the graduate program. If that information cannot be obtained from the school, 18 semester hours or 27 quarter hours should be considered as satisfying the 1 year of full-time study requirement. Part-time graduate education is creditable in accordance with its relationship to a year of full-time study at the school attended. When academic credit is expressed in contract months, units, or other terms that differ from conventional semester or quarter hours, it is the responsibility of the applicant to provide an interpretation of such credits from the appropriate institution in order to equate them to the semester or quarter hours specified in the standard. NOTE: If your college, vocational, trade, technical or high schools' definition of "academic year" differs from above, you must submit proof of this difference (e.g., copy of course catalog that defines an academic year). Absent this documentation, you will screened for academic qualifications based on the academic hours as defined in the bullets above. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Biological Field InvestigationCommunicationsResearchTeamwork

Education

For this internship, you must be a current student majoring in related fields such as biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry or a field related to the position.

This occupation has specific educational requirements for entry and applicants must show evidence that their planned academic program will meet those requirements (i.e. transcript reflecting enrollment in applicable programs).

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the 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. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

This is a student internship opportunity. Your transcripts are a required part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Contacts

• Address RH-W2SJ02 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT-SEATTLE DO NOT MAIL Seattle, WA 98124 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk