Positions are TEMPORARY, not to exceed 1039 hours in a service year. These positions focus on Plants. This is an open continuous announcement. Applicants will be referred periodically throughout the announcement period. Final application disposition will be completed once all positions have been filled or the announcement reaches the end of the open period stated in the announcement. The first cut-off date is 11:59 pm (est), 12/22/2023.

Duties

The Biological Science Technician will work primarily with plants at Assateague Island National Seashore. The technician will survey for and treat invasive plant infestations manually and/or with herbicides. The technician will assist permanent park staff with conducting vegetation surveys and implement various resource management inventory and monitoring activities. The incumbent will work independently and as a member of a field team in order to complete daily field activities. The technician prepares and applies herbicide chemicals and maintains application equipment; maintains detailed records of field activities; uses global positioning systems (GPS) equipment to record spatial and attribute data; processes data; and produces summary maps and reports. The technician will also be trained to conduct QA/QC and metadata requirements for all aspects of data collection and work output. The incumbent must be willing and able to hike through marsh, sand, and forest while carrying up to 50 pounds of equipment; to work outdoors in cold, hot, wet, humid, and/or buggy conditions; and to work at a computer for extended periods of time (up to 6 hours). The incumbent will be required to wear a uniform, and operate an off-road vehicle. The position is within the park's Resource Management Division (headquartered near Berlin, MD). For more information go to: http://www.nps.gov/asis.

Requirements

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-05/03/2024-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-05 grade level, you must possess at least one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-04 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Experience must have been related to the work of the position for which application is made. The specialized experience required for some positions in this series is normally work performed in a controlled environment. Examples of qualifying specialized experience include: performing basic vegetation inventories, studies, and surveys; compiling natural resource data using ArcGIS; applying/performing a variety of manual, mechanical, chemical, and/or bio-control methods in planned management of exotics (non-natives), native species, and/or weeds. You must include hours per week worked. -OR- EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least four years of progressively higher-level undergraduate coursework leading to a bachelor's degree or equivalent undergraduate degree with major study or at least 24 semester hours in any combination of courses such as biology, chemistry, statistics, entomology, animal husbandry, botany, physics, agriculture, or mathematics. At least 6 semester hours of courses must have been directly related to the position to be filled. You must include transcripts. -OR- Successful completion of a COMBINATION of education and experience as described above. To combine education and experience, first take the number of semester hours (or equivalent) earned towards a bachelor's degree, in excess of 60 semester hours, and divide by 60 semester hours (or equivalent). Then take the number of months of full-time experience and divide by 12 months. Add the percentages together. The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. You must include hours per week worked and 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.

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 Assateague Island National Seashore 7206 National Seashore Lane Berlin, MD 21811 US
• Name: Mary Dignard
• Phone: 978-895-0319
• Email: [email protected]