These positions are located in Canaveral National Seashore, in the Resource Management Division. Open to the first 100 applicants or until 12/17/2023 whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration.

Duties

This position will serve as a term biological science technician in the Resource Management Division at Canaveral National Seashore. Hurricanes Ian and Nicole impacted natural resources in coastal portion of Canaveral National Seashore during 2022. The primary duties of this position are related to monitoring, recovery and restoration of natural communities impacted by those storms. Major duties will include supplemental monitoring of sea turtle nesting as it relates to impacted nesting habitat; restoration and replanting of native plants in damaged plant communities; control of invasive plants in hurricane impacted plant communities; removal of remnant storm debris and monitoring other species of management concern to assess hurricane effects. Duties may also include installation of barriers, dune fencing and signage to reduce visitor impacts on dune vegetation adjacent to public parking area as well as education and outreach to visitors. This position is a full time, term position with the National Park Service. Work under this position will occur in both the Playalinda District (Titusville, FL) and the Apollo District (New Smyrna Beach). This is a term position (more than 1 year) with an initial appointment expecting to last at least 13 months but may be extended up to a total of four years, or more based on any changes to regulations governing the number of years term appointments may last, without further competition. Term positions do not convey permanent status in the Federal service. The National Park Service retains the right to extend the duration of this appointment after selection and/or appointment, based on changes to the regulation governing the number of years term appointments may last. This change, which may be made at the agency's sole discretion and without further competition, shall not be construed or interpreted as the granting of a right to a selectee or employee to such an extension. No extension to a term appointment shall be granted to a selectee/employee to an amount of time that exceeds the maximum number of years authorized under any present or current regulation, unless such regulation expressly allows such action.

Requirements

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-12/17/2023-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-07 grade level, you must possess 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-06 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is defined as: Research activity or control program work. Nursery work that required the growing and maintenance of plants in a controlled environment. Work comparable to that with a large dairy farm where production records, animal environment, and sanitary conditions were kept in accordance with modern dairy practice. Farming experience that was not performed in a controlled environment, or experience as a laborer who was not responsible for planning and scheduling his/her own work, but only performed assigned tasks, would not qualify as specialized experience. Performing environmental monitoring or natural resource assessments; conducting inventories of wildlife; executing field studies on plants and/or plant ecology; working with field crews in invasive plant control; ensuring adequate quality control for field and electronic data; making field observations of natural resource conditions and summarizing results for higher-level specialists; assisting in training students, student conservation assistants, and volunteers involved in resource management projects. You must include hours per week worked. -OR- EDUCATION: Successful completion of one full year of graduate education that is directly related to the work of the position. One year of full-time graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours that the school attended has determined to represent 1 year of full-time study. With major study in any combination of scientific or technical courses. If that information cannot be obtained from the school, 18 semester hours should be considered as satisfying the 1 year of full-time study requirement. You must include transcripts. -OR- Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. To combine education and experience. The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. You 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.

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 Canaveral National Seashore 212 S Washington Avenue Titusville, FL 32796 US
• Name: Jennifer Lopez
• Phone: (000) 000-0000
• Email: [email protected]