Located in Natural Resources Stewardship and Science, in the Inventory and Monitoring Division. Incumbent is responsible for assisting with developing, implementing, and managing the Inventory Strategic Action Plan, assisting with development and implementation of inventory science plans and managing inventory studies. Open to the first 25 applicants or until 01/02/2024 whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration.

Duties

The major duties of the Interdisciplinary Biologist/Ecologist/Physical Scientist position include, but are not limited to, the following: Ensure that all key performance indicators within the Species Action Plan are met. Assist the Inventory Program with the transition to a proposal-based program. Partner with regional panels and assist with the proposal ranking process. Document feedback suggestions to improve this process. Develop and implement a communication plan for describing the changes to the Inventory Program to all IMD-aware audiences. Project manage the Process Improvement Event to look for efficiencies and trade-offs.

Requirements

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-01/02/2024-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 for each federal position listed as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of qualifying experience that you will be granted. An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees, your resume must state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience. Failure to adequately provide information needed to determine number of hours worked in each position may result in that time not being credited when evaluating qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the full and/or part-time hours requirement as the service dates will be reflected. To qualify for the Interdisciplinary Biologist/Ecologist/Physical Scientist position, you must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement: Basic Requirements: General Natural Resources Management and Biological Science Series, 0401 (You must include unofficial transcripts): Degree: biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position. Or Combination of education and experience: Courses equivalent to a major, as shown above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. Ecology Series, 0408 (You must include unofficial transcripts): Degree: biology, or a related field of science underlying ecological research that included at least 30 semester hours in basic and applied biological sciences. These hours must have included at least 9 semester hours in ecology, and 12 semester hours in physical and mathematical sciences. Physical Scientist Series, 1301 (You must include unofficial transcripts): Degree: 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 -- 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. -AND- To qualify for this Interdisciplinary Biologist/Ecologist/Physical Scientist position at the GS-13 grade level, you must meet the minimum qualifications by the closing date of the announcement: 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 must include all of: (1) Managing and/or researching natural resource inventories in national park units or other protected conservation areas. (2) Planning and carrying out complex scientific investigations (3) Managing and coordinating project including oversight and management of budgets, tasks/timelines, and project products and deliverables. (4) Written communication skills as evidenced in plans, reports, guidance/instructional documents, or other substantive written materials that reflect a well-organized, clear and concise presentation style. You must include months, years and hours per week worked to receive credit for your work and/or volunteer experience. One year of specialized experience is equivalent to 12 months at 40 hours per week. Part-time hours are prorated. You will not receive any credit for experience that does not indicate exact hours per week or is listed as "varies". Experience listed as full-time will be credited at 40 hours per week. 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 Natural Resources Stewardship and Science 1849 C Street, NW Washington, DC 20240 US
• Name: Washington Office
• Email: [email protected]