This position is located in Dinosaur National Monument, in Dinosaur, NM. Please visit find a park for additional park information. This is a temporary position not to exceed 1040 hours.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship required
• Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication
• Meet Selective Service Registration Act requirement for males
• Selectee will be required to participate in the Direct Deposit Electronics Funds Transfer Program.
• A valid state driver's license is required.
• You will be required to wear a uniform and comply with the National Park Service uniform standards. A uniform allowance will be provided.
• Housing Information: Government Housing may be available.
• Individuals selected under this vacancy announcement are eligible for the possibility of extensions or rehire in subsequent service years.

Qualifications

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or specialized experience requirements described below. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience. If qualifying based on education, a copy of your unofficial transcripts must be provided with your application. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: To be considered minimally qualified for this position, you must demonstrate that you have the required specialized experience and/or education for the respective grade level in which you are applying: Specialized Experience GS-07: Applicants must have one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-06 grade level in the Federal service (obtained either in the private or public sectors) performing the following: (1) conducting field studies or management of plants and plant ecology; (2) performing field and laboratory analysis of collected data samples; (3) resolving problems related to assigned projects by quality controlling data; (4) summarizing data from field research in order to prepare recommendations and/or reports for management. OR, Education: Successful completion of at least one full year (18 semester hours) of graduate level education, leading to a master's degree or master's degree, from an accredited college or university in a field directly related to the work of the position such as biology, botany, chemistry, ecology, environmental science, range science, fisheries, forestry, statistics, entomology, animal husbandry, physics, zoology, natural resource management, agriculture, or mathematics. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position. (NOTE: You must submit a copy of your transcripts.) OR, Combination : An equivalent combination of combination of specialized experience and graduate level education described above in A and B, when combined, equals 100% of the total requirement. (NOTE: You must submit a copy of your transcripts.) Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement. IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. If your resume does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s). 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. 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".

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.

GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.

Contacts

• Address Dinosaur National Monument 4545 E Hwy 40 Dinosaur, CO 81610 US
• Name: San Antonio Services Branch
• Phone: 816-541-8101
• Email: [email protected]