This position is located in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, in the Resource Management Division. This announcement is being advertised concurrently under number AK-1537-GLBA-24-12432904-DE which is open to all qualified persons. You must apply to each announcement separately if you wish to be considered under both recruitment methods.

Duties

As a Fisheries Biologist you will be working in the Resource Management Division in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve. Covering 3.3 million acres of rugged mountains, dynamic glaciers, temperate rainforest, wild coastlines and deep sheltered fjords, Glacier Bay National Park is a highlight of Alaska's Inside Passage and part of a 25-million-acre World Heritage Site-one of the world's largest international protected areas. From sea to summit, Glacier Bay offers limitless opportunities for adventure and inspiration. For more information click the following link Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov) and also here for information about this beautiful location. Major duties will include: Develops and prepares major sections of the resource management plan dealing with marine and freshwater fish resources by preparing specific resource action plans, project statements, and fish management plans needed to successfully manage and protect fish and other aquatic species. Develops, tests, and implements scientific monitoring protocols to identify, evaluate, and conduct long-term monitoring of marine and freshwater fish populations and fisheries including activities such as conducting inventories to determine species distributions, compositions, and relative abundance; catch and harvest in recreational, commercial, and/or subsistence fisheries; and overall patterns of angler use and distribution. Coordinates the park's fish and aquatic biology management strategies and programs with those on adjacent lands for the purposes of achieving broad ecosystem protection strategies and minimizing human impacts. Develops and conducts scientifically credible protection, mitigation, and restoration projects needed to restore and/or maintain the integrity of fish populations and fisheries. Represents the superintendent when working with others on aquatic and fisheries matters, such as developing and maintaining liaisons and creating effective working relations with related groups, individuals, agencies, and the public in order to encourage and facilitate cooperative regional management strategies. Duties will be developmental in nature when filled below the full performance level. This is a career seasonal position. Career seasonal appointments are permanent positions and include the same benefits as career appointments, but do not provide work on a year-round basis. You will work approximately from the beginning of February through the end of November, approximately 10 months in pay status, and will be in non-pay for the remainder of the year. Physical Demands for GS-9 and 11:The position may require strenuous physical activity including periods of standing, walking, climbing, and lifting and carrying of heavy objects. Some activities will occur in physically dangerous areas or settings. Documentary research and report writing work is sedentary, which entails the ability to concentrate and write for long periods of time. In addition, as a GS-11 the employee must be physically capable of carrying out strenuous fieldwork associated with sampling in streams, ponds, lakes, and wetlands, frequently under adverse weather conditions such as rain, snow, high humidity, or excessive heat. Working Conditions for GS-9 and 11: Work is performed both indoors and outdoors in all types of weather. Assignments may be performed in potentially hazardous areas including steep rocky terrain, and forests. The incumbent is occasionally required to operate small watercraft in the performance of their duties. Craft is a small open outboard motorboat used for management and monitoring purposes. In addition, as a GS-11 assignments may be performed in firelines, arctic environments, swamps, deserts, and forests. Flying in fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters is possible. Will be required to operate electrofishing equipment.

Requirements

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-06/18/2024-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 this position at the GS-09 or GS 11 grade level, you must possess the following basic requirements for the Fish Biologist 0482 series by close of the announcement. Candidates who do not meet this requirement by close of this announcement will receive no further consideration for this position. EDUCATION: Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree that included a major field of study in biological science that included: At least 6 semester hours in aquatic subjects such as limnology, ichthyology, fishery biology, aquatic botany, aquatic fauna, oceanography, fish culture, or related courses in the field of fishery biology; and At least 12 semester hours in the animal sciences in such subjects as general zoology, vertebrate zoology, comparative anatomy, physiology, entomology, parasitology, ecology, cellular biology, genetics, or research in these fields. (Excess course work in aquatic subjects may be used to meet this requirement when appropriate.) You must include transcripts. -OR- COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: courses equivalent to a major in biological science (i.e., at least 30 semester hours), of which a minimum of 6 semester hours were in aquatic subjects and 12 semester hours were in the animal sciences, as shown above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. You must include transcripts and list the number of hours worked per week in your resume. -AND- In addition to the basic requirements listed above, to qualify for this position at the GS-09 grade level, you must possess at least one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement. EXPERIENCE: At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 level in Federal Service (obtained either in the private or public sectors) which is in or related to the position to be filled and which provided the necessary knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies to successfully perform the duties of Fish Biologist. Specialized experience includes activities such as: conducts fisheries field inventories and monitoring studies; analyzes and evaluates habitat conditions of fish and aquatic resources; assist in preparing fisheries or fisheries resource management plans; compiles and interprets biological data; writes reports in which technical accuracy is critical. You must include hours per week worked. -OR- EDUCATION: Successfully completed at least two years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master's degree or master's or equivalent graduate degreein biological science or related field of study. You must include transcripts. -OR- COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE described above: To calculate your percentage of qualifying graduate education, divide your number of credit hours in excess of 18 semester hours by 18 semester hours or the number your school uses to represent one year of full time graduate academic study. To calculate your percentage of experience, divide your months of qualifying specialized experience by 12. Add the two percentages. They must equal at least 100% to qualify using this option. You must include a copy of your transcripts and hours worked per week in your resume. -OR- To qualify for this position at the GS-11 grade level, you must possess at least one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement: EXPERIENCE: At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level in Federal Service (obtained either in the private or public sectors) which is in or related to the position to be filled and which provided the necessary knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies to successfully perform the duties of Fish Biologist. Specialized experience includes activities such as: designs and conducts fisheries field inventories and monitoring studies; Identifies course of management action through analyzing and evaluating habitat conditions of fish and aquatic resources; assumes primary role in preparing fisheries or fisheries resource management plans; interprets laws, regulations, policies, and guidelines regarding the management and monitoring of fish populations and fisheries; compiles and interprets complex biological data; and writes reports in which technical accuracy is critical. You must include hours per week worked. -OR- EDUCATION: Successfully completed at least three years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in biological science or a related field of study. You must include transcripts. -OR- COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE as described above: To calculate your percentage of qualifying graduate education, divide your number of credit hours in excess of 36 semester hours by 18 semester hours or the number your school uses to represent one year of full time graduate academic study. To calculate your percentage of experience, divide your months of qualifying specialized experience by 12. Add the two percentages. They must equal at least 100% to qualify using this option. You must include a copy of your transcripts and hours worked per week in your resume. 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 Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve P O Box 140 Gustavus, AK 99826 US
• Name: Tracy Noetzelman
• Phone: 907-644-3336
• Email: [email protected]