This position is located within Yosemite National Park, in the Visitor and Resource Protection Division - Wilderness Branch. Come join our supportive, dedicated team working to protect the wilderness character of this world-renown resource in the heart of the Sierra! Open to the first 100 applicants or until 08/28/2024 whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration.

Duties

In this position you will perform the following duties: Serve as park's subject matter expert on wilderness law and policy, including the 1964 Wilderness Act, 1984 California Wilderness Act, National Trails System Act and others. Advise the Wilderness Manager and park leadership on wilderness management planning and decisions. Wilderness management considerations may include, but are not limited to, wilderness character monitoring and preservation, public access and recreational use, commercial activities, natural and prescribed fire and fuels management, vegetation, wildlife, invasive species, fisheries, habitat restoration, natural quiet and scenic viewscapes, aircraft overflight, air and water quality, caves, mines, soils, geology, hydrology, historic structures, administrative and recreational infrastructure, scientific research or monitoring sensors, archeology, and other natural, physical, cultural and social resources. Develop, write, and review Minimum Requirement Analysis (MRA) in coordination with subject matter experts and project leaders. Analyze project proposals to identify potential impacts to wilderness resources and experiences, from Wilderness Act Section 4(c) or other activities, to determine the potential necessity and minimum required action to preserve wilderness character. Cooperatively develop action alternatives to meet project primary objectives while minimizing other wilderness impacts. Evaluate internal or external scientific research proposals utilizing MRA framework. Write and/or provide feedback on various documents related to planning projects and studies, project reports, resource analyses, scientific research proposals, management alternatives, impact analyses, and briefing statements. Communicate orally and represent wilderness on interdisciplinary teams and committees. Effectively collaborate across the agency and with other federal or state land management agencies and partners, such as traditionally associated tribes, specific user groups or other advocacy organizations and the public sometime on controversial topics. Require day-hiking, overnight backpacking and/or stock-based trips in wilderness to complete site visits of potential, ongoing or past project locations, evaluate resource conditions and impacts, conduct wilderness character monitoring and identify visitor use trends. Winter backcountry ski or snowshoe overnight camping trips may be done to complete snow surveys as part of a team.

Requirements

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-08/28/2024-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 as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of specialized 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-11 grade level, you must possess at least one of 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-9 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes applying outdoor recreation planning principles and techniques with little to no oversight, work on environmental assessment projects related to recreation activities, wilderness management, resolving internal and external conflicts, and proposing solutions to issues. You must include hours per week worked. EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least three years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a PhD or equivalent graduate degree in an accredited educational institution concentrated in a field that is directly related to the work of this position. The degree should have a major study in outdoor recreation planning or a related field such as recreation management, sociology, social science, forestry, landscape architecture, environmental protection, wilderness management, biological science, park administration, public administration, earth science, natural resource management and conservation, or urban planning. You must include transcripts. OR Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. To calculate your percentage of qualifying graduate education, divide your number of semester hours in excess of 36 semester hours by 18 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 100% to qualify using this option. Youmustinclude 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. Applicants must be at least (1)18 years old or (2) at least 16 years old and: (a) Have graduated from high school or been awarded a certificate equivalent to graduating from high school; or (b) Have completed a formal vocational training program; or (c) Have received a statement from school authorities agreeing with their preference for employment rather than continuing their education; or (d) Be currently enrolled in a secondary school and either work only during school vacation periods or work part-time during the school year under a formal student employment program. Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended, that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments here: https://help.usastaffing.gov/Apply/index.php?title=Reasonable_Accommodations_for_USA_Hire You may be required to operate a government (or private) motor vehicle as part of your official duties. Prior to your first official motor vehicle operation, and again every year thereafter (or more frequently if management determines such need exists), you will be required to sign an affidavit certifying to your possession of a valid State issued driver's license that is current and has not been revoked, suspended, canceled, or otherwise disqualified in any way to prohibit your operation of a motor vehicle. You will also submit a photocopy of your valid State issued driver's license prior to your first official motor vehicle operation, and again every year, or more frequently if management determines such need exists. Lastly, you may be required to submit (within a State sealed envelope or submitted directly by the State authorities), and at your own expense, all certified driving records from all States that discloses all valid driver's licenses, whether current or past, possessed by you. Please indicate in your application whether you possess a valid State driver's license.

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 Yosemite National Park 5037 Stroming Road Mariposa, CA 95338 US
• Name: Geraldo Carlos
• Phone: 925-597-5860
• Email: [email protected]