This position is a Biological Science Technician GS-0404-7, working for the NE Coastal and Barrier Inventory and Monitoring Network. Most of the duties are accomplished in the office setting, with field opportunities occasionally available.

Duties

As a Biological Science Technician your duties will include, but are not limited to, the following: Development of spatial and tabular natural resource datasets for 8 national park units within the Northeast Coastal and Barrier Inventory and Monitoring Network. Conduct spatial analyses incorporating a variety of coastal scientific data using geographic information systems (GIS) software. Develop and maintain data visualization dashboards to display long-term biological monitoring data. Create scientific spreadsheets, graphs, and illustrations for both technical and non-technical science communication reports and material. Assist with the collection of scientific field data in coastal systems, including water quality, seagrass, and salt marsh data. Duties will be developmental in nature when filled below the full performance level.

Requirements

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-08/21/2024-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. In order to qualify for this position, you must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-6 level (obtained in either the public or private sectors) planning and implementing projects related to natural resource management that includes: planning field projects; selecting site locations, sampling techniques and choosing appropriate equipment; collecting and organizing field data utilizing data collection procedures and equipment; performing field and laboratory analysis; performing mapping, simple data analysis, and data development using Geographical Information System (GIS) to create maps, graphics, and to conduct advanced, environmental spatial analyses; developing ArcGIS Online (AGOL) products such as data visualizers, story maps and data dashboards to present inventory and monitoring data for resource management and science projects. OR Possess one full year of graduate education that is directly related to the work of the position such as: horticulture, arboriculture, biology, chemistry, statistics, entomology, animal husbandry, botany, physics, agriculture, or mathematics. OR Possess a combination of education and experience. Time in Grade: Any individual who is currently holding, or has held within the previous 52 weeks, a General Schedule position under non-temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service, must meet time-in-grade requirements (must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade or equivalent in the Federal service). Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Federal employees must submit a copy of their latest SF-50 "Notification of Personnel Action" that reflects career or career-conditional tenure, such as the initial hire, promotion, or reassignment, showing position title, series, grade and tenure (please do not submit an Award SF-50 unless it provides the necessary information) and, if different, an SF-50 showing highest permanent grade ever held. Time in grade will be determined by reviewing your resume and required SF-50's. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess the one-year time-in-grade, as required by this announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade, such as a Within Grade Increase. 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. 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 possess one full year of graduate education that is directly related to the work of the position such as: horticulture, arboriculture, biology, chemistry, statistics, entomology, animal husbandry, botany, physics, agriculture, or mathematics.

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 Northeast Regional Office 1234 Market Street 20th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19107 US
• Name: Tamika Tucker
• Phone: (856) 472-2855
• Email: [email protected]