As a Vegetation Ecologist for the Great Lakes Inventory and Monitoring Network, you will serve as the technical lead on the flora and ecology of Great Lakes terrestrial ecosystems, including providing technical assistance to network parks, other Inventory and Monitoring Networks, and/or regional office staff.

Duties

Coordinating and implementing a terrestrial plant monitoring program in nine network parks Training and supervising field staff on vegetation sampling methods, Great Lakes region plant identification, backcountry safety, and data management/digital data entry procedures Overseeing cooperative agreements and working with partners on vegetation monitoring projects Planning field logistics in remote, backcountry settings including coordinating with park and network staff for transportation (i.e. boat operators), planning communication and emergency procedures, and organizing extended backcountry camping trips Performing data management tasks including applying quality assurance/quality control procedures to ensure data quality, implementing data backup and transfer from field tablets to the network server and database Developing data visualizers, automated summaries, and technical reports/journal articles Utilizing statistical software, such as R, and GIS software, such as ArcGIS online, to import, query, and summarize vegetation monitoring data Presenting information related to Great Lakes vegetation orally to a wide range of audiences including network staff, park superintendents and natural resource managers, the scientific community, and the public

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. citizen or national.
• Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.
• May be subject to a one-year probationary period.
• All requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Status candidates must meet-time-in-grade requirements.
• You will be required to participate in the Direct Deposit Electronics Funds Transfer Program.
• You must be able to lift 40 lbs and work in backcountry environments.
• A valid state driver's license is required.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.

Qualifications

In order to be qualified for this position, you must meet both the Basic Requirement and the Minimum Qualifications for this position. Basic Requirement: Possess a Bachelor's or higher degree in 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. You must provide transcripts. Minimum Qualifications: You must possess one of the following to be qualified for this position: A. One year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-9 level in the Federal service, assisting in the planning of and implementation of multi-year ecological or biological studies of vegetation/flora; using statistical software programs and standard techniques to analyze a broad range of biological monitoring data; and preparing written documents like reports and presentations to communicate scientific results to a variety of audiences - OR - B. A Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in biology, ecology or another closely related field that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position - OR - C. A combination of specialized experience and described in A and graduate level education as described in B that, when combined, equals 100% of the total requirement. (Please note: only graduate education in excess of the first two years - normally 36 semester hours - may be used in this calculation.) 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. 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.

Education

ARE YOU USING YOUR EDUCATION TO QUALIFY? You MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated: (1) unofficial transcripts are acceptable, or (2) you may submit a list with all of your courses, grades, semester, year, and credit for the course. All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement.

Foreign Education: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the 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. For further information, visit: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

Contacts

• Address Central HR Team 2800 Lakeshore Drive E, Suite D Ashland, WI 54806 US
• Name: Philadelphia Services Branch
• Email: [email protected]