This position is located at Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site, in the Southern Four Corners Group, Division of Integrated Resource Management. Position will serve three parks: Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site, Ganado AZ (Home Park) Canyon de Chelly, Chinle, AZ Navajo National Monument(s), Shonto, AZ Open to the first 50 applicants or until 11/18/2024 whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration.

Duties

This position is duty stationed at Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site, Ganado AZ. Position will serve all three parks; which includes Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site, Canyon de Chelly National Monument and Navajo National Monument. Day travel between Hubbell Trading Post NHS, Canyon de Chelly and Navajo National Monument is required on a routine basis 4-8 days per month. On occasion overnight trips to parks may be necessary as well as 4-8 days of overnight backcountry work depending on projects. This is a term position (more than 1 year) with an initial appointment expecting to last at least 13 months but may be extended up to a total of four years, or more based on any changes to regulations governing the number of years term appointments may last, without further competition. Term positions do not convey permanent status in the Federal service. The National Park Service retains the right to extend the duration of this appointment after selection and/or appointment, based on changes to the regulation governing the number of years term appointments may last. This change, which may be made at the agency's sole discretion and without further competition, shall not be construed or interpreted as the granting of a right to a selectee or employee to such an extension. No extension to a term appointment shall be granted to a selectee/employee to an amount of time that exceeds the maximum number of years authorized under any present or current regulation, unless such regulation expressly allows such action. Major duties include but are not limited to: Identifies research needs and data gaps and develops project proposals or statements of work. Participate in the development of planning documents for management of natural resources. Collect, interpret, and analyze data (i.e., vegetation, invasive plants, conditions, and natural processes) to evaluate implemented management practices and prescriptions. Performs resource inventory, monitoring and surveys.

Requirements

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-11/18/2024-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST clearly indicate the nature of the duties and responsibilities for each position, starting and ending dates of employment (month/year), and the resume must reflect full and/or part-time or total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40+ hours a week, rather than indicating full-time). If part-time, the hours must be annotated to be able to pro-rate the amount of qualified specialized experience. Basic Requirements for 0401 series: Degree: biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position. OR Combination of education and experience: Courses equivalent to a major, as shown above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. - AND - 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 full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as: Designing and managing plant or wildlife monitoring programs; Conducting field studies of plant or wildlife populations; Collecting plant or wildlife study data and summarizing the data results in standard reports; Performing data collection, field observations, and taking field measurements utilizing Global Positioning System (GPS) and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technologies; Providing professional and technical advise to managers and other staff members on natural resource program requirements; Evaluating natural resource programs to ensure compliance with laws, regulations, and agency policies. You must include hours per week worked. -OR- EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least (2) years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master's degree or master's equivalent graduate degree from an accredited educational institution concentrated in a field that is directly related to the work of this position. You must include transcripts. -OR- Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. To combine education and experience, first take the percentage of qualifying graduate education by dividing your number of semester hours in excess of 18 semester hours by 18 or the number your school uses to represent one year of full time graduate academic study. Then take the number of months of full time experience and divide by 12 months. Add the percentages together. The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. Only graduate level education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level may be combined with experience. For example, an applicant with 6 months of appropriate experience equivalent to GS-7 (50 percent of the experience requirement for GS-9) and 27 semester hours of appropriate graduate education (50 percent of the education requirement for GS-9) would be qualified for a GS-9 position You must include 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.

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
• Name: Amy Whittington
• Phone: 000-000-0000
• Email: [email protected]