These positions are with the Tongass National Forest and will be located at one of the locations listed in this announcement. Final determination of duty location will be made at the time of the job offer. The position performs professional, scientific assistance to the staff on a variety of botanical and sensitive plant species in support of Forest activities. For additional information about the duties of this position, please contact Jacqueline Foss at [email protected]

Duties

Duties listed below are at the full performance level. Responsible for completing all work and targets associated with management of special status plants and fungi, invasive plant inventory and treatment, and acquiring native plant materials and writing revegetation plans for projects. Serve as a botany, invasive plant, and native plant materials subject matter expert in the context of multiple-use federal land management by maintaining a working botanical knowledge to educate the public, peers, and subordinates. Establish and communicate guidelines and performance requirements to employees; conducts formal performance reviews; and identifies developmental and training needs of employees. Maintain partnerships and existing agreements, and works to establish new partnerships and agreements to accomplish priority work. Serve as key interdisciplinary team member on large-scale landscape restoration projects.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt.
• Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
• Successful completion of one year probationary period, unless previously served.
• Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• This position requires initial and continuing qualifications in the use of firearms as outlined in the Gun Control Act of 1968, amended by the Lautenberg Amendment of 1996.
• This is a drug testing designated position. You will be subject to pre-employment and random drug testing. Appointment is based on a negative result. This announcement constitutes 30 days advance notice.

Qualifications

In order to qualify, you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the closing date of the announcement. For more information on the qualifications for this position, visit the Office of Personnel Management's General Schedule Qualification Standards. Your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements. Transcripts must be provided for qualifications based on education. Provide course descriptions as necessary. Basic Requirement: GS-0430: Degree: 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: botany; or basic plant science that included at least 24 semester hours in botany. OR Combination of education and experience -- courses equivalent to a major in botany or basic plant science that included at least 24 semester hours in botany, as shown above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. In addition to meeting the basic requirement, you must also possess experience and/or directly related education in the amounts listed below. Specialized Experience Requirement: For the GS-09: You must have one year specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 level in the Federal service defined as one or more of the following: As an advanced trainee, participated in the evaluation and monitoring of the threatened, endangered and sensitive plant species and plant community and vegetation management programs; Located, surveyed, identified and recorded threatened, endangered and sensitive plant species information in order to meet environmental assessment requirements; Collected and summarized data and administered plant species projects; and/or Assisted in the control of noxious weeds or other invasive species. OR A master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, in a botany program of study. OR A combination of specialized experience and education (only graduate education in excess of 18 semester hours may be used to qualify applicants for this grade level). The education was obtained in an accredited college or university and demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. For the GS-11: You must have one year specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level in the Federal service defined as one or more of the following: Developed, evaluated, and monitored threatened, endangered and sensitive plant species and plant community and vegetation management programs; Conducted and oversaw vegetation inventories, population, and community monitoring; Assisted in the development and implementation of management plans for the protection and enhancement of habitat for special status plants, and the identification and control of noxious weeds or other invasive species. OR 3 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in a botany program of study. OR A combination of specialized experience and graduate level education (beyond what is required for a master's degree, i.e., more than 36 semester hours leading to a Ph.D. and coursework directly related to the work of this position). 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. TIME IN GRADE REQUIREMENT: If you are a current federal employee in the General Schedule (GS) pay plan and applying for a promotion opportunity, you must meet time-in-grade (TIG) requirements of 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled. This requirement must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

Education

See above for education qualifying for this position.

Contacts

• Address USDA Forest Service HRM Contact Center DO NOT MAIL IN APPLICATIONS, SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE ANNOUNCEMENT. Albuquerque, NM 87109 US
• Name: HRM Contact Center
• Phone: 1-877-372-7248 X2
• Email: [email protected]