This position is located in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, in the Division of Science and Resource Management - Aquatic. 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 10 years. Term positions do not convey permanent status in the Federal service.

Duties

Serves as fisheries biologist and subject matter expert for fisheries, aquatic resources and their habitat requirements; air quality; aquatic invasive species; and water rights. Responsible for fisheries, AIS, and air quality program development and implementation dealing with the management and protection of aquatic and fish resources and their habitat requirements and monitoring of air and water quality standards. Coordinates, develops, and maintains liaisons and effective working relations with related groups and individuals, agencies, the public, and those on adjacent lands to encourage and facilitate cooperative regional management strategies for the purposes of achieving broad ecosystem protection strategies and minimizing human impacts on the park's fish and aquatic resources. Develops and prepares major sections of resource management documents dealing with aquatic and fish resources, specifically Federally and/or state-listed listed threatened and endangered species, or species of concern. Prepares specific resources action plans, project statements, and fish management plans needed to successfully manage and protect fish and other aquatic species. Term Project Description: The project involves monitoring, surveillance, suppression and rapid response to warm water, non-native fish species in the Colorado River below Glen Canyon Dam and in Lake Powell. Major duties of the position are: 1) carry out program management duties by developing work plans and schedules, scopes of work, cost estimates, and proposals and or grants; 2) boat operation in swift water environments (often at night); 3) administer and track project funds and prepare accomplishment and annual reports; 4) coordinates the park's fish management strategies and programs relating to high-risk, nonnative fish species on the Colorado River below Glen Canyon Dam; 5) designs, develops, tests, and implements scientific monitoring protocols to identify, evaluate and do long-term monitoring of fish populations including inventories to determine species distribution, composition, and relative abundances; and age and growth characteristics; 6) Performs data collection using professionally accepted techniques and ensures data entry and quality control checks on work performed by others; 7) serve as a contracting officer technical representative for fish projects conducted through contracts, interagency agreements and cooperative agreements; 8) develop, initiate, and quantify methods to disrupt early life stages of nonnative fish species; 9) acquires and maintains equipment and supplies necessary for the nonnative fish program; 10) carryout compliance activities related to nonnative fish species; 11) evaluates EAs and EISs prepared by other federal agencies or groups for impacts on park resources; 12) provides assistance and training to students and interns in fishery management related issues; 13) provide information to employees and visitors about fish management issues; and 14) statistically analyze data and interpret results and prepare fish management recommendations on fish populations on the Colorado River

Requirements

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-01/14/2025-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 the 0482 series: This position has a positive education requirement as required by the Office of Personnel Management qualification standards. Candidates who do not meet this requirement by close of this announcement will receive no further consideration for this position. Candidates must have: Successfully completed a full four year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree with a major field of study in biological sciences that included at least 6 semester hours in aquatic subjects such as limnology, ichthyology, fishery biology, aquatic botany, aquatic fauna, oceanography, fish culture, or related courses in the field of fishery biology; AND at least 12 semester hours in the animal sciences in such subjects as general zoology, vertebrate zoology, comparative anatomy, physiology, entomology, parasitology, ecology, cellular biology, genetics, or research in these fields. You must include transcripts with your application materials. (Excess coursework in aquatic subjects may be used to satisfy the animal science coursework requirement when appropriate.) -OR- Have an equivalent combination of education and experience that included courses equivalent to a major in biological science (i.e., at least 30 semester hours), of which a minimum of 6 semester hours were in aquatic subjects and 12 semester hours were in the animal sciences, as shown above; PLUS appropriate experience or additional course work. The quality of the combination demonstrates that you possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the work of the position and is comparable to that normally acquired through the completion of a full four-year course of study with a major as described above. You must include transcripts with your application materials. - AND - To qualify for this position at the GS-11 grade level, you must possess 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-09 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as: 1) conducting studies and investigations aimed at resolving habitat protection or enhancement issues for endangered fish species management; 2) providing biological information verbally and in writing to representatives or other government agencies, staff members, private interest groups, and the general public; 3) assisting managing contracts, and personnel; and 4) developing and maintaining liaisons and effective working relations with related groups and individuals, agencies, and the public in order to facilitate cooperative regional fisheries management strategies. Your resume must clearly reflect some of this experience. -OR- EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least three years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a PhD or equivalent doctoral degree from an accredited educational institution in a field that is directly related to the work of this position. You must include transcripts with your application materials. -OR- Successful completion of a combination of education (only excess credits beyond the second year (36 credits) of graduate school is creditable) and experience as described above which together equals 100% of the requirement. For example, 6 months of specialized experience and 45 graduate credits would be qualified for the GS-11 position. You must include transcripts with your application materials. 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 Glen Canyon National Recreation Area PO Box 1507 Page, AZ 86040-1507 US
• Name: Carina Nicholas
• Email: [email protected]