This position is located at Wrangell-St Elias National Park and Preserve, in the Resource Stewardship and Science Division. Open to the first 101 applicants or until 01/14/2025 whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration.

Duties

Major Duties include but are not limited to: Serve as Principal Advisor to the Superintendent on all matters concerning coupled ecological human connections, to inform decisions of resource sustainability, subsistence, and food security. Plan and develop a comprehensive and complex program to monitor, restore and maintain natural ecosystem species and processes in coordination with the people that use them. Coordinates multidisciplinary resource stewardship projects and forums to advance the protection and sustainability of coupled ecological human systems. Direct or coordinate unique, complex, and/or highly sensitive management projects and efforts, especially as they relate to external partners and stakeholders.

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 REQUIREMENT: A bachelor's degree, or higher degree, from an accredited college or university 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 include a copy of your transcripts. In addition to meeting the basic requirement listed above, to qualify for this position at the GS-12 grade level, you must possess 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-11 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as: conducting research to understand factors affecting ecosystems and publishing manuscripts and reports to communicate study findings; designing and implementing scientific monitoring programs through data collection, analysis, and reporting; working on preparation of resource action plans and strategies needed to successfully manage and protect natural ecosystems and environmental conditions; providing technical assistance to natural resource managers regarding management policy and science-based conservation. You must include hours per week worked. QUALITY RANKING FACTOR: Applicants who meet the following will receive additional points on their overall rating score. You must provide verifiable proof of this experience in your resume. Experience in fisheries ecology. 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

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.

There is no substitution of education for experience at the grade level(s) of this announcement.

Contacts

• Address
• Name: Amy Whittington
• Email: [email protected]