Job Title: Wildlife Biologist
Department: Department Of The Interior
Agency: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Job Announcement Number: DS-427093-BM
JOB SUMMARY:
| The mission of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: working with others to conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife, and plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people. Working for the Fish & Wildlife Service is more than a career. It is a commitment shared by more than 9,000 men and women representing a diverse range of professions, backgrounds, and specialities who are dedicated to conserving, protecting, and enhancing fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats. From the Arctic Ocean to the South Pacific, from the Atlantic to the Caribbean, Service personnel are working hard to ensure future generations will be able to enjoy nature's beauty and bounty. This position is a Wildlife Biologist in the Division of Biological Resources, National Wildlife Refuge System and is located at the Regional Office in Minneapolis, MN. The position reports to the Chief of the Division of Biological Resources serving as the Deputy Regional Refuge Biologist, providing professional counsel and technical support for the field stations, regional office staff and provides national office support regarding the management of habitats, populations, and related public uses on the more than 54 National Wildlife Refuges, 12 Wetland Management Districts in Region 3, the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program and Conservation Planning office. The Division houses experts in inventory and monitoring, wildlife-habitat relations modeling, landscape ecology, habitat restoration, water resources, and population ecology and management. We are looking for someone with a solid background in wetland ecology and management to work closely with our Water Resources Branch and field stations to address some of our most complex wetland issues. A strong background in statistics is advantageous for any candidate. Minneapolis and St. Paul, located along the banks of the Mississippi River, along with more than a hundred cities and townships form the Twin Cities metropolitan area with 3.5 million residents. Both cities and the greater metropolitan area boast an abundance of lakes, streams, and park systems; the Fish and Wildlife Service's Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge, located in Bloomington and minutes from the Regional Office, is one of the Service's few urban national wildlife refuges. Among America's most literate areas, cultural events draw audiences for theater, visual arts, comedy, and music. St. Paul is home to the live, weekly radio show, A Prairie Home Companion hosted by Garrison Keillor. Several professional sport teams call the Twin Cities home. The area offers a wide variety of housing opportunities, ranging from urban, to suburban, to rural within reasonable commuting distance of the Regional Office. Several major universities and numerous smaller institutions occur in the area, as well as excellent primary and secondary schools. There are myriad shopping opportunities in the area, including the Mall of America, the nation's largest and most visited shopping mall. The area is connected with an extensive bus system and a light rail system. A light rail station is located at the Federal Building providing easy access the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, making work travel convenient. The area has a continental climate typical of the Upper Midwest. Winters can be cold and dry, while summer is comfortably warm although there can be periods of high temperatures and humidity; autumns are typically beautiful. Positions may be filled at the GS-11 or GS-12 level. Travel, transportation, and relocation expenses for this position will be authorized in accordance with appropriate Federal regulations. Eligibility for specific relocation services will be determined at the time of selection. | |
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Duties
Additional Duty Location Info:
1 vacancy - Fort Snelling Minneapolis, MN
The incumbent designs, analyzes, plans, manages and implements the biological programs, or a major segment of the programs, involving natural resources of significant national or international importance. Develops and recommends comprehensive management plans covering the biological programs. Provides biological advice and guidance to senior-level management in the development of comprehensive management plans. Develops biological study proposals, survey designs, and scopes-of-work and conducts complex biological field investigations involving wildlife species and habitats, including population and harvest surveys, biological sampling, population health studies, food habitat studies, population modeling, and other wildlife monitoring activities. The incumbent also uses qualitative and quantitative methods to analyze findings to include biological data in geographic information systems (GIS). Prepares issue papers, briefing documents, reports, and portions of management plans. Coordinates activities with involved agencies, researchers, and other stakeholders, including State and County officials, Native American Tribes and special interest groups and/or private organizations to identify and resolve biological and management issues of local and national significance. Provides briefings to Supervisor, Regional Directorate, and others regarding issues that could affect the ecological integrity of resources with Service jurisdiction.
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Qualifications and Evaluations
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
A. Degree: biological science that included: At least 9 semester hours in such wildlife subjects as mammalogy, ornithology, animal ecology, wildlife management, or research courses in the field of wildlife biology; and At least 12 semester hours in zoology in such subjects as general zoology, invertebrate zoology, vertebrate zoology, comparative anatomy, physiology, genetics, ecology, cellular biology, parasitology, entomology, or research courses in such subjects (Excess courses in wildlife biology may be used to meet the zoology requirements where appropriate.); and At least 9 semester hours in botany or the related plant sciences. ORB. Combination of education and experience--equivalent to a major in biological science (i.e., at least 30 semester hours), with at least 9 semester hours in wildlife subjects, 12 semester hours in zoology, and 9 semester hours in botany or related plant science, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: In addition to meeting the Basic Qualification Requirements applicants must also:
FOR GS-11 LEVEL:A. Have at least one year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-9 level. Examples of specialized experience include: identifies and makes recommendations to resolve wildlife management problems; provides technical advice relating to wildlife habitat management or conservation plans, wildlife species, threatened and endangered species; prepares reports and makes presentations on findings and recommendations concerning wildlife management issues; ensures proper collection and preservation of specimens; verifies biological results; analyzes and evaluates diverse environmental conditions; conducts ecological assessments and summary reports; performs environmental impact analyses; plans and conducts wildlife inventories, monitoring or research, analyzes and interprets data and prepares manuscripts and reports related to natural resources/wildlife management issues; facilitates groups using structured decision-making techniques.ORB. Have completed at least three full years (54 semester hours or equivalent) of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in a field of science directly related to the position. ORC. Have a combination of experience as described in "A" above and education as described in "B" above.FOR GS-12 LEVEL:Have at least one year of specialized experience, equivalent to the the GS-11 level. Examples of specialized experience include: develops and implements multiple-use resource management or conservation plans; deals with diverse resource management issues; modifies or adapts standard protocols and procedures in response to study findings; assesses the environmental effects of various management practices; revises standard methods to improve or extend study systems; conducts investigations and/or special survey procedures or studies; prepares and presents scientific and technical reports related to natural resources/wildlife management issues; prepares environmental assessments; plans, designs and conducts complex wildlife investigations; interprets and analyzes data and provides guidance on data analyses to field staff; facilitates groups using structured decision-making techniques.
You must submit a copy of your college transcripts for this professional position. Unless otherwise stated, unofficial transcripts are acceptable. If selected, you will be required to produce official transcripts.
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:
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html
Requirements
- This position involves a substantial amount of field work. A variety of temperature and weather extremes may be encountered while in the field. When engaged in field activities, the work is at times strenuous, requiring exertion such as walking, over wet, rough, uneven or rocky surfaces; bending crouching, stooping, stretching, reaching or similar activities.
- Travel to remote study sites will be required via boats, small aircraft, snowmobile, all-terrain vehicles and/or on foot.
HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:
CATEGORY RATING: Your application will be evaluated and rated under Category Rating selection procedures. Once the application process is complete, a review of resume and supporting documentation will be made and compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine if you are qualified for this job. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your eligibility. Qualified candidates will be assigned to a quality category. The quality categories are: Highly Qualified, Well Qualified, and Qualified. Your rating will be based on both your entire application package as well as Occupational Questionnaire. Please note that if, after reviewing your resume and or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and or experience, your category rating can and will be adjusted to more accurately reflect your abilities, or you may lose consideration for this positionresponses to the assessment questionnaire. The occupational questions are based on the following KSAs:
- Knowledge of the theories, principles, practices and techniques of natural resources management and their application in preserving fish and wildlife and their habitats.
- Ability to design and implement a comprehensive biological program, including the ability to supervise or lead employees in a biological setting.
- Ability to prepare, design and conduct studies or monitoring protocols to determine fish, wildlife, and plant population, status, trends, and problems including the use of a variety of computer programs and systems in order to enter and extract information from computer databases.
- Ability to analyze biological information, results of special studies or investigations to identify problems or areas of concern and recommend changes, elimination, or improvement of operations and program plans.
- Ability to effectively deal with and maintain professional contact with individuals from various Federal and state agencies, conservation organizations, and academic institutions in order to develop, coordinate, and gain acceptance for wildlife management programs.
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Benefits and Other Info
BENEFITS:
This link provides an overview of the benefits currently offered to Federal employees. http://www.usajobs.gov/EI/benefits.asp
OTHER INFORMATION:
If you are a veteran with preference eligibility and you are claiming 5-points veterans' preference, you must submit a copy of your DD-214 or other proof of eligibility. If you are claiming 10-point veterans' preference, you must also submit an SF-15, "Application for 10-Point Veterans' Preference" plus the proof required by that form. For more information on veterans’ preference see http://www.fedshirevets.gov/.
Males born after12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (seewww.sss.gov ).
Males born after
Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP): For information on how to apply as an ICTAP eligible seehttp://www.opm.gov/rif/employee_guides/career_transition.asp#ictap. To be well-qualified and exercise selection priority for this vacancy, displaced Federal employees must be rated at 90 or above on the rating criteria for this position.
How To Apply
HOW TO APPLY:
To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package, which includes:
1. Your Resume
2. A complete Occupational Assessment Questionnaire
3. Additional Required Documents (see Required Documents section below):
Veterans Documentation (if applicable), College Transcripts
The complete Application Package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on Thursday, April 14, 2011
To begin the process, click the Apply Online button to create an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. Follow the prompts to complete the occupational questionnaire.Please ensure you click the Submit My Answers button at the end of the process.
To fax supporting documents you are unable to upload, complete this cover pagehttp://staffing.opm.gov/pdf/usascover.pdf
using the following Vacancy ID 427093. Fax your documents to 1-478-757-3144.
Note: To check the status of your application or return to a previous or incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account, select My Applications, and click on the more information link under the application status for this position.
If you cannot apply online:
1. Click the following link to view and print the occupational questionnaire View Occupational Questionnaire and
2. Print this 1203FX form to provide your response to the occupational questionnairehttp://www.opm.gov/forms/pdfimage/opm1203fx.pdf and
3. Fax the completed 1203FX form along with any supporting documents to 1-478-757-3144. Your 1203FX will serve as a cover page for your fax transmission.
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:
The following documents are required and must be received by Thursday, April 14, 2011:
1. Your Résumé2. A complete Occupational Assessment Questionnaire3. Other supporting documents:- Veterans Preference Documentation, if applicable- College transcript(s), if qualifying based on education
AGENCY CONTACT INFO:
Bridgett McCarthy
Phone: (210)805-2401
Email: BRIDGET.MCCARTHY@OPM.GOVAgency Information:
San Antonio Services Section
8610 Broadway Rm 305
San Antonio, TX 78217
USA
WHAT TO EXPECT NEXT:
Once the online questionnaire is received, you will receive an acknowledgement email that your submission was successful. Based upon your score, you may be referred to the hiring official. If your name is referred to the hiring official, you may be contacted directly by that office for a possible interview.
You will receive notice via email or by mail, if no email address was provided by you. This process is completed (generally within 4-6 weeks).
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