BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE TECHNICIAN (WILDLIFE)
Summary
This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies. Applications will not be accepted through this flyer. Interested applicants must follow the directions in the "How to Apply" section of this flyer to be considered. There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer. Notice of Result letters will not be sent to applicants who respond to this flyer.
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Duties
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- You will collect and assemble data from wildlife for use by management, and state and federal agencies.
- You will perform routine maintenance of Red-cockaded Woodpecker cavity trees through manual removal of vegetation and control burning.
- You will perform beach monitoring for nesting sea turtles.
- You will record biological information from nesting sea turtles and tag individual turtles following guidelines as established by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
- You will record and maintains accurate records of information and biological data collected.
Requirements
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Conditions of employment
- Must be a US Citizen.
- Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
- Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
- New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
- Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
- Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
- You will be required to obtain and maintain a current valid United States driver's license.
- You will be required to successfully complete a pre-appointment physical examination.
- You will be required to obtain and maintain a basic wildland fire certification, Firefighter Type 2 (National Wildfire Coordination Group) within six months
of appointment, or provide proof of current certification.
- You will be required to complete training, obtain, and maintain a government credit card for travel and travel-related purchases.
- This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
- Relocation incentives as described in 5 USC 5753 may be authorized in accordance with applicable regulations. PCS is not authorized.
Qualifications
GS-05
Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-04 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: monitoring, protecting, and management of threatened, endangered, and protected species; collecting and managing biological data; using Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Global Positioning Systems (GPS), and data entry skills; marking habitat by installing paint, posts, and signs, using brush cutters and other hand tools to clear vegetation around red-cockaded woodpecker cavity trees.
GS-04
Your resume must demonstrate at least six months of general experience and six months of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-03) or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector assisting in the conservation and management of wildlife resources on land.
Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: [click to reveal website link]
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.
Education
You may also meet the minimum qualifications through education and/or combination of education and experience.
GS-04:
Successfully completed at least two full academic years of education above high school that includes at least 12 semester hours in any combination of scientific or technical courses such as biology, chemistry, statistics, entomology, animal husbandry, botany, physics, agriculture, or mathematics. At least 6 semester hours of courses must be directly related to the position to be filled.
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Have a combination of experience and post high school education as described above that equates to one year of experience. Education must include courses directly related to the work of the position
GS-05:
Successfully completed four years of education above high school level leading to a bachelor's degree with major study or at least 24 semester hours in any combination of scientific or technical courses such as biology, chemistry, statistics, entomology, animal husbandry, botany, physics, agriculture, or mathematics. At least 6 semester hours of courses must have been directly related to the position to be filled.
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Have a combination of experience and post high school education as described above that equates to one year of experience. Have a combination of experience and post high school education as described above that equates to one year of experience. Education must include courses directly related to the work of the position
Additional information
If selected below the full performance level, you may be noncompetitively promoted to the next higher grade level after meeting all regulatory requirements, and upon the recommendation of management. Promotion is neither implied nor guaranteed.
This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.
Several vacancies may be filled.
A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments.
Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants....
Veteran's preference does not apply when selecting individuals under this specific hiring authority. However, if you claim veteran's preference, you will be required to submit supporting documentation with your application as described in the Required Documents section below.
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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
Benefits
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