Fish Biologist - Silver Spring, United States - US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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Silver Spring, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

Duties:

As a Fish Biologist, you will perform the following duties:

Serve as a national expert and coordinator for NMFS Fishery-Independent survey enterprise with the Office of Science and Technology
Propose program objectives and priorities, content, and allocation of resources, and new programs or projects. Develop briefings or reports for senior leadership to consider additional or revised programs or projects. Interpret and develop new precedents and guidelines requiring the use of advanced scientific techniques and the modification and extension of theories, and practices of the sciences and related disciplines. Integrate emerging technologies into program systems and concepts, and determine their impact on program/project tactics, techniques, and procedures.
Provide technical expertise to lead and perform complex analyses of scientific data and technical materials for the purpose of determining impacts on biological resources and aquatic habitats. Use judgment and ingenuity to exercise broad latitude to identify misinformation and validate scientific data. Convey the uncertainty of living marine resource management alternatives, examine the consequences of climate change and other environmental factors, and evaluate sampling designs.
Contribute to or serve on a variety of international, national, regional, or local science or management bodies to provide expertise and to share program research plans and results. Provide expert consultative services to stakeholders in a variety of scientific fields of science.
Write or review documents on scientific analyses and results for consumption by different stakeholders.

Provide oversight over one or more phases of research work in facilitation of primary duties, including:

determining research methodologies, planning and conducting experiments; collecting, analyzing and interpreting data; drawing conclusions, making recommendations for future work; and publishing findings.

Mentor and review the work of lower-level scientists.

NOTE:
These duties are described at the full performance level of the ZP-4; the ZP-3 is developmental leading to such performance.

Requirements:

Conditions of Employment:

This position will be filled under the DOC Alternative Personnel Systems (CAPS). This system replace the Federal GS pay plan and structure. Under CAPS, positions are classified by career, pay plan, and pay band.

The ZP-03 is equivalent to the GS-11/12.

The ZP-04 is equivalent to the GS 13/14.
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Key Requirements:

Applicants must be U.S. Citizens.
Suitable for Federal employment, as determined by background investigation.
More requirements are listed under Qualifications and Other Information.

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This position is not in the bargaining unit.

Are There Any Special Requirements For This Position?

Qualifications:

To qualify for the 0482 series:

EDUCATION:

A

Degree:

major in biological science that included:

OR
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SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:

Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal Service.

Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position.

This experience need not have been in the federal government.

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.
In addition to meeting the basic requirements, you must meet:

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Specialized experience:

To qualify at the ZP-3 or (GS-11/12) level:

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:

In addition to meeting the Basic Requirements above, applicants must also possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the ZP-2 or (GS-09) in the Federal service.

Specialized experience MUST include all of the following:

Communicating audienceappropriate scientific information to stakeholders.

OR
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SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION: 3 years of progressively higher
- level graduate education leading to a Ph.
D. degree or Ph.
D. or equivalent doctoral degree.
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OR
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COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: A combination of education and experience as described above

Note:
Only graduate-level education in excess of two years is qualifying for combination.
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To qualify at the ZP-4 or (GS-13/14) level:

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:
In addition to meeting the Basic Requirements above, applicants must also possess one full year (52 weeks) of specializ