Biological Science Technician - Grand Canyon Village, United States - U.S. Department of the Interior

Description

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Summary

These positions are located in Grand Canyon National Park, in the Resource Management Division.

This is a term position (more than 1 year) with an initial appointment 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.

This job is open to

Duties

This position is located at Grand Canyon National Park. The purpose of the position is to design, coordinate, and execute complete conventional projects using highly complex techniques and unusual skill, participate responsibly with the unit scientist or resource specialist in most phases of the research or biological resource management process, and/or administratively maintain a significant function or area of responsibility on an ongoing basis. The incumbent will be hired to work on a funded project involving revegetation and natural resource support.

Major Duties:

Independently develop various aspects of inventory, monitoring, restoration projects and management of biological resources based on overall objectives outlined by the supervisor.

Contribute to the planning of various steps in the projects listed and documentation findings, implements biological resource management actions as a result of research and monitoring recommendations such as exotic vegetation control, vegetation management, restoration work, riparian protection, etc.

Safely lead field crews conducting invasive plant control, habitat restoration, and plant propagation projects using a variety of methods in accessible and remote natural settings.

Safe handling and application of herbicides to target invasive plants.

Collect, review, and utilize Global Positioning System (GPS) and geographic information system (GIS) data.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

U.S. Citizenship required.

Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.

Meet Selective Service Registration Act requirement for males.

Selectee will be required to participate in the Direct Deposit Electronics Funds Transfer Program.

You will be required to wear a uniform and comply with the National Park Service uniform standards. A uniform allowance will be provided.

You may be required to obtain an Arizona Department of Agriculture pesticide applicator license within 6 months of employment.

You may be required to obtain an Agreements Technical Representative (ATR) certification within 12 months of employment.

You will be required to operate a government (or private) motor vehicle as part of your official duties; a valid driver's license is required. You will be required to submit a Motor Vehicle Operator's License and Driving Record. You must also submit (within a State sealed envelope or submitted directly by the State authorities), and at your own expense, all certified driving records from all States that disclose all valid driver's licenses, whether current or past, possessed by you.

You may be required to work on-call, evenings, weekends, holidays, overtime and shift work.

You will be required to complete a one-year trial period.

You may be required to travel overnight away from home up to 14 nights per month. You must obtain a government charge card for travel purposes.

You may be required to complete training and obtain/maintain a government charge card with travel and/or purchase authority.

Applicants must be at least 18 years old.

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-05/10/2024-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.

EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-08 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as: leading and conducting field crews in habitat restoration tasks (i.e., plant salvage, native seed collection, site preparation, seeding, planting, mulching, irrigating, invasive plant control) in accessible and remote natural settings; identifying native and non-native plant species; collecting and managing field data according to standard protocols; surveying, mapping and documenting plant populations using GPS handheld devices; handling and applying herbicides; assisting with hazard tree assessment and removal actions; leading field crews in plant propagation activities in greenhouse and/or nursery settings; researching and compiling botany inventory data; considerable knowledge of technical methods and procedures of biological resource practices with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Wilderness Act, and the Endangered Species Act; and planning or conducting ecological restoration or invasive plant management. You must include hours per week worked.
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EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least two full years of graduate education leading to a master's degree directly related to the work of this position. Examples of acceptable major study areas include: natural resources management, biology, ichthyology, zoology, wetland ecology, aquatic resource management, or other majors directly related to the position. You must include transcripts.
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Successful completion of a combination of education and specialized experience. Only graduate credits in excess of first year (18 semester credits) of graduate school is applicable. For example: 6 months of specialized experience such as above, (50% of the required specialized experience) and 27 semester credits of appropriate graduate study (50% of graduate credits towards 2nd year of graduate school) equal 100 percent. You must include hours worked on resume and provide a copy of your transcripts.

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 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 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.