Supervisory Interdisciplinary Biologist/physical - Turners Falls, United States - US Geological Survey

US Geological Survey

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Turners Falls, United States

3 weeks ago

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Mark Lane

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Description

Duties:

As a Supervisory Interdisciplinary Biologist/Physical Scientist within the Eastern Ecological Science Center (EESC), some of your specific duties will include:

Supervise scientists as part of a team to accomplish goals.
Provide scientific leadership including strategic research planning, program development, and reviewing manuscripts and proposals.
Serve on professional and technical committees with other government and nongovernment scientists.
Build and lead a research program focused on landscapescale studies with fisheries, aquatic ecosystems (streams and wetlands), and global climate change.
Develop novel aspects of aquatic and riparian community life histories, functional traits, phenology to use in studies.
Develop and submit research proposals for internal and external funding sources.
Lead scientific manuscripts and other technical writing.
Give oral presentations to professional audiences.
Develop data visualization and decision support tools.
Perform advanced analytical approaches including but not limited to machine learning, structural equation models, propensity scores, and generalized additive models).
Compile large complex data sets.
Physical Demands:_ The position is regularly made more difficult by the need to make provision for significant unsafe or hazardous conditions occurring during performance of work

Requirements:

Conditions of Employment:

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.

Are There Any Special Requirements For This Position

Pre-Employment Medical
Taking and passing a preemployment medical examination at Federal expense is required due to the physical demands of this job.

Qualifications:

GS-0401 BASIC
EDUCATION
REQUIREMENT: Applicants must meet A or B below to satisfy the basic education requirement for Biologist, all grade levels.

A. Degree in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position.*OR*B.

Combination of education and experience-courses equivalent to a major, as shown in A above (24 semester hours or the equivalent in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position), plus appropriate experience and/or additional education for a total of 4 years.

The education or combined education and experience must be comparable in type, scope and thoroughness to that acquired through successful completion of a 4-year course of study as described in "A" above.

GS-1301 BASIC
EDUCATION
REQUIREMENT: Applicants must meet A or B below to satisfy the basic education requirement for Physical Scientist, all grade levels.

A.

Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree in physical science, engineering, or mathematics that included 24 semester hours or the equivalent in physical science and/or related engineering science such as mechanics, dynamics, properties of materials, and electronics.

**OR

B.

A combination of education and experience-education equivalent to one of the majors shown in "A" above (24 semester hours or the equivalent in physical science, engineering, or mathematics) that included at least 24 semester hours or the equivalent in physical science and/or related engineering science as described above, plus appropriate experience and/or additional education for a total of 4 years.

For GS-13:

In addition to the basic education requirements as stated above, applicants must have one year of specialized experience at or equal to the next lower grade level.

Examples of this experience may include, but are not limited to:

Examples of GS-13 level work may include: 1) planning, executing and reporting on original ecological/biological studies or ongoing aquatic studies requiring a fresh approach to resolve new problems. The complexity of this work typically required modification and adaptation of standard procedures, methods, and techniques, and the development of totally new methods and techniques to address novel or obscure problems for which guidelines or precedents were not substantially applicable; 2) developing or directly influencing the scientific, administrative and technical policies, standards, procedures, and instructions necessary for the effective direction and operation of a multi-discipline team, including the supervision of multiple employees; 3) resolving problems resulting from the complexities of a multi-discipline ecology/biological program; 4) serving as the