Natural Resource Specialist

Natural Resource Specialist (GS-0401-09) Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Prairie Pothole Joint Venture. Minimum Qualification Requirements To qualify you must meet (1) Basic Educational Requirements and (2) Specialized Experience or qualifying education substitution. Individual Occupational Requirements (1) Basic Educational Requirements A. Degree: biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position. B. Combination of education and experience: courses equivalent to a major, plus appropriate experience or additional education. Note: This position requires specific educational coursework. You MUST provide transcripts (unofficial okay) to verify that the educational requirements have been met. This information must be received by the closing date of the announcement. Failure to provide this information may result in an INELIGIBLE rating. (2) Specialized Experience To qualify for GS-09 you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least GS-07 grade level in Federal service, or comparable experience not gained through Federal service. Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience:

1. Experience applying biological and ecological principles to support wildlife and habitat conservation using appropriate field, analytical, and technical methods.
2. Experience analyzing natural resource or ecological data and communicating findings to government agencies (local, county, state, or federal), NGOs, and/or private landowners in support of habitat restoration and/or bird conservation.
3. Experience using modern computer and geospatial technologies such as word processing software, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Global Positioning Systems (GPS), presentation tools, email, hybrid‑meeting platforms, and virtual file-sharing systems to contribute effectively as part of an interdisciplinary conservation team.
4. Experience assisting with the preparation of reports, planning documents, and accomplishment‑tracking materials, including contributions to state or national Joint Venture reporting systems or other conservation tracking frameworks.

If qualifying on experience, you MUST MEET 3 of the 4 statements above to be found qualified. OR Education: 2 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master's degree or equivalent. OR Combination of Education/Experience: Have a combination of specialized experience and education that equals 100% of the requirement for the GS-09 level. Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualification Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions and is available at All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Volunteer Experience Volunteer work, including paid and unpaid experience through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social), is eligible for credit. #J-18808-Ljbffr U.S.-Fish-