Ecologist (Seasonal)

The typical defined season is not to exceed 6 months between May - November but can be variable during these months due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding. Anticipated Entry on Duty: May 2027. Open to the first 30 applicants or until 11/16/2026, whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration. All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-11/16/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience. Failure to adequately provide information needed to determine number of hours worked in each position may result in that time not being credited when evaluating qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the full and/or part-time hours requirement as the service dates will be reflected. Minimum Qualification Requirements To qualify for this position, you must meet both the Basic Educational Requirements and the Minimum Qualifications for the series and grade(s), you are applying for: Basic Educational Requirements In addition to the specialized experience requirements for this position, you must meet at least one of the following: A. Degree: biology, or a related field of science underlying ecological research that included at least 30 semester hours in basic and applied biological sciences. These hours must have included at least 9 semester hours in ecology, and 12 semester hours in physical and mathematical sciences. You must submit transcripts. To qualify for this position at the GS-09 grade level: Specialized Experience Requirement: you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the ???????GS-07 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is experience defined as demonstrated experience: professional ecology work such as applying ecological principles to natural resource management; conducting or assisting with ecological inventories or monitoring; collecting, quality-checking, summarizing, or analyzing ecological data; and preparing scientific or resource-management reports and recommendations. NOTE: You must include number of hours worked per week and begin/end dates (no/yr format) in your resume . -OR- Education: Successful completion of at least two full academic years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master's degree, or master's or equivalent graduate degree, that is directly related to the work of the position such as biology, ecology, natural resource management, conservation, etc. One year of full-time graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours that the school attended has determined to represent 1 year of full-time study. If that number cannot be obtained from the school, 18 semester hours should be considered an academic year of graduate study. You must provide transcripts. -OR- Combination of education and experience . Only graduate level education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level may be combined with experience. For example, an applicant with 6 months of appropriate experience equivalent to GS-7 (50 percent of the experience requirement for GS-9) and 27 semester hours of appropriate graduate education (50 percent of the education requirement for GS-9, in excess of that required for GS-7) would be qualified for a GS-9 position (assuming that there is no evidence that the attended college or university requires more than 18 semester hours as equivalent to a year of graduate study). You must include number of hours worked per week and begin/end dates (no/yr format) in your resume and 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr U.S. National Park Service