Biologist - Part/Full-time

Summary You will serve as a Biologist with National Park Service at Morristown National Historic Park. This is a Career-Seasonal position. Career-Seasonal appointments are permanent positions and include the same benefits as Career appointments, but do not provide work on a year-round basis. Responsibilities As a Biologist, you will perform the following duties: Inventories, monitors, restores, and manages activities to support the conservation of park natural resources. Plans and conducts biological field studies. Collects, analyzes, and manages scientific data. Develops work plans, restoration strategies, technical reports, and other resource management documents. Prepares environmental compliance documents, including Environmental Assessments (EAs). Reviews Environmental Impact Statements (EISs). Utilizes Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and other resource management technologies. Oversees contract work as a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR). Duties will be developmental in nature when filled below the full performance level. Citizen or National. Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service. Direct Deposit participation required. You are required to complete training, obtain and maintain a government credit card with travel and purchase authority. You may be required to travel overnight away from home up to 5 nights per month. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a one-year probationary period to evaluate your fitness and whether your continuation of employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, the agency will consider: your performance and conduct; Under applicable law, the employment of an individual serving a probationary period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies, in writing, that the individual's employment should continue and that their appointment should be finalized. In the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial period, such appointments are terminated. Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. 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. 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. In addition to the specialized experience requirements for this position, you must meet at least one of the following: Degree: 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 a major such as biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position. OR- Combination of education and experience: course work as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. In addition to meeting one of the Basic Requirements listed above, you must meet one of the following minimum qualifications: Experience: To qualify, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-05 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Collecting field data contributing to basic natural or cultural resources inventory; Assisting with investigating cultural sites, natural resources, or historic scenes; and Writing correspondence such as text, letters, and illustrations. -Successful completion of at least 1 year of graduate-level education or superior academic achievement in a major such as biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position. Then divide the number of completed higher level graduate education semester hours of education (that are in excess of 9 semester hours) by 18. NOTE: Only higher-level graduate education in excess of more than one-half year may be used to qualify for this position and must be in a major such as those listed above. OR- *Superior Academic Achievement (SAA): Successfully completed a bachelor's degree in a directly related field AND meet one of the following: (1) Class Standing: rank in the upper 3rd of the graduating class in the college, university, or major subdivision, based on the completed courses; OR (2) Grade-Point Average (GPA): earn a GPA of (a) 3.0 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B" or better) based on 4 years of education, or based on courses completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum -or- (b) 3.5 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B" or better) based on the average of the required courses completed in the major field, or the required courses completed during the final two years. 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). Assisting with natural resource management activities such as implementing inventory, monitoring, protection, and restoration projects using established scientific protocols and standard data collection and analysis methods; Ability to prepare scientific or management reports, utilize GIS and other digital tools, and coordinate resource activities with partners and adjacent land managers; Participating in National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) compliance by assisting in the preparation or review of environmental assessments or related documents. -Successful completion of at least 2 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master's degree or equivalent graduate degree in a major such as biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position. Then divide the number of completed higher level graduate education semester hours of education (that are in excess of 18 semester hours) by 36. NOTE: Only higher-level graduate education in excess of more than one-year may be used to qualify for this position and must be in a major such as those listed above. 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., 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 must submit a copy of your transcript(s) to support claimed education if substituting education for experience. Foreign Education: To receive credit for education completed outside the United States, you must show proof that the education has been submitted to a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials and such education has been deemed at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.Additional Information This is a Merit Promotion announcement for career and career conditional Bureau employees, Career Transition eligibles (CTAP), Current or former time-limited employees eligible under Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA) and those who are eligible under the hiring paths listed above. Refer to Required Documents section for more information. Promotion to the full performance level is neither guaranteed nor implied and will be based solely on your ability to satisfactorily perform the work of the position, existing work at the higher grade level, and recommendation by the position's supervisor. Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments. ( All DOI employees, their spouses, and minor children may not acquire or retain any claim, permit, lease, small tract entry, or other rights granted by the Department in Federal lands, with limited exceptions. Physical Demands: The position may require strenuous physical activity including periods of standing, walking, climbing, and lifting and carrying heavy objects. Documentary research and report writing work is sedentary, entails the ability to concentrate and write for long periods of time. Work Environment: Work is performed both indoors and outdoors in all types of weather. Assignments may be performed in potentially hazardous areas including steep slopes, rocky terrain, volcanoes, caves, fire lines, arctic environments, swamps, deserts, and forests. Flying in fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters is possible.