Biological Science Technician

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-11/13/2024-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 for each federal position listed as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of qualifying experience that you will be granted. An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees, 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. To qualify for this position at the GS-07 grade level, you must possess one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement: EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-06 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as: provide direction and/or training in the field to others performing natural resource work related to vegetation management such as vegetation surveys, invasive plant control work, or similar; assist in the preparation of natural resource reports, plans, and protocols; install, operate, and maintain equipment for vegetation projects. You must include hours per week worked. -OR- EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least 1 full year of graduate education in an accredited educational institution (18 semester hour or 27 quarter hours) directly related to this position. You must include transcripts. -OR- Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. You must include transcripts. To qualify for this position at the GS-08 grade level, you must possess one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement: EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as: organize, schedule, and execute natural resource management projects related to vegetation management; collect and organize natural resource field data using standardized data collection procedures and equipment; prepare draft natural resource project reports, plans and protocols; ensure proper equipment quality and function for vegetation projects including inventorying, calibrating, and ordering new equipment or parts. B.I do not have specialized experience as described in the statements listed above You must include hours per week worked. To qualify for this position at the GS-09 grade level, you must possess one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement: 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: recommend and/or participate in the development and implementation of plans to address resource concerns related to vegetation or ecological restoration (i.e. native plant revegetation, erosion control, ecological restoration, soil assessments, scientific monitoring); organize, schedule, and execute natural resource management projects; adapt, modify or develop new techniques and/or procedures to satisfy the needs of vegetation monitoring, restoration projects and/or management; ensure proper equipment quality and function for vegetation projects including inventorying, calibrating, and ordering new equipment or parts. You must include hours per week worked. -OR- EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least 2 full years of graduate education or a master’s degree in an accredited educational institution (36 semester hour or 54 quarter hours) directly related to this position. You must include transcripts. -OR- Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. You must include 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.
One position is located in Cedar City, UT at Cedar Breaks National Monument. One position is located in Mammoth Cave National Park. Open to the first 100 applicants or until 11/13/2024 whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration.