Biologist

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-11/20/2024-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST clearly indicate the nature of the duties and responsibilities for each position, starting and ending dates of employment (month/year), and the resume must reflect full and/or part-time or total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40+ hours a week, rather than indicating full-time). If part-time, the hours must be annotated to be able to pro-rate the amount of qualified specialized experience. SELECTIVE FACTOR: SCUBA Certification and 50 logged scientific and/or commercial dives. These positions perform SCUBA diving work, and an Open Water SCUBA certification with a minimum of 50 logged scientific and/or commercial dives is required. Candidates who do not meet this requirement by close of this announcement will receive no further consideration for these positions. You must provide documentation, such a copy of your SCUBA certification and complete dive logs for at least 50 scientific and/or commercial dives, to receive further consideration for these positions. – AND – SELECTIVE FACTOR: Motorboat Operator Certification Course (MOCC) certificate, or equivalent boating certification. These positions operate small vessels in open water marine environments. Applicants must provide documentation of holding a current Department of the Interior Motorboat Operator Certification Course certificate, or equivalent boating certification, as well documentation of substantial experience operating small vessels in open water marine environments. Candidates who do not meet this requirement by close of this announcement will receive no further consideration for these positions. You must provide documentation, such a copy of your MOCC or equivalent certification and a description of your experience, to receive further consideration for these positions. – AND – To qualify for this position at the GS-09 grade level, you must possess one of the following basic requirements by the close of the announcement: Degree: biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position. You must provide transcripts. -OR- Combination of education and experience: Courses equivalent to a major in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position, plus appropriate experience or additional education. You must provide transcripts. -AND- To qualify for this position at the GS-09 grade level, you must possess at least 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: conducting biological/ecological/fishery/wildlife inventory and monitoring activities for a variety of biological/ecological/fishery/wildlife species is critical. Research activity or control program work; nursery work that required the growing and maintenance of plants in a controlled environment; work comparable to that with a large dairy farm where production records, animal environment, and sanitary conditions were kept in accordance with modern dairy practice. NOTE: Farming experience that was not performed in a controlled environment, or experience as a laborer who was not responsible for planning and scheduling his/her own work, but only performed assigned tasks, would not qualify as specialized experience. You must include hours per week worked. -OR- EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least two years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master’s degree or master’s or equivalent graduate degree. You must include transcripts. -OR- Successful completion of a combination of experience and education as described above. To combine education and experience, first determine the percentage of experience held by dividing the number of months of qualifying full-time experience possessed by 12 and then multiplying by 100. Then determine the percentage of qualifying graduate level education completed by dividing the number of credits completed beyond 18 by 18, then multiply by 100. Add the percentages together. The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. 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.
These positions are located in Dry Tortugas National Park, in the Resource Management Division. These are term positions (more than 1 year) with an initial appointment to last at least 13 months but may be extended up to a total of 10-years. Term positions do not convey permanent status in the Federal service. Open to the first 100 applicants or until 11/20/2024 whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration.