Supervisory Marine Biologist

Qualification requirements in the vacancy announcements are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook, which contains federal qualification standards. This handbook is available on the Office of Personnel Management’s website located at: https://www.opm.gov/policy. BASIC REQUIREMENTS: This position has a positive Education Requirement in addition to at least one year of Specialized Experience OR substitution of education for experience OR combination (if applicable) in order to be found minimally qualified. Transcripts must be submitted with your application package. You MUST meet the following requirements: CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT: Must be able to obtain and maintain a valid state driver’s license to operate a government vehicle in completion of assigned tasks i.e. site visits, field research, etc. Sea duty on offshore ocean going vessels and up to 15% travel required. BASIC REQUIREMENTS: 1. Degree: biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position. OR 2. Combination of education and experience: Courses equivalent to a major, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. This experience need not have been in the federal government. 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. In addition to meeting the basic requirements, you must meet: Specialized experience: To qualify at the ZP-4 (GS-13/14) grade level: Applicants must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the ZP-3 (GS-12) in the Federal service. Specialized experience MUST include all of the following: Assisting with leadership and direction of research projects; and Assisting with supervising or managing a research team; and Assisting with the development of research proposals; and Participating in budget planning and program planning.
This is a Direct Hire Public Notice. Please read this Public Notice in its entirety prior to submitting your application for consideration. This position is located in National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS); Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC); Auke Bay Laboratories (ABL); with one vacancy in Juneau, AK. Salary: $116,811 (Step 01) to $179,448 (Step 3) NOTE: First time hires to the Federal Government are typically hired at the Step 01.