Biological Science Technician

In order to qualify, you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the closing date of the announcement. For more information on the qualifications for this position, visit the Office of Personnel Management’s General Schedule Qualification Standards. Your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements. Transcripts must be provided for qualifications based on education. Provide course descriptions as necessary. GS-08: (1) One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least a GS-07 grade level. Specialized experience is defined as: Carrying out biological support projects of relatively limited scope, such as taking readings and recording and analyzing data for inconsistencies, and/or performing inspections; compiling, consolidating, and analyzing biological data; scheduling, organizing, and conducting field and laboratory projects for detecting, identifying, and evaluating various biological science and natural resource data. Successful completion of 1 year of graduate level education (18 semester/27 quarter hours) that include courses that include biological sciences, wildlife biology, ecology and forestry. No more than 3 semester hours in mathematics is creditable. -OR A combination of education and experience 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., 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. To receive consideration for this position, you must provide updated required documents and meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
This position is located on a Forest Service Research Unit. The incumbent performs a variety of moderately complex technical duties in support of research projects.