Biological Science Technician (Plants)

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-10/17/2024-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: Some of these positions perform exotic plant management work which requires mixing, loading, and applying herbicides for the purpose of vegetation control. Candidates who do not meet this requirement by close of this announcement will receive no further consideration for these specific positions. EXPERIENCE: At least one 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: 1) collecting monitoring data on assorted physical restoration, revegetation, or vegetation management projects using specified sampling techniques and procedures; 2) monitoring rare, invasive, or seed source plants and updating maps and files; and 3) leading field crews in invasive plant control, revegetation, or restoration projects . You must include hours per week worked. -OR- EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least 1 year of graduate education (18 semester hours) directly related to the position such as biology, ecology, botany, chemistry, or natural resource management. 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.
These positions are located in Yosemite National Park, in the Division of Resources Management & Science. This is a term position (more than 1 year) with an initial appointment expecting to last at least 13 months but may be extended up to a total of four years. Term positions do not convey permanent status in the Federal service. These positions have a mix of full time and part time schedules. Positions will be on a part time schedule from December through February.