Fish Biologist
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Duties
The major duties of the Fish Biologist position include, but are not limited to, the following:
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Requirements
Conditions of Employment
All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-10/26/2024-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.
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.
QUALITY RANKING FACTOR: Quality ranking factors are KSAs/competencies that could be expected to significantly enhance performance in a position. Applicants who possess the quality ranking factors can be ranked above those who do not, but no one can be rated ineligible solely for failure to possess a quality ranking factor. The following quality ranking factor applies to this job announcement:
To qualify for the Fish Biologist position at the GS-11/12 grade, you must meet the following minimum qualifications by the closing date of this announcement:
Have a degree with a major in biological science that include:
To qualify for this position at the GS-11/12 grade level, you must possess at least one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement:
To qualify for GS-11
One or more years of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is experience that equips the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to perform the duties of this position. Experience at this level includes performing the following: (1) providing expertise and leadership in aquatic invasive species prevention, early detection and rapid response, control, containment and eradication, (2) leading and conducting investigations to determine aquatic invasive species presence, abundance and distribution, (3) designing and conducting monitoring programs for aquatic species in general and aquatic invasive species in particular, (4) developing and implementing aquatic resource management plans including plans for aquatic invasive species prevention, early detection / rapid response, control and eradication, (5) providing technical assistance and training to resource managers, operations and maintenance staff, communications and interpretive specialists, law enforcement personnel, administrators and others on best practices for preventing the introduction and spread of aquatic invasive species, (6) planning and conducting or supporting aquatic invasive species control and / or eradication efforts. You must include hours per week worked.
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3 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree. You must include transcripts.
-OR-
A combination of education and experience. You must include transcripts.
To qualify for GS-12
EXPERIENCE:
One or more years of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is experience that equips the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to perform the duties of this position. Experience at this level includes performing the following:(1) providing expertise and leadership in aquatic invasive species prevention, early detection and rapid response, control, containment and eradication, (2) leading and conducting investigations to determine aquatic invasive species presence, abundance and distribution, (3) designing and conducting monitoring programs for aquatic species in general and aquatic invasive species in particular, (4) developing and implementing aquatic resource management plans including plans for aquatic invasive species prevention, early detection / rapid response, control and eradication, (5) providing technical assistance and training to resource managers, operations and maintenance staff, communications and interpretive specialists, law enforcement personnel, administrators and others on best practices for preventing the introduction and spread of aquatic invasive species, (6) planning and conducting or supporting aquatic invasive species control and / or eradication efforts. You must include hours per week worked.
There is no substitution of education for experience at the GS-12 of this announcement.
You must include months, years and hours per week worked to receive credit for your work and/or volunteer experience. One year of specialized experience is equivalent to 12 months at 40 hours per week. Part-time hours are prorated. You will not receive any credit for experience that does not indicate exact hours per week or is listed as "varies". Experience listed as full-time will be credited at 40 hours per week.
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.
Education
To qualify based on education, you must submit a legible copy of transcripts from an accredited institution with your name, school name, credit hours, course level, major(s), and grade-point average or class ranking. Transcripts do not need to be official, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work.
If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet qualification requirements, you must show that your education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.
There is no substitution of education for experience at the GS-12 grade level of this announcement.
Additional information
A selectee receiving a first appointment to the Federal Government (Civil Service) is entitled only to the lowest step of the grade for which selected The display of a salary range on this vacancy shall not be construed as granting an entitlement to a higher rate of pay.
This announcement may be used to fill additional positions if identical vacancies occur within 90 days of the issue date of the referral certificate.
Promotion to the full performance level is neither guaranteed nor implied and will be based solely on your ability to satisfactorily perform the work of the position, existing work at the higher grade level, and recommendation by the position's supervisor.
Physical Demands: The position may require strenuous physical activity including periods of standing, walking, climbing, and lifting and carrying heavy objects. Some activities will occur in physically dangerous areas or settings. Lifting or carrying equipment, supplies or materials or other weights over 50 pounds is occasionally required. Duties may be performed alone in relatively isolated areas. Documentary research and report writing work is sedentary, which entails the ability to concentrate and write for long periods of time.
Working Conditions: Work is performed both indoors and outdoors in all types of weather. Assignments may be performed in potentially hazardous areas including steep slopes, rocky terrain, volcanoes, caves, rivers, oceans, fire lines, arctic environments, swamps, deserts, and forests. Flying in fixed wing aircraft and helicopters are possible. Will be required to operate small watercraft and electrofishing equipment.
This is a fully remote position
This is a term promotion not to exceed 3 years. This term promotion may be made permanent without further competition.
Open to the first 100 applicants or until Close Date; whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration.
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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
How You Will Be Evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
You will be evaluated based on how well you meet the qualifications listed in this vacancy announcement. Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents), the responses you provide on the application questionnaire, and the result of the additional assessments required for this position. A review of your resume and supporting documentation will be made and compared against your responses to the Assessment Questionnaire to determine if you are qualified for this job. If your resume is incomplete or does not support the responses provided in the Assessment Questionnaire, or if you fail to submit all required documentation, you will be rated 'ineligible', 'not qualified', or your score will be adjusted accordingly. If a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications or experience, you can lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully; errors or omissions can affect your rating.
Candidates Will Be Rated And Ranked Using Category Rating Procedures. These Procedures Place Candidates With Veteran's Preference Above Non-preference Eligibles Within Each Category. Veterans With a Service Connected Disability Of At Least 10 Percent Are Listed In The Highest Quality Category, Except When The Position Being Filled Is Scientific Or Professional At The GS-09 Grade Level Or Higher. Under Category Rating, Candidates Will Be Rated And Ranked Into One Of Three Categories:
Duties
The major duties of the Fish Biologist position include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Provides technical assistance to parks in the areas of aquatic invasive species prevention, early detection / rapid response, control, and eradication. Assistance may include training, plan development and participating in or leading sampling, monitoring or control and eradication efforts.
- Provides service-wide expertise and leadership on aquatic invasive species issues. Assists in coordination with parks, regions, and/or Washington Office technical teams as well as with external partners to address aquatic invasive species issues involving impacts to aquatic resources at regional or national scale. Works with communications specialists to increase park awareness of the risks associated with aquatic invasives species, encourages adoption of appropriate prevention measures and develops and promotes effective outreach and education to enlist visitors in preventing the introduction and spread of aquatic invasive species.
- Acts as liaison between the NPS other federal agencies such as the US Geological Survey, US Bureau of Reclamation, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, FEMA, states, tribes, experts in academia, non-governmental organizations, and the private sector.
- Assists with WRD responses to requests for input on policy development and requests for technical and scientific assistance related to policy, with special emphasis on policy for aquatic invasive species, develops and interprets NPS aquatic invasive species policy, reviews proposed laws, regulations, etc. affecting NPS resources and prepares comments that shape the NPS response to and positions on such proposals.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
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Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- U.S. Citizenship required.
- Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.
- Meet Selective Service Registration Act requirement for males
- Selectee will be required to participate in the Direct Deposit Electronics Funds Transfer Program.
- You will be required to operate a government (or private) motor vehicle as part of your official duties; a valid driver's license is required. You will be required to submit a Motor Vehicle Operator's License and Driving Record. You must also submit (within a State sealed envelope or submitted directly by the State authorities), and at your own expense, all certified driving records from all States that disclose all valid driver's licenses, whether current or past, possessed by you.
- You may be required to work on-call, evenings, weekends, holidays, overtime and shift work.
- If you are a new employee or supervisor in the Federal government, you will be required to complete a one-year probationary period.
- You may be required to travel overnight away from home up to 5 nights per month. You must obtain a government charge card for travel purposes.
- You may be required to complete training and obtain/maintain a government charge card with travel and/or purchase authority.
All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-10/26/2024-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.
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.
QUALITY RANKING FACTOR: Quality ranking factors are KSAs/competencies that could be expected to significantly enhance performance in a position. Applicants who possess the quality ranking factors can be ranked above those who do not, but no one can be rated ineligible solely for failure to possess a quality ranking factor. The following quality ranking factor applies to this job announcement:
- I have experience evaluating the risk of aquatic invasive species introduction and establishment in park waters and recommend appropriate prevention programs and measures.
- I have experience Planning, organizing, and implementing potentially complex rapid responses to aquatic invasive species detections park waters.
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To qualify for the Fish Biologist position at the GS-11/12 grade, you must meet the following minimum qualifications by the closing date of this announcement:
Have a degree with a major in biological science that include:
- At least 6 semester hours in aquatic subjects such as limnology, ichthyology, fishery biology, aquatic botany, aquatic fauna, oceanography, fish culture, or related courses in the field of fishery biology; and at least 12 semester hours in the animal sciences in such subjects as general zoology, vertebrate zoology, comparative anatomy, physiology, entomology, parasitology, ecology, cellular biology, genetics, or research in these fields. (Excess course work in aquatic subjects may be used to meet this requirement when appropriate.)
- AND-
To qualify for this position at the GS-11/12 grade level, you must possess at least one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement:
To qualify for GS-11
One or more years of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is experience that equips the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to perform the duties of this position. Experience at this level includes performing the following: (1) providing expertise and leadership in aquatic invasive species prevention, early detection and rapid response, control, containment and eradication, (2) leading and conducting investigations to determine aquatic invasive species presence, abundance and distribution, (3) designing and conducting monitoring programs for aquatic species in general and aquatic invasive species in particular, (4) developing and implementing aquatic resource management plans including plans for aquatic invasive species prevention, early detection / rapid response, control and eradication, (5) providing technical assistance and training to resource managers, operations and maintenance staff, communications and interpretive specialists, law enforcement personnel, administrators and others on best practices for preventing the introduction and spread of aquatic invasive species, (6) planning and conducting or supporting aquatic invasive species control and / or eradication efforts. You must include hours per week worked.
-OR-
3 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree. You must include transcripts.
-OR-
A combination of education and experience. You must include transcripts.
To qualify for GS-12
EXPERIENCE:
One or more years of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is experience that equips the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to perform the duties of this position. Experience at this level includes performing the following:(1) providing expertise and leadership in aquatic invasive species prevention, early detection and rapid response, control, containment and eradication, (2) leading and conducting investigations to determine aquatic invasive species presence, abundance and distribution, (3) designing and conducting monitoring programs for aquatic species in general and aquatic invasive species in particular, (4) developing and implementing aquatic resource management plans including plans for aquatic invasive species prevention, early detection / rapid response, control and eradication, (5) providing technical assistance and training to resource managers, operations and maintenance staff, communications and interpretive specialists, law enforcement personnel, administrators and others on best practices for preventing the introduction and spread of aquatic invasive species, (6) planning and conducting or supporting aquatic invasive species control and / or eradication efforts. You must include hours per week worked.
There is no substitution of education for experience at the GS-12 of this announcement.
You must include months, years and hours per week worked to receive credit for your work and/or volunteer experience. One year of specialized experience is equivalent to 12 months at 40 hours per week. Part-time hours are prorated. You will not receive any credit for experience that does not indicate exact hours per week or is listed as "varies". Experience listed as full-time will be credited at 40 hours per week.
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.
Education
To qualify based on education, you must submit a legible copy of transcripts from an accredited institution with your name, school name, credit hours, course level, major(s), and grade-point average or class ranking. Transcripts do not need to be official, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work.
If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet qualification requirements, you must show that your education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.
There is no substitution of education for experience at the GS-12 grade level of this announcement.
Additional information
A selectee receiving a first appointment to the Federal Government (Civil Service) is entitled only to the lowest step of the grade for which selected The display of a salary range on this vacancy shall not be construed as granting an entitlement to a higher rate of pay.
This announcement may be used to fill additional positions if identical vacancies occur within 90 days of the issue date of the referral certificate.
Promotion to the full performance level is neither guaranteed nor implied and will be based solely on your ability to satisfactorily perform the work of the position, existing work at the higher grade level, and recommendation by the position's supervisor.
Physical Demands: The position may require strenuous physical activity including periods of standing, walking, climbing, and lifting and carrying heavy objects. Some activities will occur in physically dangerous areas or settings. Lifting or carrying equipment, supplies or materials or other weights over 50 pounds is occasionally required. Duties may be performed alone in relatively isolated areas. Documentary research and report writing work is sedentary, which entails the ability to concentrate and write for long periods of time.
Working Conditions: Work is performed both indoors and outdoors in all types of weather. Assignments may be performed in potentially hazardous areas including steep slopes, rocky terrain, volcanoes, caves, rivers, oceans, fire lines, arctic environments, swamps, deserts, and forests. Flying in fixed wing aircraft and helicopters are possible. Will be required to operate small watercraft and electrofishing equipment.
This is a fully remote position
This is a term promotion not to exceed 3 years. This term promotion may be made permanent without further competition.
Open to the first 100 applicants or until Close Date; whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration.
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How You Will Be Evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
You will be evaluated based on how well you meet the qualifications listed in this vacancy announcement. Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents), the responses you provide on the application questionnaire, and the result of the additional assessments required for this position. A review of your resume and supporting documentation will be made and compared against your responses to the Assessment Questionnaire to determine if you are qualified for this job. If your resume is incomplete or does not support the responses provided in the Assessment Questionnaire, or if you fail to submit all required documentation, you will be rated 'ineligible', 'not qualified', or your score will be adjusted accordingly. If a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications or experience, you can lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully; errors or omissions can affect your rating.
Candidates Will Be Rated And Ranked Using Category Rating Procedures. These Procedures Place Candidates With Veteran's Preference Above Non-preference Eligibles Within Each Category. Veterans With a Service Connected Disability Of At Least 10 Percent Are Listed In The Highest Quality Category, Except When The Position Being Filled Is Scientific Or Professional At The GS-09 Grade Level Or Higher. Under Category Rating, Candidates Will Be Rated And Ranked Into One Of Three Categories:
- Best Qualified - applicants possessing experience that substantially exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors and are highly proficient in all requirements of the job and can perform effectively in the position
- Well Qualified - applicants possessing experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors and are proficient in most of the requirements of the job
- Qualified - applicants possessing experience that meets the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors and are proficient in some, but not all of the requirements of the job.
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