Interdisciplinary Position: Natural Resource Specialist/Ecologist
Company Name:
Department Of The Interior
All U.S. Citizens - No previous Federal Service is required.
This is a TERM NTE 13 months. Work Schedule is Full Time. NOTE: This is an interdisciplinary position and can be filled in either the 401 or 408 series. The series of the position will be determined by the qualifications of the selectee.
Explore a new career with the BLM - where our people are our greatest natural resource. For additional information about the BLM, please visit Our website.
For information about the Medford District visit our website.
For information about the Medford and Rogue Valley area, visit their website. U.S. Citizenship is required. Be sure to read the How to Apply and Required Documents Sections. You cannot hold an active real estate license; nor can you have an interest or hold stocks in firms with interest in Federal Land. Direct Deposit Required. Security Clearance/Background Investigation is required. Serves on District, inter-District and interagency teams to implement agency and inter-agency Manuals, Handbooks, and national policies related to fire management and fire ecology. Serves as the technical expert for fire ecology on the Interdisciplinary Team for the Resource Management Plans (RMPs) for Western Oregon. Coordinates District/field office review and implementation of existing, new and proposed State and National environmental laws and regulations related to forestry, rangeland, ecosystem health, and fire management for potential/projected resource management impacts. Provides results of these reviews to District staff, as well as to State Office Branch of Fire and Aviation Management and other State Office staffs, as appropriate. Duties include: Collects ecological data in ecosystems with an emphasis on fire's inherent and current role and expected effects. Requires intensive field sampling and sophisticated computerized data analysis. The information becomes part of the database used for indexing, inventorying, and mapping fire ecology information, and for making recommendations for re-establishing fire or it's simulated effects in fire-dependent ecosystems. Assists resource specialists with the determination and formulation of long-term and short term fire and fuel management objectives for the Medford District and has responsibility for integrating fire ecology into Land and Resource Management Plan implementation activities, including NEPA analysis. Assists in the development of practical criteria for evaluating current and desired management conditions and trends in ecosystems and participates in watershed analysis of vegetative trends and fire risks, identifying areas that are not in harmony with inherent distrubance regimes and suggesting solutions. The Fire Ecologist simplifies technology transfer to land managers by summarizing, in a useful way, fire ecology research. This is accomplished by obtaining results of fire ecology research through timely literature review, correspondence, personal contacts, attendance at professional meetings and symposia, and coordination with the fire research community. Provides sound professional judgement and scientific knowledge to solve problems and recommend solutions with alternatives. May be required to attend meetings of technical and scientific groups at the local or regional level where fire ecology and ecosystem management are discussed. Summary of Requirements: You must meet all requirements as listed in the Qualifications Section of the announcement. Upon receipt of your complete application package, a review of your application will be made to ensure you meet the basic qualification requirements. Your rating will be based on your responses to the Job Specific Questionnaire and the information stated in your resume. If you meet the qualification requirements, you application will be placed in one of three categories: Best Qualified, Highly Qualified, or Qualified. Within these categories, applicants eligible for veteran's preference will receive selection priority over non-veterans. In addition, interviews may be conducted for this position. The interviews may be conducted on a pass/fail basis or may be scored. The job specific questions relate to the following knowledge, skills and abilities required to do the work of this position.
KSA's:
1. Mastery of the concepts, principles and practices of fire ecology.
2. Knowledge of planning systems, including scoping processes, reviewing procedures for technical adequacy, public participation, decisions and monitoring.
3. Knowledge of related resource fields such as ecology, soils, wildlife, fisheries, mining, grazing and recreation in order to evaluate ecology effects from a broad perspective.
4. Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing, including the ability to develop and make project related presentations to diverse audiences.
To preview questions please click here. BASIC EDUCATION REQUIREMENT:
For GS-401: Successful completion of a 4-year degree in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position, or a combination of education and experience--courses equivalent to a major, as shown above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
For GS-408: Successful completion of a 4-year degree in biology or related field of science underlying ecological research that included at least 30 semester hours in basic and applied biological sciences. These hours must have included at least 9 semester hours in ecology and 12 semester hours in physical and mathematical sciences.
OR Combination of education and
Experience: Courses equivalent to a major, as shown above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
In addition to meeting the basic requirements above, you must also meet the following specialized experience requirements:
Specialized Experience Requirement: In order to be rated as qualified for this position, we must be able to determine that you meet the specialized experience requirement - please be sure to include this information in your resume. To be creditable, this experience must have been equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade (GS-9 for the GS-11 level, and GS-11 for the GS-12 level) of the position to be filled.
Examples:
GS-12: Using knowledge of a wide range of principles, concepts, practices and methods of fire ecology as well as related resource fields such as soils, wildlife, fisheries, mining, grazing and recreation to review fire management issues for consistency with land management planning guidance and direction.
GS-11: Duties similar to those above but performed under closer supervision and with greater review of work products.
You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement.
If not currently in one of the advertised series, you will need to clearly state your undergraduate/graduate degree(s) and submit your college transcripts or a listing of your college courses that includes hours and grades. To receive consideration for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package, which includes ALL of the following items: 1. Your responses to the Assessment Questionnaire; 2. Your resume; and 3. Applicable supporting documents specified in the Required Documents section of this job announcement.
Click on the button Apply Online and login to MY USAJOBS.
If you haven't already registered with USAJOBS, the system will require you to create a user name and password, complete a questionnaire and upload, paste or type a resume into USAJOBS.
If you have already registered with USAJOBS and forgot your login information, select the Did you forget your username and/or password link from the right side menu.
Your application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM Eastern Time by the closing date of this announcement.
If you need assistance in applying on-line, please contact Lane Gaylord at or . If applying on-line poses a hardship for you (i.e. you do not have access to the internet) you must contact us prior to the closing date of the announcement for an alternative method of applying. In addition to the online application (resume and responses to the questionnaire), you are required to submit the following forms:
Copy of Transcripts or a list of college courses that include hours and grades from an accredited U.S. college/university. If your degree is from a Foreign Institution, See Foreign Education.
Veterans' Preference: If you are entitled to veterans' preference, you should indicate the level of veterans' preference you are claiming on your resume. Your veterans' preference entitlement will be adjudicated (verified) by the employing agency using the documents you provide.
For 0-point Sole survivorship veterans' preference (SSP), please provide the documentation you received granting this preference.
For 5-point veterans' preference, please provide your DD-214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty), official statement of service from your command if you are currently on active duty, or other official documentation (e.g., documentation of receipt of a campaign badge or expeditionary medal) that proves your military service was performed under honorable conditions.
For 10-point veterans' preference, please submit a Standard Form (SF) 15, Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference, DD-214, and the required documentation.
For more information on which type of preference is applicable please visit VetGuide.
Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) eligibles: documentation verifying your CTAP/ICTAP eligibility - this includes a copy of the agency notice and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level and duty location.
You may submit your documents either via Auto-Requested Fax or by uploading your documents from your USAJOBS Profile.
Auto-Requested Fax: allows you to submit required documentation that will be electronically displayed along with your resume.
UPLOADING DOCUMENTS: instead of faxing your documents you may use the uploading procedures thru Applicant Manager. Do not use both options.
Hard copy paper supplemental documents, submitted without prior Human Resources approval, will be considered as an incomplete application.
Required documentation must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time, on the closing date of this announcement. You will be notified of the status of your application as the qualification review process is conducted.
You may also check the status of your application by viewing your MY USAJOBs account. SELECTIVE SERVICE: Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must certify that they have registered with the Selective Service System, or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. To register or verify your registration go to the Selective Service System website.
This is a term position for which all qualified U.S. citizens with or without Federal Status may apply and be considered. Appointment to this position will not convey permanent status in the Federal service, and will be for a period not-to-exceed 13 months with possible extension up to a total of 4 years (or longer if approved by the Office of Personnel Management) without re-announcement.
May require completion of a 1 year trial period.
Travel and relocation expenses will not be paid by the Department of the Interior. Any travel, transportation and relocation expenses associated with reporting for duty in this position will be the responsibility of the selected employee.
Government facilities are required to provide a smoke free environment for their employees. Smoking will be permitted only in designated areas.
Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP): CTAP provides eligible surplus and displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. Information about CTAP/ICTAP eligibility is available from OPM's Career Transition Resources website at CTAP or ICTAP. If your agency has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration or that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) This vacancy is within your CTAP/ICTAP eligibility; 2) You apply under the instructions in this announcement; and 3) You are found well-qualified for this vacancy. You must provide proof of eligibility with your application to receive selection priority. Such proof may include a copy of your written notification of CTAP/ICTAP eligibility, or a copy of your separation personnel action form. CTAP and ICTAP eligibles will be considered well qualified if they fall within the Highly or Best Qualified categories on the rating criteria for this position. !benefits.hms?orgId=3&jnum;=110339Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
Department Of The Interior
All U.S. Citizens - No previous Federal Service is required.
This is a TERM NTE 13 months. Work Schedule is Full Time. NOTE: This is an interdisciplinary position and can be filled in either the 401 or 408 series. The series of the position will be determined by the qualifications of the selectee.
Explore a new career with the BLM - where our people are our greatest natural resource. For additional information about the BLM, please visit Our website.
For information about the Medford District visit our website.
For information about the Medford and Rogue Valley area, visit their website. U.S. Citizenship is required. Be sure to read the How to Apply and Required Documents Sections. You cannot hold an active real estate license; nor can you have an interest or hold stocks in firms with interest in Federal Land. Direct Deposit Required. Security Clearance/Background Investigation is required. Serves on District, inter-District and interagency teams to implement agency and inter-agency Manuals, Handbooks, and national policies related to fire management and fire ecology. Serves as the technical expert for fire ecology on the Interdisciplinary Team for the Resource Management Plans (RMPs) for Western Oregon. Coordinates District/field office review and implementation of existing, new and proposed State and National environmental laws and regulations related to forestry, rangeland, ecosystem health, and fire management for potential/projected resource management impacts. Provides results of these reviews to District staff, as well as to State Office Branch of Fire and Aviation Management and other State Office staffs, as appropriate. Duties include: Collects ecological data in ecosystems with an emphasis on fire's inherent and current role and expected effects. Requires intensive field sampling and sophisticated computerized data analysis. The information becomes part of the database used for indexing, inventorying, and mapping fire ecology information, and for making recommendations for re-establishing fire or it's simulated effects in fire-dependent ecosystems. Assists resource specialists with the determination and formulation of long-term and short term fire and fuel management objectives for the Medford District and has responsibility for integrating fire ecology into Land and Resource Management Plan implementation activities, including NEPA analysis. Assists in the development of practical criteria for evaluating current and desired management conditions and trends in ecosystems and participates in watershed analysis of vegetative trends and fire risks, identifying areas that are not in harmony with inherent distrubance regimes and suggesting solutions. The Fire Ecologist simplifies technology transfer to land managers by summarizing, in a useful way, fire ecology research. This is accomplished by obtaining results of fire ecology research through timely literature review, correspondence, personal contacts, attendance at professional meetings and symposia, and coordination with the fire research community. Provides sound professional judgement and scientific knowledge to solve problems and recommend solutions with alternatives. May be required to attend meetings of technical and scientific groups at the local or regional level where fire ecology and ecosystem management are discussed. Summary of Requirements: You must meet all requirements as listed in the Qualifications Section of the announcement. Upon receipt of your complete application package, a review of your application will be made to ensure you meet the basic qualification requirements. Your rating will be based on your responses to the Job Specific Questionnaire and the information stated in your resume. If you meet the qualification requirements, you application will be placed in one of three categories: Best Qualified, Highly Qualified, or Qualified. Within these categories, applicants eligible for veteran's preference will receive selection priority over non-veterans. In addition, interviews may be conducted for this position. The interviews may be conducted on a pass/fail basis or may be scored. The job specific questions relate to the following knowledge, skills and abilities required to do the work of this position.
KSA's:
1. Mastery of the concepts, principles and practices of fire ecology.
2. Knowledge of planning systems, including scoping processes, reviewing procedures for technical adequacy, public participation, decisions and monitoring.
3. Knowledge of related resource fields such as ecology, soils, wildlife, fisheries, mining, grazing and recreation in order to evaluate ecology effects from a broad perspective.
4. Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing, including the ability to develop and make project related presentations to diverse audiences.
To preview questions please click here. BASIC EDUCATION REQUIREMENT:
For GS-401: Successful completion of a 4-year degree in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position, or a combination of education and experience--courses equivalent to a major, as shown above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
For GS-408: Successful completion of a 4-year degree in biology or related field of science underlying ecological research that included at least 30 semester hours in basic and applied biological sciences. These hours must have included at least 9 semester hours in ecology and 12 semester hours in physical and mathematical sciences.
OR Combination of education and
Experience: Courses equivalent to a major, as shown above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
In addition to meeting the basic requirements above, you must also meet the following specialized experience requirements:
Specialized Experience Requirement: In order to be rated as qualified for this position, we must be able to determine that you meet the specialized experience requirement - please be sure to include this information in your resume. To be creditable, this experience must have been equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade (GS-9 for the GS-11 level, and GS-11 for the GS-12 level) of the position to be filled.
Examples:
GS-12: Using knowledge of a wide range of principles, concepts, practices and methods of fire ecology as well as related resource fields such as soils, wildlife, fisheries, mining, grazing and recreation to review fire management issues for consistency with land management planning guidance and direction.
GS-11: Duties similar to those above but performed under closer supervision and with greater review of work products.
You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement.
If not currently in one of the advertised series, you will need to clearly state your undergraduate/graduate degree(s) and submit your college transcripts or a listing of your college courses that includes hours and grades. To receive consideration for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package, which includes ALL of the following items: 1. Your responses to the Assessment Questionnaire; 2. Your resume; and 3. Applicable supporting documents specified in the Required Documents section of this job announcement.
Click on the button Apply Online and login to MY USAJOBS.
If you haven't already registered with USAJOBS, the system will require you to create a user name and password, complete a questionnaire and upload, paste or type a resume into USAJOBS.
If you have already registered with USAJOBS and forgot your login information, select the Did you forget your username and/or password link from the right side menu.
Your application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM Eastern Time by the closing date of this announcement.
If you need assistance in applying on-line, please contact Lane Gaylord at or . If applying on-line poses a hardship for you (i.e. you do not have access to the internet) you must contact us prior to the closing date of the announcement for an alternative method of applying. In addition to the online application (resume and responses to the questionnaire), you are required to submit the following forms:
Copy of Transcripts or a list of college courses that include hours and grades from an accredited U.S. college/university. If your degree is from a Foreign Institution, See Foreign Education.
Veterans' Preference: If you are entitled to veterans' preference, you should indicate the level of veterans' preference you are claiming on your resume. Your veterans' preference entitlement will be adjudicated (verified) by the employing agency using the documents you provide.
For 0-point Sole survivorship veterans' preference (SSP), please provide the documentation you received granting this preference.
For 5-point veterans' preference, please provide your DD-214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty), official statement of service from your command if you are currently on active duty, or other official documentation (e.g., documentation of receipt of a campaign badge or expeditionary medal) that proves your military service was performed under honorable conditions.
For 10-point veterans' preference, please submit a Standard Form (SF) 15, Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference, DD-214, and the required documentation.
For more information on which type of preference is applicable please visit VetGuide.
Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) eligibles: documentation verifying your CTAP/ICTAP eligibility - this includes a copy of the agency notice and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level and duty location.
You may submit your documents either via Auto-Requested Fax or by uploading your documents from your USAJOBS Profile.
Auto-Requested Fax: allows you to submit required documentation that will be electronically displayed along with your resume.
UPLOADING DOCUMENTS: instead of faxing your documents you may use the uploading procedures thru Applicant Manager. Do not use both options.
Hard copy paper supplemental documents, submitted without prior Human Resources approval, will be considered as an incomplete application.
Required documentation must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time, on the closing date of this announcement. You will be notified of the status of your application as the qualification review process is conducted.
You may also check the status of your application by viewing your MY USAJOBs account. SELECTIVE SERVICE: Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must certify that they have registered with the Selective Service System, or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. To register or verify your registration go to the Selective Service System website.
This is a term position for which all qualified U.S. citizens with or without Federal Status may apply and be considered. Appointment to this position will not convey permanent status in the Federal service, and will be for a period not-to-exceed 13 months with possible extension up to a total of 4 years (or longer if approved by the Office of Personnel Management) without re-announcement.
May require completion of a 1 year trial period.
Travel and relocation expenses will not be paid by the Department of the Interior. Any travel, transportation and relocation expenses associated with reporting for duty in this position will be the responsibility of the selected employee.
Government facilities are required to provide a smoke free environment for their employees. Smoking will be permitted only in designated areas.
Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP): CTAP provides eligible surplus and displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. Information about CTAP/ICTAP eligibility is available from OPM's Career Transition Resources website at CTAP or ICTAP. If your agency has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration or that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) This vacancy is within your CTAP/ICTAP eligibility; 2) You apply under the instructions in this announcement; and 3) You are found well-qualified for this vacancy. You must provide proof of eligibility with your application to receive selection priority. Such proof may include a copy of your written notification of CTAP/ICTAP eligibility, or a copy of your separation personnel action form. CTAP and ICTAP eligibles will be considered well qualified if they fall within the Highly or Best Qualified categories on the rating criteria for this position. !benefits.hms?orgId=3&jnum;=110339Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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