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Summary This position is located in Katmai National Park and Preserve in the Natural Resource Management Division. This is a Career-Seasonal appointment which is a permanent position that include the same benefits as Career appointments, but do not provide work on a year-round basis. You will work from approximately the beginning of February thru the beginning of December annually, and you will be in a non-pay status for the remainder of the year, annually. Responsibilities Duties include but are not limited to the following: Oversees research, submits proposals, develops collaborations. Serves as a Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COR) and/or Agreement Technical Representative (ATR). Writes and refines protocols to examine status and trends of wildlife populations. Lead fieldwork planning. Implements statistically valid studies in remote locations; captures and handles wildlife in hazardous subarctic and high alpine conditions. Lives in primitive camps where dangerous wildlife may occur. Surveys wildlife populations from fixed-wing aircraft. Enters, analyzes and checks quality of data. Evaluates protection, mitigation, and reintroduction programs. Uses GIS, image processing, statistical software, and data management systems. Prepares reports and presentations, peer-reviewed publications, and products for lay audiences. Provides credible information necessary for management decision making regarding wildlife. Develops scientifically credible protection, mitigation, and restoration projects. Coordinates the park's wildlife management strategies and programs with those on adjacent lands. Negotiates cooperative and interagency agreements. Develops and prepares major sections of park management plans dealing with wildlife resources. Prepares action plans needed to manage the wildlife component of natural systems and managed landscapes. Manage budgets and subordinate personnel. Develop and administer financial arrangements. May carry out program management duties by developing work plans and schedules, scopes of work, and cost estimates. May prepare environmental compliance documentation. Represents superintendent and park on regional task groups. Develops liaisons with related groups and agencies to facilitate cooperative regional management strategies. Attends management and professional conferences. Government housing may be available. Please visit find a park for additional park information. Requirements Conditions of Employment U.S. Citizenship required. Subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication. Must meet Selective Service Registration Act requirement for males. Any individual who is currently holding, or has held within the previous 52 weeks, a General Schedule position under non-temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service, must meet time-in-grade requirements (must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade or equivalent in the Federal service); with few exceptions as outlined in 5 CFR 300.603(b). Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointments. Time-in-grade does not apply to new excepted service appointments and must be met by the closing date of this announcement. If you are a new employee and/or supervisor in the Federal government, you will be required to complete a one-year probationary period. Required to submit to a drug test and receive a negative drug test result prior to appointment. In addition, this position is subject to random testing for illegal drug use. Required to carry a non-law enforcement firearm as a collateral duty for protection from animals in the backcountry. Under certain provisions of the Federal Gun Act, any person who has been convicted of a qualifying crime of domestic violence or who is subject to a qualifying protection order is prohibited from possessing firearms or ammunition. 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. May be required to complete training and operate a four-wheel drive vehicle. Required to operate a small watercraft less than 26 feet in length. Operation includes transport of personnel (including visitors), tools, and materials/supplies to job/work sites. May be required to obtain a Department of Interior Motorboat Operator Certification Course (DOI-MOCC) certificate. Required to wear a uniform and comply with the National Park Service uniform standards. A uniform allowance will be provided. "Requirements" continue in the "Qualifications" section below. Qualifications All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-07/10/2024-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 for each federal position listed as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of qualifying experience that you will be granted. An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees, your resume must state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience. Failure to adequately provide information needed to determine number of hours worked in each position may result in that time not being credited when evaluating qualifying 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. To qualify for this position, you must possess one of the following basic requirements by close of the announcement: A degree in biological science that included at least 9 semester hours in wildlife subjects such as mammalogy, ornithology, animal ecology, wildlife management, or research courses in the field of wildlife biology; and at least 12 semester hours in zoology in such subjects as general zoology, invertebrate zoology, vertebrate zoology, comparative anatomy, physiology, genetics, ecology, cellular biology, parasitology, entomology, or research courses in such subjects (excess courses in wildlife biology may be used to meet the zoology requirements where appropriate); and at least 9 semester hours in botany or the related plant sciences. You must include a copy of your transcripts with your application and the hours worked per week in your resume. -OR- A combination of education and experience equivalent to a major in biological science (i.e., at least 30 semester hours), with at least 9 semester hours in wildlife subjects, 12 semester hours in zoology, and 9 semester hours in botany or related plant science, as shown above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. You must include a copy of your transcripts with your application and the hours worked per week in your resume. In addition to the above basic requirements, to qualify for this position at the GS-11 grade level, you must possess one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: At least one year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-09 grade level in the federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Examples of specialized experience include applying concepts and methods of wildlife management; planning, managing, and conducting wildlife research projects; disseminating results from studies relating to wildlife biology or management; planning and managing data acquisition and analysis for wildlife and natural resource projects with spatial data. You must include hours worked per week in your resume. -OR- EDUCATION: At least three years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree. You must include a copy of your transcripts with your application and the hours worked per week in your resume. -OR- A COMBINATION OF SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: To calculate your percentage of qualifying graduate education, divide your number of credit hours in excess of 36 semester hours (or 54 quarter hours) by 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) or the number your school uses to represent one year of full time graduate academic study. To calculate your percentage of experience, divide your months of qualifying specialized experience by 12. Add the two percentages. They must equal at least 100% to qualify using this option. You must include a copy of your transcripts with your application and the hours worked per week in your resume. Volunteer 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. Continued "Requirements:" Required to participate in the Direct Deposit Electronics Funds Transfer Program. May be required to work on-call, evenings, weekends, holidays and overtime. May be required to travel overnight away from home up to 5 nights per month. May be required to complete training and obtain/maintain a government charge card with travel and/or purchase authority. This position is subject to annual financial disclosure reporting, and you will be required to complete a new entrant Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 450) within 30 days of your appointment, as applicable. 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. 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. Pay is subject to annual review and adjustment. This announcement may be used to fill additional positions if identical vacancies occur within 90 days of the issue date of the referral certificate. The duties of this position are suitable for situational telework or during an emergency or natural disaster, with prior supervisory approval. Relocation expenses are not authorized. Any travel, transportation and relocation expenses will be the responsibility of the selected employee. Physical Demands: The position may require strenuous physical activity including periods of standing, walking, climbing, lifting and carrying heavy objects. Some activities will occur in physically dangerous areas or settings. 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, fire lines, arctic environments, swamps, deserts, and forests. Flying in fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters is possible. Documentation for the Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA) eligibility: You must submit ALL SF-50s and performance information for each period of temporary/term employment that qualifies for LMWFA. Performance documentation can be obtained by contacting the supervisors for the positions you served in during your 24 months. If they did not complete performance appraisals, ask them to provide a statement of performance for each period of service. The statement must specify the dates for each employment period and your level of performance consistent with your SF-50s. A Recruitment Incentive May Be Authorized for a newly selected employee when appointed to a permanent, temporary, or term position. A Federal employee who is transferring to the National Park Service from another component, bureau or Federal agency and who does not meet the conditions under 5 CFR §575.102 is not eligible for a recruitment incentive. A Relocation Incentive May Be Authorized for a Federal employee when the employee must move, as directed by the National Park Service (NPS) either through a management directed reassignment or selection for employment, to a different location at least 50 miles away from the one where his/her position of record held at time of selection is currently located, due to a need of the NPS. A relocation incentive is not the same as a Permanent Change of Station (PCS) move and, as such, may be granted in conjunction with one another.