Biologist

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-06/24/2024-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.

To qualify for this position at the GS-09 grade level, you must possess both the following minimum education and minimum specialized experience qualifications by close of the announcement:

1. OPM's Basic educational requirement for the GS-0401 Series:
A - Degree: biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position.
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B - Combination of education and experience: Courses equivalent to a major, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

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2. Minimum Specialized Experience: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as: Collected field data using technical instruments to contribute to the resources inventory; Implemented restoration or mitigation actions and projects; Participated as a team member to accomplish natural resource objectives; Monitored, measured and/or reported on condition of resources to advise on natural resource projects; Wrote text to provide input on projects for leadership and other staff; and/or Led employees by identifying, distributing, and balancing the workload and tasks in accordance with established workflow and skill level. You must include hours per week worked.
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Education: Successful completion of at least a master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree in a related field. You must include transcripts.
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Successful completion of an equivalent combination of specialized experience and education (only graduate education in excess of 18 semester hours may be used to qualify applicants for this grade level, related to the position). The education and experience demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. 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.