Biological Science Technician (General)
This position is in the Resource Management Division. The primary purpose of this position is to perform a wide variety of field activities related to the management of culturally significant agricultural fields under special use permits to include cool season and warm season grass establishment, invasive exotic plant and animal eradication, facilitate resource management and research activities, collect and organize field data, and perform prescribed and wildland fire as needed. Assist professionals and partners in agricultural field restoration activities related to the agricultural special use program to include calibrating, operating and maintaining tractors, bush hog, skid steer mulcher, no-till drills, UTV, chainsaw and other equipment as required. Assist in the removal of encroached woody vegetation and planting cool season or native warm season grasses. Serves as point of contact and provide logistical support and area orientation to multiple contractors, vendors and cooperating natural resource managers and scientists. Collect and organize field data; make field observations of natural resource conditions to include vegetation identification of native plants and invasive-exotic plant species; implement control procedures of nonnative plants, and assist in research and survey activities related to native and nonnative species to include feral hog monitoring and/or eradication. Utilize a variety of computer programs to compile, reduce, store, retrieve, and report data and other resource management information, including ArcMap and GIS. Prepare a wide variety of correspondence, internal reports, and other documents from information obtained from field work, data collection, files and other sources. Assist with prescribed fire operations. On a routine basis be able to lift at least 50 lbs. Will be subject to medical examination and work capacity test for arduous positions. Attend training sessions as needed. Area Information:
Ozark National Scenic Riverways is located in the heart of the Ozark Highlands of Missouri, in the southeastern portion of the state on the Current and Jack's Fork Rivers. The park features 134 miles of crystal clear, spring-fed rivers that are flanked by scenic bluffs and numerous springs and caves. Outdoor recreational activities abound and include canoeing, tubing, fishing, hunting, swimming, and hiking. The duty station for this position is Van Buren, Missouri. Limited shopping, medical, and dental are available. For more shopping, medical, dental, and entertainment Poplar Bluff, Missouri is approximately 40 miles east of Van Buren. Summers are hot and humid and winters are normally mild. For more information about the Park visit our website:
www.nps.gov/ozar. For more information about Missouri visit our state website:
www.visitmo.com. All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-12/16/2019-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-5 grade level, you must possess one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement:
Experience:
At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-4 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as:
performing biological science tasks common to natural resource management, supporting professionals, collecting and organizing field data. Ensure adequate quality control of data collected and records data and provides preliminary assessment and classification of the information. Evaluates observed conditions and problems, and makes preliminary determinations on the case of problems noted. You must include hours per week worked. -OR- EDUCATION:
Successful completion of at least four years of education above high school (120 semester hour or 180 quarter hours) leading to a bachelor's degree with major study or 24 semester hours of course work in a related field of scientific or technical study, such as in biology, chemistry, statistics, entomology, animal husbandry, botany, physics, agriculture, or mathematics, or in wildlife ecology, wildlife management, wildlife biology, or other directly-related subject matter. (At least 6 semester hours of this coursework was in biology or botany-related subjects.) You must include transcripts. -OR- Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. NOTE:
Only education in excess of the first 60 semester hours of a course of study leading to a bachelor's degree is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirements. Two full academic years of study, or 60 semester hours, beyond the second year is equivalent to l year of specialized experience. For example, I have 6 months of the specialized experience described in A above (50% of the experience requirement), and 3 years of college study from an accredited institution (50% of the qualifying education) which included at least 12 semester hours of related coursework as specified in B above of which at least 3 semester hours was in plant or botany-related subjects (50% of the related coursework required). 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.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
Ozark National Scenic Riverways is located in the heart of the Ozark Highlands of Missouri, in the southeastern portion of the state on the Current and Jack's Fork Rivers. The park features 134 miles of crystal clear, spring-fed rivers that are flanked by scenic bluffs and numerous springs and caves. Outdoor recreational activities abound and include canoeing, tubing, fishing, hunting, swimming, and hiking. The duty station for this position is Van Buren, Missouri. Limited shopping, medical, and dental are available. For more shopping, medical, dental, and entertainment Poplar Bluff, Missouri is approximately 40 miles east of Van Buren. Summers are hot and humid and winters are normally mild. For more information about the Park visit our website:
www.nps.gov/ozar. For more information about Missouri visit our state website:
www.visitmo.com. All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-12/16/2019-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-5 grade level, you must possess one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement:
Experience:
At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-4 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as:
performing biological science tasks common to natural resource management, supporting professionals, collecting and organizing field data. Ensure adequate quality control of data collected and records data and provides preliminary assessment and classification of the information. Evaluates observed conditions and problems, and makes preliminary determinations on the case of problems noted. You must include hours per week worked. -OR- EDUCATION:
Successful completion of at least four years of education above high school (120 semester hour or 180 quarter hours) leading to a bachelor's degree with major study or 24 semester hours of course work in a related field of scientific or technical study, such as in biology, chemistry, statistics, entomology, animal husbandry, botany, physics, agriculture, or mathematics, or in wildlife ecology, wildlife management, wildlife biology, or other directly-related subject matter. (At least 6 semester hours of this coursework was in biology or botany-related subjects.) You must include transcripts. -OR- Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. NOTE:
Only education in excess of the first 60 semester hours of a course of study leading to a bachelor's degree is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirements. Two full academic years of study, or 60 semester hours, beyond the second year is equivalent to l year of specialized experience. For example, I have 6 months of the specialized experience described in A above (50% of the experience requirement), and 3 years of college study from an accredited institution (50% of the qualifying education) which included at least 12 semester hours of related coursework as specified in B above of which at least 3 semester hours was in plant or botany-related subjects (50% of the related coursework required). 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.
- Department:
0404 Biological Science Technician - Salary Range:
$33,949 to $44,130 per year
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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