Bio Science Tech (Plants)

This position is located in BLM Oregon State Office. The position may be filled in the Medford District Office, Medford, OR or Siuslaw Field Office, Springfield, OR. The purpose is to accomplish duties in support of botany programs.

Qualifications:

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience. If qualifying based on education, a copy of your unofficial transcripts must be provided with your application.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: To be considered minimally qualified for this position, you must demonstrate that you have the required specialized experience and/or education for the respective grade level in which you are applying:

Specialized Experience:Applicants must have one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-06 grade level in the Federal service (obtained either in the private or public sectors) performing the following: (1) collecting data relating to plant species; (2) entering field data into computerized databases.; (3) reading maps and using Global Positioning Systems (GPS) equipment to determine locations; (4) conducting inventories or studies of plant species.

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Education: Successful completion of one full year of graduate level education in a field directly related to the work of the position, such as biology, chemistry, statistics, botany, physics, agriculture, or mathematics.

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Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) by 18. Add the two percentages.

Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. If your resume does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s).

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.

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".

Responsibilities:

Major duties include planning and conducting botany inventories and studies which are similar to previous such efforts, analyzing inventory or study data, and preparing data so as to be suitable for inclusion in plans or study reports. Collects ecological site information for sensitive, threatened, or endangered plants as well as population distributions, condition, trend, associated species, landform of occurrence, geology, and soil type to determine factors limiting distribution and potential for enhancement through management measures. Serves as Crew Lead for specific projects. Compiles data into appropriate reports. Enters and retrieves data from automated databases.

Salary : $46,696 - $60,703