Biological Scientist

The incumbent serves as a Natural Resources Staff Officer with responsibility for planning, managing, coordinating, reviewing, and reporting for several natural resources on the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests and National Forests in Texas.

For additional information about the duties of this position, please contact:
Gainesville, GA - Danielle Monroe at 770-297-3055 or danielle.monroe@usda.gov
Lufkin, TX - Kimpton Cooper at 936-639-8506 or kimpton.cooper@usda.gov

Qualifications:

In order to qualify, you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the closing date of the announcement. For more information on the qualifications for this position, visit the Office of Personnel Management's General Schedule Qualification Standards.

Your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements. Transcripts must be provided for qualifications based on education. Provide course descriptions as necessary.

Basic Requirement:
GS-0401 Series
Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement as defined below. For more information on the qualifications for this position, go to: http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/standards/IORs/gs0400/0401.htm

Degree: Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree that included a major field of study in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position.
OR
Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree in a major field of study that included 24 semester hours in course work in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position. Related course work generally refers to courses that may be accepted as part of the program major.
OR
Combination of education and experience that included 24 semester hours in course work in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position, AND experience sufficient to demonstrate that I possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform work in the occupation that is comparable to that normally acquired through the successful completion of a full 4-year course of study with a major in the appropriate field needed to perform the work of the occupation.

In addition to meeting the basic requirement, you must also possess experience and/or directly related education in the amounts listed below.

Specialized Experience Requirement:
For the GS-13 level: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 level. Qualifying specialized experience is defined as having two or more of the following: Assisted in the management of soils, watershed, wildlife, fisheries, range, botany, timber, fire, fuels, or threatened and endangered resources; Prepared long-range functional resource and fiscal plans to ensure compliance with land management planning policies and regulations; Reviewed and evaluated the efficiency and effectiveness of land management programs and made recommendations for improvement; Assisted in the long-range resource planning, program direction, coordination and evaluation of the wildlife, fisheries, plants, vegetation management, fire, fuels, soil, water and range programs and their related activities.

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.

TIME IN GRADE REQUIREMENT: If you are a current federal employee in the General Schedule (GS) pay plan and applying for a promotion opportunity, you must meet time-in-grade (TIG) requirements of 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled. This requirement must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

Salary : $98,496 - $128,043