Biologist / Fish Biologist - GS--14 (MP-DG)
Duties Summary What General Information Do I Need To Know About This Position? Learn more about this agency Responsibilities As a Biologist / Fish Biologist within the Ecosystems Fisheries Program, some of your specific duties will include:
Serves as technical staff expert on fisheries and aquatic species research in the USGS Ecosystems Mission Area.
Leads USGS fisheries and aquatic species research activities across Ecosystems Mission Area in collaboration with the Department and other agencies and organizations.
Develops and evaluates national science program strategies and activities in collaboration with other agencies and organizations to address fisheries and aquatic species research issues.
Prepares materials and communications to explain, support, advocate, and defend fisheries and aquatic species research in the USGS, The Department, the Office of Management and Budget, other agencies and organizations, and before Congressional staff and committees.
Manages and tracks the fisheries and aquatic species research budget, develops budget justifications and initiatives, establishes funding priorities, and ensures consistency with Ecosystem Mission Area goals.
Travel Required Occasional travel - Overnight travel of an average of up to 5 nights per month may be required.
Supervisory status No Promotion Potential 14 Requirements Conditions of Employment Applicants must be US Citizens.
Suitable for Federal employment, as determined by background investigation.
Selectee may be subject to serving a one-year probationary period.
More requirements are listed under Qualifications and Other Information.
Are There Any Special Requirements For This Position? This vacancy is limited to the first 50 applications received and will close at midnight Eastern Time on the day this application limit is reached regardless of the closing date specified in this vacancy announcement.
Any application received prior to midnight Eastern Time of the day the application limit is reached will be accepted and considered.
You are strongly encouraged to submit all required supporting documents at the time of application should the vacancy close earlier than stated in this announcement due to the applicant limit being reached.
Supporting documents will not be accepted once the vacancy announcement closes.
Because this position requires travel for official business, the selectee will be required to apply for a charge card within 30 calendar days of appointment.
Individuals who have delinquent account balances from a previous Government charge card will be required to satisfy their existing obligation before a new card can be issued.
A background investigation will be required for this position.
Continued employment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication.
Failure to successfully meet these requirements will be grounds for termination.
Throughout the recruitment and hiring process we will be communicating with you via email; therefore, it is imperative that the email address you provide when applying for this vacancy remains active.
Should your email address change, please notify the point of contact identified in the vacancy announcement as soon as possible so that we can update our system.
If you are a Federal employee applying for a promotion (under merit promotion procedures) you must meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of the announcement.
Qualifications For information on basic qualifications, which includes information on whether you may substitute education for specialized experience, please click on the following:
BIOLOGIST:
https:
//www.
usgs.
gov/about/organization/science-support/human-capital/biologist-gs-0401.
FISH BIOLOGIST:
https:
//www.
usgs.
gov/about/organization/science-support/human-capital/fishery-biologist-gs-0482 BIOLOGIST - GS-0401-14:
BASIC EDUCATION REQUIREMENT :
Applicants must meet A or B below to satisfy the basic education requirement for Biologist, all grade levels.
A.
Degree in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position.
OR B.
Combination of education and experience--courses equivalent to a major, as shown in A above (24 semester hours or the equivalent in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position), plus appropriate experience and/or additional education for a total of 4 years.
The education or combined education and experience must be comparable in type, scope and thoroughness to that acquired through successful completion of a 4-year course of study as described in A above.
In addition to the basic education requirements, you must have 1-year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level in the Federal service.
FOR GS-14 examples include:
1) planning and leading biology projects of substantial depth and/or breadth; 2) analyzing and interpreting biological related project data with novel and obscure problems and publishing or preparing results of findings; 3) developing new or significantly modified biological techniques, methods, or criteria; 4) providing advisory, planning, or reviewing services as a technical specialist on a biological issue.
For examples 1-4, the work provided wide latitude for the exercise of independent judgment to perform scientific work of marked difficulty and responsibility.
FISH BIOLOGIST - GS-0482-14:
BASIC EDUCATION REQUIREMENT :
Applicants must meet A or B below to satisfy the basic requirement for Fishery Biologist, all grade levels.
A.
Degree:
major in biological science that included:
at least 6 semester hours or the equivalent in aquatic subjects such as limnology, ichthyology, fishery biology, aquatic botany, aquatic fauna, oceanography, fish culture, or related courses in the field of fishery biology; and at least 12 semester hours or the equivalent in the animal sciences in such subjects as general zoology, vertebrate zoology, comparative anatomy, physiology, entomology, parasitology, ecology, cellular biology, genetics, or research in these fields.
(Excess course work in aquatic subjects may be used to meet this requirement when appropriate).
OR B.
Combination of education and experience-courses equivalent to a major in biological science (ie at least 30 semester hours or the equivalent), of which a minimum of 6 semester hours or the equivalent were in aquatic subjects and 12 semester hours or the equivalent were in the animal sciences, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience and/or additional education for a total of 4 years.
The education or combined education and experience must be comparable in type, scope, and thoroughness to that acquired through successful completion of a 4-year course of study as described in A above.
In addition to the basic education requirements, you must have 1-year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level in the Federal service.
FOR GS-14 examples include:
1) Providing technical leadership, staff level coordination or consultation for a major fishery program; resolving problems that are resistant to established practices; 2) Serving as an expert agency consultant with international, national, and State officials; 3) Conducting field investigations based on newly identified fishery program areas; planning/executing assignments, selecting appropriate techniques, determining project scope/approach.
You must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements for the position by the closing date of the announcement.
Education Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (eg Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (eg, 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.
Education completed in colleges or universities outside the United States may be used to meet the above requirements.
You must provide acceptable documentation that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States.
For more information on how foreign education is evaluated, visit:
https:
//www.
usgs.
gov/about/organization/science-support/human-capital/how-foreign-education-evaluated-federal-jobs.
Additional information Applicants who include vulgar, offensive, or inappropriate language or information in their application package will be ineligible for further consideration for this position.
Under Executive Order 11935, only United States citizens and nationals (residents of American Samoa and Swains Island) may compete for civil service jobs.
Agencies are permitted to hire non-citizens only in very limited circumstances where there are no qualified citizens available for the position.
USGS employees are subject to Title 43, USC Section 31(a) and may not:
(a) have any personal, private, direct or indirect interest in lands or mineral wealth of lands under survey; (b) have any substantial personal, private, direct or indirect interests in any private mining or mineral enterprise doing business with the United States; or (c) execute surveys or examinations for private parties or corporations.
The application contains information subject to the Privacy Act (PL 93-579, 5 USC 552a).
The information is used to determine qualifications for employment, and is authorized under Title 5, USC, Section 3302 and 3361.
DOI uses E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees.
To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, please visit www.
dhs.
gov/E-Verify.
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.
How You Will Be Evaluated You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
--Vacancy Related Questions:
As part of the online application process, you will need to respond to a series of questions designed to assess your possession of the following knowledge skills, abilities and/or competencies:
Scientific Knowledge Interpersonal Communication Program/Project Management Leadership and Supervision Teamwork Written Communications --Basis of rating:
You will be rated on the extent and quality of your experience, education, and training relevant to the duties of the position.
If you are eligible, you will receive a numerical rating based on your on-line responses to the application questions.
These responses must be substantiated by your resume.
If you do not respond to the application questions you may be rated ineligible.
--NOTE:
If it is determined that you have rated yourself higher than is supported in your description of experience and/or education as described in your resume/application, or that your resume or application is incomplete, you may be rated ineligible, not qualified, or your score may be lowered.
To preview questions please click here.
Background checks and security clearance Security clearance Not Required Drug test required No Required Documents --If this position requires specific educational course work to qualify, or you are qualifying based in whole or part on education, you are required to provide all unofficial transcripts (undergraduate, graduate, etc.
) or list of course work, which includes semester hours earned and grade received, by the closing date of this announcement or you will be disqualified from further consideration.
This proof may be faxed, document uploaded, or hand delivered to the servicing Human Resources Office (see Required Documents and/or Contact Information).
Please ensure that all documentation is legible.
-- If you are a current career or career-conditional Federal employee or former Federal employee who has reinstatement eligibility, you must submit a copy of a recent SF-50 Notification of Personnel Action documenting proof of competitive status, tenure, position title, occupational series, grade level and step by the closing date of this announcement or you will not receive consideration.
--If you are claiming CTAP/ICTAP eligibility, the Servicing Human Resources Office must receive proof by the closing date of this announcement that you meet the requirements of 5 CFR 330 Subpart F for CTAP and 5 CFR 330 Subpart G for ICTAP or you will not receive priority consideration.
This includes a copy of the agency notice, your most recent Performance Rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location.
Required documents may be faxed, uploaded, or hand delivered to the servicing Human Resources Office (see Contact Information).
If you are a CTAP or ICTAP eligible, you will be considered well qualified if you earn a minimum score of 85 (prior to the assignment of veteran's preference points).
For more information on CTAP/ICTAP please click here.
--If you are applying for this position based on eligibility under a special appointing authority, the Servicing Human Resources Office must receive proof of eligibility by the closing date of this announcement.
For additional information on special appointing authorities, visit:
https:
//www.
usgs.
gov/about/organization/science-support/human-capital/non-competitive-appointment-information --If you're applying as a current or former employee of a land management agency ie, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, US Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, or US Forest Service who is serving or previously served on a temporary or term appointment under the Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (see:
https:
//chcoc.
gov/content/implementing-policy-guidance-land-management-workforce-flexibility-act ), you must submit the following documentation by the closing date of this vacancy announcement in order to receive consideration:
SF-50(s), Notification of Personnel Action, that documents your service under competitive examining procedures in time limited appointments that totals 2 or more years at land management agencies; and Documentation of satisfactory performance such as performance evaluations or references by supervisors or other documents, eg, memorandums of record, whereas the supervisor documented an acceptable performance level.
--Required documents may be:
1)faxed to the Agency Contact (see Contact Information) 2)uploaded directly from your desktop 3)uploaded directly from your USAJOBS stored attachments 4)hand delivered to the servicing Human Resources Office (see Contact Information) -- Auto-Requested Fax :
allows you to submit required documentation that will be electronically displayed along with your resume.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the US Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications.
Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the US Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
Serves as technical staff expert on fisheries and aquatic species research in the USGS Ecosystems Mission Area.
Leads USGS fisheries and aquatic species research activities across Ecosystems Mission Area in collaboration with the Department and other agencies and organizations.
Develops and evaluates national science program strategies and activities in collaboration with other agencies and organizations to address fisheries and aquatic species research issues.
Prepares materials and communications to explain, support, advocate, and defend fisheries and aquatic species research in the USGS, The Department, the Office of Management and Budget, other agencies and organizations, and before Congressional staff and committees.
Manages and tracks the fisheries and aquatic species research budget, develops budget justifications and initiatives, establishes funding priorities, and ensures consistency with Ecosystem Mission Area goals.
Travel Required Occasional travel - Overnight travel of an average of up to 5 nights per month may be required.
Supervisory status No Promotion Potential 14 Requirements Conditions of Employment Applicants must be US Citizens.
Suitable for Federal employment, as determined by background investigation.
Selectee may be subject to serving a one-year probationary period.
More requirements are listed under Qualifications and Other Information.
Are There Any Special Requirements For This Position? This vacancy is limited to the first 50 applications received and will close at midnight Eastern Time on the day this application limit is reached regardless of the closing date specified in this vacancy announcement.
Any application received prior to midnight Eastern Time of the day the application limit is reached will be accepted and considered.
You are strongly encouraged to submit all required supporting documents at the time of application should the vacancy close earlier than stated in this announcement due to the applicant limit being reached.
Supporting documents will not be accepted once the vacancy announcement closes.
Because this position requires travel for official business, the selectee will be required to apply for a charge card within 30 calendar days of appointment.
Individuals who have delinquent account balances from a previous Government charge card will be required to satisfy their existing obligation before a new card can be issued.
A background investigation will be required for this position.
Continued employment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication.
Failure to successfully meet these requirements will be grounds for termination.
Throughout the recruitment and hiring process we will be communicating with you via email; therefore, it is imperative that the email address you provide when applying for this vacancy remains active.
Should your email address change, please notify the point of contact identified in the vacancy announcement as soon as possible so that we can update our system.
If you are a Federal employee applying for a promotion (under merit promotion procedures) you must meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of the announcement.
Qualifications For information on basic qualifications, which includes information on whether you may substitute education for specialized experience, please click on the following:
BIOLOGIST:
https:
//www.
usgs.
gov/about/organization/science-support/human-capital/biologist-gs-0401.
FISH BIOLOGIST:
https:
//www.
usgs.
gov/about/organization/science-support/human-capital/fishery-biologist-gs-0482 BIOLOGIST - GS-0401-14:
BASIC EDUCATION REQUIREMENT :
Applicants must meet A or B below to satisfy the basic education requirement for Biologist, all grade levels.
A.
Degree in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position.
OR B.
Combination of education and experience--courses equivalent to a major, as shown in A above (24 semester hours or the equivalent in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position), plus appropriate experience and/or additional education for a total of 4 years.
The education or combined education and experience must be comparable in type, scope and thoroughness to that acquired through successful completion of a 4-year course of study as described in A above.
In addition to the basic education requirements, you must have 1-year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level in the Federal service.
FOR GS-14 examples include:
1) planning and leading biology projects of substantial depth and/or breadth; 2) analyzing and interpreting biological related project data with novel and obscure problems and publishing or preparing results of findings; 3) developing new or significantly modified biological techniques, methods, or criteria; 4) providing advisory, planning, or reviewing services as a technical specialist on a biological issue.
For examples 1-4, the work provided wide latitude for the exercise of independent judgment to perform scientific work of marked difficulty and responsibility.
FISH BIOLOGIST - GS-0482-14:
BASIC EDUCATION REQUIREMENT :
Applicants must meet A or B below to satisfy the basic requirement for Fishery Biologist, all grade levels.
A.
Degree:
major in biological science that included:
at least 6 semester hours or the equivalent in aquatic subjects such as limnology, ichthyology, fishery biology, aquatic botany, aquatic fauna, oceanography, fish culture, or related courses in the field of fishery biology; and at least 12 semester hours or the equivalent in the animal sciences in such subjects as general zoology, vertebrate zoology, comparative anatomy, physiology, entomology, parasitology, ecology, cellular biology, genetics, or research in these fields.
(Excess course work in aquatic subjects may be used to meet this requirement when appropriate).
OR B.
Combination of education and experience-courses equivalent to a major in biological science (ie at least 30 semester hours or the equivalent), of which a minimum of 6 semester hours or the equivalent were in aquatic subjects and 12 semester hours or the equivalent were in the animal sciences, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience and/or additional education for a total of 4 years.
The education or combined education and experience must be comparable in type, scope, and thoroughness to that acquired through successful completion of a 4-year course of study as described in A above.
In addition to the basic education requirements, you must have 1-year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level in the Federal service.
FOR GS-14 examples include:
1) Providing technical leadership, staff level coordination or consultation for a major fishery program; resolving problems that are resistant to established practices; 2) Serving as an expert agency consultant with international, national, and State officials; 3) Conducting field investigations based on newly identified fishery program areas; planning/executing assignments, selecting appropriate techniques, determining project scope/approach.
You must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements for the position by the closing date of the announcement.
Education Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (eg Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (eg, 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.
Education completed in colleges or universities outside the United States may be used to meet the above requirements.
You must provide acceptable documentation that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States.
For more information on how foreign education is evaluated, visit:
https:
//www.
usgs.
gov/about/organization/science-support/human-capital/how-foreign-education-evaluated-federal-jobs.
Additional information Applicants who include vulgar, offensive, or inappropriate language or information in their application package will be ineligible for further consideration for this position.
Under Executive Order 11935, only United States citizens and nationals (residents of American Samoa and Swains Island) may compete for civil service jobs.
Agencies are permitted to hire non-citizens only in very limited circumstances where there are no qualified citizens available for the position.
USGS employees are subject to Title 43, USC Section 31(a) and may not:
(a) have any personal, private, direct or indirect interest in lands or mineral wealth of lands under survey; (b) have any substantial personal, private, direct or indirect interests in any private mining or mineral enterprise doing business with the United States; or (c) execute surveys or examinations for private parties or corporations.
The application contains information subject to the Privacy Act (PL 93-579, 5 USC 552a).
The information is used to determine qualifications for employment, and is authorized under Title 5, USC, Section 3302 and 3361.
DOI uses E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees.
To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, please visit www.
dhs.
gov/E-Verify.
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.
How You Will Be Evaluated You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
--Vacancy Related Questions:
As part of the online application process, you will need to respond to a series of questions designed to assess your possession of the following knowledge skills, abilities and/or competencies:
Scientific Knowledge Interpersonal Communication Program/Project Management Leadership and Supervision Teamwork Written Communications --Basis of rating:
You will be rated on the extent and quality of your experience, education, and training relevant to the duties of the position.
If you are eligible, you will receive a numerical rating based on your on-line responses to the application questions.
These responses must be substantiated by your resume.
If you do not respond to the application questions you may be rated ineligible.
--NOTE:
If it is determined that you have rated yourself higher than is supported in your description of experience and/or education as described in your resume/application, or that your resume or application is incomplete, you may be rated ineligible, not qualified, or your score may be lowered.
To preview questions please click here.
Background checks and security clearance Security clearance Not Required Drug test required No Required Documents --If this position requires specific educational course work to qualify, or you are qualifying based in whole or part on education, you are required to provide all unofficial transcripts (undergraduate, graduate, etc.
) or list of course work, which includes semester hours earned and grade received, by the closing date of this announcement or you will be disqualified from further consideration.
This proof may be faxed, document uploaded, or hand delivered to the servicing Human Resources Office (see Required Documents and/or Contact Information).
Please ensure that all documentation is legible.
-- If you are a current career or career-conditional Federal employee or former Federal employee who has reinstatement eligibility, you must submit a copy of a recent SF-50 Notification of Personnel Action documenting proof of competitive status, tenure, position title, occupational series, grade level and step by the closing date of this announcement or you will not receive consideration.
--If you are claiming CTAP/ICTAP eligibility, the Servicing Human Resources Office must receive proof by the closing date of this announcement that you meet the requirements of 5 CFR 330 Subpart F for CTAP and 5 CFR 330 Subpart G for ICTAP or you will not receive priority consideration.
This includes a copy of the agency notice, your most recent Performance Rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location.
Required documents may be faxed, uploaded, or hand delivered to the servicing Human Resources Office (see Contact Information).
If you are a CTAP or ICTAP eligible, you will be considered well qualified if you earn a minimum score of 85 (prior to the assignment of veteran's preference points).
For more information on CTAP/ICTAP please click here.
--If you are applying for this position based on eligibility under a special appointing authority, the Servicing Human Resources Office must receive proof of eligibility by the closing date of this announcement.
For additional information on special appointing authorities, visit:
https:
//www.
usgs.
gov/about/organization/science-support/human-capital/non-competitive-appointment-information --If you're applying as a current or former employee of a land management agency ie, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, US Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, or US Forest Service who is serving or previously served on a temporary or term appointment under the Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (see:
https:
//chcoc.
gov/content/implementing-policy-guidance-land-management-workforce-flexibility-act ), you must submit the following documentation by the closing date of this vacancy announcement in order to receive consideration:
SF-50(s), Notification of Personnel Action, that documents your service under competitive examining procedures in time limited appointments that totals 2 or more years at land management agencies; and Documentation of satisfactory performance such as performance evaluations or references by supervisors or other documents, eg, memorandums of record, whereas the supervisor documented an acceptable performance level.
--Required documents may be:
1)faxed to the Agency Contact (see Contact Information) 2)uploaded directly from your desktop 3)uploaded directly from your USAJOBS stored attachments 4)hand delivered to the servicing Human Resources Office (see Contact Information) -- Auto-Requested Fax :
allows you to submit required documentation that will be electronically displayed along with your resume.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the US Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications.
Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the US Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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