Biological Science Technician (Wildlife)
These positions support wildlife management and monitoring, with a primary emphasis on minimizing human-bear conflicts. Some specific duties include:
investigating and documenting human-bear conflicts; trapping, collaring, and radio tracking bears; hazing bears exhibiting undesirable behavior; collecting survival, biological, and reproductive data; assisting with euthanasia of bears involved in conflicts with humans; providing park visitors, contractors and employees with information to reduce human-wildlife conflicts and entering field data into computer databases.Work is performed primarily outdoors in the front-country (e.g., developed campgrounds, picnic areas, and along roadsides). Fieldwork will require walking, running, and cross-country hiking in mountainous terrain for extended periods, often in inclement or severe weather. Temperatures can exceed 100 degrees Fahrenheit and ozone levels exceed the California Health Standard of 0.09 ppm (parts per million) an average of one out of five days throughout much of the parks. Much of the work is performed after dark, when bears are most active, which will require late night through early morning work hours, including weekends and holidays. Occasional back-country field work may be required at remote locations in wilderness areas which will require hiking long distances carrying backpacks weighing up to 50 pounds. All qualifications must be met by 11:
59 EST when the 'applicant cut-off' is reached (which may be sooner than 01/10/2020). To qualify for this position at the GS-04 grade level, you must possess at least one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement:
Experience:
At least 6 months of general work experience AND 6 months of specialized work experience. Examples of specialized experience include but are not limited to:
performing research and monitoring activities for wildlife resources (specifically vertebrates), capturing and banding/tagging wildlife, safely traveling and orienteering in wilderness settings, and accurately collecting and recording biological data in a field setting. You must include hours per week worked. -OR- EDUCATION:
Successful completion of at least 2 full years of study above high school leading to a bachelor's degree with major study or at least 12 semester hours in any combination of scientific or technical courses such as wildlife management, biology, animal husbandry, chemistry, botany, entomology, physics, agriculture, or mathematics. The coursework MUST include at least 6 semester hours in wildlife management courses. You must include transcripts at the time of application. -OR- Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. To combine education and experience, first take the amount of completed post high school education requirement and convert it to a percentage. Then take the number of months of full time general experience and specialized experience and convert them into a percentage of each. Add the percentages together. The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. You must include transcripts at the time of application as well as hours worked per week. To qualify for this position at the GS-05 grade level, you must possess at least 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-04 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as:
assisting wildlife biologists with wildlife management including bear and other large carnivore species; trapping, tagging, collaring, and tracking large carnivores with radio telemetry (Qualifying species:
Cougars, Coyotes, Wolves, and Bears); writing reports on data collected; assisting in wildlife capture and immobilization; and organizing and preparing wildlife capture equipment. You must include hours per week worked. -OR- EDUCATION:
Successful completion of at least 4 full years of study above high school leading to a bachelor's degree with major study or at least 24 semester hours in any combination of scientific or technical courses such as wildlife management, biology, chemistry, statistics, entomology, animal husbandry, botany, physics, agriculture, or mathematics. The coursework MUST include at least 6 semester hours in wildlife management courses. You must include transcripts at the time of application. -OR- Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. Only education completed above the first 60 semester hours will count towards the qualifying amount of required education. For example, 6 months of the specialized experience described 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 above, of which at least 3 semester hours were in subjects related to this position (50% of the related coursework required). You must include transcripts at the time of application as well as hours worked per week. 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. No additional credit is given for overtime. In describing the nature of your duties (your experience), please be clear and concise. We will not make assumptions regarding your experience. The Office of Personnel Management Qualification Standards are available for review at:
https:
//www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/. ICTAP/CTAP Statement:
Current surplus and current or former displaced Federal individuals who have special prior ity selection rights under the Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) must be well qualified for the position to receive consideration for special priority selection. Well qualified means that the applicant meets the following:
OPM qualification standards for the position; all selective placement factors, where applicable; special qualifying conditions that OPM has approved for the position, where applicable; is physically qualified with reasonable accommodation, where appropriate to satisfactorily perform the duties of the position upon entry; and is rated by the organization at least at the well qualified level on all competencies.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
investigating and documenting human-bear conflicts; trapping, collaring, and radio tracking bears; hazing bears exhibiting undesirable behavior; collecting survival, biological, and reproductive data; assisting with euthanasia of bears involved in conflicts with humans; providing park visitors, contractors and employees with information to reduce human-wildlife conflicts and entering field data into computer databases.Work is performed primarily outdoors in the front-country (e.g., developed campgrounds, picnic areas, and along roadsides). Fieldwork will require walking, running, and cross-country hiking in mountainous terrain for extended periods, often in inclement or severe weather. Temperatures can exceed 100 degrees Fahrenheit and ozone levels exceed the California Health Standard of 0.09 ppm (parts per million) an average of one out of five days throughout much of the parks. Much of the work is performed after dark, when bears are most active, which will require late night through early morning work hours, including weekends and holidays. Occasional back-country field work may be required at remote locations in wilderness areas which will require hiking long distances carrying backpacks weighing up to 50 pounds. All qualifications must be met by 11:
59 EST when the 'applicant cut-off' is reached (which may be sooner than 01/10/2020). To qualify for this position at the GS-04 grade level, you must possess at least one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement:
Experience:
At least 6 months of general work experience AND 6 months of specialized work experience. Examples of specialized experience include but are not limited to:
performing research and monitoring activities for wildlife resources (specifically vertebrates), capturing and banding/tagging wildlife, safely traveling and orienteering in wilderness settings, and accurately collecting and recording biological data in a field setting. You must include hours per week worked. -OR- EDUCATION:
Successful completion of at least 2 full years of study above high school leading to a bachelor's degree with major study or at least 12 semester hours in any combination of scientific or technical courses such as wildlife management, biology, animal husbandry, chemistry, botany, entomology, physics, agriculture, or mathematics. The coursework MUST include at least 6 semester hours in wildlife management courses. You must include transcripts at the time of application. -OR- Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. To combine education and experience, first take the amount of completed post high school education requirement and convert it to a percentage. Then take the number of months of full time general experience and specialized experience and convert them into a percentage of each. Add the percentages together. The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. You must include transcripts at the time of application as well as hours worked per week. To qualify for this position at the GS-05 grade level, you must possess at least 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-04 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as:
assisting wildlife biologists with wildlife management including bear and other large carnivore species; trapping, tagging, collaring, and tracking large carnivores with radio telemetry (Qualifying species:
Cougars, Coyotes, Wolves, and Bears); writing reports on data collected; assisting in wildlife capture and immobilization; and organizing and preparing wildlife capture equipment. You must include hours per week worked. -OR- EDUCATION:
Successful completion of at least 4 full years of study above high school leading to a bachelor's degree with major study or at least 24 semester hours in any combination of scientific or technical courses such as wildlife management, biology, chemistry, statistics, entomology, animal husbandry, botany, physics, agriculture, or mathematics. The coursework MUST include at least 6 semester hours in wildlife management courses. You must include transcripts at the time of application. -OR- Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. Only education completed above the first 60 semester hours will count towards the qualifying amount of required education. For example, 6 months of the specialized experience described 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 above, of which at least 3 semester hours were in subjects related to this position (50% of the related coursework required). You must include transcripts at the time of application as well as hours worked per week. 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. No additional credit is given for overtime. In describing the nature of your duties (your experience), please be clear and concise. We will not make assumptions regarding your experience. The Office of Personnel Management Qualification Standards are available for review at:
https:
//www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/. ICTAP/CTAP Statement:
Current surplus and current or former displaced Federal individuals who have special prior ity selection rights under the Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) must be well qualified for the position to receive consideration for special priority selection. Well qualified means that the applicant meets the following:
OPM qualification standards for the position; all selective placement factors, where applicable; special qualifying conditions that OPM has approved for the position, where applicable; is physically qualified with reasonable accommodation, where appropriate to satisfactorily perform the duties of the position upon entry; and is rated by the organization at least at the well qualified level on all competencies.
- Department:
0404 Biological Science Technician - Salary Range:
$14.54 to $16.27 per hour
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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