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This position is located in Manassas National Battlefield Park, in the Resource Management Division.
Major Duties
- Control exotic invasive plants through the use of chemical and manual methods.
- Collect field data contributing to the basic and natural or cultural resources inventory of a park.
- Monitor and report on the condition of the resources of the park.
- Investigate cultural sites, natural resources, historic scenes to identify or protect them properly.
- Coordinate the Integrated Management Program including inspections and reports on buildings, treatment of exotic plants and animals.
- Write text and/or prepare illustrations as input to projects of higher-graded professionals.
- Identify species or cultural objects or sites
- Manage actions that affect the restoration programs, park developments, and visitor dispersal strategies.
- Operate and perform limited maintenance on a variety of equipment.
- Measure the impact and effectiveness of management actions that affect resources.
Qualifications
To qualify for this position at the GS-07 grade level, you must possess the following qualifications by close of the announcement: Basic Requirements:
Degree: in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position.
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Combination of education and experience: Combination of education and experience that included course work equivalent to a major (i.e. 24 semester hours) in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or a discipline closely related to biology, PLUS appropriate experience or additional course work. In addition to the Basic Requirements you must also meet the specialized experience requirements: Experience: At least one (1) year of specialized experience directly related to the duties of the position at the GS-05 grade level under the General Schedule (GS) or equivalent under other pay systems. Specialized experience include but is not limited to: knowledge of biological ecosystems including soils, aquatic systems, native flora, and fauna, and their associated habitat requirements in order to effectively implement scientifically credible inventory, monitoring, mitigation, and protection programs. Manage the collection and summation of data, and accomplish data analysis in a way that meets acceptable standards. Generate reports using computer hardware, software and applications. Insure that documents are well written and easily understood in order to share information with others. Monitor natural resources according to NPS regulations and policies.
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Education: 1 year of graduate-level education or superior academic achievement One year of full-time graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours that the school attended has determined to represent 1 year of full-time study. If that number cannot be obtained from the school, 18 semester hours should be considered an academic year of graduate study. Part-time graduate education is creditable in accordance with its relationship to a year of full-time study at the school attended. PLEASE NOTE: If you are using education to qualify you must document your course work and/or degree completed in your resume or other application materials you submit. You must submit a copy of your transcripts or a complete list of college courses taken that identifies for each course the college or university, semester or quarter hours earned, grade received, and date completed. If you are qualifying based on education and you do not submit specific course work information as described previously, your application will be rated not qualified for consideration. (A copy of your official transcripts will be required before entrance on duty, if selected).
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Combination Education/Experience: A combination of education and experience equaling 100% of the qualifications requirement. PLEASE NOTE: If you are using education to qualify you must document your course work and/or degree completed in your resume or other application materials you submit. You must submit a copy of your transcripts or a complete list of college courses taken that identifies for each course the college or university, semester or quarter hours earned, grade received, and date completed. If you are qualifying based on education and you do not submit specific course work information as described previously, your application will be rated not qualified for consideration. (A copy of your official transcripts will be required before entrance on duty, if selected). 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".
Pay Range
$47,016.00 - $61,122.00