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This position is a part of the Southwest Alaska Network (SWAN). Please visit SWAN's website for more information. Temporary positions not-to-exceed 1039 regular hours in a service year may be terminated sooner or extended depending on management needs. The typical seasonal entry-on-duty period for this position is May - October, but can be variable during these months due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding. Anticipated Entry on Duty: May, 2020. Government housing is available.
Major Duties
The National Park Service (NPS) serves as a steward for the preservation of America's national parks and their resources. In 1998, the NPS initiated a natural resource Inventory and Monitoring Program. The purpose of the program was to develop a baseline inventory of significant natural resources in national parks and to monitor these natural resources over time. The program includes more than 270 national parks organized into 32 networks. The Southwest Alaska Network (SWAN) consists of five Alaskan parks (Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve, Alagnak National Wild River, Katmai National Park and Preserve, Kenai Fjords National Park, and Lake Clark National Park and Preserve). The SWAN is hiring a seasonal crew member responsible for implementing its freshwater monitoring protocol in the field. The protocol covers a range of water quality and water quantity parameters (e.g., temperature, pH, turbidity, stage, discharge) measured in lakes and streams using various types of equipment (e.g., sondes, temperature loggers, pressure transducers, ADCPs). The crew member will also implement SWAN air quality and freshwater contaminants protocols. Previous motorized boat handling experience is a plus. For more information regarding SWAN monitoring, please see https://www.nps.gov/im/swan/monitoring.htm.Some specific duties of the job include:
- Collecting various types of hydrologic data in the field using standard methods, practices, and procedures;
- Using judgment to adjust the methods, practices, and procedures, when necessitated by conditions in the field;
- Calibrating, programing and troubleshooting electronic water quality/quantity data recording devices;
- Using standard computer software - including GIS and hydrologic database software - to input, retrieve, organize and summarize data;
- Undertaking quality control procedures to identify gaps and inconsistencies in data;
- Working with diverse individuals under a variety of conditions, including remote wilderness settings;
Qualifications
All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-01/10/2020-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST clearly indicate the nature of the duties and responsibilities for each position, starting and ending dates of employment (month/year), and the resume must reflect full and/or part-time or total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40+ hours a week, rather than indicating full-time). If part-time, the hours must be annotated to be able to pro-rate the amount of qualified specialized experience. To qualify for this position, you must possess one of the following minimum qualification by close of the announcement: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-04 level in Federal service that is directly related to the position to be filled. Examples of specialized experience for this position include the following types of duties: collecting field data for natural resource-based projects or studies; calibrating, programing and maintaining hydrologic monitoring equipment such as water quality sondes; using standard computer software applications to store, retrieve, organize and summarize data; communicating monitoring results in writing. -OR- EDUCATION: Successfully completed a four year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree with (a) major study in an appropriate field of science, engineering, construction, or industrial technology, or (b) that included at least 24 semester hours in any combination of the following course: engineering, industrial technology, construction drafting, surveying, physical science, biology or mathematics. -OR- A COMBINATION OF SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION AS DESCRIBED ABOVE: To combine education and experience, first take the number of semester hours (or equivalent), in excess of the first 60 semester hours earned towards your degree, and divide by 60 semester hours (or equivalent). Then take the number of months of full time experience and divide by 12 months. Add the two percentages. The total must equal at least 100 percent in order to meet this description. Volunteer 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.
Pay Range
$19.00 - $19.00