Job Summary

This is a Direct Hire Public Notice. Please read this Public Notice in its entirety prior tosubmitting your application for consideration. Category Rating, Veterans Preference and traditional rating and ranking of applicants do not apply to this Public Notice. This position is located in the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office (GARFO), Habitat Conservation Division (HCD) with one vacancy in Annapolis, MD.

Major Duties

Qualifications

Qualification requirements in the vacancy announcements are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook, which contains federal qualification standards. This handbook is available on the Office of Personnel Management's website located at:https://www.opm.gov/policy.BASIC REQUIREMENTS:This position has a positive Education Requirement in addition to at least one year of Specialized Experience OR substitution of education for experience OR combination (if applicable) in order to be found minimally qualified. Transcripts must be submitted with your application package. You MUST meet the following requirements:EDUCATION:

To qualify at the 0401 series:This position requires applicants to meet the Basic Education Requirement in addition to at least one year of specialized experience in order to be found minimally qualified. You MUST meet one of the following basic education requirements.

A. DEGREE: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, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

AND

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. This experience need not have been in the federal government.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.To qualify at theZP-3 or GS-11 level:In additionto meeting the Basic Requirements above, applicants must also possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the ZP-2 or GS-09in the Federal service. Specialized experience MUST include all of the following: Contributing to the analysis of technical environmental impact evaluations that include coastal development for the conservation of marine fish habitat and other aquatic resources;

Assisting to implement policies and regulations under the Magnuson Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and other appropriate legislations; and

Helping to coordinate with scientific organizations to promote stewardship of living marine resources and habitats. ORSUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION:3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree.ORCOMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:A combination of education and experience listed above.

Note: Only graduate education in excess of two years is qualifying for combination.

Pay Range

$72,030.00 - $112,240.00

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