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These positions are located at the Pacific Northwest Research Station in Portland, OR. These employees serve as Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) State Coordinators for the data collection team. There are two positions available. For additional information about the duties of this position, please contact Summer Dunn at 503-808-2071 or summer.l.dunn@usda.gov.
Major Duties
- Take an active role in promoting field crew safety (proper use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), aviation operations, safety briefings, etc.).
- Coordinate the collection of data on: forest type; stand size and stand age; land-use and ownership; natural and anthropogenic treatments and disturbances; tree attributes; shrubs and herbaceous vegetation; insects and disease; and soil hydrology.
- Collaborate with information management staff to set-up, test, and fix errors with data collection software and hardware.
- Develop, organize, and provide trainings to field staff to ensure quality data collection.
- Conduct surveys to obtain information on the effects of land management operations, land use, natural disturbances, and climate change on forest health and tree species populations, biomass, growth, harvest, and mortality.
- Participate on Forest Inventory and Analysis task teams to develop and implement forest inventory protocols and information management systems and promote data collection consistency.
- Plan and organize studies, or projects for a natural resource program, including cost/benefit analyses, methods to be used, timing, and coordination of staff both internal and external to the organization.
- Assures that safety and health hazard analysis and emergency action plans are completed as required.
- Establish performance requirements, and communicate performance elements and expectations to employees.
- Perform administrative and human resources management functions such as recommending promotion of employees, and participating in recruitment and hiring of applicants for vacant positions.
Qualifications
In order to qualify, you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the closing date of the announcement. For more information on the qualifications for this position, visit the Office of Personnel Management's General Schedule Qualification Standards. Your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements. Transcripts must be provided for qualifications based on education. Provide university course descriptions as necessary. Basic Requirement: GS-0401:
Degree: Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree that included a major field of study in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position.
OR
Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree in a major field of study that included 24 semester hours in course work in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position. Related course work generally refers to courses that may be accepted as part of the program major.
OR
Combination of education and experience that included 24 semester hours in course work in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position, AND experience sufficient to demonstrate that I possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform work in the occupation that is comparable to that normally acquired through the successful completion of a full 4-year course of study with a major in the appropriate field needed to perform the work of the occupation. In addition to meeting the basic requirement, you must also possess experience and/or directly related education in the amounts listed below. Specialized Experience Requirement: BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
0401 Series: Degree: Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree that included a major field of study in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position. OR
Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree in a major field of study that included 24 semester hours in course work in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position. Related course work generally refers to courses that may be accepted as part of the program major. OR
Combination of education and experience that included 24 semester hours in course work in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position, AND experience sufficient to demonstrate that I possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform work in the occupation that is comparable to that normally acquired through the successful completion of a full 4-year course of study with a major in the appropriate field needed to perform the work of the occupation. In addition to the requirements described above, the following additional education and/or experience are required for the grade(s) specified SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: GS 11 Level: One year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-09). To qualify at this grade level, your experience as documented in your resume must include 4 out of 5 of the following: --Conducting studies on the effects of land management operations, land use, natural disturbances, and climate change on indicators of forest health and tree species populations, biomass, growth, harvest, and mortality.
--Interpreting standard procedures and ensuring that collected forest data is in compliance with established protocol.
--Assisting with training forest inventory personnel to follow established guidelines in order to obtain multi-resource information.
--Assisting in coordinating analytical quality assurance by developing and implementing project management procedures, activities, and infrastructure, and designs tools and planning templates.
--Planning and assigning work to staff including prioritizing tasks, reviewing work and evaluating performance; and offering regular feedback on performance. OR
Applicants must have 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree (with coursework directly related to position being filled); OR
An appropriate combination of specialized experience and graduate level education
(beyond what is required for a master's degree, i.e., more than 36 semester hours leading to a Ph.D.). 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. TIME IN GRADE REQUIREMENT: If you are a current federal employee in the General Schedule (GS) pay plan and applying for a promotion opportunity, you must meet time-in-grade (TIG) requirements of 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled. This requirement must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
Pay Range
$68,309.00 - $88,801.00