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The Branch Chief position is located within the U.S. Army Research and Development Center (ERDC), Environmental Laboratory, Ecosystem Evaluation Engineering Division, Aquatic Ecology & Invasive Species Branch. This position may be filled as a Supervisory Biologist, Supervisory Soil Scientist, Supervisory Physical Scientist, Supervisory Architect, or Supervisory Civil Engineer.
Major Duties
- Serves as Chief, Aquatic Ecology and Invasive Species Branch, under the general supervision of Chief, Ecosystem Evaluation and Engineering Division, Environmental Laboratory.
- Responsible for developing, planning, and executing a broad program of multidisciplinary environmental and environmentally related research.
- Participates in organizational strategic planning for the branch and translates these initiatives into prioritized branch actions.
- Supervises research staff in scoping, scheduling, budgeting, resourcing, and execution on environmental systems and processes composed of and related to aquatic ecology and invasive species.
- Responsible for selecting and supervising competent team leaders and/or principal investigators for in-house research projects and for ensuring that research results meet sponsors' objectives within allotted time and funding.
- Develops new research programs within the group's mission and works with team leaders to maintain adequate funding to support the personnel and facilities required to accomplish the mission.
- Makes assignments and gives technical instructions to team leaders, establishes constraints and priorities, and makes decisions as necessary to guide and control the work.
- Reviews proposals and scopes of work developed by branch personnel and directs and manages field, laboratory, and office work.
- Directs and reviews the development and production of technical reports and other forms of technology transfer for sponsoring offices, other agencies, and the scientific community.
- Attends conferences with superiors, sponsoring officials, consultants, and others for reports on progress, discussion of general and specific problems, formulation of plans, etc.
- Provides advisory, consulting, and reviewing service to assist in conduct of special staff studies designed to establish and enhance capabilities and programs in environmental processes.
- Prepares technical reports, miscellaneous papers, and other authoritative literature on assigned subjects.
Qualifications
Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Department of Army Civilian EmployeesDomestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligibleReinstatementVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the educational or experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Basic Education Requirement for 0401 Series: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0400/general-natural-resources-management-and-biological-sciences-series-0401/Basic Education Requirement for 0470 Series: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0400/soil-science-series-0470/Basic Education Requirements for 1301 Series: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1300/general-physical-science-series-1301/Basic Education Requirements for 0808 Series: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/architecture-series-0808/Basic Education Requirements for 0810 Series: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdfIn addition to meeting the basic requirement above to qualify for this position, you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes scoping, planning and leading multidisciplinary research activities; scheduling, budgeting, resourcing studies of systems and processes related to developing new technology and research; and experience conducting research in the areas of aquatic ecology or invasive species research. The definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service DB-02 (GS-11). OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages.
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
CommunicationsFishery BiologyInfluencing/NegotiatingLeadershipPlanning and Evaluating This position is covered by the Science and Technology Laboratory Personnel Management Demonstration Project and this pay band includes the General Schedule grade equivalent to GS-12-14. To qualify for DB-04 level applicants must possess general experience equivalent to the DB-01 level or GS-11 grade level. In accordance with the Federal Register Vol. 63, No. 57, dated March 25, 1998, an employee of the Laboratory Demonstration project must have a current average performance score of 2.5 or above in order to be selected for promotion. All applicants currently employed under a Laboratory Demonstration Project must include their most recent performance appraisal score as part of their electronic resume. If you are a Lab Demo employee submitting your resume for the first time, or if you have previously submitted your resume without your most recent score, you must submit your resume now with the following statement to be included in the section on your training: Current Performance Rating 2.5. Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-11). All qualification requirements, including time after competitive appointment, must be met by the closing date of this announcement." This announcement MAY be used to fill like vacancies six months from the closing date.
Pay Range
$76,721.00 - $140,146.00