Biological Science Tech

3 weeks ago

Van Buren, United States Department Of The Interior Full time
Summary

This position is located in Ozark National Scenic Riverways, in the Resource Management Division. For information on the duties of the position contact: Jamie Ladner @ jamie_ladner@nps.gov.



Duties

Major Duties for the GS-06:

  • Performs daily collection of fire ecology plot data, may provide input on project level monitoring plans, enters data into a centralized database.
  • Collects and identifies grasses, herbs, shrubs, and trees to species.
  • Collects, organizes, manages, and ensures quality control of field data using standardized data collection procedures.
  • Collects geospatial data, creates project maps, navigates to predetermined field points, and records field locations using a variety of GPS devices.
  • Establishes monitoring plots in a variety of vegetation/fuel types in accordance with established guidelines.
  • Measures a variety of ecological attributes in monitoring plots including vegetation structure, plant species composition, soil properties, and wildfire metrics (i.e., burn severity).
  • Enters natural resource field data into a computer using customized software. Routinely performs data error checking, quality-control, and performs simple to complex statistical analyses.
  • Composes summaries of collected field data and field activities in annual and other written reports. Communicates ecological information to a variety of audiences.
  • May perform duties of prescribed fire operations, wildland fire assignments and/or additional projects if qualified and as needed.
  • Establishes monitoring plots in a variety of vegetation/fuel types in accordance with established guidelines.

Additional Duties for the GS-07:

  • Leads employees in the collection, inventory, processing, and reporting of data for one or several parks' fire ecology programs.
  • Implements and supervises remote field projects, including the use of helicopters, fixed-wing aircraft, and boats.
  • May monitor flame length and rate-of-spread by being in close proximity to wildland fires in order to prepare fire behavior monitoring documentation forms.
Duties will be developmental in nature when filled below the full performance level.

This Biological Science Technician (Fire Effects Monitor) position performs wildland firefighter collateral duties, and an Incident Qualification Card (Red Card) for an arduous duty position is required within one year of entry on duty.
  • You will be required to submit to a drug test and receive a negative drug test result prior to collateral fire fighting duties. In addition, this position is subject to random testing for illegal drug use.
  • Collateral duties: You will be required to meet the National Interagency Incident Management System Wildland Fire Qualification System Guide (PMS 310-1) requirements for any arduous duty position.
  • Collateral duties: You will be required to meet the Federal lnteragency Wildland Firefighter Medical Qualification Standards for arduous duty wildland firefighting.
  • Collateral duties: You will be required to attain and maintain the prerequisite physical stamina and strength needed to perform rigorous duties and must pass the Work Capacity Test at the arduous level annually.

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