Biological Science Tech

Summary

Positions are locate d at Indiana Dunes National Park. Indiana Dunes National Park is a 15,000-acre park located at the southern tip of Lake Michigan, approximately 45 miles southeast of Chicago, Illinois. The park is among the top 10 most visited National Park units annually.

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Duties

Major Duties for the GS-7 position

Leads employees in the collection, inventory, processing, and reporting of data for one or several parks' fire ecology programs. Implements and leads remote field projects. 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 (., burn severity). 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. 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.

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