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Wildlife Biologist
2 months ago
**Duties**:
- The duties may include, but are not limited to:
- Assists cooperators in understanding of and compliance with the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA), Endangered Species Act, Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act, and other wildlife-related laws.
- May be required to take extensive training and recurrent training on wildlife damage or disease recognition, control methods, and techniques.
- Communicates safe and effective damage management techniques through outreach and other channels to the general public.
- Assists other WS employees as requested and may assist in training new WS personnel.
- Modifies or adapts established damage or disease control techniques as necessary to meet local conditions and address specific environmental, economic, or political considerations.
- Recommends, to supervisor, areas for potential research or developmental study, to reduce the risks of damage to resources or disease transmission to domestic animals and humans.
- May develop and deliver training for cooperators, stakeholders, partner agencies and organizations, or other entities.
- Establishes and maintains cooperative relationships with other Federal, State, county and city government agencies, Tribes, corporations, educational or research institutions.
- Gathers, compiles, evaluates, and presents data on damage or hazards caused by various wildlife species to cooperators, stakeholders, and colleagues through project or program reports.
**Requirements**:
**Conditions of Employment**:
- You must be a US Citizen or US National.
- Individuals who were born male after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt.
- Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
- Successful completion of one-year probationary period, unless previously served.
- Direct Deposit: Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution.
- Testing Designated Position: Selectee must submit to a urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment and random testing thereafter. Final appointment and continued employment is conditional on negative results for illegal drug use.
- Must possess and maintain a valid State-issued driver's license in order to operate a government-owned or leased vehicle.
- May need to operate 4X4 vehicles (including all-terrain and/or utility task vehicles), boats, snow mobiles, or ride horseback over rough terrain and in other off-road environments.
- May also require the incumbent to actively participate in aerial activities as a passenger and/or crew member of a fixed
- or rotary-winged aircraft.
- Other physical demands include walking over wet, rough, uneven or rocky surfaces, bending, crouching, stooping, stretching, or similar activities.
- Legal and physical ability to possess and discharge firearms appropriately and safely is required.
- Incumbents must be able to comply with both Federal and State statutory requirements to possess and use firearms in the performance of their duties and must maintain state-mandated firearm use certification requirements.
- To fulfill field or laboratory requirements in this position, proof of specific vaccinations and boosters, may be required as a condition of employment to prevent contracting preventable diseases.
- The incumbent of this position must maintain the required background investigation or security clearance level and any applicable secure access credentials sufficient to perform the essential functions of the position.
**Qualifications**:
- Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement, including specialized experience and/or education, as defined below.
- **BASIC REQUIREMENT**:
**A. Degree**: biological science that included:
- At least 9 semester hours in botany or the related plant sciences.
**OR**
- **In addition to meeting the basic requirement you will also need to meet the following**:
**FOR THE GS-09 LEVEL**:Applicants must have one year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-07 level) that may have been obtained in the private or public (local, county, state, Federal) sectors which demonstrates:
- Designing a wildlife survey program that detects spatial and temporal differences in wildlife abundance and provides a suitable index of wildlife damage at airports.
- Experience coordinating a wildlife damage management project involving multiple stakeholders and cooperators.
**OR**
2 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master's degree _or_ master's or equivalent graduate degree in Wildlife Biology, Wildlife Ecology, Wildlife Management.
- Equivalent combinations of education and experience are qualifying for this grade level.
- **TRANSCRIPTS** are required:
- This position requires specific coursework or a degree in a specific field to be basically qualified.
- You are qualifying for the po