- Position Title
- Biological Science Technician
- Agency
- National Park Service
- Announcement Number
- SE-1630-CHRI-21-11073955-DE Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Monday, April 12, 2021 to Friday, April 16, 2021
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Eligibilities
1.
Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?
2.
Are you a United States Citizen?
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For more information, review Employment of U.S Citizens.
3.
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from the agency hiring for this position? If yes, confirm:
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
- you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND,
- you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
- you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
- your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
4.
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from a position in a Federal agency other than the agency hiring for this position? If yes, confirm:
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
- you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND,
- you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
- you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
- your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
5.
Reasonable Accommodations for taking the online assessments are provided on a case-by-case basis only to qualified individuals with a disability covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended.
Do you have a disability (physical or mental) that you believe will interfere with completing the online assessments and require a Reasonable Accommodation?
Preferences
1.
Select the lowest grade you are willing to accept for this position.
Assessment 1
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS
1.
From the descriptions below, select one response that best describes how your background meets the basic experience and/or education requirements for a Biological Science Technician, GS-0404-06 position. Read all responses before making your selection. MARK ONLY ONE RESPONSE. If you leave this question blank you will be rated ineligible. If you do not meet these minimum qualifications, you will be considered not qualified and will not receive consideration for this position. Your application materials must support the answers you claim in this assessment. If not, you will be found not qualified or your score will be lowered.
2.
From the descriptions below, select one response that best describes how your background meets the basic experience and/or education requirements for a Biological Science Technician, GS-0404-07 position. Read all responses before making your selection. MARK ONLY ONE RESPONSE. If you leave this question blank you will be rated ineligible. If you do not meet these minimum qualifications, you will be considered not qualified and will not receive consideration for this position. Your application materials must support the answers you claim in this assessment. If not, you will be found not qualified or your score will be lowered.
Selective Factor - Recreational Dive Certification Please select the response that best describes our qualifications in this area. This position requires scientific diving. Divers must have demonstrated proficiency with dive safety practices and standards that are equivalent to the recreational dive certification of a Rescue Diver. Applicants must have a Rescue Diver certification or higher (Dive Master, Instructor). If you do not meet the requirements of this selective factor, you will be rated ineligible for this position. You MUST submit documentation of how you meet this requirement, as indicated below, to be considered qualified for this position.
3.
Do you possess at least a Rescue Diver or higher level of recreational dive certification?
Selective Factor - Dive Log Please select the response that best describes our qualifications in this area. This position requires a dive log at minimum 100 scientific dives. Divers should be able to demonstrate proficiency with scientific diving and have logged at minimum 100 scientific dives. If you do not meet the requirements of this selective factor, you will be rated ineligible for this position. You MUST submit documentation of how you meet this requirement, as indicated below, to be considered qualified for this position.
4.
Do you possess a dive log with at least 100 documented scientific dives?
Quality Ranking Factor - Boat Operation Certificate Please select the response that best describes our qualifications in this area. This position requires a demonstrated training and experience operating and crewing small vessels (up to 28' in length) with twin outboard engines in open ocean conditions. Submit documentation of how you meet this requirement. (see: http://wow.uscgaux.info/content.php?unit=054-09&category=captains-license-info)/Motorboat Operation Certificate Course (MOCC).
5.
Do you possess a Boat Operation Certificate - This position requires demonstrated training and experience operating and crewing small vessels (up to 28' in length) with twin outboard engines in open ocean conditions.
Be sure to describe your experience that supports your answers to the questions below, in your resume or application materials. It is important that your application package submitted, including a resume or application form, clearly shows how you possess the experience and skill levels you claim in this questionnaire. Each of your responses must be clearly supported by your education, training, and/or specific work experience you describe in your application packet submitted for this position (application form or resume, transcripts, list and description of training completed and/or other items you submit). If not, your score will be lowered or you will be found not qualified. The information you provide will be verified. Any exaggeration of your experience, false statements, or attempts to conceal information may be grounds for rating you ineligible, not hiring you, or for firing you after you begin work. A- I am regarded as expert in performing this task, and/or have trained others (or am consulted by others) on how to do it. B- I have performed this task as a regular part of a job, independently and usually without supervision from senior employee. C- I have performed this task on the job, with close supervision from supervisor or senior employee. D- I have had education or training in performing this task, but I have not yet performed it on the job. E- I have not had education, training or experience in performing this task.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
6.
Schedules, coordinates, and executes sea turtle saturation tagging and monitoring.
7.
Organizes and conducts projects related to the capture, tagging, and collection of
morphometric data from nesting and/or foraging sea turtles for research or management
purposes.
morphometric data from nesting and/or foraging sea turtles for research or management
purposes.
8.
Coordinates and executes wildlife censuses and surveys and assembles basic
information on wildlife populations such as habitat use, sex, age structure, seasonal
movement, and biometric characteristics.
information on wildlife populations such as habitat use, sex, age structure, seasonal
movement, and biometric characteristics.
9.
Coordinates and executes field tasks for bird and herptofauna (lizards) monitoring and
assessment programs.
assessment programs.
10.
Determine, establish, and apply biological facts, principles, methods, techniques, and
procedures for protecting, restoring, and managing aquatic resources.
procedures for protecting, restoring, and managing aquatic resources.
11.
Schedules, coordinates, and implements field tasks in the aquatic environment required
for fisheries, coral reef, seagrass, sea turtles, and invertebrate assessment or monitoring
program(s).
for fisheries, coral reef, seagrass, sea turtles, and invertebrate assessment or monitoring
program(s).
12.
Operates a variety of field equipment commonly used in fish studies, including small
watercraft (up to 28' in length), acoustic receivers, temperature loggers, and water quality
instruments.
watercraft (up to 28' in length), acoustic receivers, temperature loggers, and water quality
instruments.
13.
Coordinates and executes field research and resource monitoring programs for evaluating rare, threatened and endangered plant species, vegetation communities, population dynamics, ecosystem relationships and public health/safety issues.
14.
Schedules, coordinates, and carries out a wide variety of field activities in support of such programs as the control of non-native and invasive plant species and enhancement of
native plant populations. Such activities include inventory and assessment, habitat
restoration and threat mitigation, and application of herbicides.
native plant populations. Such activities include inventory and assessment, habitat
restoration and threat mitigation, and application of herbicides.
15.
Independently collected and managed wildlife data at remote field sites under adverse
weather conditions.
weather conditions.
16.
Hike and backpack up to 10 miles each day.
17.
Physical exertion to SCUBA dive and/or operate a boat in open ocean conditions for up to 8 hours in a tropical marine environment.
18.
Schedules, organizes, and executes standardized procedures and collects, records, and
organizes field data.
organizes field data.
19.
Installs, operates, and maintains resource management equipment (e.g. tools, GPS units, traps, and sampling, monitoring, photographic, and laboratory equipment).
20.
Coordinates and conducts equipment inventories and calibrates equipment as necessary.
21.
Use computer software spreadsheet programs, such as Microsoft Access, Excel, or
comparable) to manage scientific data and write reports.
comparable) to manage scientific data and write reports.
22.
Use GPS units, topographic and/or habitat maps and compass to independently navigate
and collect data in remote locations.
and collect data in remote locations.
23.
Use two-way radio to share information with crew or team members including diverse
group(s) of volunteers with varying experience and ability levels.
group(s) of volunteers with varying experience and ability levels.
24.
Use ArcGIS software to create maps and organize and analyze field data.
25.
Provide support to staff, collaborators, partners, and contractors involved in resource
management projects and field research.
management projects and field research.
26.
Collaborate with co-workers and staff, providing visitor services, safety, and resource
protection including communication with visitors to promote resource protection and
public safety.
protection including communication with visitors to promote resource protection and
public safety.
27.
Provides advice, assistance, and/or training to lower graded staff, interns, students, and
volunteers involved in resource management projects and/or field research. Plans and
coordinates work efforts.
volunteers involved in resource management projects and/or field research. Plans and
coordinates work efforts.
28.
Writes and reviews sections of project reports, such as descriptions of methods, graphs,
maps and charts, and summary of findings.
maps and charts, and summary of findings.
29.
Ensures adequate quality control of data collected and collated.