- Position Title
- Interdisciplinary CESU Research Coordinator
- Agency
- National Park Service
- Announcement Number
- MW-1543-MWRO-21-11124405-DE Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Tuesday, May 25, 2021 to Monday, June 7, 2021
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Eligibilities
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Do you claim Veterans' Preference?
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Are you a United States Citizen?
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3.
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from the agency hiring for this position? If yes, confirm:
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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.
Preferences
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Select the lowest grade you are willing to accept for this position.
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Select all of the series you want to be considered for. You must choose at least one series.
A review of your resume and supporting documentation will be made and compared against your responses to the Assessment Questionnaire to determine if you are qualified for this job. If your resume is incomplete or does not support the responses provided in the Assessment Questionnaire, or if you fail to submit all required documentation, you will be rated 'ineligible', 'not qualified', or your score will be adjusted accordingly. If a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications or experience, you can lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully; errors or omissions can affect your rating.
Assessment 1
Thank you for your interest in the Interdisciplinary GR CESU Science Advisor Research Coordinator GS-0101/1301/0408-13/14, position at Interior Regions 3, 4, 5. This position requires the applicant to meet the basic requirements and at least one year of specialized experience. Your responses to this questionnaire in conjunction with other portions of your complete application will be evaluated to determine your qualification for this position. Please carefully follow all instructions before submitting your responses. You must select only ONE response for each item. If you change a response, be certain to erase (unclick) the incorrect response before you submit the application. Once you have submitted your application, items with more than one response or items that are left blank will not receive credit.
This is a federal job application system. Providing false information or failing to answer all questions truthfully and completely may be grounds for not hiring, for disbarment from federal employment, or for dismissal after you begin work. Falsifying a federal job application, attempting to violate the privacy of others, or attempting to compromise the operation of this system may be punishable by fine or imprisonment.
YOUR RESUME OR APPLICATION MATERIALS YOU SUBMIT FOR THIS ANNOUNCEMENT MUST SUPPORT THE ANSWER YOU CLAIM UNDER THIS AND OTHER QUESTIONS. IF NOT, YOU WILL FOUND TO BE NOT QUALIFIED OR YOUR SCORE WILL BE LOWERED.
This position will be filled with one of the following series: Ecologist GS-0408; Physical Scientist, GS-1301 or Social Scientist GS-0101. Your responses to this questionnaire, in conjunction with the other portions of your completed application, will be evaluated to determine your qualifications for this position. Please carefully follow all instructions before submitting your responses. Read all responses before making your selection. MARK ONLY ONE RESPONSE. If you select more than one response, or leave this question blank, you will be rated ineligible.
Copy of Official Transcripts must be submitted with application package or you will be rated ineligible. Copies must include your name, school name, credit hours, major(s), and grade-point average or class ranking.
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Ecology Series, 0408 Individual Occupational Basic Requirement
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Physical Scientist, GS-1301 Individual Occupational Basic Requirement
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Social Scientist 0101 Individual Occupational Basic Requirement
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From the descriptions below, select one response that best describes how your background meets the specialized experience requirements for the Physical Scientist, GS-1301-13, Social Scientist GS-0101-13 or Ecologist, GS-0408-13 position. Read all responses before making your selection. MARK ONLY ONE RESPONSE. If you select more than one response, or 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 RESUME OR APPLICATION MATERIALS YOU SUBMIT FOR THIS ANNOUNCEMENT MUST SUPPORT THE ANSWER YOU CLAIM UNDER THIS AND OTHER QUESTIONS. IF NOT, YOU WILL BE FOUND TO BE NOT QUALIFIED OR YOUR SCORE WILL BE LOWERED.
YOUR RESUME OR APPLICATION MATERIALS YOU SUBMIT FOR THIS ANNOUNCEMENT MUST SUPPORT THE ANSWER YOU CLAIM UNDER THIS AND OTHER QUESTIONS. IF NOT, YOU WILL BE FOUND TO BE NOT QUALIFIED OR YOUR SCORE WILL BE LOWERED.
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From the descriptions below, select one response that best describes how your background meets the specialized experience requirements for the Physical Scientist, GS-1301-14, Social Scientist GS-0101-14 or Ecologist, GS-0408-14 position. Read all responses before making your selection. MARK ONLY ONE RESPONSE. If you select more than one response, or 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 RESUME OR APPLICATION MATERIALS YOU SUBMIT FOR THIS ANNOUNCEMENT MUST SUPPORT THE ANSWER YOU CLAIM UNDER THIS AND OTHER QUESTIONS. IF NOT, YOU WILL BE FOUND TO BE NOT QUALIFIED OR YOUR SCORE WILL BE LOWERED.
YOUR RESUME OR APPLICATION MATERIALS YOU SUBMIT FOR THIS ANNOUNCEMENT MUST SUPPORT THE ANSWER YOU CLAIM UNDER THIS AND OTHER QUESTIONS. IF NOT, YOU WILL BE FOUND TO BE NOT QUALIFIED OR YOUR SCORE WILL BE LOWERED.
Project Management
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
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Develop and successfully implement short and long-range plans for a regional or national research program.
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Successfully coordinate regional/partner research programs and agreements through a university (host) focusing on integrated resource management and science.
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Provide administrative oversight for effective development, management, and accountability of cooperative agreements.
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Provide advice, guidance or direction to partners and other professionals on cooperative agreement compliance with regulations, executive orders and/or policy.
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Prepare written technical documents such as guidelines, specifications, project proposals, complex narrative reports, agreements, letters, and memos.
Organizational Awareness
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
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Represent a public land management organization or agency on multi-organization science panels and committees.
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Ensure statutes, regulations, and management policies are applied to conservation and resource management goals and strategies
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Provide scientific/technical leadership though an integrated and responsive research, education, and technical assistance program at the regional and service-wide levels.
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Adjust established park, regional and national office objectives to adopt new approaches and establish metrics to measure effectiveness of those approaches.
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Maintain communication with national level science advisors on key scientific issues and needs.
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Facilitate group discussions on management strategies and research efforts among scientists and resource managers to achieve program goals.
Partnering
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
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Facilitates cooperation among interdisciplinary teams of research scientists, managers, technical staff, and non-governmental organizations to build synergy, develop common goals and promote more effective resource management across jurisdictions with varied missions.
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Develop or maintain external partnerships relative to natural and/or cultural resource management and/or science geared to protection of natural resources on park lands.
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Leverage internal and external funds and resources to support natural and/or cultural resources program goals to expand research, education, and technical assistance projects through a university or other mechanism.
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Collaborate with university faculty, participating public management agency/organization scientists, resource managers, and students on technical, education and scientific issues.
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Maintain liaison with university investigators, contracting and grants offices and accounting offices.
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Presents complex and controversial information in a clear, concise, and logical fashion to technical and non-technical audiences, such as resource specialists, managers, and other federal state, and tribal entities, scientists, partner and constituency groups, media, and the public.
Technical Competency (Knowledge of Human Dimensions Discipline)
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
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Develop and apply decision support tools that address human dimensions strategies in cultural, natural, or recreational use resource management.
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Summarize and interpret information from human dimensions studies to inform natural and cultural resource and recreation use managers of implications for the resources they manage.
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Collaborate with cultural and natural resource, and recreation staff to incorporate findings from human dimensions studies into their programs and products.
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Promote and increase understanding of the importance of human dimensions to achieve organizational objectives.
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Develop tangible steps to improve effectiveness of a regional or national preservation and conservation program through integration of human dimensions principles.
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Lead or direct the implementation of a human dimensions program.