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Position Title
Biologist
Agency
Geological Survey
Announcement Number
USGS-RES-22-11303616-DE-SER Opens in new window
Open Period
Monday, December 13, 2021 to Friday, December 17, 2021
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1. Do you claim Veterans' Preference? (limit characters)
Please mark "YES" to all eligibility options below for which you wish to be considered. We can only verify eligibility options for which you claim and provide proper documentation. Please see the "Required Documents" section of the announcement for specific requirements. (limit characters)
2. Are you a current Department of the Interior employee who meets the definition of surplus or displaced from a position in the competitive service that makes you eligible under the Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)?  If yes, please confirm that you meet all the following eligibility requirements:
  • This position is in the same local commuting area as the position of record from which you will be separated; and
  • This position is at a grade level no higher than the grade of the position of record from which you will be separated; and
  • This position has no greater promotion potential than the position of record from which you will be separated; and
  • You have a current performance rating of record of at least fully successful or the equivalent; and
  • You have not yet been separated. 
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3. Are you a current or former employee of a Federal agency (other than the Department of the Interior) who meets the definition of displaced from a position in the competitive service that makes you eligible under the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)?  If yes, please confirm that you meet all the following eligibility requirements:
  • This position is in the same local commuting area as the position of record from which you were separated; and
  • This position is at a grade level no higher than the grade of the position of record from which you were separated; and 
  • This position has no greater promotion potential than the position of record from which you were separated; and
  • Your last performance rating of record was at least fully successful or the equivalent; and
  • You were separated from your position of record less than one year ago.    
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4. 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?

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Preferences
1. Select the locations you want to be considered for. You must choose at least one location. (limit characters)
2. Would you accept a term appointment? (limit characters)
Assessment 1
Please select the responses to the questions below that best describes your experience as it relates to this position. (limit characters)
1. Basic Requirements for GS-0401: Choose the one answer that best describes your education and experience as it pertains to the mandatory basic requirements for Biologists. (limit characters)
2. GS-0401-09: In addition to meeting the Basic Requirements, you must have professional experience, graduate education, or a combination of professional experience and graduate education. Select the one response below that best describes your education and/or experience. (limit characters)
3. Maintain inventories and estimate needs for laboratory supplies and materials. (limit characters)
4. Maintain detailed and accurate records of research findings in established data book/logs and computer files. (limit characters)
5. Conducted toxicity tests involving the use of birds and invertebrates using established methods and protocols? (limit characters)
6. Perform the care and monitoring of captured wild birds and invertebrates. (limit characters)
7. Develop new procedures and protocols to ensure accomplishment of research objectives. (limit characters)
8. Perform all aspects of data management, including data entry, quality assurance, and archiving to meet research objectives. (limit characters)
9. Understand, interpret and summarize ecotoxicological exposure and effects data. (limit characters)
10. Perform statistical, bioinformatic, or technical analyses of scientific data. (limit characters)
11. Assist in the preparation of complex scientific reports, manuscripts, and scientific presentations. (limit characters)
12. From the list below, please identify the laboratory equipment that you have used on a routine basis. (limit characters)
13. With which of the following live animal study specimens have you had direct working experience in a laboratory or other professional setting. (limit characters)
14. On which of the following study specimens have you performed necropsy or dissection, collected and preserved tissues for biochemical and/or molecular analyses? (limit characters)
15. Indicate which/if any of the following procedures you have performed independently in a professional laboratory setting: (limit characters)
16. Which of the following sample preparation methods have you used directly and are proficient at performing? (limit characters)
17. Indicate which of the following methods you have modified, adapted, and/or troubleshooted in your previous work to improve performance in a single species or extend its application to additional species: (limit characters)
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
18. I certify, to the best of my knowledge that all the information in my application is true, and that I have truthfully and accurately represented my work experience, knowledge, skills, abilities and education. I understand that providing false or fraudulent information may be grounds for not hiring me or for firing me after I begin work. I also certify that I have read the entire vacancy announcement; that I have reviewed my answers to the eligibility questions for accuracy; and that I understand what supporting documentation, if any, is required for submission and when it's due. (limit characters)