- Position Title
- Veterinary Medical Officer (Wildlife)
- Agency
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Announcement Number
- R9-22-11326904-CL-DE Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Monday, December 20, 2021 to Monday, January 10, 2022
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Eligibilities
1.
Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?
2.
Are you a U.S. citizen or national?
Preferences
1.
Select the lowest grade you are willing to accept for this position.
Assessment 1
Basic Education Requirement
For each question, choose the response that best describes your education and training. Mark only one response for each question. Please note that your answers will be verified against the information provided in your resume or application and information provided by your references.
1.
From the descriptions below, select the letter corresponding to the statement that most clearly and accurately describes how you meet the basic entry requirements for Veterinary Medical Officer (Wildlife) (GS-701). Select only one letter.
Applicants hired under the Veterinary Science Medical Series (0701) must have and maintain a current, valid veterinary license from one of the 50 United States upon application.
2.
I possess a current and valid veterinary license from one of the 50 United States. I can provide my license upon request and have included a copy with my application. I further understand that I must be able to acquire a veterinary license in the state of the designated duty station within my first six (6) months of employment in this position and remain licensed throughout employment.
Minimum Qualification Specialized Experience
3.
From the descriptions below, select the letter corresponding to the statement that most clearly and accurately describes how you qualify for this position at the grade GS-12 level. Select only one letter.
4.
From the descriptions below, select the letter corresponding to the statement that most clearly and accurately describes how you qualify for this position at the grade GS-13 level. Select only one letter.
Mastery of, and skill in applying, advanced concepts, principles, practices, and methodology of veterinary medicine.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
5.
Applies modern diagnostic methods to detect and monitor wildlife disease.
6.
Applies and improves modern methods of wildlife restraint that are safe for the patient and attending personnel,
including the use of chemical and/or physical immobilization.
including the use of chemical and/or physical immobilization.
Ability to design and safely conduct a variety of disease monitoring surveys and other quantitative field investigations, including planning complex logistics in remote areas involving boats and aircraft.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
7.
Conducts biological field investigations involving wildlife populations, including population health, arthropod vector, and harvest surveys, targeted disease surveillance, and ecological epidemiology.
8.
Makes recommendations to improve the usefulness of wildlife health data for purposes of improving data utility for specific wildlife management decisions.
9.
Develops biological monitoring and research proposals, survey and study designs, and scopes-of-work.
Knowledge of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and other animal disease diagnostic and control programs throughout the United States sufficient to provide technical assistance to refuge managers/biologists in the field and to conduct investigations and training.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
10.
Applies modern diagnostic methods to detect and monitor wildlife disease.
11.
Conducts pathological examinations and selects appropriate additional diagnostic tests to identify the causative
agents in wildlife disease outbreaks.
agents in wildlife disease outbreaks.
12.
Works on-site, to the extent practical, during animal roundups or capture efforts for research, archive, or regulatory sampling as needed.
Knowledge of, and experience working under, animal welfare rules and regulations, Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees (IACUC), Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC) and the Animal Welfare Act to fully comply while performing assignments.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
13.
Works in coordination with partners to ensure animal welfare compliance during Service activities involving animals.
14.
Supports institutional animal care and use committee (IACUC) animal use protocol reviews, and works with Refuges and other Service programs to address animal welfare concerns.
15.
Maintains up-to-date knowledge of best-practices for field anesthesia and euthanasia.
Organization and interpersonal skills that allow the incumbent to work effectively with individuals, other agencies, and a wide variety of interest groups for the purpose of coordinating wildlife health efforts and resolving conflicts.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
16.
Coordinates closely with other agencies regarding collaborative biological monitoring programs both on and off public lands, and facilitates the transfer and integration of biological data to collaborators.
17.
Works in coordination with partners to ensure animal welfare and Drug Enforcement Agency compliance.
18.
Ensures information exchange amongst collaborators and between the collaborators and their partners to address common problems and opportunities for joint efforts in wildlife health.
Ability to communicate orally to present biological reports and scientific papers, and otherwise effectively represent the Service.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
19.
Communicates and conveys knowledge of wildlife diseases in an authoritative manner to scientific peers, field biologists, natural resource managers, administrators, media, and the public.
20.
Provides oral presentations on significant wildlife health and disease issues involving DOI trust resources ranging from highly technical professional audiences, to congressional and agency staffs, to news
media, and the general public.
media, and the general public.
Ability to communicate in writing to present biological reports and scientific papers, and otherwise effectively represent the Service.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
21.
Ensures information exchange among staff and between the agency and its partners to address common wildlife health problems and identify opportunities for joint efforts.
Ability to synthesize existing information, apply new scientific findings, developments, and advances to meet innovative, complex, controversial, long-term wildlife health and management needs that are national and international in scope.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
22.
Provides training in wildlife health monitoring and surveillance procedures, wildlife restraint and handling, and disease response.
23.
Develops biological monitoring and research proposals, survey and study designs, and scopes-of-work.
24.
Analyzes disease report summaries and determines the impact on agency's resources and develops action plans as required.
Professional knowledge of, and ability to apply, wildlife management concepts, principles, practices, including field techniques and methodologies, to manage complex wildlife management issues that involve wildlife health.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
25.
Provides on-site technical assistance to wildlife managers, biologists, and others regarding wildlife health, regulatory medicine, animal handling, and pathology.
26.
Works with field Biologists to provide training in wildlife health monitoring and surveillance procedures,
chemical and physical restraint and handling, and Disease Contingency Planning.
chemical and physical restraint and handling, and Disease Contingency Planning.
27.
Actively researches emerging and current international, national, and regional resource conservation and
natural resource management issues, activities, research, and legal issues for potential impact on Service
programs.
natural resource management issues, activities, research, and legal issues for potential impact on Service
programs.
Condition of Employment: Flexibility to travel extensively within the United States, including weekends.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
28.
Do you have the flexibility to travel extensively within the United States, including weekends.
Condition of Employment: Must possess a current, valid State driver's license
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
29.
Do you possess a current, valid State driver's license?