- Position Title
- Social Scientist
- Agency
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Announcement Number
- MR-22-11479662-IS-DE Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Tuesday, May 10, 2022 to Wednesday, June 1, 2022
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Eligibilities
1.
Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?
2.
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from the agency hiring for this position?
If yes, confirm:
• 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.
If yes, confirm:
• 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.
3.
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:
• 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.
• 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.
4.
Are you a U.S. citizen or national?
Preferences
1.
Would you accept a term appointment?
Assessment 1
basic education
For each question, choose the response that best describes your experience and training. Mark only one response for each question. Please note that your answers will be verified against the information you provided in your resume or application and information provided by your references.
1.
Select the response that best describes your education.
minimum qualification
2.
Select the response that describes your experience as it pertains to the specialized
experience requirement for the GS-12 grade level.
experience requirement for the GS-12 grade level.
Knowledge of and skill in applying conservation social science concepts, theory, and methods to identify research needs, provide technical support, and identify data-gaps to inform management decisions for complex natural resource management issues at site-specific,
regional or national scales.
For each item, select the one response that most accurately describes your current level of experience and capability using the scale below.
3.
Utilize professional knowledge of principles, theories and techniques of the social sciences to address complex interdisciplinary natural resource problems.
4.
Apply social science theory and methods to address natural resource management issues, using both qualitative and quantitative approaches.
5.
Apply statistical analysis methods and procedures used in conservation social science field to analyze and interpret data.
6.
Use conceptual maps, logic models or other systematic processes to plan, design or evaluate program goals and objectives.
7.
Consult with natural resource practitioners to understand and help them frame their conservation challenges and recommend social science tools and resources to address them.
8.
Apply formal stakeholder assessment techniques to understand audiences and their concerns related to natural resource issues.
9.
Design and facilitate participatory processes that promote active and sustained stakeholder engagement in natural resource management issues.
Knowledge of, and skill in applying, evaluation principles, practices, and methods to monitor and evaluate both large-scale and site-specific efforts.
For each item, select the one response that most accurately describes your current level of experience and capability using the scale below.
10.
Coordinate with natural resource practitioners to identify evaluation needs and approaches.
11.
Understand methods for designing evaluations that can be used by natural resource professionals.
Knowledge of, and skill in applying, adult learning and instructional principles, practices and methods of delivery (i.e., lesson design, team exercises, interactive activities, and group discussions) sufficient to effectively develop and deliver in-person, online, and asynchronous training on the foundational principles of the conservation social sciences.
For each item, select the one response that most accurately describes your current level of experience and capability using the scale below.
12.
Identify training needs for natural resource practitioners through formal assessments, informal interviews, or group discussions of audiences.
13.
Deliver live conservation social science training to non-social scientists using a variety of instructional techniques such as role-playing, simulations, team exercises, group discussions, and lectures both in-person and in the remote environment.
14.
Evaluate conservation social science training through formal or informal feedback and modify course materials accordingly.
15.
Develop clearly defined objectives for conservation social science training that creates conditions for social science to be put into practice by natural resource for field staff.
Skill in applying formal (presentations, webinars, technical write-ups) and informal (one-on-one discussion, articles for popular media) communications techniques to effectively communicate complex conservation social science topics to audiences who may be unfamiliar with the content.
For each item, select the one response that most accurately describes your current level of experience and capability using the scale below.
16.
Synthesize a variety of conservation social science documents, data, information, and plans into relevant documents that can be interpreted and used by field or regional level employees not trained in the social sciences.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
17.
Apply strategic communication techniques such as framing, persuasion, story telling, and awareness building to communicate technical social science to natural resources practitioners.
18.
Give briefings to practitioners and leadership that highlight the utility of social science to address complex natural resource issues, including impact on the project outcome or decision.
Ability to build and maintain relationships with social science and non-social science staff across the Service to increase the awareness and impact of other social science efforts and ensure social science considerations in other aspects of Service decisionmaking.
For each item, select the one response that most accurately describes your current level of experience and capability using the scale below.
19.
Serve as a contributing member of a growing conservation social science community of practice across the federal, state and nongovernmental organizations, representing the organization and providing social science expertise.
20.
Work with small groups of social science experts in an organization or across organizations to identify social science needs and capacity.
21.
Participate in interdisciplinary teams to develop and implement solutions to complex conservation issues.