- Position Title
- Forester (Recent Graduate)
- Agency
- Natural Resources Conservation Service
- Announcement Number
- NRCS-23-11862932-RG-OR-SC Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Thursday, March 2, 2023 to Friday, March 17, 2023
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1.
Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?
2.
Are you a recent graduate who has, within the previous two years, completed a qualifying Associate's, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, professional, vocational or technical degree or certificate program? OR,
Are you a veteran who was unable to apply within two years of receiving your qualifying degree or certificate (associates, bachelors, masters, professional, doctoral, or vocational/technical degree or certificate) due to military service obligation AND are you within six years from the date the degree or certificate was completed?
For more information, review USAJOBS Student and Recent Graduate resources.
Are you a veteran who was unable to apply within two years of receiving your qualifying degree or certificate (associates, bachelors, masters, professional, doctoral, or vocational/technical degree or certificate) due to military service obligation AND are you within six years from the date the degree or certificate was completed?
For more information, review USAJOBS Student and Recent Graduate resources.
Preferences
1.
Select the lowest grade you are willing to accept for this position.
Assessment 1
INSTRUCTIONS: Respond to the following questions. Mark only one response for each question. Any experience claimed in response to the following questions in this questionnaire MUST be supported by information in your resume or other written format. This information must be SPECIFIC, (i.e., duties, responsibilities, and accomplishments). Failure to provide this supporting documentation may result in receipt of a lower or ineligible rating.
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To be considered eligible or qualified for an appointment as a Recent Graduate you must provide transcripts which show the degree awarded and conferred date (within the last 2 years). Recent Graduates can qualify with a bachelor's degree or higher in a related field. Do you understand the requirements, and will you provide appropriate documentation to verify eligibility and qualifications?
2.
Are you a recent graduate that has completed (or will complete within 120 days from the closing date this announcement) all the requirements for an academic course of study leading to a qualifying degree from an accredited educational institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education (https://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/Search.aspx); OR a veteran that completed all the requirements for an academic course of study leading to a qualifying degree from an accredited educational institution, but due to a military service obligation, were unable to apply within the two-year timeframe (and it has not been more than six years since the qualifying degree was completed). For more information, review USAJOBS Student and Recent Graduate (https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/students/)
3.
In this part, you will be asked about your education or experience in meeting the basic qualifications for the Forester, GS-460 series. Please read all responses prior to making your selection, then select the answer that accurately reflects your qualifications:
4.
In addition to meeting one of the basic education requirements, applicants must meet the following specialized experience requirement in order to be considered. Please select one response from the choices shown below that corresponds to the level of specialized experience you fully possess to meet the GS-07 level. Your resume must contain evidence to support your responses.
5.
In addition to meeting one of the basic education requirements, applicants must meet the following specialized experience requirement in order to be considered. Please select one response from the choices shown below that corresponds to the level of specialized experience you fully possess to meet the GS-09 level. Your resume must contain evidence to support your responses.
From the descriptions below, choose the response that best describes your highest level of experience for each assessment question listed below:
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
6.
From the descriptions below, choose the response that best describes your highest level of experience assisting with forestry program management, such as field inventory data and other resources to develop conservation practice requirements.
7.
Provide forest land technical assistance with long-range planning and program development
8.
From the descriptions below, choose the response that best describes your highest level of experience representing the interests of an agency, group, or organization to outside parties.
9.
From the descriptions below, choose the response that best describes your highest level of experience with partnering and outreach.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
10.
Provide customer service/guidance to ensure the fulfillment of soil, water and related resources objectives of the area served.
11.
Create informational material relative to woodland resource conservation to provide to various groups (i.e., local civic clubs, schools, farmer groups or other interested groups).
12.
Present plans, programs, and objectives to landowners, clients, groups, and the public to provide information and guidance needed to implement assigned programs.
13.
Apply standard forestry practices in the completion of projects involving limited phases of design, layout, and inspection of timber sales
14.
Evaluate logging operations as they relate to current environmental conditions, i.e., soil erosion, depletion of forestry, etc.
15.
Conduct forest mapping using geographic information systems.
16.
Implement silvicultural techniques and/or upland forest management techniques for application and adaptation to bottomland forests dramatically affected by climate change and/or watershed disturbance (wildland fire), both long and short-term.
17.
Interpret maps/aerial photography by applying knowledge of cartography, geodetic reference models, or photogrammetry
18.
Apply established procedures or policies to management and disposal transactions.
19.
Apply working knowledge of interrelationships of the physical and biological factors in an ecosystem and natural resource related disciplines such as hydrology, soils, plant pathology, entomology, and wildlife management sufficient to recognize how they relate to forestry issues and to recognize when specialized advice is needed.
20.
Provide assistance solving problems pertaining to use of forestlands by livestock, wildlife, or from recreational uses.
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Your responses to the Announcement and Assessment Questionnaires, along with your resume and all supporting documentation are subject to evaluation and verification to ensure accuracy. Submitting false information or attempts to falsify information may be grounds for disqualifying you or for terminating you after you have been hired. Please take this opportunity to review your responses to ensure their accuracy.