- Position Title
- Biological Technician (Natural Resources)
- Agency
- Forest Service
- Announcement Number
- 24-R10-OCR-BIOTCH-0404-F-AP Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Monday, November 13, 2023 to Monday, July 8, 2024
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Eligibilities
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Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?
Preferences
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Select the location(s) you want to be considered for. You must choose at least one location. You may only select up to 9 location(s).
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Select the lowest grade you are willing to accept for this position.
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Are you a current or former Political appointee, Presidential appointee, and/or non-career Senior Executive Service (SES) appointee?
Firearms
This position authorizes the incumbent to carry a firearm. Any person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor of domestic violence cannot lawfully possess a firearm or ammunition (Title 18, U.S.C., Section 922(g)(9)). A "misdemeanor crime of domestic violence" is generally defined under the statute as any offense involving the use or attempted use of physical force, or the threatened use of a deadly weapon, committed by the victim's current or former domestic partner, parent, or guardian. The term "convicted" as defined in the statute, excludes any person whose conviction has been expunged, set-aside, or pardoned or any person whose civil rights have been restored unless the pardon, expunging or restoration of civil rights expressly prohibits the possession of firearms or ammunition. Candidates who have been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence within the meaning of the referenced statutes are not qualified for this position. Candidates under consideration will be required to certify whether they have ever been convicted of such an offense. False or fraudulent information provided by candidates is criminally punishable by fine or imprisonment.
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Have you ever been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence within the meaning of the referenced statutes stated above?
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Have you ever been convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year?
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Are you a fugitive from justice?
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Are you an unlawful user of, or addicted to, any controlled substance (as defined as a drug or other substance, or immediate precursor, included in schedule I, II, III, IV, or V of Section 812, Part B, Sub-chapter I, Chapter 13, Title 21 , of U.S. Code.)?
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Are you an illegal alien or have you been admitted to the United States under a non-immigrant visa?
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Have you been adjudicated as a mental defective or have you been committed to a mental institution?
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Were you discharged from the Armed Forces under dishonorable conditions?
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Have you renounced your United States citizenship?
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Are you subject to a court-ordered restraining order from harassing, stalking, or threatening an intimate partner or child?
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Are there any outstanding warrants for your arrest?
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Do you have a physical condition that would cause you to be a hazard to yourself or others?
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Do you understand that this is a testing designated position which requires a negative test result for illegal drug use prior to appointment and randomly thereafter?
Assessment 1
Thank you for your interest in this position with the USDA Forest Service. Your resume and the responses you provide to this assessment questionnaire will be used to determine if you are eligible for this position.
This announcement is to fill Biological Technician positions in the excepted service under the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA) hiring authority, Public Law 96-487 and 16 U.S.C. 3198. Eligibility for the position under this hiring authority is determined by your knowledge of natural and cultural resources in the local area.
You must have lived or worked in or near the geographic boundaries of the Chugach National Forest or Tongass National Forest and have special knowledge or expertise concerning the cultural and/or natural resources of this area to apply.
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From the statements below, select the response that best describes your ability to meet the Eligibility Requirements for Biological Technician positions filled through this announcement.
You must possess knowledge or expertise of the Chugach National Forest or Tongass National Forest area to participate in local natural resource management activities. Your responses to the following questions will be used to determine your eligibility for all positions filled through this announcement. Please provide full details when responding to the questions to include the location in the local area where gained the expertise or knowledge and specifics about that expertise or knowledge.
If you are applying to any grade level of this Biological Technician announcement, you must answer all the following questions.
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Have you lived or worked in or near the geographic boundaries of the Chugach National Forest in Southcentral, Alaska or Tongass National Forest in Southeast, Alaska?
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If you answered yes to the question above, you must provide the name of the city along with month and year of start and end dates of each period you lived in that city. If you lived in multiple cities, list start and date periods separately and indicate which city you lived in for each period listed.
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Tell us about your experience hiking, camping, fishing, hunting, or participating in other activities on public lands in Southcentral or Southeast Alaska. Provide details about the activities you participated in and where they occurred.
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Tell us about your experience participating in subsistence gathering, hunting, and/or fishing or other customary and traditional uses/cultural resource activities you have participated in on public lands of Southcentral or Southeast Alaska. Provide details about the activities you participated in and general area where they occurred.
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What knowledge do you have of bear habitat/behavior in the area and how you recreate or work safely in bear populated areas of Southcentral or Southeast Alaska.
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Tell us about your knowledge of the cultural history of Southcentral or Southeast Alaska. The knowledge may be general to a region and/or specific to a place. Provide details about how you gained this knowledge, such as through cultural stories, learning from elders or other local community members, etc.
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Tell us about your knowledge of trails and/or recreation sites in the area(s) of Southcentral or Southeast Alaska that you have lived in. Include information such as where the trailhead or site is, what you like about the trail or site, and any improvements you have seen that need to be made.
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Tell us what you know about the fish and/or wildlife species in Southcentral or Southeast Alaska. How did you gain this knowledge? Include the name of the species, their typical habitat, and any other information that help explains your knowledge.
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What information you would share with visitors to Southcentral or Southeast Alaska regarding the climate and how they can prepare when planning a trip, such as typical weather conditions for different seasons and appropriate clothing or items to bring for the activities planned in their trip.
If you are applying to the Biological Technician, GS-0404-06 level of this announcement, you must also answer all the following questions.
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Please describe any experience you have leading the planning efforts for trips to local forest areas in Southcentral or Southeast Alaska. Include information about transportation planning, field logistics, gear, safety measures, etc.
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Describe your experience teaching and/or leading others how to safely hike and navigate and orient themselves in the local terrain. Describe specifics of the activity you were involved in when providing the instruction, such as hiking, camping, etc. for single or multi-day trips; the name of the location where the activity took place; and what navigational tools you provided instruction on, i.e. compass, maps, etc.
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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.