New Job Fish Biologist In New Mexico
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Fish Biologist
Company : US Bureau of Land Management
Salary : $57,118 - $74,250 a year
Location : New Mexico
Full Description
Duties
- Form interdisciplinary teams on the field to provide biological input and review NEPA documents, including environmental assessments, biological evaluations, categorical exemption procedures, resource management plans, and protective provisions. This is done through writing and reviewing of materials from multiple fields.
- What are the consequences for the wildlife habitat and endangered and threatened species caused by other resource activities?'
- Evaluates data from inventory and monitoring to determine population trends and their impacts, and then develops strategies to restore or mitigate those effects.
- Construct and oversee habitat enhancement and restoration projects for the field office, in collaboration with other programs, federal agencies, state and local governments, and, when feasible, with non-governmental organizations.
- Assist in communicating information related to Special Status, Threatened and Endangered Species, and other Wildlife program activities between the State Office and resource specialists in the District/Field office.
- Establish and uphold partnerships to aid in the creation, execution, and surveillance of habitat enhancement and restoration initiatives.'
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- U.S. Citizenship required
- Must pass a background check and drug test.?
- Meet the Selective Service Registration Act's requirements for men.?
- In order to meet the requirements, one must provide a resume and support documentation.
- The possession of an active real estate license and holding shares in companies with ties to the federal government are both prohibited. What is the reason for this restriction?
- The federal government mandates that new employees or supervisors must complete a probationary period of one year.
- It will require Selectea to participate in the Direct Deposit Electronics Fund's Transfer Program.
- You will need to obtain a state driver's license as well.
- Your uniform must meet the Bureau of Land Management's uniform requirements. A salary will be given for your uniform. More...
- A minimum of 5 nights per month may be required to spend one night away from home. To travel, you must use a government-issued card. However, it is not compulsory.
- In 2023, you will assume the role of Contracting Officers Representative for the Tokyo Field Office.
- The National Treasury Employees' Union (NTEU) represents this bargaining unit'."
Qualifications
Basic Requirement, Fish Biology Series, 0482:
A. Have a bachelor's or higher degree with a major in biological science that included: At least 6 semester hours in aquatic subjects such as limnology, ichthyology, fishery biology, aquatic botany, aquatic fauna, oceanography, fish culture, or related courses in the field of fishery biology; and At least 12 semester hours in the animal sciences in such subjects as general zoology, vertebrate zoology, comparative anatomy, physiology, entomology, parasitology, ecology, cellular biology, genetics, or research in these fields. (Excess course work in aquatic subjects may be used to meet this requirement when appropriate.) Note: You must include copies of your transcripts with your application.
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B. Combination of education and experience: courses equivalent to a major in biological science (i.e., at least 30 semester hours), of which a minimum of 6 semester hours were in aquatic subjects and 12 semester hours were in the animal sciences, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. Note: You must include copies of your transcripts with your application.
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MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: To be considered minimally qualified for this position, you must demonstrate that you have the required specialized experience and/or education for the respective grade level in which you are applying:
Specialized Experience: Applicants must have one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service (obtained either in the private or public sectors) performing the following: (1) working with senior specialists in coordinating and consulting with local Tribal, State, special interest groups and other federal agencies concerned with the proper protection and conservation of aquatic and fish habitats; (2) studying and reporting on fish habitat requirements and the effects of environmental contaminants, parasites, and diseases on fish and other aquatic species; (3) assisting in carrying out a range of analytical/scientific assignments in the fishery biology profession that included researching and analyzing data, issues, and information that support wildlife project recommendations.
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Education: Have 2 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Master's degree or Master's or equivalent degree in fishery biology or closely related field. Note: You must include copies of your transcripts with your application.
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Combination: Have a combination of the specialized experience described in "A" above and graduate level education as described in "B" above that totals 100% when combined. To determine your combination, first compute your experience as a percentage of the experience listed above; then determine your education as a percentage of the education listed above; then add the two percentages. Only graduate education in excess of one year (i.e., 18 semester hours) may be combined with experience under this provision. Note: You must include copies of your transcripts with your application.
Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. If your resume does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s).
Volunteer Experience: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
You must include months, years and hours per week worked to receive credit for your work and/or volunteer experience. One year of specialized experience is equivalent to 12 months at 40 hours per week. Part-time hours are prorated. You will not receive any credit for experience that does not indicate exact hours per week or is listed as "varies".
Education
To qualify based on education, you must submit a legible copy of transcripts from an accredited institution with your name, school name, credit hours, course level, major(s), and grade-point average or class ranking. Transcripts do not need to be official, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work.
If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet qualification requirements, you must show that your education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.
GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.
Additional information
Physical Demands: The individual works in an office setting at this level, however, in order to gather samples and complete monitoring activities, the individual may be frequently required to walk or ride vehicles over rough terrain, perform duties that require recurring bending, crouching, stooping, reaching or lifting. Work may also include lifting of moderately heavy items, such equipment and samples.
Working Conditions: The work is performed in an office setting. However, when necessary to complete the work, there is outdoor exposure. Outdoor exposure requires some discomfort in extremes of temperature or inclement weather. The incumbent may subjected to hostile wildlife, chemical and physical hazards.
The Bureau of Land Management has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for telework and the selectee may be allowed to telework with supervisor approval.
BLM may use certain incentives, currently offered by the Federal government, to attract high quality applicants.
Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICATAP) or Career Transition Assistance For information on how to apply as an ICTAP or CTAP eligible see http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/ctap_guideline.pdf. To be well-qualified and exercise selection priority for this vacancy, displaced Federal employees must be rated at 90 or above on the rating criteria for this position.
If you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document you do not have in electronic form, please contact San Antonio Services Branch at [email protected] or 816-541-8101.
Benefits
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The type of job you hold and whether it is full-time, part-time or intermittent are the determining factors for benefits eligibility. Ask the hiring agency for more information on the benefits available. Please review the details below.
What factors influence the way you are judged?
The qualifications below will be used to evaluate your suitability for this job.
A review of your resume and supporting documentation will be made and compared against your responses to the Occupational Questionnaire to determine if you are qualified for this job. If your resume is incomplete or does not support the responses provided in the Occupational Questionnaire, or if you fail to submit all required documentation, you will be rated 'ineligible', 'not qualified', or your score may be adjusted accordingly. If a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully; errors or omissions may affect your rating.
You will be evaluated based on how well you meet the qualifications listed in this vacancy announcement. Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents), the responses you provide on the application questionnaire, and the result of the additional assessments required for this position.
In order to be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and application questionnaire, this position requires successful completion of additional assessments, including a subject matter expert resume review. These assessments measure the critical competencies listed below that are required to successfully perform the job.
Candidates will be rated and ranked using Category Rating procedures. These procedures place candidates with veteran's preference above non-preference eligibles within each category. Veterans with a service connected disability of at least 10 percent are listed in the highest quality category, except when the position being filled is scientific or professional at the GS-09 grade level or higher. Under Category Rating, candidates will be rated and ranked into one of three categories:
- Best Qualified - applicants possessing experience that substantially exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors and are highly proficient in all requirements of the job and can perform effectively in the position
- Well Qualified - applicants possessing experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors and are proficient in most of the requirements of the job
- Qualified - applicants possessing experience that meets the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors and are proficient in some, but not all of the requirements of the job.
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Benefits
A full range of benefits are available to U.S. government employees upon joining the federal workforce, which includes numerous opportunities for family members to enjoy the high level of privileges provided by this job opportunity. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits.
Review our benefits
The type of job you hold and whether it is full-time, part-time or intermittent are the determining factors for benefits eligibility. Ask the hiring agency for more information on the benefits available. Please review the details below.
Required Documents
Depending on your role and level of employment, federal employees may be eligible for various benefits, including permanent, part-time, temporary, and intermittent. However, the following benefits are not universal, so verify your eligibility before applying. Federal agencies may also provide exceptions to certain benefits.
By 11:59 pm (EST) on 09/22/2023, the following documents must be submitted:.
- Resume which includes a list of all significant jobs held and duties performed, with dates specified in month and year format, and indicate hours worked per week. If military or civilian, please include your rank and/or grade.
- A complete Occupational Questionnaire
- College transcripts
- Other Supporting Documents, if applicable, such as:
- Veterans Preference Documentation:
- As a Discharged, Non-Disabled Veteran, you must provide DD-214 with a copy of your discharge (member 4), or other documentation of service and separation under Honourable conditions, as listed in SF15. If you don't have your OD214, request it after being discharged to the National Archives for processing.
- In case you are a veteran, you must provide official documentation from the Armed Forces within 120 days of your discharge, which includes your anticipated departure from active duty, discharge conditions, pay grade/rank/rate, dates of active service, any campaign or expeditionary medals awarded, and dated within 90 days after your separation. This documentation is mandatory for all current and former service-connected veterans.
- All other proof required by the SF15 must be submitted, including a completed sf15 form for veterans who are either Disabled Veterans, Purple Heart Recipients, or Mothers of Displaced or Deceased Veterans. You can obtain re-validation of your Department of Veterans Affairs letter at www.vets.gov or call 1-800-827-1000 to establish proof of disability. How does this work?
Please do not attach pictures to your application form.?Documents with photographs may not be seen by hiring officials - you must remove your image from any badges, licenses, etc.
Don't upload Adobe Portfolio documents.? Adobe portfolio documents are not viewable by our agency's staffing offices.If your qualifications are determined by academic achievement:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to count toward qualifications. To qualify, schools must only provide attendance and/or degrees from institutions accredited with the department. The requirements for eligibility are listed below.
This job posting requires specific information, and if not, may result in an inaccurate rating or potentially affect the overall rating.
How to Apply
For this job: no. . .You must complete the occupational questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. To receive consideration, the complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 09/22/2023. Do we not accept hard-copy applications or electronic applications?
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Agency contact information
San Antonio Services Branch
Address
The BLM in New Mexico.?
BLM New Mexico, NM-951
301 Dinosaur Trail
Santa Fe, NM 87508
USNext steps
Once the Occupational Questionnaire is received you will receive acknowledgement that your submission was successful. If you are among the most qualified candidates and your name is referred to the hiring official, you may be contacted directly for a possible interview. You will be notified of the status of your Application Package at the time candidates are referred for consideration, and when the selection process is complete.
Applicants who apply under this job opportunity announcement agree to have their application, associated documents and applicable personal information shared with other Bureaus/Offices within the Department of the Interior (DOI) who have vacancies within the same occupational series, grade, full performance level and in the same geographic location(s), including within the same metro/commuting area. Applying to this announcement does not replace the need to apply to other job opportunity announcements for which you wish to receive consideration
This announcement may be used to fill additional positions if identical vacancies occur within 90 days of the issue date of the referral certificate.Fair and Transparent
The federal hiring process is designed to be impartial and just. Please review the following guidelines for further understanding. Thank you.
- A policy known as Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) policy?
- Reasonable accommodation policy
- Financial suitability
- Selective Service
- New employee probationary period
- Signature and false statements
- Privacy Act
- Social security number request
Required Documents
By 11:59 pm (EST) on 09/22/2023, the following documents must be submitted:.
- Resume which includes a list of all significant jobs held and duties performed, with dates specified in month and year format, and indicate hours worked per week. If military or civilian, please include your rank and/or grade.
- A complete Occupational Questionnaire
- College transcripts
- Other Supporting Documents, if applicable, such as:
- Veterans Preference Documentation:
- As a Discharged, Non-Disabled Veteran, you must provide DD-214 with a copy of your discharge (member 4), or other documentation of service and separation under Honourable conditions, as listed in SF15. If you don't have your OD214, request it after being discharged to the National Archives for processing.
- In case you are a veteran, you must provide official documentation from the Armed Forces within 120 days of your discharge, which includes your anticipated departure from active duty, discharge conditions, pay grade/rank/rate, dates of active service, any campaign or expeditionary medals awarded, and dated within 90 days after your separation. This documentation is mandatory for all current and former service-connected veterans.
- All other proof required by the SF15 must be submitted, including a completed sf15 form for veterans who are either Disabled Veterans, Purple Heart Recipients, or Mothers of Displaced or Deceased Veterans. You can obtain re-validation of your Department of Veterans Affairs letter at www.vets.gov or call 1-800-827-1000 to establish proof of disability. How does this work?
Please do not attach pictures to your application form.?Documents with photographs may not be seen by hiring officials - you must remove your image from any badges, licenses, etc.
Don't upload Adobe Portfolio documents.? Adobe portfolio documents are not viewable by our agency's staffing offices.
If your qualifications are determined by academic achievement:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to count toward qualifications. To qualify, schools must only provide attendance and/or degrees from institutions accredited with the department. The requirements for eligibility are listed below.
This job posting requires specific information, and if not, may result in an inaccurate rating or potentially affect the overall rating.
Does this job fall under the category of "anyone can do it"?
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The change in line with career goals (CTAP, ICAP, RPL)
The definition of a "suspected" or "displaced" employee includes federal employees.
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The public
Those who have pledged allegiance to the United States, including nationals. What are some examples?
Clarification from the agency
U.S. Citizens, CTAP, ICTAP