Fish & Wildlife Biologist

You will serve as a Fish & Wildlife Biologist .

This is a term position (more than 1 year) with an initial appointment expecting to last at least 13 months but may be extended up to a total of four years, or more based on any changes to regulations governing the number of years term appointments may last, without further competition at management's discretion.

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-08/25/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement.

To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience. Failure to adequately provide information needed to determine number of hours worked in each position may result in that time not being credited when evaluating qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the full and/or part-time hours requirement as the service dates will be reflected.

To qualify for this position, you must meet the following minimum qualifications:

In addition to the specialized experience requirements for this position, you must meet at least one of the following:

• A.
  Degree: biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position. You must submit transcripts.
  
  -OR-
• B.
  Combination of education and experience: Courses equivalent to a major, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

-AND-

To qualify for this position at the GS-09 grade level:

• Specialized Experience Requirement: you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience:
  1) Conduct biological or ecological investigations on the impact of land and water development projects upon the fish and/or wildlife resources of an area;2) Develop fishery and/or wildlife management plans;3) Prepare biological or environmental assessment/impact statements fo resource planning reports. You must include hours per week worked.
  
  -OR-
• Education: Successful completion of at least 2 years of graduate education leading to a master's degree or master's or equivalent graduate degree in ichthyology, wildlife biology, ecology, or a directly related field appropriate to this position. You must include transcripts.
  
  -OR-
• Combination of education and experience
  . To combine education and experience, first take semester hours of graduate education in excess of 18 or quarter hours in excess of 27. Then take the number of months of full-time experience and divide by 12 months. Add the percentages together. The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. You must include hours per week and transcripts.

To qualify for this position at the GS-11 grade level:

• Specialized Experience Requirement: you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience:
  1) Develop habitat conservation or restoration projects;2) Serve as a technical advisor on the Endangered Species Act for other staff, government agencies, landowners, private interest groups, etc.;3) Interpret and implement Federal or State environmental laws, regulations, and polices involving natural resource issues. You must include hours per week worked.
  
  -OR-
• Education: Successful completion of at least 3 years of graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in ichthyology, wildlife biology, ecology, or a directly related field appropriate to this position. You must include transcripts.
  
  -OR-
• Combination of education and experience
  . To combine education and experience, first take the number of semester hours of graduate education in excess of 36 or quarter hours in excess of 54. Then take the number of months of full-time experience and divide by 12 months. Add the percentages together. The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. You must include hours per week and transcripts.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, Ameri Corps) 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.