Wildlife Biologist

Summary

The Wildlife Biologist serves as a project leader (as assigned) or team member to provide technical, operational, and scientific guidance, updates on program progress, research, proposed actions to meet such challenges. The incumbent provides guidance and supervision for technicians and students supporting the National Feral Swine Damage Management Program.

The duties described are for the full-performance level. The duties may include, but are not limited to:
Provides technical expertise, advice and support for Wildlife Services operational control, population and disease monitoring, and research activities with feral swine. Provides program leadership and guidance for GIS and emerging technology supporting the National Feral Swine Damage Management Program. Assists in establishing and maintaining cooperative relationships with other agencies, laboratories, organizations, institutions and individuals in meeting program needs and objectives.

Responsible for assimilating, organizing, and analyzing feral swine damage data derived from UAS. Compilation and analysis of data is provided in written format to the National Feral Swine Program Coordinator. Participates in developing and conducting training, on-the-job developmental activities, and fills temporary details to support various Wildlife Services activities. Develops and designs procedures then instructs Wildlife Services specialists. Temporary assignments may be located anywhere within the United States or internationally and may require details of several weeks or more away from his/her official duty station.

May need to operate 4 wheel drive vehicles over rough terrain and other off-road environments.

Please see above for education qualification requirement information.

Applications will be evaluated in accordance with Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) Delegated Examining Procedures and USDA policy using category rating. This means 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), your responses to the application questionnaire, and your responses to all assessments required for this position.

Applicants who meet basic minimum qualifications will be placed in one of three categories:
Best Qualified, Well Qualified, or Qualified. Within these categories, applicants eligible for veteran's preference will receive selection priority over non-veterans. Category placement will be determined based on applicants' quality of experience and the extent they possess the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities (KSAs), and other characteristics):
Attention to Detail, Flexibility, Integrity/Honesty, Interpersonal Skills, Reasoning, Self-Management, Stress Tolerance, Teamwork. Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration. Cheating on an assessment may also result in your removal from consideration. Your application, including the online Assessment Questionnaire, will be reviewed to determine if you meet (a) minimum qualification requirements and (b) the resume supports the answers provided to the job-specific questions.

Your resume must clearly support your responses to all the questions addressing experience and education relevant to this position. Those determined to be in the best qualified category will be referred to the selecting official for consideration.

Note:

If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and or experience, your score may be adjusted to more accurately reflect your abilities, or you may be found ineligible. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating. Providing inaccurate information on Federal documents could be grounds for non-selection or disciplinary action up to including removal from the Federal service.

Cheating on the online assessment may also result in your removal from consideration. To preview the application questionnaire, please visit (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). Questionnaire/.

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1) the submission of your online Occupational Questionnaire and resume was successful,
2) if you were referred to the selecting official for consideration, and
3) if you were selected or not selected. Your application will be reviewed to verify that you meet the eligibility and qualification requirements for the position prior to issuing referral lists to the selecting official. If further evaluation or interviews are required, you will be contacted. Log in to your USAJOBS account to check your application status. We expect to make a final job offer approximately 40…