Biological Science Technician; Wildlife

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• These positions serve as a Biological Science Technician (Wildlife) for the West Desert and Green River Districts.
• Collects data on wildlife habitat conditions and age, species location, breeding status and species condition.
• Compiles and organizes survey data, prepares narratives and reports, and enters and receives data from automated databases.
• Helps other technicians/aids with collecting field data and completing required projects.
• Participates in habitat improvement projects such as planting shrubs, trees and grasses.
• Participates in inventories of wildlife and their habitats.
• Participates in construction projects such as water developments and fencing.

In order to be rated as qualified for this position, we must be able to determine that you meet the qualification requirements - please be sure to include this information in your resume. No assumptions will be made about your experience.

• Specialized
  
  Experience:
  
  Applicants must possess one (1) full year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-04 level comparable in difficulty and complexity to perform the duties of a Biological Science Technician (Wildlife). Qualifying specialized experience includes: banding, tagging, and/or releasing wildlife; and inventorying rare and endangered species habitat based on guidelines.
• OR
  
  Education:
  
  To qualify based on education you must have four (4) years (120 semester hours) of education above high school, leading to a bachelor's degree with a major study or at least 24 semester in any combination of scientific or technical courses such as biology, chemistry, statistics, entomology, animal husbandry, botany, physics, agriculture, or mathematics. At least 6 semester hours of courses must have been directly related to the position to be filled.
• OR Combination of
  
  Education and Experience:
  
  You may meet qualifications requirement for this position with an equivalent combination of specialized experience and appropriate undergraduate education. Undergraduate level education must demonstrate the difficulty and complexity to do the work of this position.

• Specialized
  
  Experience:
  
  Applicants must possess one (1) full year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-05 level comparable in difficulty and complexity to perform the duties of a Biological Science Technician (Wildlife). Qualifying specialized experience includes: surveying, mapping and/or documenting a variety of wildlife species and habitat conditions; compiling occurrence and distribution data, cover maps, and herbarium study mounts; assisting in performing wildlife studies and in constructing wildlife habitat improvement structures;
  
  and compiling data obtained through survey/study and assembling the data into a logical sequence for review.
• OR
  
  Education:
  
  To qualify based on education you must have one (1) full year (18 semester hours) of graduate-level education in a related field of study.
• OR Combination of
  
  Education and Experience:
  
  You may meet qualifications requirement for this position with an equivalent combination of specialized experience and appropriate graduate education. Graduate level education must demonstrate the difficulty and complexity to do the work of this position.

• Specialized
  
  Experience:
  
  Applicants must possess one (1) full year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-06 level comparable in difficulty and complexity to perform the duties of a Biological Science Technician (Wildlife). Qualifying specialized experience includes: using knowledge of basic principles of wildlife to evaluate data; possessing computer capabilities sufficient to produce reports with graphics, produce simple maps, develop spreadsheets, and enter, retrieve and/or manipulate data familiarity of wildlife in their natural habitat;
  
  collecting and analyzing scientific data; and conducting wildlife inventories.
• OR
  
  Education:
  
  To qualify based on education you must have one (1) full year (18 semester hours) of graduate-level education in a related field of study.
• OR Combination of
  
  Education and Experience:
  
  You may meet qualifications requirement for this position with an equivalent combination of specialized experience and appropriate graduate education. Graduate level education must demonstrate the difficulty and complexity to do the work of this position.

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…