Wildlife Biologist

The candidate selected for this vacancy will work with the current wildlife biologist and together will implement Scott AFB’s Bird/Wildlife Aircraft Strike Hazard (BASH) Plan through monitoring, hazing and removing hazardous wildlife to reduce the risk to human health and safety at Scott AFB. This position will also provide continuing monitoring for 2 civilian airports, fish hatchery protection, and Canada goose nest management.

• Conducts integrated wildlife damage management activities to prevent or reduce losses to property, agriculture, and natural resources, or to protect human health and safety.
• Performs a variety of technical procedures including capture, restraint, chemical immobilization, marking, transport, euthanasia, and/or necropsy of wildlife.
• Modifies or adapts established damage or disease control techniques as necessary to meet local conditions and environmental, economic, or political considerations.
• Monitors and ensures compliance with program directives, and local, State, and Federal laws and regulations in wildlife damage management activities.
• Develops and maintains categorical exclusions, environmental assessments, monitoring reports, and other documents required by NEPA.
• Gathers, compiles, evaluates, and presents data on damage or hazards caused by various wildlife species to cooperators, stakeholders, and colleagues.
• Establishes and maintains cooperative relationships with other Federal, State, county and city government agencies, Tribes, corporations, etc.
• Communicates safe and effective damage management techniques through outreach and other channels to the general public.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Must be 18 years old
• If you are a male born after December 31, 1959 and are at least 18 years of age, civil service employment law (5 U.S.C. 3328) requires that you must be registered with the Selective Service System, unless you meet certain exemptions (proof of registration and/or exemption required). Website: http://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

• Resume that includes:
  • Personal information such as name, address, contact information
  • Education
  • Detailed work experience related to this position as described in the announcement including
    • Work schedule including hours per week
    • Dates of employment;
    • Title, series, grade (if applicable)
  • All supervisors' phone numbers and if they may be contacted
  • Other qualifications
• Transcripts (if qualifying on education, must have been obtained from an accredited institution. Education completed in a foreign institution must include an evaluation by an organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs that it was deemed equivalent to an accredited U.S. education program, see: Foreign Education Evaluation. All transcripts must be in English or include an English translation.)
• DD-214 (Member 4 copy)
• VA letter required for applicable Veteran preference, if applies.
• Current active duty members must submit a certification that they are expected to be discharged or released from active duty under honorable conditions not later than 120 days after the date the certification is submitted.

Additional materials not listed above (i.e. position descriptions, training certificates, etc.) may not be considered. Applicants who do not submit the required items listed above may not be considered. Applications with all supporting documents must be submitted to the contact office and must be RECEIVED by the CLOSING DATE of this announcement.

Interested individuals should send a resume (cannot exceed two pages), transcripts, veteran documentation (if applicable) and location of choice to the address listed here:

Craig Bloomquist, District Supervisor

3430 Constitution Dr, Ste 121

Springfield, IL 62711

Craig.k.bloomquist

To qualify, applicants MUST meet all minimum qualification requirements, except Medical Requirements, by the tentative start date.

BASIC REQUIREMENT:

• A. Degree:
  • At least 9 semester hours in wildlife subjects such as mammalogy, ornithology, animal ecology, wildlife management, or research courses in the field of wildlife biology.
  • At…