USFWS Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife (Saipan)
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The incumbent serves as a senior biologist working for the Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office, with an official duty station on the island of Saipan in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. You will be responsible for the detection, prevention, eradication, interdiction, management, and control of the invasive brown tree snake in the Northern Mariana Islands. For more information about the Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office, please visit: http://www.fws.gov/pacificislands/. For information about Saipan, please visit:http://www.saipanliving.com/saipanoverview.html
This position is a term position not-to-exceed 13 months, but may be non-competitively extended to last up to four years without further announcement.
This position is subject to a 13.70% cost of living adjustment and 11.30% post differential. To determine if you are eligible for a post differential, please visit: http://www.opm.gov/oca/cola/postdifferential.asp.
ANNUAL SALARY:
GS-11, Step 1 $59,246 - Step 10 $77,019
GS-12, Step 1 $71,012 - Step 10 $92,316
Employees new to the Federal Government are placed in step 1.
If selected at the GS-11 grade level, you will perform the same kind of duties as described above, but under closer supervision and training will be provided for progression towards the full performance level.
You must meet all qualification requirements outlined in this vacancy by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing date of the announcement.
Note: All applicants (including current and former employees) who are using education or a combination of education and experience to qualify must submit copies of transcripts, which include grades, credit hours earned, major(s), and grade point average or class ranking. Even if you are in or have previously held a position in the series, you must submit the required documents to be considered for this position. If any required course work is not easily recognizable on transcripts, you must submit written course descriptions from the school (e.g., from the school catalog, official course syllabus, or course description verified by the school) for those classes to be credited.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
To qualify for the GS-0401 series as a Biologist you must meet one of the following scenarios:
A. You must have a degree in a biological science, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position; or
B. You must have a combination of education and experience -- Courses equivalent to a major, plus appropriate experience or additional education. The quality of the combination of education and experience must be sufficient to demonstrate that you possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform work in the occupation, and is comparable to that normally acquired through the successful completion of a full 4-year course of study with a major in the appropriate field. In addition to courses in the major and related fields, a typical college degree would have included courses that involved analysis, writing, critical thinking, research, etc. These courses would have provided an applicant with skills and abilities sufficient to perform progressively more responsible work in the occupation. Therefore, creditable experience should have demonstrated similarly appropriate skills or abilities needed to perform the work of the occupation.
ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
In addition to meeting the basic qualifications:
To qualify at the GS-11 grade level, you must meet either "A", "B", or "C" below:
A. Completion of 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in a degree directly related to the work of this position; or
B. Completion of one year, full-time specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-9 level in the Federal Government. This experience can be gained inside or outside the government, as long as it is equivalent. Specialized experience is defined as: Developing and implementing monitoring, detection or eradication plans for invasive species.
C. Completion of an equivalent combination of "A" and "B" above, when combined total at least 100% of the qualifications required.
To qualify at the GS-12 grade level, you must meet "A" below:
A. Completion of one year, full-time specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 level in the Federal Government. This experience can be gained inside or outside the government, as long as it is equivalent. Specialized experience is defined as: 1) Developing and implementing monitoring, detection or eradication plans for invasive species and 2) Coordinating the eradication and control of invasive species with outside interests.
EDUCATION
Copies of transcripts are acceptable for application purposes; if selected, official transcripts are required before entry on duty.
Accredited Education: All qualifying education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. You can verify accreditation at http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html.
Foreign Education: You can receive credit for education earned outside the United States if you provide evidence that it is comparable to an accredited educational institution, or that full credit has been given by an accredited institution in the United States. For more information, see http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html
It is your responsibility to provide evidence that educational provisions are met when applying.
OTHER KEY REQUIREMENTS (conditions of employment)
Direct deposit of salary payment.Must apply for Government travel charge card if expected to travel on official business.
Q - Nonsensitive
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