Fish Biologist

You will serve as a Fish Biologist within the Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 3, Marquette Biological Station, located in Marquette, MI. This position carries a code 4 supervisory designation, with less than 25% of duties involving oversight such as planning and directing work, setting priorities, evaluating performance, and executing personnel actions to ensure staff meet required standards.

Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following: Ensures that investigative field activities and studies are conducted in conformance with standard operating procedures, applicable regulatory permits, annual teamwork plans, and as determined in consultation with other team leaders and supervisors. Utilizes sound scientific principles to develop studies and programs, formulate objectives, and establish priorities for implementation. Provides technical and administrative support, including planning work to be accomplished, setting priorities, developing performance standards and evaluating performance, providing leadership, and allocating resources. Coordinates field activities with other federal and state agencies, local public officials, the general public, other sea lamprey program teams/units, staff members of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, and other agency personnel. Participates as a technical expert on sea lamprey in multi-agency task forces, work groups, and subgroups within the assigned area of responsibility. Provides day-to-day leadership, assigning and prioritizing work, setting performance expectations and supporting career development, conducting performance evaluations, and ensuring technical quality and compliance with applicable policies and regulations.

Must be a U.S. Citizen or National. Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication. Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service. Direct Deposit participation required. Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more, visit https://www.e-verify.gov/. Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license throughout employment. You must pass a physical examination. You are required to wear a uniform and comply with uniform standards. A uniform allowance will be provided. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 1-year probationary period to evaluate your fitness and whether your continuation of employment advances the public interest. This probationary period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest, meet the organization goals and mission of the agency, and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the service. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, the agency will consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Under applicable law, the employment of an individual serving a probationary or trial period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies, in writing, that the individual's employment should continue and that their appointment should be finalized. In the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial period, such appointments are terminated. Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

This position does not allow substituting education for experience. This position has a mandatory education requirement. You must submit a copy of your transcript(s) to support claimed education if substituting education for experience. Transcripts must include your name, school name, grades, credit hours earned, major(s), grade point average or class ranking, and date the degree was conferred, if applicable. A typed list of courses, grades, semester/quarter hours, GPA, etc. will not be accepted. Non-submission may result in being rated not qualified for the position. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work. Foreign Education: To receive credit for education completed outside the United States, you must show proof that the education has been submitted to a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials and such education has been deemed at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs. For more information on how foreign education is evaluated, visit: https://www.ed.gov/about/initiatives/international-affairs/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications