Biological Science Tech (Wildlife) TERM

Join the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and support hands-on wildlife conservation through field surveys, wildlife monitoring and tagging, habitat management, data collection, GIS, and biological studies. This position offers the opportunity to work outdoors and contribute directly to protecting wildlife and their habitats. This vacancy is limited to 50 applications and may close early. If the application limit is reached the announcement will close at 11:59pm ET that day. Learn more: USFWS

This position is located within the Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 2, Southwest Arizona Refuges Complex, in Cibola, AZ. Major duties include but are not limited to: Assist with planning and conducting wildlife censuses, surveys, and biological studies, including determining methods, establishing protocols, collecting field data, and reporting results. Capture and handle wildlife, apply visual and radio tags, and collect physiological, spatial, and other biological data to support wildlife monitoring and management activities. Monitor and manage wildlife habitat and environmental conditions; assist with water management, including irrigation and moist soil management, and conduct vegetation, mowing, seeding, pest plant, and wildlife/plant disease management activities. Enter, manage, and analyze biological data using databases, GIS, statistical software, and other information systems; prepare graphs, reports, and technical products. Operate vehicles, farm tractors, small watercraft, GPS, radio-tracking, water-monitoring, and other field equipment; provide work direction and guidance to biological technicians, volunteers, and youth crews.

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 www.dhs.gov/EVerify/. Must have and maintain a valid driver's license throughout employment. You are required to wear a uniform and comply with the uniform standards. A uniform allowance will be provided. Incumbent will be required to complete first aid training provided by the agency. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a one year probationary period during which your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest will be evaluated. This probation 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.

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. Recognition of Foreign Qualifications | U.S. Department of Education. https://www.ed.gov/about/initiatives/international-affairs/recognition-of-foreign-qualification