Please see the following link for full job posting and application link: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/511939600
Open & closing dates
09/25/2018 to 10/12/2018
Salary
$41,365 to $53,773 per year
Appointment type
Seasonal
Summary
This position is located in Region 6, on the Mt. Adams Ranger District of the Gifford Pinchot National Forest in Trout Lake, WA.
For additional information about the duties of this position, please contact Andrea Montgomery at andreamontgomery@fs.fed.us or at 509-395-3414.
This position has a seasonal work schedule where full-time work is guaranteed for 18 pay periods and when not working, employee is placed in non-pay/non-duty status.
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Responsibilities
Independently, or as a crew leader, plans, participates, and conducts a variety of field studies of native and non-native botanical species and their habitats.
Coordinates with resource specialist in planning work.
Develop plans to collect data for use in habitat and species condition analyses.
Collects survey and inventory data to determine species identity, population characteristics, environmental conditions, and factors affecting the vigor and extent of the species and their habitat. Keeps records of all data and produces maps of survey areas.
Schedules, organizes, and executes botanical projects involving native and/or non-native species.
Resolves common administrative and safety concerns related to the projects. Improves, adapts, and develops techniques, methods, and equipment based on experience, practical knowledge, and prescribed procedures.
Travel Required
25% or less – Position may involve work away the official duty location to remote worksites within commuting distance (49 miles) and may also require overnight travel and/or camping per work assignment.
Qualifications
For the GS-07 level: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-6 grade level. Examples of specialized experience include: Performed field work projects related to vegetation management such as field measurement of density, diversity, etc. experimental layout, seeding or planting, fertilizer or pesticide treatment. Monitored plant phenology and made collections of seed and vegetative materials. Conducted surveys for sensitive plants in project areas that included on-the-ground reconnaissance and record examination.
OR
One full year of graduate level education in a related field such as: botany, ecology or classes in other programs that include the study of ecological relationships or habitat restoration. The education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university and demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work.
OR
An appropriate combination of graduate level education and specialized experience.