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This position is for a Student Trainee (Biological Sciences), GS-0499-4.
Salary: The salary for each location may vary depending on locality. Locality tables may be found here.
01/04/2021 to 01/08/2021
$15.15 - $22.17 per hour
GS 4
many vacancies in the following locations:
No
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
No
Internships
Multiple Schedules
Competitive
4
No
No
MR-21-10975974-NM-Path
588437200
Pathways Intern NTE: This is a Pathways Internship Program position not to exceed 1 year. This position may be terminated at any time or may be extended at management's discretion without further competition if the employee remains eligible for employment in the Pathways Intern Program.
This is a Temporary Pathways Student Intern position. This appointment may be extended based on continued needs/funds for the position and the students continued eligibility for the Pathways Program. For information concerning the work schedule (e.g. part-time/full-time) and anticipated duration of the position please visit this link*.
***These positions are not anticipated to start until the timeframe of March-June of 2021. If you will have completed or will be completing all degree requirements before September of 2021 and do not plan on pursuing additional education, you will be found ineligible for this position. If there is no documentation provided with your application materials indicating that you intend on continuing your education past March of 2021, you will be found ineligible for this position.***
Duties of the position may include but are not limited to the following:
Conduct biological surveys, wetland work, and invasive plant management.
Assist in all aspects of the biology and habitat management programs to include water management, invasive species control, prairie vegetation surveys, grassland bird transects, waterbird and other biological surveys.
Assist in various aspects of the biology, habitat, and facility management programs to include biological surveys (4 square mile waterfowl and vegetative) and invasive species management (utilizing chemical, hand pulling and mechanical treatment).
Assist in water management by removing beaver dams, and banding wood ducks.
Assist in all aspects of the biology and habitat management programs to include biological surveys and invasive species management.
Assist in Lake sturgeon culture and care, water quality monitoring and management of warm water fish culture ponds general maintenance.
PROOF OF EDUCATION: All applicants who are using education or a combination of education and experience to qualify must submit copies of official or unofficial transcripts which include grades, credit hours earned, major(s), grade point average or class ranking, institution name, and student name. If any required coursework is not easily recognizable on transcripts, or if you believe a portion of a particular course can be credited toward meeting an educational requirement, you must also provide a memorandum on letterhead from the institution's registrar, dean, or other appropriate official stating the percentage of the course that should be considered to meet the requirement and the equivalent number of units. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable; however, if you are selected for the position, you will be required to produce the original official transcripts.
PASS/FAIL COURSES: If more than 10 percent of your undergraduate course work (credit hours) were taken on a pass/fail basis, your claim of superior academic achievement must be based upon class standing or membership in an honor society.
GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.
FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html
To register or verify your registration go to the Selective Service System at https://www.sss.gov/RegVer/wfRegistration.aspx
FWS has determined that the duties of this position are not suitable for telework.
Telework: Please see additional information about each vacancy here.
Conditions of Employment: Please see additional information about each vacancy here.
Additional Vacancies: One or more positions may be filled from applications received under this announcement in the advertised office or other U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service offices in the local commuting area.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Once the announcement has closed, a review of your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine whether you meet the basic qualification requirements listed on this announcement. If you meet the basic qualifications your resume and supporting documentation will be compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience which resulted in you being listed in the highest quality category, you may lose consideration, or be assigned to a lower quality category for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.
Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics):
Knowledge in a variety of activities including conducting field work, collecting and specimens, water quality data, and habitat measurements, as well as administrative and general maintenance duties as needed.
Knowledge in the processing of field preserved biological specimens, including performing dissections and sample preparations.
Ability to enter field, location, and other biological and resource data, into computerized databases.
Communication skills, both verbal and written.
If you are a veteran with preference eligibility and you are claiming 5-point veterans' preference, you must attach a copy of your DD-214 showing you were honorably discharged. If you are claiming 10-point veterans' preference, you must attach an SF-15," Application for 10-Point Veterans' Preference" in addition to the proof required by that form.
To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Application Package which includes:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
Once you submit all the required documents and the online application in USAJOBS, you will receive an acknowledgement email that your submission was successful. After the evaluation process is complete, you will be notified of your status and/or referral to the hiring official. If further evaluation or interviews are required, you will be contacted.
You will be notified if this job is filled or canceled. Timelines for this process vary widely.
You may check the status of your application at any time by logging in to your USAJobs Account.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/588437200. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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