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This position is part of the R2-Division of Fire Management located in Albuquerque, NM.
Learn more about this agency02/25/2022 to 03/18/2022
$80,005 - $104,011 per year
GS 12
1 vacancy in the following location:
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
25% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Yes—PCS authorized; Discretionary benefits may be provided excluding contractor-provided home sale.
Permanent
Full-time
Competitive
None
No
Yes
R2-22-11403128-AC-DHA
639256500
U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
Federal employees who meet the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee.
Open to all U.S. Citizens. ICTAP/CTAP eligibles. This position will be filled under the Office of Personnel Management's Direct Hire Authority and is open to all United States citizens and U.S. nationals. Veteran's preference and traditional rating and ranking of applications do not apply. All qualified applicants will be referred to the hiring manager for consideration for this position. To learn more about Direct-Hire authority: OPM.GOV Hiring Information: Direct Hire Fact Sheet
As a Fire Ecologist, your duties will include, but are not limited to, the following:
Coordinates at the Regional, inter-Regional, and interagency level to implement agency and interagency Manuals, Handbooks, and National policies related to fire management and fire ecology.
Advises managers, refuge management, resource specialists, foresters, rangeland managers, and fire management officers on a variety of problem areas and initiatives related to the effects of wildland fire on achieving ecosystem objectives, identifying the ecological role of fire as related to meeting management direction and objectives, determining the ecological risk of high intensity fire, and mitigating or eliminating unwanted ecological impacts and hazards of wildland fire. Develops standards and programs to ensure that fire management activities are consistent with ecosystem based management.
Serves as Regional point of contact for research on fire and ecosystem issues. Coordinates fire ecology training and technology transfer of fire ecology-related items at the local level.
Cooperates with regional, state, agency, and university specialists/researchers in developing and conducting studies concerning fire management and fire effects.
Provides scientific expertise, consultation, prediction, and interpretation of the role of fire in ecosystems and vegetative communities; the consequences of fire presence or exclusion; and the relationship of fire characteristics to fire effects on upland and riparian vegetation, wildlife, fisheries, watershed, soils, water, air, cultural values, and threatened, endangered, and sensitive species to Regional and Refuge staff. Extrapolates knowledge and applies it to systems and species for which research data are not available. Provides both area and site-specific guidance for identification and resolution of specific resource management concerns.Functions as the primary liaison/contact between fire management and resource management specialists, and between fire management and land/resource management planners. Reviews CCPs for fire management issues/concerns for consistency with land management planning guidance and direction. Reviews Fire Management Plans for consistency with Land and Resource Management Plans.
Develops programs and provides training to field station staff throughout the Region in fire management aspects of land and resource management planning, specifically including wildland fire effects, the role of fire in managing ecosystems, habitat modifications and restoration, qualitative and quantitative assessments of fire risk to resources, and identification of resources at risk to wildland fire. Assists field station staff throughout the region in identifying the ecological priorities for restoration and protection based on ecosystem management objectives and other management direction.
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
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FWS has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for telework and the selectee may be allowed to telework with supervisor approval.
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This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/639256500. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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