Ecologist (Temporary)

National Park Service; California; Presencial; USD 65.000 - 80.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

National Park Service seeks an Ecologist for the Sierra Nevada Inventory & Monitoring Network. This temporary position may last up to 1 year, with extension possible up to two years, funded by agency needs and funding. Anticipated Entry on Duty February 2027; open to first 40 applicants or until 10/30/2026, whichever comes first.

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of 10/30/2026. Resume must show hours per week or full-time status to credit experience; transcripts required for

Formación

• Degree in biology or related field with at least 30 semester hours in biological sciences, including 9 in ecology and 12 in physical and mathematical sciences.
• One year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-07 level, in natural resource management projects and field planning.
• Two years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master's degree in a related field.
• Combination of education and experience allowed; transcripts required.

Responsabilidades

• Execute established natural resource management projects by planning and carrying out steps using established techniques to resolve problems.
• Plan field projects and independently choose sites, sampling techniques, and logistics.
• Apply scientific results to test the efficiency of inventory and monitoring programs; provide recommendations for improvements.
• Adhere to scientific monitoring protocols to meet program goals and legal requirements.

Conocimientos

Project planning

Field sampling

Data analysis

Scientific monitoring protocols

Decision making

Educación

Bachelor's degree in biology or related field

Descripción del empleo

You will serve as a Ecologist (Temporary) the NPS Sierra Nevada Inventory & Monitoring Network. This is a temporary position expected to last up to 1 year, and may be extended up to a maximum of two years based on agency needs and potential funding. Anticipated Entry on Duty: February 2027. Open to the first 40 applicants or until 10/30/2026 whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration.

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-10/30/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience. Failure to adequately provide information needed to determine number of hours worked in each position may result in that time not being credited when evaluating qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the full and/or part-time hours requirement as the service dates will be reflected. Minimum Qualification Requirements: To qualify for this position, you must meet the following minimum qualifications: Basic Educational Requirement AND/OR Specialized Experience for the series to which you are applying. Basic Educational Requirements: In addition to the specialized experience requirements for this position, you must meet at least one of the following: A. Degree: biology, or a related field of science underlying ecological research that included at least 30 semester hours in basic and applied biological sciences. These hours must have included at least 9 semester hours in ecology, and 12 semester hours in physical and mathematical sciences. You must submit transcripts. -AND- To qualify for this position at the GS-09 grade level: Specialized Experience Requirement: you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience: ability to execute established natural resource management projects by independently planning and carrying out steps using established techniques to resolve problems; planning field projects; independently choosing from among several possible courses of action at different stages of the project (e.g., selects site locations, sampling techniques, appropriate equipment, logistics, etc.); assisting supervisor with applying the results found in scientific data to test the efficiency of such inventory and monitoring programs; helping provide recommendations for further improvements as needed; utilizing scientific information acquisition and analysis standards, methods, and recording techniques to effectively manage the collection and summation of data to produce a final analysis that effectively meets scientifically acceptable standards; or adhering to scientific monitoring protocols in performing and/or assisting in monitoring of ecosystem and natural resource components, to ensure that program goals and objectives meet legal requirements and reflect national priorities and policies. Duties are supportive of professional specialists in resource management; relevant to research, conservation and management of natural resources such as but not limited to vegetation monitoring or control; field studies on plant or forest ecology, inventorying and monitoring forests, leadership and mentoring tasks or making other field observations on the state of natural resource conditions. NOTE: You must include number of hours worked per week and begin/end dates (no/yr format) in your resume. -OR- Education: Successful completion of at least two years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master's degree or equivalent graduate degree in an accredited educational institution concentrated in a field that is directly related to the work of this position, such as in biology, ecology, botany, natural resource management, conservation, forestry, or other directly related subject matters. One year of full-time graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours that the school attended has determined to represent 1 year of full-time study. If that number cannot be obtained from the school, 18 semester hours should be considered an academic year of graduate study. Part-time graduate education is creditable in accordance with its relationship to a year of full-time study at the school attended. NOTE: You must provide transcripts. -OR- Combination of education and experience. Only graduate education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level can be combined with the appropriate level of experience to qualify applicants for positions at the GS-9. For example, I have 6 months of specialized experience (50% of the experien