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USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station

Job Opportunity:

Research Fire Ecologist GS-0408-13

Summary:

The Southern Research Station Research Work Unit 4156 is advertising for a motivated, self-starter for a permanent full-time position as a GS-0408-13 Research Fire Ecologist. Salary begins at $80,402 and the suite of benefits available to permanent federal employees. The position serves to fill critical research needs in the Southern Research Station’s Center for Disturbance Science, located in Athens, Georgia. The incumbent will work in the Fire Science Team under its Team Leader and is located and housed in Athens, GA.

Responsibilities Include:

Research projects include:

how numerous variables within a fire-adapted ecosystem interact to perpetuate the system, focusing on forest structure, fuels, fire behavior and fire effects and how each variable interacts with all others to create and perpetuate a fire-adapted ecosystem;
causal mechanisms driving disturbance impacts on vegetation and ecosystem functions, focusing on disturbance effects on vegetation at the ecophysiological level;
fire ecology in the tropics, focusing on frequently burned ecosystems that offer insights into how fire functions in landscapes that currently no longer exist in the US but are restoration targets, or represent future landscape conditions under climate warming.

Salary Notes:

Not specified

Deadline:

11/01/2009 (All day)

To Apply:

For detailed application information, please contact:
John A. Stanturf
US Forest Service
320 Green Street
Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: jstanturf@fs.fed.us
Phone: (706) 559-4316
Fax: (706) 559-4291

Disclosure:

USDA is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

Government Environmental Agencies

Department Of Health And Human Services, Indian Health Service

Job Opportunity:

Environmental Engineer (Open Continuous)

Summary:

Become a part of the Department that touches the lives of every American! At the Department of Health and Human Services you can give back to your community, state, and country by making a difference in the lives of Americans everywhere. Join HHS and help to make our world healthier, safer and better for all Americans.

Responsibilities Include:

Incumbent works on all phases of projects pertaining to improving the environmental conditions under which American Indians live. Projects include the provision of water supply, wastewater, and solid waste facilities for individual homes and communities. Will plan, design, and provide construction management associated with provision of community and individual water supplies, waste water, and solid waste facilities. Determines system requirements and capacity, reviews literature, and suggests design alternatives. Prepares cost estimates at the planning and design stage to develop project budgets and cost controls.

Oversees the construction inspection of sanitation facilities projects including quality control and measurement of qualities installed. Performs land surveys for rights-of-way and easements and construction surveys to establish line and grade for various sanitary facilities. Investigates, conducts, and writes technical reports for the tribes regarding related environmental engineering activities. Work is performed in an office setting with frequent visits to the field to obtain data and inspect sites; may require walking, bending, climbing.

Qualifications Include:

(1) Be in a school of engineering with at least on curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) as a professional engineering curriculum; or
(2) Include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics. A full 4-year course of study that meets all the requirements for a bachelor's degree, and that included or was supplemented by at least 30 semester hours in a science or any combination of sciences directly related to environmental health (such as sanitary science, public health, chemistry, microbiology, or any appropriate agricultural, biological, or physical science).
OR
B. Combination of education and experience College-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished

Salary Range:

$43,521

$89,893

Deadline:

12/31/2009 (All day)

To Apply:

Required Forms: The following documents are required to complete the application process. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
1. Applicants may use one of the following to apply:
(A) OF-612, Optional Application for Federal Employment, available at: http://www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/of612.pdf, or
(B) Resume that must include 1) Starting and ending dates of employment in month/year format and 2) Hours of work per week. Example: Jan 2000 December 2005, 40 hrs/wk.
2. Completed PL 101-630 Questionnaire (Indian Child Care Worker Position), available at: http://www.ihs.gov/JobsCareerDevelop/CareerCenter/Vacancy/forms/child_pr...
3. Copy of official college transcripts related to your qualifying degree (see 'Education' definition under the 'Qualifications' tab for more information).
4. Written responses to the Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSA), (see the How You Will be Evaluated section at the bottom of the Qualifications tab to view the KSA questions). Optional document, failure to submit may result in a substantially lower score.
5. If claiming Indian Preference please submit BIA Form 4432, Verification of Indian Preference for Employment in BIA and IHS. May be obtained from your tribal enrollment office in most cases.
6. If claiming Veteran's Preference please submit a copy of your DD-214 Form and SF-15 if claiming 10 point Veterans Preference. SF-15 available here: http://www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/SF15.pdf
7. If a current or former federal employee, requesting Reinstatement Eligibility, please submit a copy of your latest Personnel Action (SF-50).
For Commissioned Corps Officers: (1) Curriculum Vitae, (2) Completed PL 101-630 Questionnaire, (3) latest COER, (4) current Billet Description, and (5) BIA Form 4432, if claiming Indian Preference.
Facsimile is acceptable - this office is not responsible for unsuccessful transmissions. You should duplicate and retain copies since all submitted materials are subject to the provision of the Privacy Act (PL 93-579) and become the property of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).
Application and required forms must be identified by this announcement number and submitted to the address below:

AGENCY CONTACT INFO:
Rowe Valadez
Phone: (602) 364-5219
Fax: (602) 364-5176
Email: Rowena.Valadez@ihs.gov
Or write:
Phoenix Area IHS
Office of Human Resources
40 N. Central Ave., Suite 510
Phoenix, AZ 85004
US
Fax: (602) 364-5176

Disclosure:

The United States Government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, age, membership in an employee organization, or other non-merit factor.

Government Environmental Agencies

Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency

Job Opportunity:

Loan Specialist (AGRL), Gs-1165-9

Summary:

The Farm Service Agency (FSA) is looking for dedicated and talented individuals to assist in its mission of partnering with the American farmers and ranchers to attain an economically and environmentally sound future for American agriculture. FSA supports America's farmers and ranchers as they face the uncertainties of weather and market conditions. FSA delivers commodity, credit, conservation, disaster, and emergency assistance programs that help improve the stability and strength of the agricultural economy. FSA is an exciting and rewarding place to start, build and/or continue your career. Be part of our team and support the well-being of American agriculture and the American public. Take part in delivering these essential and critical programs as an Agricultural Loan Assistant/Specialist by making and servicing agricultural loans, evaluating financial factors and credit risks, and providing advice, guidance, and credit counseling. As a team member located in one of our USDA Service Centers, you will receive both classroom and on-the-job training intended to further develop your talent, skills, and abilities to successfully administer farm loan programs.

Responsibilities Include:

This position is assigned to the IOWA STATE FSA OFFICE, Farm Loan Team, location to be determined, Iowa. Farm Loan Training Program: Farm Loan Officer's (FLO's) are required to successfully complete all of the requirements for the Farm Loan Training Program. FLO's may be reassigned to another training office during their training program. In addition, upon completion of training program, FLO's may be reassigned, at any time, to a different duty station if workload activity changes or vacancies occur. The selectee assists the Farm Loan Manager in administering farm loan programs in a USDA Service Center serving one or more Counties. Major responsibilities include making, servicing, and supervising loans and providing technical advice, guidance, and credit counseling to loan applicants and borrowers. The selectee has delegated loan approval authority to approve loans within a specific limit. The position requires knowledge of agency farm loan programs and eligibility requirements, the technicalities of farm financing and credit, financial management concepts and practices, farm operations, land use and value, production and marketing of various crops and livestock, and prices and markets in the serviced farming areas.

Qualifications Include:

Applicants must meet all qualification requirements by Tuesday, November 03, 2009. If you have questions about the position requirements, which the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) sets, you may review them in greater depth in OPM's Qualifications Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions. It is available for your review on OPM's website.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: For the GS-9 level, you must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-7 level in the Federal Service.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least one year in the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization.
FOR THE GS-9 LEVEL: Experience that demonstrated competence in agricultural loans. Experience may have been gained in such work as reviewing and passing upon applications for agricultural loans; servicing an agricultural loan portfolio of a bank or other loan association; or similar work. Demonstrates knowledge of credit principles and practices to assess the fundamental soundness of individual loans by independently examining applications, supporting documents, and credit reports, and maintaining servicing activities on small agricultural loans. In addition, experience must demonstrate knowledge and understanding of farm operations, land use and value, production of various crops and livestock, and prices and markets in the farming area where loans are made and serviced.

EDUCATION SUBSTITUTION FOR EXPERIENCE

FOR THE GS-9 LEVEL: Completion of 2 full academic years of progressively higher level graduate education or master's or equivalent graduate degree from an accredited college or university with a major field of study in finance, business administration, economics, accounting, engineering, mathematics, banking and credit, law, statistics, or other fields related to the position, such as agriculture, agricultural economics, farm, livestock or ranch management, or rural sociology.
TIME-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENTS: Federal employees applying under merit promotion procedures must meet time-in-grade requirements. Applicants for the GS-9 position must have served at no lower than grade GS-7 during the preceding year under any type of appointment, or have met the requirements at some time previously.
BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION AND FINGERPRINT CHECK: Selection and retention in this position is contingent on a successfully adjudicated FBI National Criminal History Check (fingerprint check) and a background investigation. Prior to employment, you may be required to complete an OF-306, Declaration of Federal Employment and other paperwork. The information collected on this form is used to determine suitability for Federal employment. You will also be required to sign and certify the accuracy of all information in your application/resume. You must answer all questions truthfully and completely. A false statement on any part of the declaration or other forms may be grounds for not hiring you or for firing you after you begin work.

Salary Range:

$46,625

$60,612

Deadline:

11/03/2009 (All day)

To Apply:

For detailed application information, please contact:
Vickie L. SCHOFIELD
Phone: (816)926-6668
Fax: (816)448-5694
TDD: 800-735-2966
Email: vickie.schofield@kcc.usda.gov Or write:
Farm Service Agency
Beacon Facility - Mail Stop 8398
PO BOX 419205
Kansas City, MO 64141-6205
Fax: (816)448-5694

Disclosure:

Government Environmental Agencies

Department of The Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Job Opportunity:

Wildlife Biologist

Summary:

Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, on the southern tip of the Alaska Peninsula, is the meeting place for land, water, and birds from all over the world. The lands administered by Izembek National Wildlife Refuge encompass almost 3,000,000 acres of glacier-topped mountains, rolling bush tundra, alder thickets, riparian areas, and coastal marshes. In addition to lands at the southern end of the Alaska Peninsula, the refuge also has jurisdiction over the remote 1,000,000 acre Unimak Island, the first island in the Aleutian chain. The refuge is home to spectacular scenery that includes about a dozen volcanoes, many of them active. The 150 square mile Izembek Lagoon contains one of the largest eelgrass beds in the world, supporting migrating waterfowl such as the Pacific black brant, emperor goose and Steller's eider. The area hosts one of the largest densities of brown bear anywhere in Alaska. Recreational opportunities abound, including big game and waterfowl hunting, fishing (three species of salmon), hiking, birdwatching and nature photography. Adjacent areas support halibut, king crab and whale migrations. Further information can be found at: http://alaska.fws.gov/nwr/izembek/visiting.htm. The selectee serves as a wildlife biologist and is responsible for carrying out professional work in the biological sciences or related natural science field. The duties are primarily to plan, develop, coordinate and implement biological programs. For more specific duties of this position, please refer to "Major Duties" section of this announcement. For additional information about the Fish and Wildlife Service in Alaska, visit our website at: http://www.r7.fws.gov

Responsibilities Include:

The selectee designs, analyzes, plans, manages and implements biological programs involving natural resources. Develops and recommends management plans covering biological programs. Provides biological advice and guidance to management in the development of management plans and coordinates activities with involved agencies, researchers, and other stakeholders, including State and County officials, Native American Tribes and special interest groups and/or private organizations to identify and resolve biological and management issues local and nation significance. Use qualitative and quantitative methods to analyze findings, to include biological data in geographic information (GIS). Prepares scientifically defensible reports and articles for publication in peer-reviewed scientific literature and presentation at professional meetings. Develops biological study proposals, survey designs, and scopes-of-work and conducts complex biological field investigations involving wildlife species and habitats, including population and harvest surveys, biological sampling, population health studies, animal collecting, food habit studies, population modeling and other wildlife monitoring activities.

Qualifications Include:

A. Have one year of professional wildlife experience equivalent to the GS-9 level in the Federal service. Examples of specialized experience: prepare wildlife portions of environmental assessments, perform environmental impact analyses on threatened and endangered species, plan and conduct wildlife field inventories and monitoring studies, interpret data and prepare wildlife management plans.
B. Have completed 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education from an accredited college or university leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree directly related to the position being filled.
C. Have a combination of education and experience. To compute this, first determine your education as a percentage of the education requirement; add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal 100% to qualify.
Note: One year of specialized experience at the appropriate level is defined as an accumulation of 12 months or 52 weeks of full-time work. To be creditable, applicants that have worked seasonally and/or part-time must provide the hours worked per week, the beginning and ending dates, month and year for each work period. Time in non-pay status is not normally creditable towards work experience. If you have the specialized experience required for the grades for which you are applying, please ensure that your resume gives enough information to verify that specialized experience.
NOTE: Education completed in a foreign institution must be certified as equivalent to course work completed at an accredited U.S. college or university. To receive credit, education must have been completed at a school accredited by an accrediting organization recognized by the Secretary, U.S. Department of Education. If you are using education as a substitute for experience, you must provide copies of all applicable college transcripts. Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualifications Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions. It is available for your review in our office, in other Federal agency personnel offices, and on OPM's web site at http://www.opm.gov/qualifications.

Salary Range:

$49,544

$64,403

Deadline:

11/03/2009 (All day)

To Apply:

For detailed application information, please contact:
Kim Doty
Phone: (907)271-5695
Email: Kim_Doty@fws.gov
Or write:
US Fish and Wildlife Service Alaska
222 West 7th Ave 13
Anchorage, AK 99513

Disclosure:

Government Environmental Agencies

Department of the Army, Army Corps of Engineers

Job Opportunity:

Supervisory Environmental Resources Specialist

Summary:

The US Army Corps of Engineers is seeking a full time Supervisory Environmental Resources Specialist to work in the New Orleans Metro area.

Responsibilities Include:

Plans, directs, and coordinates work involved in the development of plans for the preservation of environmental, fish and wildlife, and forest resources; development of plans to preserve and enhance the environment of resources. Plans, directs, supervises and coordinates the work of professional, sub professional and clerical personnel engaged in the conduct of studies, preparation of various environmental plans and reports. Provides technical administration leadership, directs and guides the activities of the section to assure steady work flow, production, compliance with deadlines, and efficiency of operations. Coordinates activities of the section with other related organizational segments to obtain or discuss information relating to existing or proposed projects to resolve problems. Maintains work relationships through coordination, negotiation, and exchange of information with local, state, and Federal agencies to facilitate plans for conservation and use of natural resources.

Qualifications Include:

A. Degree: biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position. OR
B. Combination of education and experience--Courses equivalent to a major, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
Specialized experience: To qualify for YF-02, in addition to meeting the BASIC REQUIREMENTS applicants must possess one year of experience in the same or similar work at the next lower pay band or equivalent under the General Schedule (GS) or other pay systems requiring application of the knowledge, skills, and abilities of the position being filled. Equivalent experience may be at the level of the lowest GS grade covered by the applicable pay band.
Specialized experience is defined as:
1. Experience preparing various environmental plans and reports including those applicable parts of basin and project reports.
2. Experience preparing environmental statements on all environmental projects in the assign areas and all regulatory matters which require preparation of an environmental impact statement.
3. Experience coordinating with appropriate elements to obtain or discuss information relating to existing or proposed projects to resolve problem areas concerning environmental considerations and to facilitate acceptance of plans for conservation and use of natural resources.
4. Experience meeting with representatives from district, local, state, and Federal agencies and other local interests regarding high level environmental issues.
Your pay will be set within the range specified in this vacancy announcement and will be based on your qualification, education, experience, training, and availability of funds.
PB 2/3 Positions- Applicants must have one year of specialized experience at the next lower pay band or equivalent under the General Schedule (GS) or other pay systems.
Quality of experience relates to how closely or to what extent an applicant's background and recency of experience, education, and training are relevant to the duties and responsibilities of the announced position. Candidates must have the knowledge, skills, abilities and competencies to successfully perform the work of the position at the appropriate level.
The experience described in your resume will be evaluated and screened for the Office of Personnel Management's basic qualifications requirements, and the skills needed to perform the duties of this position as described in this vacancy announcement. Resumes are rated using a numeric rating procedure. Qualified candidates will be assigned a raw score between 70 and 100 based on posession of job-related skills. Additional points for veterans' preference will be added to the raw score, as appropriate.
Other Requirements: Click here for more information.
Personnel security investigation required.
Must file annual financial statement.
One-year supervisory probationary period required.
Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
Direct Deposit of Pay is Required.
Further certification from this announcement may take place up to 180 days beyond the closing date of this announcement.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in the vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
One year trial/probationary period may be required.

Salary Range:

$66,199

$129,695

Deadline:

11/03/2009 (All day)

To Apply:

Resumes must be received by the closing date of this announcement.
Self-nomination must be submitted by the closing date.
Resume must be on file in our centralized database.
Announcements close at 12:00am (midnight) Eastern Time.
You must have an ACTIVE resume with the Army Centralized Resumix database before you submit your Self-nomination. If you do not have an ACTIVE resume on file, please click here to use the Army Resume Builder to create or update your resume.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:
You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
If selected, official college or university transcript must be submitted.

AGENCY CONTACT INFO:
Central Resume Processing Center
Phone: 410-306-0137
Email:
applicanthelp@cpsrxtp.belvoir.army.mil
Or write:
Central Resume Processing Center
314 Johnson Street
Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD
21005-5283

WHAT TO EXPECT NEXT:
Once this announcement closes, candidates will be evaluated using an automated system, (Resumix) which compares your skills and experience as described in your resume with the requirements of the position. If you are found to be a highly qualified candidate, you will be referred to the selecting official for further consideration. (In some cases, individuals with priority for special consideration must be considered and selected before other candidates.) Whether or not you are contacted for an interview depends upon the location of the position and the judgment of the selecting official. You can view the status of announcements that you applied for through our automated response system, ANSWER, accessed through our Civilian Personnel On-Line web page.

Disclosure: