Summary The typical seasonal entry-on-duty period for Yukon-Charley Rivers and Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve is mid-May to mid-November but can be variable during these months due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding. Anticipated Entry on Duty: May 2025. These positions are temporary and may not exceed 1039 hours (six months) in a service year. Responsibilities Conducts vegetation sampling (e.g., vascular plants, lichens, and mosses) in remote wilderness areas. Manages and analyzes data using spreadsheets, databases, statistical and GIS software. Identifies vascular plants, lichens, and mosses using technical keys and laboratory tests. Writes reports suitable for peer-reviewed technical publications. Requirements Conditions of Employment U.S. Citizenship required. Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication. Meet Selective Service Registration Act requirement for males. Selectee will be required to participate in the Direct Deposit Electronics Funds Transfer Program. You will be required to submit to a drug test and receive a negative drug test result prior to appointment. In addition, this position is subject to random testing for illegal drug use. This position is subject to drug testing based on the collateral duty requiring firearms in the back-country or other locations for non-law enforcement reasons such as protection from animals. You will be required to operate a government (or private) motor vehicle as part of your official duties; a valid driver's license is required. You will be required to submit a Motor Vehicle Operator's License and Driving Record. You must also submit (within a State sealed envelope or submitted directly by the State authorities), and at your own expense, all certified driving records from all States that disclose all valid driver's licenses, whether current or past, possessed by you. You may be required to work on-call, evenings, weekends, holidays, overtime and shift work. You may be required to travel overnight away from home up to 14 nights most months. May travel up to 24 nights during the month of July. You must obtain a government charge card for travel purposes Qualifications All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-02/28/2025-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Resume - Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST clearly indicate the nature of the duties and responsibilities for each position, starting and ending dates of employment (month/year), and the number of hours worked per week, full-time, or part-time. If you indicate part-time, you MUST indicate the number of hours worked per week so that your qualifying experience can be prorated for credit. BASIC EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS To qualify for this position at the GS-9 grade level, you must meet the basic education requirements as listed below by the close of this announcement: You must have a bachelor's degree or higher-level degree in 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 include a copy of your transcripts.) -AND- MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: In addition to meeting the basic education requirements as listed above, to qualify for this position at the GS-9 grade level, you must also possess at least one of the following minimum qualifications listed below by the close of the announcement: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: You must have at least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-07 grade level in the federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Examples of qualifying specialized experience may include: Use of standard ecological principles and the flora, fauna, and physical environments of surrounding parks and lands in order to test and effectively implement inventory and monitoring programs; working knowledge of laws, regulations, and policies regarding the management and monitoring of ecosystems and natural resources, including endangered and exotic species, in order to ensure that program goals and objectives meet legal requirements and reflect national priorities and policies; use of scientific data acquisition and analysis standards, methods, and recording techniques to effectively manage the collection and summation of data to accomplish data analysis in a way that is highly credible and meets scientifically acceptable standards; and Use of scientific monitoring protocols in performing or assisting in short and/or long-term monitoring of ecosystem and natural resource components. (You must include the number of hours worked per week within your resume). -OR- EDUCATION: You must have 2 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master's degree or master's or equivalent graduate degree in one of the following: biology or a related field of science underlying ecological research. (You must include a copy of your transcripts, and the number of hours worked per week within your resume.) -OR- COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: You must have an equivalent combination of education and experience. To calculate your percentage of qualifying graduate education, divide your number of semester hours in excess of 18 semester hours by 18 or the number your school uses to represent one year of full time graduate academic study. To calculate your percentage of experience, divide your months of qualifying specialized experience by 12. Add the two percentages. They must equal 100% to qualify using this option. (You must include a copy of your transcripts, and the number of hours worked per week within your resume.) Volunteer Experience: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Education To qualify based on education, you must submit a legible copy of transcripts from an accredited institution with your name, school name, credit hours, course level, major(s), and grade-point average or class ranking. Transcripts do not need to be official, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work. If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet qualification requirements, you must show that your education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. Additional Information A selectee receiving a first appointment to the Federal Government (Civil Service) is entitled only to the lowest step of the grade for which selected. The display of a salary range on this vacancy shall not be construed as granting an entitlement to a higher rate of pay. This announcement may be used to fill additional positions if identical vacancies occur within 90 days of the issue date of the referral certificate. Individuals selected under this vacancy announcement are eligible for the possibility of extensions or rehire in subsequent service years. These positions are temporary and may not exceed 1039 hours (six months) in a service year. Government housing is not available. Selectees may be moved between duty stations within park boundaries. Non-Competitive Rehire Eligibility: Temporary seasonal employees can only maintain their non-competitive rehire eligibility if they work no more than a combined total of Temporary NTE less than 1040 hours anywhere in the National Park Service (NPS) within their established service year. Accordingly, non-competitive rehire eligibility allows for re-appointment to the same position or another position appropriate for temporary appointment with the same qualification requirements (5 CFR 316.402[b][7]), based on series and grade, anywhere in the major subdivision (NPS). If you have held a temporary seasonal appointment in the past 12 months and have already worked the maximum temporary appointment less than 1040 hours during that period, you are still welcome to apply. However, please be aware that exceeding the limit of 1039 hours in your established service year will result in the loss of your non-competitive rehire eligibility. The limit can be exceeded by working multiple temporary seasonal positions that result in a combined total greater than 1039 hours. The limit also can be exceeded by working a single temporary seasonal appointment that exceeds 1039 hours, unless granted an exception by OPM. Employment may be terminated at any time due to fluctuations in funding levels, project needs, employee performance, or other considerations. Physical Demands: The position may require strenuous physical activity including periods of standing, walking, climbing, and lifting and carrying of heavy objects. Some activities will occur in physically dangerous areas or settings. Documentary research and report writing work is sedentary, which entails the ability to concentrate and write for long periods of time. Working Conditions: Work is performed both indoors and outdoors in all types of weather. Assignments may be performed in potentially hazardous areas including steep rocky terrain, arctic environments, and forests. Flying in fixed and rotary wing aircraft is possible. Alaska currently does not have a state income tax. Travel, transportation, and relocation expenses will not be paid. All travel, transportation, and relocation expenses associated with reporting for duty in this position will be the sole responsibility of the selected employee.