{"id":37150,"date":"2021-02-04T12:19:32","date_gmt":"2021-02-04T20:19:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/?p=37150"},"modified":"2021-02-04T12:19:34","modified_gmt":"2021-02-04T20:19:34","slug":"job-forester-silviculture-dept-of-agriculture-multiple-locations-or-and-wa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/job-forester-silviculture-dept-of-agriculture-multiple-locations-or-and-wa\/","title":{"rendered":"Job: Forester Silviculture, Dept. of Agriculture (Multiple Locations, OR and WA)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"usajobs-joa-intro usajobs-joa-intro--v1-5\">\n<div class=\"usajobs-joa-intro--v1-5__container\">\n<div id=\"overview\" class=\"usajobs-joa-overview\">\n<h2 id=\"overview\" class=\"usajobs-joa-overview__header\">Overview<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"usajobs-job-status\">\n<li class=\"usajobs-job-status-item accepting-applications\">Accepting applications<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"usajobs-joa-summary__list\">\n<li class=\"usajobs-joa-summary__item\">\n<h5 class=\"usajobs-joa-summary__label\"><span data-title=\"The open date is when the job was posted and the closing date is when the job will close.\">Open &amp; closing dates<\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"usajobs-joa-summary__value\">\u00a001\/29\/2021\u00a0to\u00a002\/08\/2021<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"usajobs-joa-summary__item\">\n<h5 class=\"usajobs-joa-summary__label\"><span data-title=\"The Federal Government has three services that determine how you are hired: Competitive, Excepted, and Senior Executive.\">Service<\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"usajobs-joa-summary__value\">Competitive<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"usajobs-joa-summary__item\">\n<h5 class=\"usajobs-joa-summary__label\"><span data-title=\"A grade refers to the pay scale which sets the pay level and qualifications for the job.\">Pay scale &amp; grade<\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"usajobs-joa-summary__grades\">GS 11<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"usajobs-joa-summary__item\">\n<h5 class=\"usajobs-joa-summary__label\"><span data-title=\"The salary range for the job.\">Salary<\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"usajobs-joa-summary__salary\">$64,649 to $84,049 per year<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"usajobs-joa-summary__item\">\n<h5 class=\"usajobs-joa-summary__label\"><span data-title=\"The way that the Federal Government classifies the duration of certain jobs.\">Appointment type<\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"usajobs-joa-summary__value\">Permanent<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"usajobs-joa-summary__item\">\n<h5 class=\"usajobs-joa-summary__label\"><span data-title=\"Determines the number of hours that you will work during the week.\">Work schedule<\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"usajobs-joa-summary__value\">Full-Time<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Apply Here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usajobs.gov\/GetJob\/ViewDetails\/590491800\">https:\/\/www.usajobs.gov\/GetJob\/ViewDetails\/590491800<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"locations\" class=\"usajobs-joa-locations usajobs-joa-locations--v1-5\">\n<h2 id=\"locations-list\" class=\"usajobs-joa-locations--v1-5__header\">Locations<\/h2>\n<p class=\"usajobs-joa-locations__sub-title\">1 vacancy in the following locations:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"usajobs-joa-locations__list\">\n<li class=\"usajobs-joa-locations__item\">\n<div class=\"usajobs-joa-locations__body\"><span class=\"usajobs-joa-locations__city\">Baker City, OR<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"usajobs-joa-locations__item\">\n<div class=\"usajobs-joa-locations__body\"><span class=\"usajobs-joa-locations__city\">Kettle Falls, WA<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"usajobs-joa-locations__item\">\n<div class=\"usajobs-joa-locations__body\"><span class=\"usajobs-joa-locations__city\">Trout Lake, WA<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"usajobs-joa-sub-section\">\n<div id=\"relocationauthorized\" class=\"usajobs-joa-sub-section__container\">\n<h5 class=\"usajobs-joa-sub-section__small-title\"><span data-title=\"Whether or not you will be reimbursed for relocation expenses.\">Relocation expenses reimbursed<\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"usajobs-joa-sub-section__text\">No<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"telework-eligble\" class=\"usajobs-joa-sub-section__container\">\n<h5 class=\"usajobs-joa-sub-section__small-title\"><span data-title=\"Determines if you will be able to work from home on some days.\">Telework eligible<\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"usajobs-joa-sub-section__text\">Yes as determined by agency policy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"usajobs-joa-aside\">\n<div id=\"hiring-paths\" class=\"usajobs-joa-intro-hiring-paths usajobs-joa--v1-5__intro-hiring-paths\">\n<h3 class=\"usajobs-joa-intro-hiring-paths__section-title\">This job is open to<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"usajobs-joa-intro-hiring-paths__list\">\n<li class=\"usajobs-joa-intro-hiring-paths__item\">\n<div class=\"usajobs-joa-intro-hiring-paths__body\">\n<h4 class=\"usajobs-joa-intro-hiring-paths__title\">Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL)<\/h4>\n<p class=\"usajobs-joa-intro-hiring-paths__detail\">Federal employees who meet the definition of a &#8220;surplus&#8221; or &#8220;displaced&#8221; employee.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"usajobs-joa-intro-hiring-paths__item\">\n<div class=\"usajobs-joa-intro-hiring-paths__body\">\n<h4 class=\"usajobs-joa-intro-hiring-paths__title\">Family of overseas employees<\/h4>\n<p class=\"usajobs-joa-intro-hiring-paths__detail\">Family members of a federal employee or uniformed service member who is, or was, working overseas.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"usajobs-joa-intro-hiring-paths__item\">\n<div class=\"usajobs-joa-intro-hiring-paths__body\">\n<h4 class=\"usajobs-joa-intro-hiring-paths__title\">Federal employees &#8211; Competitive service<\/h4>\n<p class=\"usajobs-joa-intro-hiring-paths__detail\">Current or former competitive service federal employees.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"usajobs-joa-intro-hiring-paths__item\">\n<div class=\"usajobs-joa-intro-hiring-paths__body\">\n<h4 class=\"usajobs-joa-intro-hiring-paths__title\">Individuals with disabilities<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"usajobs-joa-intro-hiring-paths__item\">\n<div class=\"usajobs-joa-intro-hiring-paths__body\">\n<h4 class=\"usajobs-joa-intro-hiring-paths__title\">Land &amp; base management<\/h4>\n<p class=\"usajobs-joa-intro-hiring-paths__detail\">Certain current or former term or temporary federal employees of a land or base management agency.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"usajobs-joa-intro-hiring-paths__item\">\n<div class=\"usajobs-joa-intro-hiring-paths__body\">\n<h4 class=\"usajobs-joa-intro-hiring-paths__title\">Military spouses<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"usajobs-joa-intro-hiring-paths__item\">\n<div class=\"usajobs-joa-intro-hiring-paths__body\">\n<h4 class=\"usajobs-joa-intro-hiring-paths__title\">Peace Corps &amp; AmeriCorps Vista<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"usajobs-joa-intro-hiring-paths__item\">\n<div class=\"usajobs-joa-intro-hiring-paths__body\">\n<h4 class=\"usajobs-joa-intro-hiring-paths__title\">Special authorities<\/h4>\n<p class=\"usajobs-joa-intro-hiring-paths__detail\">Individuals eligible under a special authority not listed above, but defined in the federal hiring regulations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"usajobs-joa-intro-hiring-paths__item\">\n<div class=\"usajobs-joa-intro-hiring-paths__body\">\n<h4 class=\"usajobs-joa-intro-hiring-paths__title\">Veterans<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"usajobs-joa-intro-hiring-paths__explanation\">\n<h4>Clarification from the agency<\/h4>\n<p class=\"usajobs-joa-intro-hiring-paths__explanation-text-break-all\">Current permanent federal employees with competitive status, Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act, CTAP\/RPL\/ICTAP and VEOA eligibles, Farm Service Agency permanent county employees, 30 percent or More Disabled Veterans, Certain Former Overseas and Foreign Service Employees, Military Spouses, Interchange Agreement and Other Miscellaneous Authorities, People with Disabilities, Peace Corps and VISTA, Reinstatement, Public Land Corps, Resource Assistant Program, and VRA eligible candidates.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"usajobs-joa-actions usajobs-joa-actions--v1-5\">\n<div class=\"usajobs-joa-actions--v1-5__numbers\">\n<div class=\"usajobs-joa-actions--v1-5__number-container\">\n<h5 class=\"usajobs-joa-actions--v1-5__header\">Announcement number<\/h5>\n<p class=\"usajobs-joa-actions--v1-5__number\">21-R6-GVA-11018793 -G-VH<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"usajobs-joa-actions--v1-5__number-container\">\n<h5 class=\"usajobs-joa-actions--v1-5__header\">Control number<\/h5>\n<p class=\"usajobs-joa-actions--v1-5__number\">590491800<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"usa-accordion\" data-object=\"joa-accordion\">\n<div id=\"duties\" class=\"usa-accordion-content usajobs-joa-section usajobs-joa-accordion-overview\" aria-hidden=\"false\">\n<h2 class=\"usajobs-joa-section__header\">Duties<\/h2>\n<h3>Summary<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>This announcement may be used to fill up to 3 positions within the Pacific Northwest Region, Region 6. For additional information on each position, please contact:<\/p>\n<p>Anne Moore at 541-523-1332 or email anne.moore1@usda.gov- Baker City, OR (Wallowa-Whitman).<br \/>\nHolly Hutchinson at 509-680-9731 or email holly.hutchinson@usda.gov -Kettle Falls, WA (Colville).<br \/>\nKristin Roadman at 509-368-1822 or email kristin.roadman@usda.gov &#8211; Trout Lake, WA (Gifford Pinchot).<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"usa-button usa-button-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usajobs.gov\/GetJob\/ViewDetails\/590491800#agency-modal-trigger\" data-object-trigger=\"modal\" data-target=\"#agency-modal\">Learn more about this agency<\/a><\/div>\n<h3>Responsibilities<\/h3>\n<div id=\"duties\">\n<ul class=\"usajobs-list-bullets\">\n<li>Makes on-the-ground examinations and analyses of forest areas to determine which areas requires short- or long-range cultural treatment in terms of the total ecosystem.<\/li>\n<li>Reviews and approves project plans for special administrative studies of silvicultural methods and techniques in planting, seeding, site preparation, timber stand improvement, and tree and shrub improvement projects.<\/li>\n<li>Plans, coordinates, and evaluates the timber stand improvement program; prescribes cutting practices based on an examination of stand conditions and esthetic or other resource requirements.<\/li>\n<li>Reviews silviculture prescriptions to ensure that plans, treatment, and harvesting techniques are compatible with long-range land management plans.<\/li>\n<li>Provides advice, technical support, and evaluation of proposed and ongoing timber sale programs to prevent loss of timber productivity and damage to the environment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"travelrequired\">\n<h3>Travel Required<\/h3>\n<p>Occasional travel &#8211; You may be expected to travel for this position. Travel will be for meetings and or training.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"usajobs-joa-sub-section\">\n<div id=\"supervisory-status\" class=\"usajobs-joa-sub-section__container\">\n<h5 class=\"usajobs-joa-sub-section__small-title\"><span data-title=\"Determines if you will be a supervisor.\">Supervisory status<\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"usajobs-joa-sub-section__text\">Yes<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"promotion-potential\" class=\"usajobs-joa-sub-section__container\">\n<h5 class=\"usajobs-joa-sub-section__small-title\"><span data-title=\"Determines if you will be able to move to the next level within your grade.\">Promotion Potential<\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"usajobs-joa-sub-section__text\">None<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"requirements\" class=\"usa-accordion-content usajobs-joa-section\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<h2 class=\"usajobs-joa-section__header\">Requirements<\/h2>\n<h3>Conditions of Employment<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"usajobs-list-bullets\">\n<li>Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.<\/li>\n<li>Males born after 12\/31\/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt.<\/li>\n<li>Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and\/or fingerprint check.<\/li>\n<li>Successful completion of one year probationary period, unless previously served.<\/li>\n<li>Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution.<\/li>\n<li>Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov<\/li>\n<li>Incumbent must be a certified silviculturist upon placement in this position OR attain certification within three years of that date.<\/li>\n<li>New supervisor training must be completed within your first year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"qualifications\">\n<h3>Qualifications<\/h3>\n<div>In order to qualify, you must meet the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.usajobs.gov\/Help\/faq\/application\/eligibility\/difference-from-qualifications\/\">eligibility<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.usajobs.gov\/Help\/faq\/application\/eligibility\/difference-from-qualifications\/\">qualifications<\/a>\u00a0requirements as defined below by the closing date of the announcement. For more information on the qualifications for this position, visit the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.opm.gov\/policy-data-oversight\/classification-qualifications\/general-schedule-qualification-standards\/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series\">Office of Personnel Management&#8217;s General Schedule Qualification Standards.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements. Transcripts must be provided for qualifications based on education. Provide course descriptions as necessary.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Basic Requirement:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>GS-0460-11<br \/>\nDegree:\u00a0<\/strong>Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor&#8217;s or higher degree that included a major field of study in forestry; or a related subject-matter field that included a total of at least 30 semester hours in any combination of biological, physical, or mathematical sciences or engineering, of which at least 24 semester hours of course work were in forestry. The curriculum must have been sufficiently diversified to include courses in each of the following areas:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><u>Management of Renewable Resources\u00a0<\/u>&#8212; study of the science and art of managing renewable resources to attain desired results. Examples of creditable courses in this area include silviculture, forest management operations, timber management, wildland fire science or fire management, utilization of forest resources, forest regulation, recreational land management, watershed management, and wildlife or range habitat management.<\/li>\n<li><u>Forest Biology\u00a0<\/u>&#8212; study of the classification, distribution, characteristics, and identification of forest vegetation, and the interrelationships of living organisms to the forest environment. Examples of creditable courses in this area include dendrology, forest ecology, silvics, forest genetics, wood structure and properties, forest soils, forest entomology, and forest pathology.<\/li>\n<li><u>Forest Resource Measurements and Inventory\u00a0<\/u>&#8212; sampling, inventory, measurement, and analysis techniques as applied to a variety of forest resources. Examples of creditable courses include forest biometrics, forest mensuration, forest valuation, statistical analysis of forest resource data, renewable natural resources inventories and analysis, and photogrammetry or remote sensing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>OR<\/strong><br \/>\nCombination of education and experience &#8212; courses equivalent to a major in forestry, or at least 30 semester hours in any combination of biological, physical, or mathematical sciences or engineering, of which at least 24 semester hours were in forestry. The requirements for diversification of the 24 semester hours in forestry are the same as shown above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.<\/p>\n<p><strong>In addition to meeting the basic requirement, you must also possess experience and\/or directly related education in the amounts listed below.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Specialized Experience Requirement:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>For the GS-11 level:<\/strong>\u00a0Applicants must have one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-09 level;\u00a0<strong>OR<\/strong>\u00a0three (3) years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree that is related to the work of this position\u00a0<strong>OR<\/strong>\u00a0an appropriate combination of specialized experience and graduate level education (beyond 36 semester hours).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Examples of specialized experience include one or more of the following:<\/strong>\u00a0Performed vegetation management duties including timber management, harvesting, reforestation, timber stand improvement, and fuels management; assisted in analyzing technical issues and\/or providing advice and assistance on forestry resource management policies and practices; assisted in reviewing or developing standard plans for well-established programs or projects or recommending short-range plans for a component of a forestry resource management program.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Work Experience<\/i><\/b><i>: Your resume must clearly document the following for each block of work experience; the beginning day, month and year the work assignment started and ended; the hours worked per week; position title, and series and grade if applicable; and description of duties performed. This information must be provided for each permanent, temporary or seasonal appointment\/work assignment or volunteer work and should be clearly documented as a separate block of time. Incomplete, inaccurate or conflicting work history may not be credited for qualifications purposes. This can result in an applicant not being considered for the position.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TIME IN GRADE REQUIREMENT:<\/strong>\u00a0If you are a current federal employee in the General Schedule (GS) pay plan and applying for a promotion opportunity, you must meet time-in-grade (TIG) requirements of 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled. 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