{"id":37512,"date":"2021-02-18T12:35:30","date_gmt":"2021-02-18T20:35:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/?p=37512"},"modified":"2021-02-18T12:35:32","modified_gmt":"2021-02-18T20:35:32","slug":"job-forester-silviculture-dept-of-agriculture-bly-and-lakeview-or","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/job-forester-silviculture-dept-of-agriculture-bly-and-lakeview-or\/","title":{"rendered":"Job: Forester (Silviculture), Dept. of Agriculture (Bly and Lakeview, OR)"},"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\">\u00a002\/11\/2021\u00a0to\u00a002\/24\/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 9 &#8211; 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\">$53,433 to $64,649 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\/592007100\">https:\/\/www.usajobs.gov\/GetJob\/ViewDetails\/592007100<\/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\">2 vacancies 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\">Bly, OR<\/span><span class=\"usajobs-joa-locations__vacancies\">1 vacancy<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"usajobs-joa-locations__item\">\n<div class=\"usajobs-joa-locations__body\"><span class=\"usajobs-joa-locations__city\">Lakeview, OR<\/span><span class=\"usajobs-joa-locations__vacancies\">1 vacancy<\/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\">The public<\/h4>\n<p class=\"usajobs-joa-intro-hiring-paths__detail\">U.S. citizens, nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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-R6-11024269-DP-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\">592007100<\/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 position is located in Region 6, on the Lakeview Ranger District of the Fremont-Winema National Forest. This position may be filled at either Bly or Lakeview, Oregon. Final duty location will be determined at the time of selection.<\/p>\n<p>The incumbent establishes timber sale program and production goals, setting priorities and laying out work schedules.<\/p>\n<p>For additional information about the duties of this position, please contact Mike Ramsey at 541-891-9653or email at michael.ramsey@usda.gov<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"usa-button usa-button-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usajobs.gov\/GetJob\/ViewDetails\/592007100#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>Inspects all phases of reforestation and stand improvement projects; appraises the degree of conformance with policies, procedures, and silvicultural plans; and recommends corrective action as required.<\/li>\n<li>Oversees the timber sale preparation program including determination of best access routes and cutting units, and ensures that logging methods are consistent with transportation and silvicultural plans.<\/li>\n<li>Writes silvicultural prescriptions for EA \/ EIS Landscape Restoration projects, as well as silvicultural prescriptions on all burn plans.<\/li>\n<li>Inspects logging operations to ensure fulfillment of silvicultural objectives, protection of watershed, esthetic, and wildlife values, and that contract stipulations are observed.<\/li>\n<li>Coordinates silvicultural needs with other resource specialists.<\/li>\n<li>Prepares or assists in preparation of, as appropriate, draft environmental impact statements or environmental analysis reports.<\/li>\n<li>Duties are listed at the full performance level.<\/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\">11<\/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 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service 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.<\/li>\n<li>Must possess and maintain a valid driver?s license<\/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<\/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<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><\/p>\n<p>Combination 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-09 level:\u00a0<\/strong>Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-7 grade level;<\/p>\n<p>OR a master&#8217;s or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related;<\/p>\n<p>OR an appropriate combination of specialized experience and education (only graduate education in excess of 18 semester hours may be used to qualify applicants for this grade level). The education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university and demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Examples of specialized experience include one or more of the following<\/strong>: Assisted with timber sale contracts, ensuring that all contract provisions were enforced in accordance with contract objectives; conducted cruises of timber stands to determine volume of merchantable timber, species composition, accessibility, and environmental constraints; performed related timber sale preparation, timber stand improvement, and reforestation duties; collected timber compartment and stand prescription, or presale information data; and\/or participated on dispersed and developed recreation, oil, gas, special uses, and lands projects.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For the GS-11 level:<\/strong>\u00a0Applicants must have 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree (coursework directly related to position being filled);<\/p>\n<p>OR one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-9 level;<\/p>\n<p>OR an appropriate combination of specialized experience and graduate level education (beyond what is required for a master&#8217;s degree, i.e., more than 36 semester hours leading to a Ph.D.).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Examples of specialized experience include one or more of the following<\/strong>: Performed 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; and 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><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>Education<\/h3>\n<p>See above for education that may be qualifying for the specific grade level.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":8699,"featured_media":34097,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_s2mail":"yes"},"categories":[14,15],"tags":[4,32,33,7,9],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37512"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8699"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37512"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37512\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37513,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37512\/revisions\/37513"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34097"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37512"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37512"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37512"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}