{"id":38501,"date":"2021-03-24T18:30:08","date_gmt":"2021-03-25T01:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/?p=38501"},"modified":"2021-03-24T18:30:10","modified_gmt":"2021-03-25T01:30:10","slug":"job-fish-and-wildlife-biologist-dept-of-the-interior-portland-or","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/job-fish-and-wildlife-biologist-dept-of-the-interior-portland-or\/","title":{"rendered":"Job: Fish and Wildlife Biologist, Dept. of the Interior (Portland, OR)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--more--><\/p>\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\">\u00a003\/23\/2021\u00a0to\u00a004\/06\/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 13<\/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\">$92,723 to $130,552 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>Apply here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usajobs.gov\/GetJob\/ViewDetails\/596052800#\">https:\/\/www.usajobs.gov\/GetJob\/ViewDetails\/596052800#<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Summary<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>This vacancy announcement is part of a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Coordinated Hiring Initiative. See additional information for more information on duty stations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:\u00a0<\/strong>The salary varies and will be based upon duty station and locality pay once selected. Locality tables may be found at:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.opm.gov\/policy-data-oversight\/pay-leave\/salaries-wages\/2021\/general-schedule\/\">https:\/\/www.opm.gov\/policy-data-oversight\/pay-leave\/salaries-wages\/2021\/general-schedule\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"usa-button usa-button-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usajobs.gov\/GetJob\/ViewDetails\/596052800#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<p>As a Fish and Wildlife Biologist your duties will include but are not limited to the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Provides administrative and technical guidance to subordinate staff and gives advice and support to other Service units in the region in carrying out the Service&#8217;s responsibilities<\/li>\n<li>Provide scientific review and recommendations on actions involving listed species and critical habitat and to protect and enhance fish and wildlife resources and their habitat<\/li>\n<li>Provide technical and financial support to private landowners and other nonfederal landowners in the office&#8217;s area of responsibility who want to improve fish and wildlife habitat on their properties<\/li>\n<li>Conduct field studies, prepare\/review species and habitat plans, and develop and implement management and recovery plans to protect fish, wildlife or plants and their habitat<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"travelrequired\">\n<div>\n<p>\n<strong>GRADUATE EDUCATION:\u00a0<\/strong>One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school&#8217;s definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOREIGN EDUCATION:\u00a0<\/strong>If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education. For further information, visit:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ed.gov\/about\/offices\/list\/ous\/international\/usnei\/us\/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html\">http:\/\/www.ed.gov\/about\/offices\/list\/ous\/international\/usnei\/us\/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"additional-information\">\n<h3>Additional information<\/h3>\n<div id=\"rmjs-1\" class=\"usajobs-read-more usajobs-joa__read-more-content\" data-object=\"reveal-more\" data-behavior=\"joa-read-more\">\n<p><b><u>Duty Assignments include Fish and Wildlife Biologist positions at the following offices:<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Region 6, Assistant Regional Director &#8211; Ecological Services, Lakewood, CO<\/li>\n<li>Region 6, Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program &#8211; location options include Lakewood, CO; Glenwood Springs, CO; Grand Junction, CO; Vernal, UT; or Ft. Collins, CO<\/li>\n<li>Region 2, At-Risk Species Coordinator, Division of Endangered Species and Habitat Conservation &#8211; location options include Albuquerque, NM; Austin, TX; Arlington, TX; or Houston, TX<\/li>\n<li>Region 1, Assistant Regional Director &#8211; Ecological Services, Portland, OR (2 positions)<\/li>\n<li>Region 8, Regional Forest Coordinator, Assistant Regional Director &#8211; Ecological Services, Sacramento, CA<\/li>\n<li>Region 8, Regional Transportation Coordinator, Assistant Regional Director &#8211; Ecological Services, Sacramento, CA, or remote work from within California may also be considered (select Sacramento when applying for this option).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>Please Note<\/u><\/strong>: If selected you may be placed at a regional office, field office, current duty station or a current remote duty station at the discretion of management. Additional questions regarding placement should be reserved for the interview process.<\/p>\n<p><b><u>Telework:<\/u><\/b>\u00a0This position is suitable for telework and may be allowed to telework with supervisory approval.<\/p>\n<p><u><strong>Relocation Authorization:<\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>For position with Assistant Regional Director &#8211; Ecological Services, Lakewood, CO\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; Not authorized<\/li>\n<li><strong>For Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program position<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; In accordance with 225 FW 9 a relocation incentive is authorized if eligible<\/li>\n<li><strong>For all other locations:<\/strong>\u00a0Yes, entitlements for payment of basic moving expenses, as required and to the extent allowed by the Federal Travel Regulation (FTR) 302-3.101, are authorized for eligible applicants changing duty station when the change meets the distance tests as provided in FTR 302-1.1 and 302-2.6. All moving expenses are taxable. In addition, relocation discretionary entitlements MAY be authorized for this position\u00a0<strong>excluding\u00a0<\/strong>contractor-provided home sale.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>Additional Vacancies:<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0One or more positions may be filled from applications received under this announcement in the advertised office or other U.S. Fish &amp; Wildlife Service offices in the local commuting area.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) or Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP):<\/u><\/strong>Department of Interior (DOI) Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) procedures apply in filling this vacancy. CTAP or ICTAP applicants must be determined to be well-qualified for this position in order to receive special selection priority. To be well-qualified, a CTAP or ICTAP applicant must meet the following: OPM qualification requirements for the position, all selective factors, where applicable; special OPM approved qualifying conditions for the position; is physically qualified with reasonable accommodation, where appropriate, to satisfactorily perform the duties of the position upon entry; and receives a rating of at least 85 on the questionnaire. For more information visit:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.opm.gov\/policy-data-oversight\/workforce-restructuring\/employee-guide-to-career-transition\/\">OPM&#8217;s Employee Guide to Career Transition<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"evaluation\" class=\"usajobs-joa-evaluation\">\n<h3>How You Will Be Evaluated<\/h3>\n<div id=\"rmjs-2\" class=\"usajobs-read-more usajobs-joa__read-more-content\" data-object=\"reveal-more\" data-behavior=\"joa-read-more\">\n<p>You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.<\/p>\n<p>All applicants who submit a complete and legible application by the closing date of this vacancy announcement\u00a0<em>{or cut-off}\u00a0<\/em>will have their qualifications reviewed to determine if they possess the following knowledge, skills and abilities required to successfully perform the work of this position.<\/p>\n<p>Applicants eligible for priority consideration under DOI&#8217;s Career Transition Assistance Program\/Plan, employees eligible under the Interagency Career Transition Plan (ICTAP). Eligible candidates on the Reemployment Placement List (RPL). A qualified and eligible permanent DOI employee may be selected before an ICTAP eligible.<\/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","footnotes":""},"categories":[14,15],"tags":[4,32,33,7,12,9],"class_list":["post-38501","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-full-time","category-jobs","tag-alumni","tag-full-time","tag-jobs","tag-pnw","tag-portland-area","tag-students"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38501"}],"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=38501"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38501\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38502,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38501\/revisions\/38502"}],"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=38501"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38501"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38501"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}