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Competitive<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
GS 13 – 14<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
$98,334 to $151,058 per year<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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This position is located on the staff of the West National Technology Support Center (WNTSC) in Portland, OR.
\nIncumbent provides technology transfer, leadership and assistance to the assigned State Conservationists and staff in developing and carrying out overall forest management and agroforestry programs. The incumbent is responsible for evaluating the on\/off-site effects of implemented programs with respect to improved forest health, water agriculture production and product diversification.<\/p>\n
Learn more about this agency<\/a><\/div>\n Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement.<\/p>\n BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:\u00a0<\/b>To be considered minimally qualified for this position, you must demonstrate that you have the required basic qualifications and specialized experience for the respective grade level(s) in which you are applying:<\/p>\n A.\u00a0<\/strong>A full 4 year bachelor or higher degree 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: Management of Renewable Resources — 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. Forest Biology — 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. Forest Resource Measurements and Inventory — 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. Minimum Qualifications:\u00a0<\/strong>To be considered minimally qualified for this position, in addition to the Basic Requirement above, you must demonstrate that you have the required specialized experience and\/or education below for the respective grade level in which you are applying.<\/p>\n GS-13 Specialized Experience<\/strong>: You must have at least one year of work experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service performing the following:<\/p>\n GS-14 Specialized Experience<\/strong>: You must have at least one year of work experience equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service performing the following:<\/p>\n (Your resume must CLEARLY demonstrate this experience)<\/b>\u00a0I<\/strong>N DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE<\/b>. If your resume does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s).<\/p>\n 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 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 You must submit a copy of your college transcripts or a list of college courses with credit hours, dates completed, and grades received to verify all education requirements (i.e. substitution of education and\/or basic education requirement). If a relevant course is not clearly qualifying (e.g. special topic, seminar, research, thesis, obscure or misleading course title, etc.), please submit an official course syllabi and\/or detailed course description from the university\/college for that particular course to ensure you are properly evaluated. Please note that qualifications determinations are based solely on the information submitted for each particular vacancy announcement. You must document all requirements on every vacancy; we cannot use previous determinations as a basis for rating. All required information must be received by the closing date of this announcement, and non-submission of all required documents\/documentation will result in non-consideration. Unofficial transcripts will be accepted. This information must be received by the closing date of this announcement. Non-submission of these documents will result in non-consideration. Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications.<\/p>\n Foreign Education: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the 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. For further information, visit:\u00a0https:\/\/www2.ed.gov\/about\/offices\/list\/ous\/international\/usnei\/us\/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\nResponsibilities<\/h3>\n
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\nB.<\/strong>\u00a0Combination of 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 in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.<\/p>\n\n
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