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Biological Science Technician

National Park Service
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Biological Science Technician (Plants Herbicide)
Kings Canyon National Park, CA United States | Mineral, CA United States | Point Reyes Station, CA United States | Sequoia National Park, CA United States | Tulelake, CA United States | Whiskeytown, CA United States | Yosemite National Park, CA United States | Baker, NV United States | Crater Lake, OR United States | Ashford, WA United States | Longmire, WA United States | Marblemount, WA United States | Packwood, WA United States | Port Angeles, WA United States
Major duties include:

Important duties at the GS-06 level, include:

  • Lead field crews to implement vegetation and ecological restoration project work.
  • Controlling invasive exotic plants using a variety of herbicides as well as manual-mechanical methods.
  • Assisting in the implementation and monitoring of restoration, re-vegetation, and long-term monitoring projects for front country and wilderness restoration programs.
  • Using GPS to map vegetation and other features.
  • Identifying vascular plants to species level using dichotomous keys.
  • Leading volunteers.
  • Photo documentation of projects.
  • Using a variety of computer programs including Geographic Information System (GIS) software to compile, and report data and other resource management information.
  • Compiling and presenting educational programs to staff, volunteers and the public.
  • Assist in preparing reports, plans, and guidelines. Maintain and organize computer databases.
  • Install, operate, and maintain resource management equipment. Perform equipment inventories, evaluate quality assurance compliance, order and calibrate parts and equipment/supplies.
  • Provide training to others involved in resource management projects and field research.

At the GS-07 level, in addition to duties listed above, you may:

  • Assist staff in planning field research and resource monitoring programs. Schedule, coordinate and carry out a variety of field activities.
  • Develop and using databases to enter, organize and perform preliminary analysis of collected field data using standard statistical methods.
  • Provide work direction and guidance to lower graded technicians, volunteers, or YCC enrollees.
  • Assist in preparing draft news releases and provide information to individuals, local organizations and schools.

At the GS-08 level, in addition to duties listed above, you may:

  • Coordinate the implementation of scientifically credible ecological restoration or vegetation projects
  • Collect, maintain, summarize, and report on natural resource data in order to ensure highly credible data acquisition and reporting
  • Provides advice, assistance, training to field crews, students, student conservation assistants, and volunteers involved in resource management projects and field research.
  • Assist staff in planning field research and resource monitoring programs. Schedule, coordinate and carry out a variety of field activities.

You may be expected to travel for this position (up to 16 nights/month), depending on duty location.

This announcement may be used to fill additional positions if identical vacancies occur within 90 days of the issue date of the referral certificate.
 

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