JOB SUMMARY: The purpose of the position is to perform routine and uncomplicated biological science tasks common to natural resource management. Career-Seasonal appointments are permanent positions and include the same benefits as Career appointments, but do not provide work on a year-round basis. You will work from approximately 25 pay periods, and you will be in a non-pay status for the remainder of the year. MAJOR DUTIES: The Biological Science Technician serves in the resource management division of the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area (MISS), a partnership-based national park in Minnesota. MISS has a significant and active volunteer program that supports natural resource management activities including the Habitat Restoration Event (HRE) program. The incumbent will provide advice, assistance and training to support the park's volunteer programs on tasks such as treatment and removal of invasive and exotic species, and landscape restorations including planting and caring for native plant species under the guidance of the field biologist. The incumbent will provide an important role in assisting to maintain communication and building working relationships with Tribal interests as related to MISS land management activities. The incumbent may provide informal interpretation on habitat restoration events to park visitors. The incumbent will assist the field biologist in landscape restoration activities that include invasive species removal and control and re-introduction and care of native plant species. The incumbent will implement established natural resource management projects and field research by following instructions and standardized procedures to collect and organize field data. The incumbent will ensure adequate quality control of data collected samples. Recording all data collected and providing preliminary assessment and classification of the information will be expected. The incumbent will provide technical information, ensure quality control, and solve logistical or operational problems within the scope of the incumbent's knowledge and authority. For more information about the park please visit Mississippi National River and Recreation Area. For more information on this position, you can contact Neil Smarjesse at: email neil_smarjesse@nps,gov or call (651) 308-7244. This is a Career-Seasonal position and subject to release and recall procedures. A permanent career-seasonal position includes all the benefits of permanent employment but does not provide employment on a full year-round basis. As such, selectee will be in a non-pay/non-duty status for at least 2 weeks to 6 months per year based on project requirements or weather conditions. Selectee is guaranteed to work at least 6 months per year but not more than 50 weeks per year, with the work schedule to be determined upon appointment. The typical non-pay status is December 1 to mid-December but can be variable during these months due to project requirements or weather conditions.? IMPORTANT: Click the 'Apply for this job' button to view a complete job description.