Social Scientist

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service • Fort Collins, Colorado • $114.97k - $149.47k / year • 5h ago

JOB SUMMARY: This position is a Social Scientist, GS- 0101-13 working for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service R9-Natural Resources Program Center in Fort Collins, Colorado. This position is also open to status candidates under announcement R9-25-12607851-AF-MP. You must apply to each announcement separately if you wish to be considered under both recruitment methods. MAJOR DUTIES: As a Social Scientist your duties will include, but are not limited to, the following: Provides leadership and expert advice on conservation social science in addressing the human dimensions of wildlife and other natural resource conservation. Brings innovative social science approaches and supports the development of strategies and activities aimed at achieving improved conservation outcomes for regional, Program, and Service priorities. Represents program in agency-wide strategic planning for mainstreaming social science in conservation planning, implementation and evaluation as standard practice in the Service. Assists work unit and program in building capacity and integrating social science to better understand conservation issues and priorities, and, in turn, develop and implement more effective conservation policies and actions. Communicates formally (group presentations, webinars, technical write-ups) and informally (one-on-one discussion, less technical blogs for wider audiences) on the use of conservation social science tools, resources, and research to address natural resources management challenges/questions and/or to increase conservation knowledge of laypersons. IMPORTANT: Click the 'Apply for this job' button to view a complete job description.