JOB SUMMARY: This position is located in a National Park Service organization. The purpose of the position is to perform routine biological science tasks common to natural resource management. The GS-5 position is more closely reviewed and the incumbent receives specific instructions for nonroutine assignments, the GS-6 position has more independence. MAJOR DUTIES: Positions are TEMPORARY, not to exceed 1039 hours in a service year. These positions focus on wildlife/wild horse monitoring. GS-5 Duties: - Works under permanent park staff to conduct field activities related to wildlife population control, pest management, and habitat restoration. - Primarily focuses on monitoring and managing wild horse populations and mitigating human/wildlife conflicts. - Collects field observation data for monitoring terrestrial wildlife populations, habitat dynamics, and ecological processes. - Functions as an integral part of an interdivisional team while also completing independent tasks to achieve program goals. - Utilizes skills in wildlife population sampling, behavior recognition, and public interaction, as well as operating and maintaining optical and off-road equipment. GS-6 Duties: - Assists permanent park staff in coordinating and completing daily field activities related to wildlife management, including population control, pest management, and habitat restoration. - Takes responsibility for training, safety, oversight, and quality control when supervisors are not on site. - Focuses on monitoring wild horse populations and mitigating human/wildlife conflicts. - Collects field observation data for resource monitoring programs, evaluating wildlife populations and habitat dynamics. - Works as part of an interagency team while also completing independent tasks to achieve team goals. - Utilizes skills in wildlife population sampling, public interaction, and equipment maintenance, and conducts QA/QC for data collection. This is an open continuous announcement, in which applications are collected over several months, and have multiple cut-off dates. Applications will be considered throughout the open period of the announcement. INITIAL CUT OFF IS Monday, January 6, 2025 Additional referral certificates will be issued when a hiring official exhausts current certificate and/or additional vacancies need to be filled. IMPORTANT: Click the 'Apply for this job' button to view a complete job description.
