Biological Science Technician Position Available In Morgan, Alabama

Biological Science Technician Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Summary This position is a Biological Science Technician, GS

• 0404-5 loced in Decur Alabama. Overview Accepting applicions Open & closing des 04/16/2025 to 04/21/2025 Salary $20.13
• $26.16 per hour Pay scale & grade GS 5 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Decur, AL Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required 25% or less
• You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Temporary
• Not-To-Exceed 1039 Hours Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

TS-25-12724510-JL-DE

Control number 835345700 This job is open to Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL) Federal employees whose job, agency or department was elimined and are eligible for priority over other applicants. Veterans Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces or a spouse, widow, widower or parent of a veteran, who may be eligible for derived preference Clarificion from the agency Open to all U.S. Citizens.

ICTAP/CTAP

eligibles. Duties This is a temporary appointment intended for seasonal work th is less than 6 months or 1040 hours from the de of appointment/service year. It is expected this position termined upon completion of the seasons work. The agency may non-competitively rehire an eligible temporary seasonal worker in subsequent years who works less than 6 months or 1040 hours in their service year. As a Biological Science Technician your duties will include, but are not limited to, the following: Participes in multifaceted wildlife, and fish populion studies Surveys and observes avian populions Collects avian morphometric da and biological samples Assists in collecting da on hchery populions, Independently identifies and collects plant species for studies Coordines with prive landowners, other federal and ste agencies to carry out low complexity, non-controversial habit restorion projects Requirements Conditions of Employment Must be a U.S. Citizen or Nional. Suitability for employment, as determined by background investigion See Additional Informion section for link to additional conditions of employment applicable to each position advertised Individuals assigned male birth after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service. To verify registrion SSS.gov.

Driver’s License:

This position requires the incumbent to opere a government (or prive) motor vehicle as part of their official duties. Selectee must hold and maintain a valid ste driver’s license throughout their employment in this position. Qualificions Only experience and educion obtained by 04/21/2025 In order to qualify for this position you must possess Minimum Qualificion. Minimum Qualificion [GS-5] One year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility equivalent to grade GS-4 in the Federal service.

Experience includes:

Experience assisting with wildlife populion surveys; capturing, handling, and tagging a variety of wildlife; assisting with the collection of seeds, propagion, handling, and caring for federally listed plants or host plants of federally listed species; Capturing fish for fish sampling; collecting wer quality da; Identifying invasive species and organisms; da collection and recording. . OR Completion of a full 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor’s degree with major study or least 24 semester hours in any combinion of courses such as such as biology, chemistry, stistics, entomology, animal husbandry, botany, physics, agriculture, or mhemics. At least 6 semester hours of courses must have been directly reled to the position to be filled.. OR A combinion of educion and experience as described in 1 and 2 above which together equals 100% of the requirement Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience th transles directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Educion

PROOF OF EDUCATION

All applicants who are using educion or a combinion of educion and experience to qualify must submit copies of official or unofficial transcripts which include grades, credit hours earned, major(s), grade point average or class ranking, institution name, and student name. If any required coursework is not easily recognizable on transcripts, or if you believe a portion of a particular course can be credited toward meeting an educional requirement, you must also provide a memorandum on letterhead from the institution’s registrar, dean, or other approprie official sting the percentage of the course th should be considered to meet the requirement and the equivalent number of units. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable; however, if you are selected for the position, you required to produce the original official transcripts.

PASS/FAIL COURSES

If more than 10 percent of your undergradue course work (credit hours) were taken on a pass/fail basis, your claim of superior academic achievement must be based upon class standing or membership in an honor society.

GRADUATE EDUCATION

One academic year of gradue educion is considered to be the number of credits hours your gradue school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your gradue school’s definition of one year of gradue study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as sisfying the requirement for one year of full-time gradue study.

FOREIGN EDUCATION

: If you are using educion completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualificion requirements, you must show the educion credentials have been evalued by a prive organizion th specializes in interpretion of foreign educion programs and such educion has been deemed equivalent to th gained in an accredited U.S. educion program; or full credit has been given for the courses a U.S. accredited college or university. For further informion, : . Additional informion PCS•

Not Authorized Telework:

This position is not suitable for telework.

Additional Vacancies:

One or more positions may be filled from applicions received under this announcement in the advertised office or other U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service offices in the local commuting area.

Temporary Benefits:

Most Federal employees earn both annual and sick leave. For additional informion, Leave Administrion. Effective January 2015, employees on temporary appointments may be eligible for health benefits through the Federal Employees Health Benefits program and, if eligible, will receive the same government contribution as full-time permanent employees. To be eligible for considerion, temporary employees working full-time or part-time must be on appointments expected to last least 90 days, or be on an intermittent work schedule and expected to work 130 hours per month for least 90 days. Employees electing to participe in the FEHB responsible for the employee share of the premium while on the official agency roles, which is deducted from bi-weekly earnings. After separing from federal employment, employees offered to continue participion in FEHB under the Temporary Continuion of Coverage (TCC) option. Employees electing to continue coverage under the TCC provision responsible for the full premium amount plus a 2% administrion fee. Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) or Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP): Department of Interior (DOI) Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) procedures apply in filling this vacancy. These programs apply to employees who have been involuntarily separed from a federal service position within the competitive service or Federal service employees whose positions have been deemed surplus or no longer needed. To receive selection priority for this position, you must: (1) meet CTAP or ICTAP eligibility criteria; (2) be red well-qualified (i.e., meet the minimum qualificion requirements, including any selective placement factors; educion, and experience requirements) for the position with a score of 80 or above on the assessment questionnaire, and be able to perform the duties of the position upon entry. Applicants claiming

CTAP/ICTAP

eligibility must submit a copy of their most recent performance appraisal, proof of eligibility, and most current SF-50 noting position, grade level, and duty locion with their applicion. For more informion :

Reasonable Accommodion:

The USFWS provides reasonable accommodions to applicants with disabilities. Please USAJOBS Help Center | Reasonable accommodion policy if you need a reasonable accommodion for any part of the applicion and hiring process. Benefits A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window . Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How You Will Be Evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. Once the announcement has closed, a review of your resume and supporting documention used to determine whether you meet the qualificion requirements listed on this announcement. If you meet the qualificions your resume and supporting documention compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience.

Note:

If, after reviewing your resume and supporting documention, a determinion is made th you have infled your qualificions which resulted in you being listed in the highest quality cegory, you may lose considerion or be assigned to a lower quality cegory for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility. Your qualificions evalued on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics): Knowledge of the biological sciences. Knowledge of the Avian biological sciences. Ability to capture and handle fish. Knowledge of the Habit/Plants Biological Sciences. Knowledge of invasive species mitigion processes. All qualified candides assigned to a quality cegory. The cegory assignment is a measure of the degree in which your background mches the competencies required for this position. The cegory rings for this position are: Best Qualified, Well Qualified, and Qualified The Cegory Ring Process does not add veterans’ preference points or apply the “rule of three” but protects the rights of Veterans by placing them ahead of non-preference eligibles within each quality cegory. Veterans’ preference eligibles who meet the minimum qualificion requirements and who have a compensable service-connected disability of least 10 percent listed in the highest quality cegory (except in the case of scientific or professional positions the GS-09 level or higher). Benefits A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window . Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required Documents As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of position you have

• whether you’re a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee.

You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure you’re eligible under their policies. You must submit a complete applicion package. We will not make assumptions about your experience and/or educion.

Required Documents:

1.

Resume:

Your resume must describe your job-reled qualificions (paid and non-paid work experience) th includes job title, beginning and ending des (month and year), hours worked per week, and description of job duties. You are highly encouraged to use USAJOBS Resume Builder to ensure all required informion is included. If you use your own resume, curriculum vitae, or any other written form, you must ensure this informion is provided. Your resume must show complete informion for each job entry to support minimum qualificions. Failure to provide ALL required informion on your resume will result in loss of considerion due to an incomplete applicion package.

Note:

Current and former Federal employees should include pay plan, series, and grade level for relevant federal experience. Do not include the following types of informion in your resume: Classified or government sensitive informion Social Security Number (SSN) Photos of yourself Personal informion, such as age, gender, religious affiliion, etc. Encrypted and digitally signed documents. Additional Documention, if applicable: 1.

College Transcripts:

Unofficial transcripts are acceptable. A copy of your official transcripts may be required if you are selected. 2. Cover Letter 3.

Veterans’ Preference Documention:

If you are a veteran with preference eligibility and you are claiming 5-point veterans’ preference, you must tach a copy of your DD-214 Member Copy 2 or 4 showing you were honorably discharged. If you are claiming 10-point veterans’ preference, you must also submit an SF-15, “Applicion for 10-Point Veterans’ Preference” plus the proof required by th form. (i.e. VA letter). You may not be awarded preference if you do not tach the correct Veteran Documention as specified above. 4.

CTAP/ICTAP

Documention:

If you are applying under CTAP or ICTAP, you MUST submit proof of eligibility under 5 CFR 330.602(a) for CTAP and 5 CFR 330.704 for ICTAP. This includes a copy of the agency notice, a copy of your most recent performance ring, and a copy of your most recent SF-50 (Notificion of Personnel Action) showing your position, grade level, and duty locion. Please annote your applicion to reflect th you are applying as a CTAP or ICTAP eligible. 5. Current and former federal employees

• It is recommended th you submit a copy of your SF-50(s) (Notificion of Personnel Action) to support your experience.

Examples of approprie SF-50s include appointments/separions, promotions, within-grade increases. Failure to submit any of the above-mentioned required documents will result in loss of considerion due to an incomplete applicion package. It is your responsibility to ensure all required documents have been submitted If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Review the appointment eligibility criteria in the applicion preview linked below. The eligibility section of the applicion allows you to choose how you wish to be considered for this vacancy announcement. You will ONLY be considered for the eligibilities th you select “yes” to and submit the required supporting documention, as listed in the Required Documents section or the applicion text. To apply for this position, you must provide a complete . See required documents section. Click ‘Apply’ to cree an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. Follow the prompts to complete the assessment questionnaire and upload required documents. To preview the assessment questionnaire, click . Please ensure you check the acknowledgement checkbox then click the Submit Applicion button to submit your applicion. Applicions must be received by 04/21/2025, 11:59pm ET to receive considerion. Check applicion stus by logging into your USAJOBS account, in Applicions tab, click the position title you applied to for the stus. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : . If you are unable to apply online, you must request an alternive applicion which is available from the Human Resources Office. Please contact the Human Resources Office via email fwshiring@fws.gov. Agency contact informion Human Resources Staffing Division Next steps Once you submit all the required documents and the online applicion in USAJOBS, you will receive an acknowledgement email th your submission was successful. After the evaluion process is complete, you notified of your stus and/or referral to the hiring official. If further evaluion or interviews are required, you contacted by the hiring official. You notified if this job is filled or canceled. Timelines for this process vary widely. You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging in to your USAJOBS account as we will not be responding to inquiries about the stus of applicions as long as the system has been upded. Fair and Transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Required Documents You must submit a complete applicion package. We will not make assumptions about your experience and/or educion.

Required Documents:

1.

Resume:

Your resume must describe your job-reled qualificions (paid and non-paid work experience) th includes job title, beginning and ending des (month and year), hours worked per week, and description of job duties. You are highly encouraged to use USAJOBS Resume Builder to ensure all required informion is included. If you use your own resume, curriculum vitae, or any other written form, you must ensure this informion is provided. Your resume must show complete informion for each job entry to support minimum qualificions. Failure to provide ALL required informion on your resume will result in loss of considerion due to an incomplete applicion package.

Note:

Current and former Federal employees should include pay plan, series, and grade level for relevant federal experience. Do not include the following types of informion in your resume: Classified or government sensitive informion Social Security Number (SSN) Photos of yourself Personal informion, such as age, gender, religious affiliion, etc. Encrypted and digitally signed documents. Additional Documention, if applicable: 1.

College Transcripts:

Unofficial transcripts are acceptable. A copy of your official transcripts may be required if you are selected. 2. Cover Letter 3.

Veterans’ Preference Documention:

If you are a veteran with preference eligibility and you are claiming 5-point veterans’ preference, you must tach a copy of your DD-214 Member Copy 2 or 4 showing you were honorably discharged. If you are claiming 10-point veterans’ preference, you must also submit an SF-15, “Applicion for 10-Point Veterans’ Preference” plus the proof required by th form. (i.e. VA letter). You may not be awarded preference if you do not tach the correct Veteran Documention as specified above. 4.

CTAP/ICTAP

Documention:

If you are applying under CTAP or ICTAP, you MUST submit proof of eligibility under 5 CFR 330.602(a) for CTAP and 5 CFR 330.704 for ICTAP. This includes a copy of the agency notice, a copy of your most recent performance ring, and a copy of your most recent SF-50 (Notificion of Personnel Action) showing your position, grade level, and duty locion. Please annote your applicion to reflect th you are applying as a CTAP or ICTAP eligible. 5. Current and former federal employees

• It is recommended th you submit a copy of your SF-50(s) (Notificion of Personnel Action) to support your experience.

Examples of approprie SF-50s include appointments/separions, promotions, within-grade increases. Failure to submit any of the above-mentioned required documents will result in loss of considerion due to an incomplete applicion package. It is your responsibility to ensure all required documents have been submitted If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Review the appointment eligibility criteria in the applicion preview linked below. The eligibility section of the applicion allows you to choose how you wish to be considered for this vacancy announcement. You will ONLY be considered for the eligibilities th you select “yes” to and submit the required supporting documention, as listed in the Required Documents section or the applicion text. To apply for this position, you must provide a complete . See required documents section. Click ‘Apply’ to cree an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. Follow the prompts to complete the assessment questionnaire and upload required documents. To preview the assessment questionnaire, click . Please ensure you check the acknowledgement checkbox then click the Submit Applicion button to submit your applicion. Applicions must be received by 04/21/2025, 11:59pm ET to receive considerion. Check applicion stus by logging into your USAJOBS account, in Applicions tab, click the position title you applied to for the stus. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : . If you are unable to apply online, you must request an alternive applicion which is available from the Human Resources Office. Please contact the Human Resources Office via email fwshiring@fws.gov. Agency contact informion Human Resources Staffing Division Next steps Once you submit all the required documents and the online applicion in USAJOBS, you will receive an acknowledgement email th your submission was successful. After the evaluion process is complete, you notified of your stus and/or referral to the hiring official. If further evaluion or interviews are required, you contacted by the hiring official. You notified if this job is filled or canceled. Timelines for this process vary widely. You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging in to your USAJOBS account as we will not be responding to inquiries about the stus of applicions as long as the system has been upded. Fair & Transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Overview Accepting applicions Open & closing des 04/16/2025 to 04/21/2025 Salary $20.13

• $26.16 per hour Pay scale & grade GS 5 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Decur, AL Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required 25% or less
• You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Temporary
• Not-To-Exceed 1039 Hours Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

TS-25-12724510-JL-DE

Control number 835345700 ., .