Biological Science Technician (Field Assistant)

Biological Science Technician (Field Assistant) Department of the Interior Geological Survey Office of the Regional Director, Midcontinent Region Summary Wh General Informion Do I Need To Know About This Position? Salary dependent upon the agreed upon duty locion of the position.

• Locality pay tables can be found here .

NOTE:

First time hires to the Federal Government are typically hired the Step 01. Learn more about this agency Summary Wh General Informion Do I Need To Know About This Position? Salary dependent upon the agreed upon duty locion of the position.

• Locality pay tables can be found here .

NOTE:

First time hires to the Federal Government are typically hired the Step 01. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 04/02/2026 to 04/08/2026 Salary $19.52

• $25.37 per hour Pay scale & grade GG 5 Locions FEW vacancies in the following locions: Bozeman, MT West Glacier, MT Cortland, NY Oswego, NY Show more fewer locions (3) Huron, OH Ashland, WI La Crosse, WI Remote job No Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Travel Required 75% or less
• You may be expected to travel on average 20 nights per month for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Multiple
• Not-to-Exceed 1039 Hours in a Service Year Work schedule Intermittent Service Excepted Promotion potential None Job family (Series) 0404 Biological Science Technician Supervisory stus No Security clearance Not Required Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk Trust determinion process Credentialing Financial disclosure No Bargaining unit stus No Announcement number

USGS-RES-26-12916550-FA-SA

Control number 863466100 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Clarificion from the agency Open to all qualified US citizens.

Videos Duties Help Durion of Appointment:

This is a temporary excepted service position not-to-exceed 1 year but may be extended without further competition. Employment may not exceed 1,039 hours in a service year. All qualified applicants, with or without Federal stus may apply and be Appointment to this position, however, will not convey permanent stus in the Federal service. As a Biological Science Technician (Field Assistant) within the Office of the Regional Director, Midcontinent Region, some of your specific duties will include: Collects biological, botanical, fisheries, or wildlife da from study sites or monitoring stions, following established field procedures Performs laborory analyses of biological samples to determine physical, chemical, or biological characteristics. Operes and maintains biological recording and measuring instruments, ensuring proper setup, calibrion, and servicing. Assists professional staff by supporting da collection efforts and documenting observions accurely for scientific use. Operes a government motor vehicle or bo as an incidental driver while conducting field assignments.

Physical Demands:

Work is physically demanding and includes walking, bending, climbing, and lifting of equipment up to 100 pounds when in the field, sometimes during adverse conditions.

Work Environment:

The work is performed outdoors, and involves modere or sometimes extreme exposure to the discomforts of rain, cold/hot weher, and rapidly running or icy streams and rivers. Special safety precautions are required in many cases, and the employee may typically wear life jackets, special safety boots, waders, and special organism handling gear.

Work is physically demanding and includes walking, bending, climbing, and lifting of equipment up to 100 pounds when in the field, sometimes during adverse conditions. Requirements Help Conditions of employment

Key Requirements:

Applicants must be U.S. Citizens. Suitable for Federal employment, as determined by background investigion.

Driver's License/Driving Record:

You required to opere a government-owned or

• leased vehicle in the performance of your official duties.

Applicants for this position must meet the following requirements: (1) possess a valid Ste license, and (2) possess a safe driving record. If selected, you required to provide proof of a valid Ste license & a copy of your driving record.

Pre-Employment Medical:

Taking and passing a pre-employment medical examinion Federal expense is required due to the physical demands of this job. Housing will not be provided. More requirements are listed under Qualificions and Other Informion. Are There Any Special Requirements For This Position? Because this position requires travel for official business, the selectee required to apply for a charge card within 30 calendar days of appointment. Individuals who have delinquent account balances from a previous Government charge card required to sisfy their existing obligion before a new card can be issued. A background investigion required for this position. Continued employment subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background security investigion and favorable adjudicion. Failure to successfully meet these requirements grounds for terminion. Throughout the recruitment and hiring process we communicing with you via email; therefore, it is imperive th the email address you provide when applying for this vacancy remains active. Should your email address change, please notify the point of contact identified in the vacancy announcement as soon as possible so th we can upde our system. Qualificions Applicants must meet one of the following to qualify the GG-05 level: Possess 9 months of field party experience. Field party experience includes activities associed with making and recording geologic, hydrologic, or topographic field observions; collecting geologic, biological, or wer samples for laborory analysis; applying accepted da collection techniques and methods in the performance of field work in support of scientific investigions; and using a variety of surveying instruments and electronic or mechanical instrumention in the making and recording of field measurements and observions designed to collect da for geologic physical science investigions. Only time actually spent in the field can be credited when qualifying individuals under the field party experience option. OR Possess 3 years sub-professional experience. Sub-professional experience is defined as technical work performed in support of field or laborory investigions reling to the biological sciences, physical sciences, or closely reled disciplines, which provided basic knowledge or skills in ghering, recording, and assembling scientific or engineering da; using scientific instruments to measure angles, degrees weights, strengths, intensities, etc.; setting up and opering test apparus, and manipuling quantitive da. Experience may include assisting professional employees in such duties as calibring and opering measuring instruments, mixing solutions, making chemical analyses, setting up and opering test apparus, and compiling and processing scientific da. Experience as a laborory mechanic or in a trade or craft may be credited as experience when the work was performed in close associion with physical or biological scientists or other technical personnel and provided a good working knowledge of approprie scientific principles, methods, and techniques. OR Possess 3 years college study (equivalent 90 semester hours/135 quarter hours) plus 3 months of lab or field work experience

Definitions of Experience:

Field Survey Party

• Experience with a field survey party includes activity associed with making and recording geologic, hydrologic, biologic, or topographic field observions; collecting geologic, biological, or wer samples for laborory analysis; applying accepted da collection techniques and methods in the performance of field work in support of scientific investigions; and using a variety of surveying instruments and electronic or mechanical instrumention in the making and recording of field measurements and observions designed to collect da for physical/ biological science investigions.

Only time actually spent in the field can be credited when qualifying individuals under the field party experience option. Sub-professional Experience

• Sub-professional experience is defined as technical work performed in support of field or laborory investigions reling to the biological sciences, physical sciences, or closely reled disciplines which provided basic knowledge or skills in ghering, recording, and assembling scientific or engineering da; using scientific instruments to measure angles, degrees, weights, strengths, intensities, etc.

; setting up and opering test apparus, and manipuling quantitive da. Experience may include assisting professional employees with such duties as calibring and opering measuring instruments mixing solutions, making chemical analyses, setting up and opering test apparus, and compiling and processing scientific da. Experience as a laborory mechanic or in a trade or craft may be credited as experience when the work was performed in close associion with physical or biological scientists or other technical personnel and provided a good working knowledge of approprie scientific principles, methods, and techniques. Professional Experience

• Professional work experience in the physical and biological sciences may be credited in lieu of or in conjunction with sub-professional experience as defined above.

Please note th if qualifying based on educion; unofficial transcripts MUST be submitted as part of the applicion in order to receive considerion. You must meet all qualificion and eligibility requirements for the position by the closing de of the announcement.

Resume Length:

Resumes must not exceed two single-sided pages and resumes longer than two pages will not be accepted. The minimum font size is 10-point for all body text. Headers may be slightly larger but must remain legible. All resumes must maintain a minimum 0.5-inch margins on all sides to ensure readability and prevent excessive content compression. Including supplemental pages or tachments disguised as resume extensions are prohibited and will not be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualificions. Educion 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 completed in colleges or universities outside the United Stes may be used to meet the above requirements. You must provide acceptable documention th the foreign educion is comparable to th received in an accredited educional institution in the United Stes. For more informion on how foreign educion is evalued, : https://www.usgs.gov/about/organizion/science-support/human-capital/how-foreign-educion-evalued-federal-jobs . Additional informion

Other Informion:

USGS has determined th the duties of this position are suitable for telework and the selectee may be allowed to telework in accordance with the DOI Telework policy and with supervisor approval. The official worksite for the selectee is the duty stion identified in this vacancy announcement. The selectee will typically report to this duty locion on a regular and recurring weekly basis. For additional informion on our internal telework policy, please reference the Department of the

Interior Telework Handbook :

https://www.doi.gov/telework/policies . Applicants who include vulgar, offensive, or inapproprie language or informion in their applicion package ineligible for further considerion for this position. Under Executive Order 11935, only United Stes citizens and nionals (residents of American Samoa and Swains Island) may compete for civil service jobs. Agencies are permitted to hire non-citizens only in very limited circumstances where there are no qualified citizens available for the position. USGS employees are subject to Title 43, USC Section 31(a) and may not: (a) have any personal, prive, direct or indirect interest in lands or mineral wealth of lands under survey; (b) have any substantial personal, prive, direct or indirect interests in any prive mining or mineral enterprise doing business with the United Stes; or (c) execute surveys or examinions for prive parties or corporions. The applicion contains informion subject to the Privacy Act (P.L. 93-579, 5 USC 552a). The informion is used to determine qualificions for employment, and is authorized under Title 5, USC, Section 3302 and 3361. DOI uses E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, please www.dhs.gov/E-Verify . Applicants who apply under this job opportunity announcement agree to have their applicion, associed documents and applicable personal informion shared with other Bureaus/Offices within the Department of the Interior (DOI) who have vacancies within the same occupional series, grade, full performance level and in the same geographic locion(s), including within the same metro/commuting area. Applying to this announcement does not replace the need to apply to other job opportunity announcements for which you wish to receive considerion.

Agency Benefits:

Temporary appointees expected to work least 130 hours per month for least 90 days eligible to enroll in a Federal Employee Health Benefits (FEHB) plan. Individuals eligible under this rule receive the full government contribution to their premiums regardless of work schedule and will also be eligible to participe in the Flexible Spending Accounts and Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program . Temporary appointees are not covered by the Federal Employee Retirement System and are ineligible for Federal life, dental, or vision insurance. Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help 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 Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits 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 evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above.

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Basis of Ring:

All applicants who meet the basic eligibility and qualificion requirements referred to the selecting official in veterans' preference order.

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NOTE:

If it is determined th you have red yourself higher than is supported in your description of experience and/or educion as described in your resume/applicion, or th your resume or applicion is incomplete, you may be red ineligible, not qualified, or your score may be lowered. Benefits Help 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 Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits 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 Required Documents Help Required documents may be: (1) uploaded directly from your desktop; or (2) uploaded directly from your USAJOBS stored tachments. Resume

• Resumes are required and limited to no more than 2 pages.

If more than 2 pages are submitted, only the first 2 pages reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualificions. You are highly encouraged to use USAJOBS Resume Builder to ensure all required informion is included in your Resume. If you use your own resume, curriculum vitae, or other written form, then you must describe your job-reled qualificions, including: beginning and ending des for paid and non-paid work experience; hours worked per week; month and year of employment for each job title listed; annual salary; and description of job duties. Include name and address of employer; supervisor name; and telephone number. Additional informion on wh to include can be found here . Supporting documents

• -Upload any supporting documents identified in the Key Requirements section or included below as it applies to your eligibility.

Supporting documents may be:

(1) uploaded directly from your desktop; or (2) uploaded directly from your USAJOBS stored tachments

• -If this position requires specific educional course work to qualify, or you are qualifying based in whole or part on educion, you are required to provide all unofficial transcripts (undergradue, gradue, etc.

), which includes semester hours earned and grade received, by the closing de of this announcement or you disqualified from further considerion. This proof may be faxed, document uploaded, or hand delivered to the servicing Human Resources Office (see "Required Documents" and/or "Contact Informion"). Please ensure th all documention is legible.

• -If you are claiming veterans' preference you must provide a legible copy of your DD-214, Certifice of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, member 4 copy or any official documention or stement from the Armed Forces th confirms your des of service and th your separion, discharge, or release from active duty was under honorable conditions (i.

e., Honorable or General Discharge).

Note:

If you have more than one DD-214 for multiple periods of active duty, submit a copy for each period of service.

• -If you are currently on active military duty, you must provide documention (e.g., campaign document, award cition, etc.), th verifies entitlement to veterans' preference and th your character of military service is honorable.
• -If you are claiming 10-point veterans' preference, in addition to the documents specified above, you must also submit documention th supports your claim, e.

g., an official stement from the Department of Veterans Affairs (ded 1991 or ler) or from a branch of the Armed Forces certifying the existence of a service-connected disability, or the award of the Purple Heart, etc. The overall ring must be identified on your certificion letter or separion orders.

• -Documention must be received by the closing de shown in this vacancy announcement.

If you fail to submit any of the required documention, you will not be granted veterans' preference. Additional informion on veterans' preference can be found in the VetGuide . 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 schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . 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 Help

• -Applicions (resume and applicion questions) for this vacancy must be received on-line via

USAJOBS BEFORE

midnight Eastern Time (Washington, D.C. time) on the closing de of this announcement. If you fail to submit a complete online resume, you will not be considered for this position. Requests for extensions will not be granted. Most libraries, employment offices, and all USGS personnel offices can provide access to the Internet. If applying online poses a hardship for you, you must speak to someone in the Servicing Human Resources Office listed on this announcement

PRIOR TO THE CLOSING DATE

for assistance.

• -Instructions for Applying Online for this

Vacancy Announcement:

1)Click the blue "Apply Online" button. 2)If you are not a registered USAJOBS user, please cree a new account and follow the instructions to complete your applicion process. If you are a registered user, login to access your existing USAJOBS profile. 3)As a registered user, select a stored resume and select one or more of your stored documents to tach to your applicion. 4)Check the "Certificion" box and click the "Apply for this position now!" button loced the bottom of the screen. 5)Address the eligibility questions as well as the questionnaire containing questions and/or task stements th address the knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies for this vacancy. 6)Submit required documents. 7) If you experience technical difficulties during the online applicion process, please contact the USAJOBS helpdesk . Agency contact informion Samantha Albino Phone 703-648-7468 samantha_albino@ios.doi.gov Address

OFFC OF REG DIR, MIDCONTINENT REG 12201

Sunrise Valley Drive Mail Stop 600 Reston, VA 20192 US Next steps

• -If you are red as one of the most highly qualified candides, you referred to the hiring manager for further considerion and possible interview.

We expect to make a selection within 30-45 days of the closing de of this announcement. You notified via email of the outcome. You can also go to "My Account" within USAJOBS to review your Applicion Stus. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help Required documents may be: (1) uploaded directly from your desktop; or (2) uploaded directly from your USAJOBS stored tachments. Resume

• Resumes are required and limited to no more than 2 pages.

If more than 2 pages are submitted, only the first 2 pages reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualificions. You are highly encouraged to use USAJOBS Resume Builder to ensure all required informion is included in your Resume. If you use your own resume, curriculum vitae, or other written form, then you must describe your job-reled qualificions, including: beginning and ending des for paid and non-paid work experience; hours worked per week; month and year of employment for each job title listed; annual salary; and description of job duties. Include name and address of employer; supervisor name; and telephone number. Additional informion on wh to include can be found here . Supporting documents

• -Upload any supporting documents identified in the Key Requirements section or included below as it applies to your eligibility.

Supporting documents may be:

(1) uploaded directly from your desktop; or (2) uploaded directly from your USAJOBS stored tachments

• -If this position requires specific educional course work to qualify, or you are qualifying based in whole or part on educion, you are required to provide all unofficial transcripts (undergradue, gradue, etc.

), which includes semester hours earned and grade received, by the closing de of this announcement or you disqualified from further considerion. This proof may be faxed, document uploaded, or hand delivered to the servicing Human Resources Office (see "Required Documents" and/or "Contact Informion"). Please ensure th all documention is legible.

• -If you are claiming veterans' preference you must provide a legible copy of your DD-214, Certifice of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, member 4 copy or any official documention or stement from the Armed Forces th confirms your des of service and th your separion, discharge, or release from active duty was under honorable conditions (i.

e., Honorable or General Discharge).

Note:

If you have more than one DD-214 for multiple periods of active duty, submit a copy for each period of service.

• -If you are currently on active military duty, you must provide documention (e.g., campaign document, award cition, etc.), th verifies entitlement to veterans' preference and th your character of military service is honorable.
• -If you are claiming 10-point veterans' preference, in addition to the documents specified above, you must also submit documention th supports your claim, e.

g., an official stement from the Department of Veterans Affairs (ded 1991 or ler) or from a branch of the Armed Forces certifying the existence of a service-connected disability, or the award of the Purple Heart, etc. The overall ring must be identified on your certificion letter or separion orders.

• -Documention must be received by the closing de shown in this vacancy announcement.

If you fail to submit any of the required documention, you will not be granted veterans' preference. Additional informion on veterans' preference can be found in the VetGuide . 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 schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . 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 Help

• -Applicions (resume and applicion questions) for this vacancy must be received on-line via

USAJOBS BEFORE

midnight Eastern Time (Washington, D.C. time) on the closing de of this announcement. If you fail to submit a complete online resume, you will not be considered for this position. Requests for extensions will not be granted. Most libraries, employment offices, and all USGS personnel offices can provide access to the Internet. If applying online poses a hardship for you, you must speak to someone in the Servicing Human Resources Office listed on this announcement

PRIOR TO THE CLOSING DATE

for assistance.

• -Instructions for Applying Online for this

Vacancy Announcement:

1)Click the blue "Apply Online" button. 2)If you are not a registered USAJOBS user, please cree a new account and follow the instructions to complete your applicion process. If you are a registered user, login to access your existing USAJOBS profile. 3)As a registered user, select a stored resume and select one or more of your stored documents to tach to your applicion. 4)Check the "Certificion" box and click the "Apply for this position now!" button loced the bottom of the screen. 5)Address the eligibility questions as well as the questionnaire containing questions and/or task stements th address the knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies for this vacancy. 6)Submit required documents. 7) If you experience technical difficulties during the online applicion process, please contact the USAJOBS helpdesk . Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Samantha Albino Phone 703-648-7468 samantha_albino@ios.doi.gov Address

OFFC OF REG DIR, MIDCONTINENT REG 12201

Sunrise Valley Drive Mail Stop 600 Reston, VA 20192 US Next steps

• -If you are red as one of the most highly qualified candides, you referred to the hiring manager for further considerion and possible interview.

We expect to make a selection within 30-45 days of the closing de of this announcement. You notified via email of the outcome. You can also go to "My Account" within USAJOBS to review your Applicion Stus. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Additional locions Huron, OH Ashland, WI La Crosse, WI Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 04/02/2026 to 04/08/2026 Salary $19.52

• $25.37 per hour Pay scale & grade GG 5 Locions FEW vacancies in the following locions: Bozeman, MT West Glacier, MT Cortland, NY Oswego, NY Show more fewer locions (3) Huron, OH Ashland, WI La Crosse, WI Remote job No Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Travel Required 75% or less
• You may be expected to travel on average 20 nights per month for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Multiple
• Not-to-Exceed 1039 Hours in a Service Year Work schedule Intermittent Service Excepted 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

USGS-RES-26-12916550-FA-SA

Control number 863466100