Deadline: Fri, 09/09/2022 - 12:00pm Employer: USGS Job Field: Wildlife Job Type: Full Time Location: Maine Location Detail: Orono Job Description: Planning, conducting, and directing research related to fish, wildlife, or ecological resources, with application to contemporary science, policy and management needs. Acquiring funding to sustain a program of research. Conducting research that is cooperator driven and provides scientific basis for management and policy decisions. Serving as subject matter expert in fish and wildlife ecology, providing leadership and guidance to government and private agencies and university representatives through participation in meetings, conferences and work groups. Disseminating research results via final reports, peer reviewed print scientific journals, online scientific journals, books, book chapters or other outlets. Making presentations on findings to scientific and conservation organizations. Serving as graduate faculty member, contributing to both the research, graduate student mentorship, and teaching mission of the university. Operating a government owned or leased vehicle as an incidental driver. Qualifications: Applicants must be U.S. Citizens. Suitable for Federal employment, as determined by background investigation. Selectee may be subject to serving a one-year probationary period. More requirements are listed under Qualifications and Other Information. Selectee must provide a valid state driver's license & safe driving record. Miscellaneous: Desirable candidates will demonstrate the following experience: (1) demonstrated ability to build an applied research program focused on the ecology, management, and/or conservation of wildlife; (2) a demonstrated ability to effectively teach and employ robust quantitative techniques that may include: frequentist and Bayesian approaches, network analysis, capture-recapture techniques, occupancy modeling, integrated population modelling, integral projection modeling, spatial /habitat-dynamics modeling, and programming in R or other systems; (3) capacity to conduct collaborative and/or interdisciplinary research at both local and regional scales to address human impacts on wildlife (e.g., overexploitation, climate change effects on wildlife, wildlife climate resiliency, loss of habitat connectivity, habitat change or loss); and, (4) experience in successfully designing, planning, and conducting field research resulting in an effective, peer-reviewed, synthesis. The applicant will be required to maintain a graduate faculty appointment with the University of Maine in Orono, and participate on university and graduate committees, graduate advising, and other tasks that are shared by departmental faculty. Salary: $79,363 - $122,683 per year Benefits: USGS has determined that 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 station identified in this vacancy announcement. The selectee will typically report to this duty location on a regular and recurring weekly basis. For additional information on our internal telework policy, please reference the Department of the Interior Telework Handbook at: https://www.doi.gov/telework/policies. Working for the U.S. Geological Survey offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; health, life, dental, vision, and long term care insurance, flexible spending accounts, and participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System.
