Deadline: Mon, 04/29/2024 - 12:00pm Employer: USDA Job Field: Wildlife Job Type: Full Time Location: Georgia Location Detail: Moody AFB, Georgia Job Description: Conducts integrated wildlife damage management activities where needed to prevent or reduce losses to property, agriculture, and natural resources, or to protect human health and safety. Performs a variety of technical procedures including capture, restraint, chemical immobilization, marking, transport, euthanasia, and/or necropsy of wildlife. Modifies or adapts established damage or disease control techniques as necessary to meet local conditions and environmental, economic, or political considerations. Monitors and ensures compliance with program directives, and local, State, and Federal laws and regulations in wildlife damage management activities. Develops and maintains categorical exclusions, environmental assessments, monitoring reports, and other documents required by NEPA. Gathers, compiles, evaluates, and presents data on damage or hazards caused by various wildlife species to cooperators, stakeholders, and colleagues. Establishes and maintains cooperative relationships with other Federal, State, county and city government agencies, Tribes, corporations, etc. Communicates safe and effective damage management techniques through outreach and other channels to the general public. Other duties as assigned. Qualifications: • Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement including the following specialized experience and/or education, as identified by grade level. BASIC REQUIREMENT: A. Degree: biological science that included: o At least 9 semester hours in such wildlife subjects as mammalogy, ornithology, animal ecology, wildlife management, or research courses in the field of wildlife biology; and o At least 12 semester hours in zoology in such subjects as general zoology, invertebrate zoology, vertebrate zoology, comparative anatomy, physiology, genetics, ecology, cellular biology, parasitology, entomology, or research courses in such subjects (Excess courses in wildlife biology may be used to meet the zoology requirements where appropriate.); and o At least 9 semester hours in botany or the related plant sciences. Salary: $49,025 – $63,733 per year $59,966- $77,955 per year How to Apply: Resume that includes: 1) Personal information such as name, address, contact information 2) Education 3) Detailed work experience related to this position as described in the announcement including Work schedule including hours per week Dates of employment; Title, series, grade (if applicable) 4) All supervisors' phone numbers and if they may be contacted 5) Other qualifications • Transcripts (if qualifying on education, education must have been obtained from an accredited institution. Education completed in a foreign institution must include an evaluation by an organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs that it was deemed equivalent to an accredited U.S. education program, see: Foreign Education Evaluation. All transcripts must be in English or include an English translation.) • DD-214 (Member 4 copy) • VA letter required if claiming disabled Veteran’s Preference • Current active duty members must submit a certification that they are expected to be discharged or released from active duty under honorable conditions not later than 120 days after the date the certification is submitted. HOW TO APPLY: Additional materials not listed above (i.e. position descriptions, training certificates, etc.) may not be considered. Applicants who do not submit the required items listed above may not be considered. Applications with all supporting documents must be submitted to the contact office and must be RECEIVED by the CLOSING DATE of this announcement. Interested individuals should send a resume, transcripts, veteran documentation (if applicable) to the address listed here: CONTACT OFFICE: Lucius “Luke” Harvard USDA/APHIS/Wildlife Services 2024 Newton Road Albany, GA 31701 luke.b.harvard@usda.gov
