Job Announcement USDA Forest Service Northern
Research Station, Morgantown, WV
Job Title: Field Technicians/Botanists (4 positions)
Series and Grade: 0404 and GS 3, 4, or 5, Temporary ($10.46 -13.14/hr)
Location (Duty Station): Morgantown, WV
Time Period: Mid-April mid-August, 2010 with 1 position through September
The selected persons will assist in research on
invasive and native plant species response to disturbance.
Duties: The selected persons will assist in
transplanting and seeding plants in established
research plots located in West Virginia,
Maryland, Ohio, and Virginia. In addition, plants
will be monitored, soil samples will be
collected, and light will be measured using two
methods.. The goal of this project is to evaluate
understory conditions of sites that have been
treated with 1) no treatment, 2) prescribed burn,
3) shelterwood harvest, and 4) diameter-limit
harvest, all with and without deer herbivory
control. Data on the response of three invasive
plants to these conditions will collected. There
is an opportunity for re-employment over three
field seasons. While botanical and taxonomic
skills are not required, a strong interest in
understory vegetation is necessary. Good
orienteering skills are desired. There may be a
need to re-establish some plots which could
require carrying heavy fencing equipment. Those
selected may also mount herbarium specimens, help
with a greenhouse/growth chamber study, and enter data.
The selected persons must be willing to relocate
to Morgantown, WV; (we can provide some help in
locating housing). They must also be a licensed
driver, willing to travel extensively (in
provided government vehicles), and able to drive
4WD vehicles. Willingness to work in rough
terrain and vegetation with the possibility of
encountering insects, ticks, snakes, and black
bears, as well as in all kinds of weather is
required. The persons should also work well
independently as well as with others.
Application Procedure: If you are not a student
or will be graduating before Fall 2011, please
submit your profile in the AVUE system at
<https://www.avuedigitalservices.com/usfs/applicant.html>https://www.avuedigitalservices.com/usfs/applicant.html
and click on Sign up. These positions are Open
and Continuous Recruitments (OCR). Please, first
make sure your profile requests 'Nationwide' in
terms of location. Once you select the
Announcment number(s), you can then select
specific locations, in this case, Morgantown, WV.
The Announcement numbers are:
OCRT-404-3-General-DT
OCRT-404-4-Plant-DT
OCRT-404-5-Plant-DT
I advise you to apply to all three unless you
know for sure that you do not qualify for a
particular grade level or do not wish to be
considered for all the grade levels. Applying to
only one of these does not ensure that you will be considered for all three.
Also, while in AVUE and after selecting the job
announcements, make sure you include Morgantown,
WV in your preferred locations. This job is Temporary and Full Time.
I hope to pull the list of applicants Jan 25,
2011. You must have your application completed
by then. (I would advise having them in by at
least Jan 24) in order to be on the list at that
time. If you are having trouble, please contact
me (see contact information below). I may be
able to delay pulling the list by a few days to
ensure all interested applicants were able to apply.
If you are a student and will be a student next
year (also note start date), please provide a
CV/resume, letter from your college/university
confirming your student status, and copies of your transcripts to:
Dr. Cynthia Huebner, USDA Forest Service,
Northern Research Station, 180 Canfield St.,
Morgantown, WV 26505,
<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]; (304) 285-1582.
Please contact Dr. Huebner if you have questions.
