The US Geological Survey, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, in Bozeman Montana will be advertising for a Full-Time, Term, GS 7/9 Fisheries Biologist, GS-0482-09. Applications to the vacancy must be received on-line via USAJOBS. It is expected that the vacancy will be open for a one week during the last week of November. The positions focus will center on, but not be limited too, fishery issues concerning aquatic invasive species.
Responsibilities: Primary duties include writing and preparing protocols, standard operating procedures (SOPs), reports, and publications. The incumbent will participate in planning and execution of complex multidisciplinary studies concerning habitats and food webs that support fishes and associated ecosystem processes. The incumbent will organize and lead field-sampling operations at local and remote locations (may be away up to 15 days at a time). The incumbent will ensure proper and efficient collection, handling, and transfer of samples. The incumbent will be required to operate and manage a wide variety of specialized equipment used for measurement of biological, chemical, and physical properties of aquatic systems. Qualifications: This position requires specific educational course work to qualify, and an advanced degree in a fishery related field is highly preferred. You are required to provide all unofficial transcripts (undergraduate, graduate, etc.) or list of course work, which includes semester hours earned and grade received, by the closing date of this announcement or you will be disqualified from further consideration. This proof may be faxed, document uploaded, or hand delivered to the servicing Human Resources Office (see "Required Documents" and/or "Contact Information"). Please ensure that all documentation is legible. If you are currently employed by the Federal government in the same occupational series as the advertised position, you are not required to submit transcripts at this time. If you are qualifying based on specialized experience you must have one year of appropriate professional experience in fishery biology that is equivalent to at least the GS-07 level in the Federal service. Examples include: professional experience in fishery biology that is equivalent to at least the GS-07 level in the Federal service. Examples of such experience could include assisting in the design and implementation of fishery surveys and standard fishery field procedures, technical evaluation of habitat, logistical planning of field studies, quality control of data collection, data management and analysis, and report preparation. You must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements for the position by the closing date of the announcement. This position will have both a field and office administrative component. Individuals with skills in report and manuscript preparation, maintaining detailed and accurate records of methodologies, data, and data analyses performed in research are strongly preferred. Organizing and leading fish monitoring and research are also key skills for this position. Contact: Interested persons should follow instructions posted in the upcoming vacancy on USAJOBS
