Permanent
Full Time
ECOLOGIST
GS-0408-9/11
Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Duty Station: South Lake Tahoe, CA
The Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit is currently seeking a candidate for
an Ecologist, GS-0408- 9/11 position located at the Supervisor’s Office in
South Lake Tahoe, California. This is an exciting opportunity and will
provide the applicant with a challenging and rewarding experience in one of
the most beautiful locations in the nation. The purpose of this Outreach
Notice is to inform prospective applicants of this upcoming opportunity.
To express interest in this position, please complete the attached
voluntary Outreach Interest Form and return to Adrian Escobedo at
[email protected] by close of business on 1/7/2016
DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS POSITION (Full Performance, GS-11):
The Central Sierra Assistant Province Ecologist position is located on the
LTBMU, within the Watershed Management Staff and will be supervised by the
Biological Program Leader. The Central Sierra Assistant Province Ecologist
is an expert in vegetation and fire ecology, and is professionally involved
in addressing a wide range of ecological issues across the Tahoe, Eldorado,
Stanislaus, and Lake Tahoe Basin National Forests. Major duties will
include:
•Coordinates with the Regional Ecologist, Central Sierra Province
Ecologist, and the Forests comprising the Province with respect to all
facets of the Assistant Province Ecologist’s program of work
•Provides ecological expertise and technical assistance for Forest Service
projects and planning efforts. Incorporates ecological principles into
decision making.
•Assists with the development and implementation of ecological monitoring
programs to collect, analyze, and interpret data to help guide Forest
Service activities through an adaptive management framework
•Assists with the assessment of the impacts of global change, including
climate change, invasive species, and increasing human populations, on
Province Forests and ecosystems
•Evaluates the effect of forest management practices including grazing,
prescribed burning, and silvicultural treatments on a diverse range of
ecosystems
•Integrates information from separate disciplines such as botany,
hydrology, geology, soils, and wildlife, including historic and legacy
data, for use in assessing current conditions, detecting trends, developing
reference conditions, and developing desired future conditions for use in
planning and implementing forest projects
•Conducts fire monitoring and modeling, including evaluations of fire
behavior, fuel loading, fire effects, and patterns of fire severity.
Provides ecological input into fuels treatment planning
•Conducts classification and mapping of vegetation types, fire regimes, and
potential natural vegetation
•Uses statistically sound sampling and modern analytical methods, including
multivariate techniques, modeling approaches and geospatial analyses, to
evaluate complex environmental and biological patterns across large
landscapes
•Coordinates with district, forest, province, and regional staff to conduct
integrated ecological monitoring and reporting programs. Develops field
guides, brochures, GIS products, presentations, workshops, and other
materials to facilitate the transfer of ecological knowledge. Where
appropriate, publishes findings in peer-reviewed scientific journals
•Provides technical assistance with NEPA planning and implementation
•Is active in raising funds to support the Ecology program of work, from
internal and external partners and granting agencies
•Assists with the supervision of one or more field crews
For additional information, please contact: Becky Estes at 530-642-5161 and
[email protected]
For Forest Information, visit: www.fs.usda.gov/ltbmu
