AVADS: FISHERY BIOLOGIST, LONGVIEW, WA (GS-11)
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DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR
FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
POSITION: FISHERY BIOLOGIST GS-0482-11 ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER: FWS1-98-391
OPENING DATE: SEPTEMBER 21, 1998 FULL PERFORMANCE LEVEL: GS-0482-12
CLOSING DATE: OCTOBER 13, 1998 AREA OF CONSIDERATION: GOVERNMENT-WIDE
LOCATION: ABERNATHY SALMON CULTURE TECHNOLOGY CENTER
LONGVIEW, WASHINGTON
CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBER: (503) 231-2018 (TTY) 231-6166
ADDRESS OF PERSONNEL OFFICE: FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
EASTSIDE FEDERAL COMPLEX
911 NE 11TH AVE
PORTLAND, OR 97232-4181
** APPLICANTS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO REVIEW THE INFORMATION AND
SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS CONTAINED IN OUR APPLICATION GUIDELINES DOCUMENT. **
Our office does not accept applications by facsimile machine or by
electronic mail.
**** SPECIAL INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTIONS CONCERNING CTAP PROCEDURES ****
Department of the Interior (DOI) Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)
procedures apply in filling this vacancy. 5 CFR 330, Career Transition
Assistance for Surplus and Displaced Federal Employees, requires the
following order of selection for this position:
a) Personnel actions listed in 5 CFR 330.606(d);
b) The selection of an employee from within the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service (Service) and the same local commuting area after eligible SSP
applicants within the Service and local commuting area have been given
selection priority;
c) Any well-qualified SSP candidate who applies within the local commuting
area (surplus and displaced employees will be given equal consideration);
d) At the Service's option, personnel actions not subject to RPL;
e) Qualified RPL candidates in the local commuting area;
f) At the Service's discretion, any other former displaced well-qualified
DOI employee;
g) Well-qualified ICTAP applicants in the local commuting area;
h) Other outside applicants (other agencies, nonstatus - only if the area
of consideration is "All Qualified Applicants".)
AN ELIGIBLE CTAP APPLICANT IS DETERMINED TO BE WELL-QUALIFIED IF HE/SHE
MEETS THE FOLLOWING: OPM QUALIFICATION STANDARDS FOR THE POSITION; ALL
SELECTIVE FACTORS, WHERE APPLICABLE; SPECIAL QUALIFYING CONDITIONS THAT OPM
HAS APPROVED FOR THE POSITION; IS PHYSICALLY QUALIFIED WITH REASONABLE
ACCOMMODATION, WHERE APPROPRIATE, TO SATISFACTORILY PERFORM THE DUTIES OF
THE POSITION UPON ENTRY; AND IS RATED BY THE ORGANIZATION AT AT LEAST THE
MIDDLE LEVEL OF A 3-LEVEL RATING SYSTEM ON ALL QUALITY RANKING FACTORS.
IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE, WELL-QUALIFIED ALSO GENERALLY MEANS THOSE APPLI-
CANTS WHOSE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES CLEARLY EXCEED THE MINIMUM
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS AS IDENTIFIED IN THIS VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT BUT
WHO WOULD NOT NECESSARILY MEET THE DEFINITION OF HIGHLY OR BEST QUALIFIED.
The incumbent will be required to obtain and wear an official U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service uniform.
The person selected for this position will be required to submit an SF-78,
Certificate of Medical Examination, if the form is not already on file.
APPLICATIONS UNDER THIS ANNOUNCEMENT WILL BE ACCEPTED ONLY FROM QUALIFIED
STATUS CANDIDATES OR FROM QUALIFIED CANDIDATES ELIGIBLE UNDER SPECIAL
APPOINTING AUTHORITY. ELIGIBILITY FOR APPOINTMENT MUST BE INDICATED ON YOUR
APPLICATION.
To alleviate the need to follow up on applications submitted, a letter of
response will be mailed to applicants approximately 30 days after the
closing date of this vacancy. The letter of response will inform applicants
whether or not they are qualified for the position and if they were
referred to the selecting official for further consideration.
If you have concerns about your application arriving, we suggest you use
certified mail "Return Receipt Requested."
BASIC REQUIREMENTS: A. Degree: major in biological science that included at
least 6 semester hours in aquatic subjects such as limnology, ichthyology,
fishery biology, aquatic botany, aquatic fauna, oceanography, fish culture,
or related courses in the field of fishery biology; and at least 12
semester hours in the animal sciences in such subjects as general zoology,
vertebrate zoology, comparative anatomy, physiology, entomology,
parasitology, ecology, cellular biology, genetics, or research in these
fields. (Excess course work in aquatic subjects may be used to meet this
requirement when appropriate.) (OR) B. Combination of education and
experience-courses equivalent to a major in biological science (i.e., at
least 30 semester hours), of which a minimum of 6 semester hours were in
aquatic subjects and 12 semester hours were in the animal sciences, as
shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
(AND) GS-11: One year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-9 in the
Federal service. THE FOLLOWING SELECTIVE FACTOR WILL BE USED AS A "SCREEN
OUT" ELEMENT: APPLICANTS MUST PROVIDE AMPLE EVIDENCE OF MEETING SELECTIVE
FACTOR TO RECEIVE CONSIDERATION: Ability to design, lead and complete
fisheries studies using sophisticated applied research and analytical
techniques to evaluate fish culture methods. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE is
experience which is directly related to the position to be filled and which
has equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and
abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position (Please
address the KASOCS listed in the announcement). Provide an SF-50 to verify
career or career-conditional status or reinstatement eligibility. Submit a
copy of your college transcripts.
STATEMENT OF DUTIES:
The incumbent (1) Designs, oversees and conducts complex experimental
fishery investigations on anadromous fishes to advance knowledge about fish
culture techniques, hatchery protocols and methods on various life stages,
and the influence of various propagation techniques on fitness and
survival. (2) Functions as a team leader in overseeing the completion of
complex studies that develop new culture techniques and analyzes and
interprets results of the team's research findings. Applies the results to
development of new culture protocols. (3) Prepares a wide variety of
written materials including progress reports, technical bulletins, and
manuscripts for publication in peer-reviewed, scientific journals. (4)
Prepares and delivers oral reports of experimental results at staff
meetings, team coordination meetings, program reviews, workshops, and
professional conferences at the local, national, and international levels.
(5) Furnishes advice, information and analytical techniques, innovations in
fish culture, applied research protocols, and technical assistance
regarding fishery science results of the Center's investigations to
biologists, tribal groups and educational institutions.
KNOWLEDGES, ABILITIES, SKILLS AND OTHER CHARACTERISTICS (KASOCS):
1. Ability to design, lead and complete fisheries studies using
sophisticated applied research and analytical techniques to evaluate fish
culture methods.
2. Ability to oversee a complex applied research program in fish culture
using computer-assisted analytical techniques and state-of-the-art
statistical analyses.
3. Ability to prepare various types of progress reports and scientific
publications for peer-reviewed fishery journals.
4. Skill in preparing and delivering oral reports of findings to diverse
lay and technical audiences.
5. Ability to provide routine advice and technical assistance to various
groups of fishery professionals.
** DISPLACED EMPLOYEES REQUESTING SPECIAL CONSIDERATION UNDER THE ICTAP **
If you are a displaced Federal employee you may be entitled to receive
special selection priority under the ICTAP. To receive this priority con-
sideration you must:
1. Be a displaced Federal employee. You MUST submit a copy of the appro-
priate documentation showing your priority consideration status with your
application package. The following categories of candidates are con-
sidered displaced employees:
A. Current or former career or career-conditional (tenure group I or II)
competitive service employees who: (1) received a specific RIF separation
notice or notice of proposed removal for declining a directed reassignment
or transfer of function outside of the local commuting area (you must
provide appropriate supporting documentation); (2) were separated because
of a compensable injury, whose compensation has been terminated, and whose
former agency certifies that it is unable to place you; (3) retired with a
disability and whose disability annuity has been or is being terminated; or
(4) upon receipt of a RIF separation notice retired on the effective date
of the RIF; or (5) retired under the discontinued service option; or (6)
were separated because you declined a transfer of function or directed
reassignment to another commuting area OR
B. A former Military Reserve or National Guard Technician who is receiving
a special Office of Personnel Management (OPM) disability retirement
annuity under section 8337(h) or 8456 of title 5 United States Code.
Include a copy of your eligibility letter from the National Guard or
Military Reserve. OR
C. A current Executive Branch employee in the excepted service, on a non-
temporary appointment, who has been given noncompetitive appointment eli-
gibility and selection priority by statute for positions in the competitive
service, and who has received a separation notice or notice of proposed
removal for declining a transfer of function or directed reassignment out-
side the local commuting area; OR
D. A former Executive Branch agency employee in the excepted service, who
has been given noncompetitive appointment eligibility and selection
priority by statute for positions in the competitive service, and who has
been separated through RIF or removed for declining a transfer of function
or directed reassignment outside the local commuting area.
2. Be applying for a position at or below the grade level of the position
from which you have been separated. The position must not have greater
promotion potential than the position from which you were separated.
3. Have a current (or last) performance rating of record of at least
fully successful, results achieved, or equivalent. A copy of this
performance rating MUST be submitted with your application package (this
requirement does not apply to candidates who are eligible due to compen-
sable injury or disability retirement).
4. Occupy or be displaced from a position in the same local commuting area
as the position for which you are requested priority consideration.
5. File your application by the vacancy announcement closing date and meet
all the application criteria (eg., submit all required documentation, etc.)
6. Be rated well-qualified for the position. An eligible ICTAP applicant
is determined to be well-qualified if he/she meets the following: OPM
qualification standards for the position; is phyically qualified with
reasonable accommodation, where appropriate to satisfactorily perform the
duties of the position upon entry; and is rated by the organization at at
least the middle level of a 3-level rating system on all quality ranking
factors. In addition to the above, well-qualified also generally means
those applicants whose knowledge, skills and abilities clearly exceed the
the minimum qualification requirements as identified in this vacancy
announcement, but who would not necessarily meet the definition of highly
or best qualified.