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Salary: $108,885 (Step 01) to $141,548 (Step 10)
NOTE: First time hires to the Federal Government are typically hired at the Step 01.
06/08/2021 to 06/28/2021
$108,885 - $141,548 per year
GS 14
1 vacancy in the following location:
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
25% or less - Overnight travel of up to 5 nights per month may be required.
Yes—Relocation expenses will be paid
Permanent
Full-time
Competitive
15
Yes
No
USGS-RES-21-11126917-DE-DP
603887700
Hammond Bay Biological Station (HBBS) is located on the beautiful shores of Lake Huron near Millersburg, Michigan on the site of a historic U.S. Lifesaving Station. Literally feet from the water, the HBBS campus comprises the main office building -- located in the renovated historic lifesaving building, a newly constructed, state-of-the-art wet lab facility, shop and garage, additional wet lab building, and two other historic structures -- original lifesaving boat house and watch tower. HBBS is part of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Great Lakes Science Center (GLSC) and the incumbent serves as a Supervisory Research Fish Biologist directing HBBS operations and conducting original research. HBBS has been at the center of ground-breaking discoveries and cutting-edge science on sea lamprey and their control, lake trout, whitefish, and other native and desirable fishes. Overall, the GLSC has a diverse research program on fisheries and other living resources of the Great Lakes. The GLSC's mission is to meet the Nation's need for scientific information for restoring, enhancing, managing, and protecting living resources and their habitats in the Great Lakes basin ecosystem.
Funding for HBBS operations is shared between USGS and the Great Lakes Fishery Commission (GLFC: www.glfc.org). The mission of the HBBS is to provide research and technical assistance to support and advance the integrated control of Great Lakes invasive species like sea lamprey, and to explore opportunities for transferring discoveries in control technology to native species restoration efforts. To accomplish this mission, the HBBS focuses on research in four areas: (1) fish ecology, behavior, and physiology; (2) invasive species effects on Great Lakes fish communities; (3) development and testing of aquatic invasive species control techniques (e.g., barriers to spawning migration, novel capture and removal technologies, behavioral manipulation using sensory cues, development of selective pesticides, and exploration of genetic techniques) and the transfer of these technologies to invasive species control agents; and (4) quality assurance, technical assistance, and refinement of invasive species control techniques. Importantly, HBBS serves as a hub for research into fish behavior using the Great Lakes Acoustic Telemetry Observation System (GLATOS: GLATOS (glos.us)) and the development of supplemental sea lamprey control methods (SupCon: Great Lakes Fishery Commission - Supplemental Controls (glfc.org)).
In addition to other USGS staff, scientists at HBBS work with many partners. The partnership with the GLFC helps enable HBBS staff to collaborate with colleagues from federal agencies such as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and Fisheries and Oceans Canada, the eight Great Lakes states, the province of Ontario, Tribal and First Nation entities and communities, local communities, and many academic research institutions. Importantly, HBBS has close collaborative relationships with the USFWS out of Ludington and Marquette, Michigan, and researchers from Michigan State University.
As a Supervisory Research Fish Biologist within the Great Lakes Science Center, some of your specific duties will include:
1. Provides leadership and management of the field station by overseeing production of timely and significant scientific and technical deliverables by staff; overseeing the operation, maintenance, and safety of laboratory facilities including a substantial wet lab with flow-through tanks, stream microcosm/raceway capabilities, and chemistry and physiology labs, tool shop and garage, and office/administration building; overseeing the use and maintenance of equipment and a vehicle and small vessel fleet; overseeing a large budget; enhancing career development of staff; and working effectively with state, federal, academic, and other NGO partners.
2. Works in close collaboration with the GLFC under a reimbursable agreement; serves as a member of the Sea Lamprey Research Board, the Board of Technical Experts, and Sea Lamprey Control Leadership Team; participates in the Sea Lamprey Control Board plenary meetings; provides oversight for the Great Lakes Acoustic Telemetry Observation System support staff at HBBS; participates in communications and outreach; and reports as necessary to the GLFC and its boards.
3. Plans and executes research tasks in aquatic ecology, community ecology, fish biology, fish ecology, fisheries, invasive species assessment and control, modeling, population dynamics, or statistics by defining problems, developing and executing research plans, successfully writing grants, producing reports and peer-reviewed scientific publications, and presenting findings at scientific meetings.
DUTIES CONTINUED BELOW IN THE REQUIREMENT SECTION.
Duties (Continued)
4. Applies modern research principles to address applied questions in one or more of the following areas: Fish behavior, ecology, and physiology, Aquatic ecology, community ecology, fish biology, fish ecology, fisheries, and population dynamics as applied to Great Lakes fish populations, and modeling and statistics.
Key Requirements:
In addition to the basic education requirement as stated above, applicants must have one year of appropriate professional experience in fishery biology that is equivalent to at least the GS-13 level in the Federal service.
Examples of GS-13 level work may include: 1) Providing technical leadership, staff level coordination or consultation for a major fishery program; resolving problems that are resistant to established practices; 2) Serving as an expert agency consultant with international, national, and State officials; 3) Conducting field investigations based on newly identified fishery program areas; planning/executing assignments, selecting appropriate techniques, determining project scope/approach.
You must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements for the position by the closing date of the announcement.
Other Information:
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
--Basis of Rating: The government-wide STEM direct hire authority for Fish Biologist, 0482 is being used to fill this position. All applicants who meet the eligibility requirements and minimum qualification requirements will be referred for consideration.
Required documents may be: (1) uploaded directly from your desktop; or (2) uploaded directly from your USAJOBS stored attachments.
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--If this position requires specific educational course work to qualify, or you are qualifying based in whole or part on education, 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. Please ensure that all documentation is legible.
Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) & Inter-agency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) Eligibles
--If you are claiming CTAP/ICTAP eligibility, the Servicing Human Resources Office must receive proof by the closing date of this announcement that you meet the requirements of 5 CFR 330 Subpart F for CTAP and 5 CFR 330 Subpart G for ICTAP or you will not receive priority consideration. This includes:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
--Applications (resume and application questions) for this vacancy must be received on-line via USAJOBS BEFORE midnight Eastern Time (Washington, D.C. time) on the closing date of this announcement. If you fail to submit a complete online resume, you will not be considered for this position. Requests for extensions will not be granted. Most libraries, employment offices, and all USGS personnel offices can provide access to the Internet. If applying online poses a hardship for you, you must speak to someone in the Servicing Human Resources Office listed on this announcement PRIOR TO THE CLOSING DATE for assistance.
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--If you are rated as one of the most highly qualified candidates, you will be referred to the hiring manager for further consideration and possible interview. We expect to make a selection within 30-45 days of the closing date of this announcement. You will be notified via email of the outcome. You can also go to "My Account" within USAJOBS to review your Application Status.
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