Description:
This position is located with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Wind River Agency in Fort Washakie, Wyoming.This is a re-advertisement to the previously advertised announcement ST-23-11862635-CAWX-MDF. Applicants need to apply for this vacancy to be considered.
Open Until Filled or the Closing Date whichever comes first: NOTE: Your application will expire in 3 months & you will need to reapply to keep your application active.
Requirements:
Individual Occupational RequirementsBasic Requirements1. Degree: range management; or a related discipline that included at least 42 semester hours in a combination of the plant, animal, and soil sciences, and natural resources management, as follows: Range Management -- At least 18 semester hours of course work in range management, including courses in such areas as basic principles of range management, range plants, range ecology, range inventories and studies, range improvements, and ranch or rangeland planning. Directly Related Plant, Animal, and Soil Sciences -- At least 15 semester hours of directly related courses in the plant, animal, and soil sciences, including at least one course in each of these three scientific areas, i.e., plant, animal, and soil sciences. Courses in such areas as plant taxonomy, plant physiology, plant ecology, animal nutrition, livestock production, and soil morphology or soil classification are acceptable. Related Resource Management Studies - - At least 9 semester hours of course work in related resource management subjects, including courses in such areas as wildlife management, watershed management, natural resource or agricultural economics, forestry, agronomy, forages, and outdoor recreation management. OR
2. Combination of education and experience: at least 42 semester hours of course work in the combination of plant, animal, and soil sciences and natural resources management shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
In addition to meeting the basic entry qualification requirements, applicants must have specialized experience and/or directly related education in the amounts shown below.
Grade-(07): 1 year of graduate-level education or superior academic achievement. OR 1 Year of Specialized Experience equivalent to the GS-5 or equivalent (in the federal service or private sector).
Specialized Experience GS-07: Develop and implement grazing management procedures on grazing lands; Organize and carry out forage inventories; Plan vegetative management practices; Experience working with livestock operations.
Grade-(09): 2 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master's degree or master's or equivalent graduate degree. OR 1 Year of Specialized Experience equivalent to the GS-7 or equivalent (in the federal service or private sector).
Specialized Experience GS-09: Develop and review multiple-use conservation plans on grazing lands; Provide guidance and assistance to land owners and operators, as well as field office staff, on the identification of resource concerns on grazing lands to ensure that conservation plans provide for the application of technically accurate and adequate practices; Following up with landowners to implement grazing management plans, evaluate problems, and propose land improvement alternative; Conduct onsite measurement, monitoring, collection, and analysis of data regarding land use and natural resources conditions and trends.
All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
Merit Promotion candidates must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the announcement closing date.
Preference in filling vacancies is given to qualified Indian candidates in accordance with the Indian Preference Act of 1934 (title 25, USC Section 472).
Nov 6, 2023;
from:
usajobs.gov