Biologist

About this role

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement - 10/28/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Competitive candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements as defined in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of specialized experience that you will be granted.

An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the work schedule requirement as the service dates will be reflected. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees, your resume must state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience.

Basic Requirements: To qualify for this position, you must meet one of the following Basic Requirement for the 0401 series: A. Degree: Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree a major subject such as biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position. You must submit transcripts.

-OR- B. Combination of Education and Experience: Courses equivalent to a major, as listed above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. You must submit transcripts. In addition to the Basic Requirement listed above, to qualify for this position at the GS-11 grade level you must also meet one of the following minimum qualifications requirements: Experience: To qualify, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors).

Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience: Developing and implementing resource management plans addressing biotic resources; Designing and executing scientific monitoring protocols to identify, evaluate, and perform long-term monitoring of natural resources; Identifying research needs, preparing, and/or overseeing research projects. You must include hours per week worked. -OR- Education: Successfully completed 3 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D.