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Biologist

U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServicePhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaPosted 26 Oct 2026

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All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-11/09/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. To receive credit for experience, 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. Failure to adequately provide information needed to determine number of hours worked in each position may result in that time not being credited when evaluating qualifying experience.

For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the full and/or part-time hours requirement as the service dates will be reflected. Basic Educational Requirements: In addition to the minimum qualifications requirements for this position described below, you must meet at least one of the following: A. Degree: 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree that included a major field of study in 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: Equivalent combination of education and experience that included course work equivalent to a major (i.e.,24 semester hours) in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or a discipline closely related to biology; PLUS, appropriate experience or additional course work. The quality of the combination must demonstrate that you possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the work of the position and is comparable to that normally acquired through the completion of a full four-year course of study with a major as described above.

-AND- Minimum Qualification Requirements: In addition to meeting the required basic education requirements described above, to qualify for this position, you must meet the following minimum qualifications: To qualify for this position at the GS-09 grade level: Specialized Experience Requirement: you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors).

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Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience including but is not limited to: assisting in drafting sections of resource management plans or strategies under guidance (e.g., data tables, methods, appendices); monitoring and coordinating project or contract tasks under an established plan; tracking progress and elevating issues to the project lead; participating in activities with Federal, State, Tribal, local, and nongovernmental partners; preparing materials and logistics; executing habitat conservation/restoration tasks and serving as crew lead under established invasive plant management plans; creating databases or tracking systems to manage large volumes of information and produce program reports.

You must include hours per week worked. -OR- Education: Successful completion of at least two years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master's degree or equivalent graduate degree in an accredited educational institution concentrated in a field that is directly related to the work of this position, such as in biological sciences, agriculture, botany, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to this position.

You must include transcripts. -OR- Combination of education and experience. For example, applicants with 6 months of appropriate experience equivalent to the GS-7 (50% of the experience requirement), and 27 semester hours (50 percent of the education requirement to qualify for GS-9, in excess of that required for GS-7) would be qualifying for the GS-9 grade level (assuming one year of graduate education is defined by the college or university as 18 semester hours).

-AND- To qualify for this position at the GS-11 grade level: Specialized Experience Requirement: 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 including but is not limited to: independently developing and updating comprehensive management plans and strategies, including stakeholder engagement and final approvals; leading complex projects or contracts end-to-end (planning through evaluation), setting milestones, and directing interdisciplinary teams; serving as organizational liaison to private landowners, tribes, agencies, and the public; negotiating roles and commitments for habitat restoration; authoring and defending complex scientific analyses for decisionmakers; developing or evaluating biological reports and planning documents; owning the administration and coordination of cooperative scientific programs (MOU - Memos of Understanding, schedules, deliverables, performance reporting); designing and implementing invasive plant management plans and coordinating multi-crew efforts across ecosystems; evaluating outcomes; representing the organization in regional or landscape-scale initiatives and briefing leadership on complex issues.

You must include hours per week worked. -OR- Education: Successful completion of at least three years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in an accredited educational institution concentrated in a field that is directly related to the work of this position, such as in biological sciences, agriculture, botany, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to this position.

You must include transcripts. -OR- Combination of education and experience. Note: only education in excess of the first two years of graduate-level education (the amount required for the next lower grade level) may be combined with experience to meet the total requirement. For example, applicants with 6 months of appropriate experience equivalent to the GS-9 (50% of the experience requirement), and 45 semester hours (50 percent of the education requirement to qualify for GS-11, in excess of that required for GS-9) would be qualifying for the GS-11 grade level.

Volunteer Experience: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

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