USA remote
Ecologist
About this role
All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement - 11/02/2026-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.
Minimum Qualification Requirements: To qualify for this position, you must meet the following minimum qualifications: Basic Educational Requirement AND Specialized Experience for the series to which you are applying. Basic Educational Requirement Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree in biology or a related field of science underlying ecological research that included at least 30 semester hours in basic and applied biological sciences.
These hours must have included at least 9 semester hours in ecology and 12 semester hours in physical and mathematical sciences. You must submit ALL college transcripts used to meet this requirement. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS GS-11: EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors).
This experience must have equipped you with the knowledge, skills and ability to successfully perform the duties of this position. Examples of qualifying specialized experience include duties involved in designing and implementing terrestrial, wetland, or aquatic scientific monitoring programs through data collection, analysis, and reporting; working on preparation of vegetation management resource action plans and strategies needed to successfully manage and protect natural ecosystems and environmental conditions; analyzing ecosystem components and processes within a diversity of natural communities to determine the effects of management activities; assisting in developing and implementing mitigation solutions, such as wetland and stream restoration, to actions resulting from adverse effects on natural resources.