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Basic Requirements: This position has a positive Education Requirement in addition to at least one year of Specialized Experience or substitution of education for experience or combination (if applicable) in order to be found minimally qualified. Transcripts must be submitted with your application package. You MUST meet the following requirements: EDUCATION: Degree: biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position.

OR Combination of education and experience: Courses equivalent to a major, as shown above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. AND To qualify at the GS-09 grade level, your resume must demonstrate at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-07 grade level in the federal sector. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work.

Examples of specialized experience include performing the following types of tasks on a regular basis. Applying established scientific principles, methods, procedures, and techniques to freshwater aquatic, environmental, or oil-spill research assignments. Preparing technical summaries, data analyses, preliminary findings, reports, presentations, or recommendations for review by senior scientists or program officials. Supporting research, training, testing, emerging-technology evaluation, or environmental response projects.

To qualify at the GS-11 grade level, your resume must demonstrate at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-09 grade level in the federal sector. Examples of specialized experience include performing the following types of tasks on a regular basis. Independently planning and managing scientific studies, technical reviews, analyses, testing, evaluations, monitoring, or assessments involving freshwater aquatic systems, oil-spill response, environmental effects, or related scientific issues.

Identifying research needs, data gaps, operational capability gaps, or emerging scientific issues and recommending approaches for addressing them. Monitoring project progress, resolving technical and administrative issues within established authorities, reviewing deliverables, and evaluating project results. To qualify at the GS-12 grade level, your resume must demonstrate at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 grade level in the federal sector.

Examples of specialized experience include performing the following types of tasks on a regular basis. Serving as a recognized subject matter expert, consultant, or technical authority in freshwater aquatic science, limnology, oil-spill research and response, environmental effects, or related scientific disciplines. Resolving novel, obscure, highly complex, or unprecedented scientific problems for which accepted methods, procedures, or precedents are inadequate.

Developing, evaluating, and improving advanced training, research, response, or operational capabilities for first responders and other stakeholders. Serving as the final or principal technical reviewer for complex studies, research products, project deliverables, response recommendations, or scientific assessments. NOTE: All experience statements (i.e., duties, specialized experience, or related applicable assessment) copied from this announcement and pasted into your resume will not be considered as a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

NOTE: Education can be substituted for experience at this grade level. GS-11 Research positions - Master's or equivalent graduate degree GS-12 Research positions - Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree National Service Experience (i.e., 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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