[PCA] JOB: Outreach Notice Conservation Biologist - Plants (Boise, ID)

[Olivia Kwong]

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From: "Finch, Deborah M -FS" <dfinch at fs.fed.us>
Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2012 20:13:02 +0000
Subject: Outreach Notice - Conservation Biologist (plants) Boise, ID

Please circulate the outreach notice below for a permanent Conservation 
Biologist (plant materials) research position in Boise, Idaho, with the 
Grassland, Shrubland and Desert Ecosystem Science Program of the USDA 
Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station.

Debbie

Deborah Finch, Ph.D.
Program Manager
USDA Forest Service
Rocky Mountain Research Station
222 Broadway SE, Suite 115
Albuquerque, NM 87102
Tel: 505-724-3671
Cell: 505-401-0580
http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/grassland-shrubland-desert/


Rocky Mountain Research Station
USDA Forest Service
Research Conservation Biologist, GS-0404/0440/0408-11 or GS-12
BOISE, IDAHO
OPEN: June 27, 2012 CLOSE: July 30, 2012

OUTREACH NOTICE
The Rocky Mountain Research Station (RMRS) will soon be advertising for a 
permanent, full-time Research Conservation Biologist, GS-0404/0440/0408-11 
or GS-12 for the Grassland, Shrubland and Desert Ecosystems Science 
Program. AREA OF CONSIDERATION: When the position is advertised on USA 
Jobs, the area of consideration will be open to current career or 
career-conditional status employees and to all U.S. Citizens.

DUTY STATION: RMRS Aquatic Sciences Laboratory, 322 E. Front Street, Suite 
401, Boise, Idaho 83702. Interested candidates can visit the RMRS website 
at: http://www.fs.fed.us/rmrs/ , or the Grassland, Shrubland and Desert 
Ecosystems Science Program website at: 
ttp://www.fs.fed.us/rmrs/research/programs/grassland-shrubland-desert/

For additional information about Boise, Idaho please access the Boise 
Chamber of Commerce website at 
http://www.boisechamber.org/cwt/external/wcpages/index.aspx.

MAJOR DUTIES: Key functions of the position include: The scientist will 
conduct research to provide native plant materials adapted to current and 
projected future environmental conditions in the Great Basin. Research may 
also include examination of species vulnerabilities, interactions among 
native species and between native and invasive species, and adaptive 
responses to environmental change, The employee will also participate in 
administration of the Great Basin Native Plant Selection and Increase 
Project, a highly collaborative, multi-agency research program sponsored 
by the USDI Bureau of Land Management to increase the availability of 
genetically-diverse, regionally-adapted native plant materials, 
particularly broadleaf herbs for this region and the technology required 
for their use (Website: 
http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/boise/research/shrub/greatbasin.shtml). The 
scientist will publish results in peer-reviewed journals, proceedings, and 
reports and will actively transfer findings to land managers, restoration 
ecologists, seed producers, nurserymen, and other 2 of 3 appropriate 
audiences through a variety of media. Consultation and research 
collaboration at the national and international level is also encouraged.

For more information regarding duties for the position, please contact 
Deborah Finch at 505-724-3671 or dfinch at fs.fed.us.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: Those who are interested must meet the 
qualification requirements for the GS-0404, 0440, or 0408 series that are 
covered by the U. S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification 
Standards for General Schedule Positions . Professional and Scientific 
Positions. The OPM Qualification Standards Handbook Manual is available 
for review at any federal personnel office or on the Internet at: 
http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/standards/group-stds/GS-PROF.asp

Primary Contact: Deborah Finch, Program Manager -- GSD
Phone Number: 505-724-3671
E-mail address: dfinch at fs.fed.us

If you are interested in this opportunity, please fill out the Outreach 
Notice From below and send to dfinch at fs.fed.us or fax 505-724-3688 by July 
30, 2012.

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits 
discrimination in all of its programs and activities on the basis of race, 
color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex, 
marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual 
orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because 
all or part of an individual's income is derived from any public 
assistance program. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) 
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication 
of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should 
contact USDA's Target Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD). To file a 
complaint of discrimination, write USDA Director, Office of Civil Rights, 
1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington DC 20250-9410 or call (800) 
795-3272 (voice) or (202) 720-6382 (TDD). USDA IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY 
PROVIDER AND EMPLOYER.

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION: The USDA Forest Service provides reasonable 
accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable 
accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please 
contact the point of contact listed above. The decision on granting 
reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.

OUTREACH NOTICE FORM
Rocky Mountain Research Station
Boise, Idaho
Research Conservation Biologist
GS-0404/0440/0408-11 or GS-12

If you are interested in this opportunity, please complete this form and 
send it with your CV by e-mail to dfinch at fs.fed.us. (Please include 
.GS-0404/0440/0408-11 or GS-12 Research Conservation Biologist Outreach. 
on the subject line of your message.)

Please respond no later than July 30, 2012. The position will be 
advertised on the OPM USA Jobs website www.usajobs.gov/.

PERSONAL INFORMATION:
Name: _______________________ Date: ___________________________
Address: _____________________ Phone: __________________________
______________________________ Email: __________________________
Are you currently a Forest Service employee? YES NO
If YES:
Program/Duty Station Location: 
_______________________________________________
Current title/series/grade/location/classification: 
___________________________________
(e.g. Career, Career-conditional, Excepted-ANILCA, Excepted VRA, etc.)
Briefly describe why you will be a quality candidate for this position: