<div dir="ltr"><div><h2><font size="2" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Please note: To see all USDA Forest Service outreach announcements and access the associated interest forms, please visit: <a href="https://fsoutreach.gdcii.com/Outreach">https://fsoutreach.gdcii.com/Outreach</a></font></h2><h2><p class=""><span style="font-family:'Arial (W1)',sans-serif;color:rgb(74,68,42)"><font size="2">Outreach Notice</font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span style="text-align:center;font-weight:normal">USDA Fore<font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">st
Service</font></span><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="text-align:center;font-weight:normal"> </span><span style="text-align:center;font-weight:normal">l</span><span style="text-align:center;font-weight:normal"> </span><span style="text-align:center;font-weight:normal">Eastern Region</span></font></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="text-align:center"><span style="color:rgb(74,68,42)"><font size="2" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Chippewa National Forest</font></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="text-align:center;font-weight:normal">Deer River, Minnesota </span><span style="text-align:center;font-weight:normal">l</span><span style="text-align:center;font-weight:normal"> </span><span style="text-align:center;font-weight:normal"> </span><span style="text-align:center;font-weight:normal">218.246.2123</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><font size="2" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"></font></p></h2><h2><b><font size="2" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Biological
Technician (Plants)</font></b></h2><h2><b style="text-align:center"><font size="2" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">GS-0404-07</font></b></h2><h2><font size="2" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-weight:normal">The <b>Chippewa National Forest</b> (CNF) is
seeking a candidate</span><span style="font-weight:normal"> to fill a Biological Technician(Plants) position
in Deer River, MN.</span><span style="font-weight:normal"> </span><span style="font-weight:normal"> </span><b style="text-align:center">Please respond by January 4, 2016</b></font></h2><h2><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b>Major Duties
of this position include</b><span style="font-weight:normal">:</span></font></h2>
<p class=""><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Serves
as a technical assistant responsible for the collection, organization, and
analysis of data for botanical species and plant habitats on a National Forest.</font></p>
<p class=""><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Independently,
or as a crew leader, plans, participates, and conducts a variety of field
studies of native and non-native botanical species and their habitats.
Coordinates with resource specialist in planning work. Develops plans to
collect data for use in habitat and species condition analyses. Collects survey
and inventory data to determine species identity, population characteristics,
environmental conditions, and factors affecting the vigor and extent of the
species and their habitat. Keeps records of all data and produces maps of
survey areas.</font></p>
<p class=""><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Schedules,
organizes, and executes botanical projects involving native and/or non-native
species. Determines need and recommends equipment requirements for botanical
projects and assures equipment is operational and available when needed.</font></p>
<p class=""><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Compiles
and summarizes the data obtained from surveys, inventories, biological
evaluations, and monitoring. Uses computer systems and associated
software for recording, organizing, storing, and analyzing data. Provides
detailed reports on work methods, data collected, and project monitoring.
Assists with analysis, interpretation, and refinement of botanical data, and
development of reports.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Independently organizes work efforts with other technicians,
professionals, and scientists who are involved with relevant projects.</font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Work
Schedule: </b><span style="color:windowtext">The work schedule will be Maxi-flex. Under
a Maxi-flex schedule, a full-time employee has a basic requirement of 80 hours
for the biweekly pay period, but may vary the number of hours worked on a given
workday or the number of hours each week within the limits established by the
Forest Service unit. Because the position functions within a team setting,
consideration must be given to the team when planning a work schedule in order
to accomplish job duties in an efficient manner. </span></font></p>
<p class=""><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Benefits: </b>This position is eligible for the Federal Employees
Health Benefits (FEHB) Program. For more information about FEHB please visit<b><u>
</u></b><a href="http://www.opm.gov/healthcare-insurance/healthcare/">http://www.opm.gov/healthcare-insurance/healthcare/</a>
. The Chippewa National Forest also
offers the opportunity to participate in an employee wellness program offering
discounts on fitness memberships or matching time off</font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Contact: </b>For more <b>information</b>
about this position contact Jeremy Cable (218-246-3459; <a href="mailto:jcable@fs.fed.us">jcable@fs.fed.us</a>). </font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>This document is an outreach</b>. It is an opportunity
for the Chippewa NF to let people know of the upcoming position and to gauge
interest in the position. The actual position
application process will be done within the USA Jobs site: <a href="http://www.usajobs.gov">www.usajobs.gov</a></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -22.45pt 0.0001pt 0.25in;"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">If you are <b>interested</b> in the position, please let
us know. There are a number of ways to
respond: </font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </font></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">complete and mail the “Outreach Notice Form” to:</font></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.5in"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> Jeremy Cable,
Inventory and Monitoring Supervisor</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.5in"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> Chippewa
National Forest</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.5in"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> 1235 Division
Stree</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.5in"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> Deer River,
MN 56636, </font></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">or email the form to <a href="mailto:jcable@fs.fed.us">jcable@fs.fed.us</a>,
</font></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">or fax the form to Jeremy Cable, 218-246-9743, </font></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">or respond within the following site: <a href="https://fsoutreach.gdcii.com/Outreach">https://fsoutreach.gdcii.com/Outreach</a></font></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The results
of this outreach will be used to determine how best to advertise and fill this
position. If you are interested in this
position, it is important for you to respond to this outreach </font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Please respond by January 4, 2016</font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><br></p></div><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Megan Haidet<div>Seeds of Success<br><div>National Collection Curator</div><div>Seeds of Success</div><div>202-912-7233</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.blm.gov/sos" target="_blank">www.blm.gov/sos</a></div></div></div></div></div>
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