FUL Biologist

Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following:

• Design coordinate and implement statewide and regional non-game bird monitoring programs including surveys to assess species distribution abundance habitat use productivity and population trends.
• Coordinate statewide implementation of the North American Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) and provide technical oversight for long-term bird monitoring programs.
• Coordinate Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) eBird program including statewide data quality assurance reviewer coordination volunteer engagement and integration of citizen science into conservation and management.
• Design and conduct Sikes Act avian monitoring projects on military lands including Bird/Wildlife Aircraft Strike Hazard (BASH) surveys to support military readiness environmental compliance and natural resource management.
• Conduct and oversee standardized non-game bird surveys using methods such as point counts and line transects using distance-sampling area searches nest monitoring across forest tundra alpine wetland coastal and other habitats.
• Develop survey protocols sampling designs field methods and quality assurance procedures to ensure scientifically rigorous and defensible monitoring data.
• Plan and conduct field studies involving the capture handling processing marking and release of wild birds including the deployment of satellite radio and geolocator tracking devices and the collection of biological samples (e.g. blood feathers fecal samples morphometrics) to support research and conservation objectives.
• Manage standardize archive and disseminate large biological datasets to support long-term monitoring conservation planning and public data accessibility

Duties will be developmental in nature when filled below the full performance level.

Salary Range Information (Per Annum):
$69789 - $90731 per annum *First time hires to the federal government typically start at the beginning salary in the range for their respective grade level.

• Must provide proof of U.S. citizenship.
• Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.
• Males born aftermust be registered for Selective Service.
• Direct Deposit participation required.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more visit possess and maintain a valid drivers license throughout employment.
• Pre-employment and random drug testing are required. You will not be appointed to the position if a verified positive drug test is received.
• You cannot hold an active real estate license nor can you have an interest or hold stocks in firms with interest in Federal Lands.
• You may be required to complete training and obtain/maintain a government charge card with travel and/or purchase authority.
• Firearm qualification and certification are required for the role and ongoing proficiency must be maintained. You must be free of any domestic violence convictions. You must be 21 or older.

As a condition of employment for accepting this position you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest will be evaluated.

This probationary period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest meet the organization goals and mission of the agency and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the determining if your employment advances the public interest the agency will consider:

• your performance and conduct;
• the needs and interests of the agency;
• whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Under applicable law the employment of an individual serving a probationary or trial period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies in writing that the individuals employment should continue and that their appointment should be the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial period such appointments are terminated.

Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification that your continued employment advances the public interest.

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-08/21/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. All candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements.

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.

Minimum Qualification Requirements: To qualify for this position you must meet the following minimum qualifications:

Basic Educational Requirements: In addition to the specialized experience requirements for this position you must meet at least one of the following:

• A. Degree: in biological sciences agriculture natural resource management chemistry or related disciplines appropriate to the position. You must submit transcripts.

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• B. Combination of education and experience: course work as shown in A above plus appropriate experience or additional education.

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). Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience:

• Demonstrated experience designing implementing and evaluating non-game bird monitoring (landbirds and shorebirds) including survey methodology sampling design demographic analysis and biological statistics.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating both 1) large-scale long-term avian monitoring programs such as North American Breeding Bird Survey and eBird and 2) DoD Sikes Act avian monitoring on military installations including Bird/Wildlife Aircraft Strike Hazard surveys.
• Ability to accurately identify North American birds by sight and sound with expertise in Alaskas landbirds under a wide range of field conditions.
• Demonstrated experience capturing handling measuring and banding wild birds (particularly landbirds and shorebirds); deploying tracking devices (satellite radio geolocator); and collecting biological samples following established protocols for animal welfare.
• Experience with biological data management quality assurance GIS R spatial analyses and scientific database management.

You must include hours per week worked.

Combination of education and experience. To combine education and experience first divide your total months of qualifying specialized experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of graduate education beyond one (1) year (18 semester hours) by 18. Add the two percentages together. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. (Note: only graduate education in excess of one year is creditable toward meeting the experience requirement when combining experience and education). You must include transcripts.

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.

Required Experience:

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