National Park Service
Biological Science Technician (Plants)
Job Location
Glen Jean, WV, United States
Job Description
As a Biological Science Technician (Plants), you will work for the Natural Resource Management Team at New River Gorge National River, Gauley River National Recreation Area, and Bluestone National Scenic River, with a duty station in Glen Jean, WV. Your primary role involves assisting with programs in forest health, vegetation ecology, rare plants, and integrated pest management.
The duty station of this position will be located at either the headquarters complex in Glen Jean, West Virginia, at the Burnwood complex in Lansing, WV, or at the Grandview complex in Beaver, WV. These are each a small rural community located approximately 10 miles from Beckley, WV. Beckley offers a wide range of educational (K-12 and small colleges) opportunities, medical, dental, hospital, and banking services, entertainment, shopping, and other amenities common in a small city, including passenger air, rail, and bus services. Major medical, shopping, educational, and other services can be found in the Charleston, WV (60 miles north of Beckley). Housing available for rent or purchase is readily available in cities and towns surrounding the park. Rental and purchase prices of housing are considered moderate. There are outstanding recreational opportunities available in the local area including hiking, varied water based activities, camping, rock climbing, snow skiing, horseback riding, mountain biking, fishing, hunting, etc. In addition to the three units of the National Park Service, you will find over a dozen State Parks, Forests, and Wildlife Management Areas, within 50 miles of Beckley, including Army Corps lakes, and two U.S. Forests.
Location: Glen Jean, West Virginia, United States
Posted Date: 12/21/2024
The duty station of this position will be located at either the headquarters complex in Glen Jean, West Virginia, at the Burnwood complex in Lansing, WV, or at the Grandview complex in Beaver, WV. These are each a small rural community located approximately 10 miles from Beckley, WV. Beckley offers a wide range of educational (K-12 and small colleges) opportunities, medical, dental, hospital, and banking services, entertainment, shopping, and other amenities common in a small city, including passenger air, rail, and bus services. Major medical, shopping, educational, and other services can be found in the Charleston, WV (60 miles north of Beckley). Housing available for rent or purchase is readily available in cities and towns surrounding the park. Rental and purchase prices of housing are considered moderate. There are outstanding recreational opportunities available in the local area including hiking, varied water based activities, camping, rock climbing, snow skiing, horseback riding, mountain biking, fishing, hunting, etc. In addition to the three units of the National Park Service, you will find over a dozen State Parks, Forests, and Wildlife Management Areas, within 50 miles of Beckley, including Army Corps lakes, and two U.S. Forests.
Location: Glen Jean, West Virginia, United States
Posted Date: 12/21/2024
Job Requirements
In order to be qualified for this position, you must possess one year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-06 level in the Federal service, assisting with the planning of and independently conducting surveys or studies of plant species; performing habitat restoration through management of nonnative invasive species and/or native planting; using and maintaining tools and equipment for use in laboratory or field work; and drafting portions of study reports for review by higher-level scientists/researchers. 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 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. 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.
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