BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE TECHNICIAN (PLANT-NOXIOUS WEED) (GIS)

Job Title: BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE TECHNICIAN (PLANT-NOXIOUS WEED)
Department: Department Of Agriculture
Agency: Forest Service
Job Announcement Number: 14-TEMP110618-016182LD-DT



SALARY RANGE:$16.89 to $16.89 / Per Hour
OPEN PERIOD:Wednesday, March 05, 2014 to Monday, March 17, 2014
SERIES & GRADE:GS-0404-06
POSITION INFORMATION:Full-Time - Temporary
PROMOTION POTENTIAL:06
DUTY LOCATIONS:1 vacancy - Westfir, OR View Map
WHO MAY APPLY:US Citizens and Nationals; no prior Federal experience is required.
SUPERVISORY STATUS:No

JOB SUMMARY:

A career with the Forest Service will challenge you to manage and care for more than 193 million acres of our nation's most magnificent lands, conduct research through a network of forest and range experiment stations and the Forest Products Laboratory, and provide assistance to State and private forestry agencies.

It's an awesome responsibility - but the rewards are as limitless as the views.

This position is temporary and has a Not-to-Exceed date. However, an extension of the appointment may be possible without further competition. The appointment may also end early due to lack of work or funds.

This position is located on a National Forest. The incumbent is responsible for performing a variety of recurring and complex duties in support of ecological management activities on forest ecosystems. This position involves invasive non-native plant management and monitoring/

This position is located in Region 6 on the Willamette National Forest in Westfir, OR.

For additional information about the duties of the position, please contact, Molly Juillerat at 541-782-5350 or [email protected].

TEMPORARY APPOINTMENT: Some positions will have varying work schedules. Some positions may have irregular and protracted hours of work. Tours of duty include full-time or less than full-time and will involve working weekends or irregular work hours. Considerable travel may be required. Some positions involve work that requires travel away from the official duty location to remote worksites within commuting distance (49 miles).

Positions will be filled as a temporary appointment up to 6 months.

The USDA Forest Service has legislative authority to recruit and fill Permanent (Career/Career- Conditional), Temporary, and Term Appointments under the USDA Demonstration Project. Under this authority, any U.S. citizen may apply.

For full job description and application details:  https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/363261700

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