post-doctoral position with USGS in Hawaii

[converse]

Please forward to anyone who may be interested. This is a post-doctoral position at the USGS Hawaii Center (working with Dr. Michelle Reynolds) and may also involve some informal collaboration with USGS Patuxent and the Auburn Coop Unit on development of an adaptive management framework for managing island species in the face of climate change. Note that this is a US federal job so it is open only to US Citizens. A related position will likely be advertised through the University of Hawaii and it will be open to non-citizens. Will forward that announcement when it becomes available.


Announcement follows and also can be found at:
http://jobview.usajobs.gov/GetJob.aspx? ... 11+(AT-DEU)&q=wr-2010-0178&where=&brd=3876&vw=b&FedEmp=N&FedPub=Y&AVSDM=2010-02-10+00%3a03%3a00


Cheers,
Sarah

Sarah J. Converse
Research Ecologist
USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
12100 Beech Forest Road
Laurel, MD 20708 USA
Ph: 301.497.5635
FAX: 301.497.5545
http://profile.usgs.gov/professional/my ... =sconverse



Job Title: Research Ecologist, GS-0408-11 (AT-DEU)
Department: Department Of The Interior
Agency: U.S. Geological Survey
Job Announcement Number: WR-2010-0178
Salary Range: 52,661.00 - 68,457.00 USD /year
Series & Grade: GS-0408-11/11
Promotion Potential: 11
Open Period: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 to Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Position Information: - This is a TERM not-to-exceed 2 years, Full-Time appointment.
Duty Locations: 1 vacancy - Hawaii National Park, HI
Who May Be Considered: You are a U.S. citizen.


Job Summary:
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Why Is It Great To Work For The USGS?

Embark on an exciting future! From the peaks of the highest
mountains to the depths of the deepest seas, the U.S. Geological
Survey has career opportunities that make a difference in both the
lives of others and in the environment. Would you like to join the
more than 10,000 scientists, technicians, and support staff of the
USGS who are working in more than 400 locations throughout the
United States? Apply today!

As an unbiased, multi-disciplinary science organization that focuses
on biology, geography, geology, geospatial information, water, the U.S. Geological Survey
is dedicated to the timely, relevant, and impartial study of the
landscape, our natural resources, and the natural hazards that
threaten us. The USGS is the Nation's largest water, earth, and
biological science and civilian mapping agency, who collects,
monitors, analyzes, and provides scientific understanding about
natural resource conditions, issues, and problems. For more
information about the USGS, visit:
http://www.usgs.gov/ohr/great.html.

What General Information Do I Need To Know About This Position?


This is a Term appointment for which all qualified applicants
with or without Federal status may apply and be considered.
Appointment to this position, however, will not convey permanent
status in the Federal service and will be for a period not to exceed
2 years with possible extensions up to a total of 4 years without
further competition.

The incumbent of this position is entitled to a cost of living allowance (COLA) of 14.26% for 2010 in addition to the basic salary.

There is one vacancy; however, this announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies if they become available.

Contact:
DOI, U.S. Geological Survey
Office of Human Resources
3020 State University Drive East
Modoc Hall, Suite 2001
Sacramento, CA 95819
Attn: Audrey Tsujita
Ph: 916-278-9399 Fax: 916-278-9406 Email: wrjobs@usgs.gov

For phone messages, fax, or e-mail correspondence, please
specify this vacancy announcement number, WR-2010-0178 (AT-DEU),
job title, and location. Hard copy or e-mailed resumes will not
be accepted.

Key Requirements:
Applicants must be U.S. Citizens.
Travel and relocation (moving) expenses are NOT authorized.
You will be required to have federal payments made by Direct Deposit.
More requirements are listed within the Qualifications and Evaluations Tab.
You may be required to travel away from home 4 nights per month on average.


Major Duties:
This position is located at the U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Island Ecosystem Research Center (PIERC), Kilauea Field Station, Hawaii National Park, Hawaii. As part of a small team, the incumbent's research will integrate sea level rise projections with temporal and spatially explicit population models for seabird species associated with the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument). Participates in planning, executing, interpreting, and reporting of vulnerability assessments for Hawaiian seabirds, endangered terrestrial birds and their habitats of the low lying atolls, and contribute to development of multidimensional conservation decision tools. This project is expected to result in a contribution to the development of a new or recognizably improved method or technique or a documentable addition to the knowledge of the population effects of sea level rise scenarios on species of concern and their habitat in low islands and atolls of the central Pacific.

The scientist will be required to manage research budgets, provide project highlights, prepare research summaries and track information, maintain project files, complete required administrative training, and follow all Departmental, Bureau, and PIERC policies.

Incumbent serves as an assistant to higher level scientist who is responsible for a subject-matter or program area, and should be recognized as an effective collaborator in a team of scientists that work together to address complex ecosystem problems. The incumbent must have demonstrated the ability to conduct quantitative ecology research, authored or co-authored one or more technical publications or reports of the application on a technique of considerable interest; and served as a source of information in the area of work.

The scientist must have strong interest in avian ecology and conservation of island ecosystems, and application of quantitative methods in wildlife demography, population abundance, density and trend estimators, and Bayesian analysis.

You will be required to operate a government-owned or -leased vehicle in the performance of your official duties. Applicants for this position must meet the following requirements: (1) possess a valid State license, and (2) possess a safe driving record. If selected, you may be required to provide proof of a valid State license and a copy of your driving record. If you do not possess a driver's license, you must be able to obtain one within 30 days of appointment.

Qualifications:
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

You must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements for the
position by the closing date of the announcement.

BASIC EDUCATION REQUIREMENT FOR RESEARCH ECOLOGIST

Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree in biology or a related field of science underlying ecological research that included at least 30 semester hours or the equivalent in basic and applied biological sciences. These hours must have included at least 9 semester hours or the equivalent in ecology, and 12 semester hours or the equivalent in physical and mathematical sciences.

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE GS-11 GRADE LEVEL

In addition to the Basic Education Requirement, candidates must have
at least 1 year of specialized experience at or equivalent to at
least the GS-09 level that is on or related to the duties described
above, and that has equipped the candidate with the particular
knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the work.
OR
Candidates must have successfully completed all of the requirements
for a Master's or equivalent graduate degree. This graduate study
must have provided the knowledge, skill, and abilities described
above.
OR
Combination of graduate education in an appropriate field of study
and appropriate specialized experience as described above.Please submit a copy of your transcripts (undergraduate and graduate) or list of coursework in order to verify successful completion of required coursework. Copies or unofficial transcripts will suffice at this time. If you do not submit a copy of your transcripts, an e-mail requesting your transcripts may be sent to you after the announcement closes and will allow you 48 hours to provide the required documentation. At this time USGS is unable to participate in the electronic uploading of transcripts through USAJOBS. Transcripts may be submitted via regular mail, e-mail, fax, or in-person. (See vacancy Contact information). It is important that you maintain a current/valid e-mail address.

If selected for this position, you will be required to provide official transcripts prior to coming on board.

Education completed in colleges or universities outside the United
States may be used to meet the above requirements. You must provide
acceptable documentation that the foreign education is comparable to
that received in an accredited educational institution in the United
States. For more information on how foreign education is evaluated,
visit:

http://www.usgs.gov/ohr/oars/quals/foreign.html
Are There Any Special Requirements For This Position?

Vacancy Related Questions: As part of the online application
process, you will need to respond to a series of questions designed
to assess your possession of the knowledge skills, abilities and/or
competencies as stated in the vacancy questions.

How You Will Be Evaluated:
Basis of rating: Applicants meeting basic eligibility
requirements will be rated and ranked on the knowledge, skills, and
abilities, and other characteristics (KASOCs) required to perform
the duties of the position. You will be rated and ranked based on
your responses to the KASOCs.

NOTE: In your resume, be sure to include all of the following
information for your paid and nonpaid work experience related to
this job. Failure to include this information may result in being
rated ineligible.
- Job title (include series and grade if Federal job),
- Starting and ending dates (month and year),
- Hours worked per week,
- Employer's name/address, Supervisor's name and phone number,
- Salary, and Duties and accomplishments.To preview questions please click here.

Benefits:
If selected for this position, you will be eligible to elect life
and health insurance coverage and will be automatically covered by a
Federal retirement system. For additional information on benefits
please visit: http://www.usgs.gov/ohr/great.html

Other Information:
A background investigation will be required for this position.
Continued employment will be subject to the applicant's successful
completion of a background security investigation and favorable
adjudication. Failure to successfully meet these requirements will
be grounds for termination.

This position requires completion of a trial period.

If you are a status applicant (current permanent Federal employee or
former permanent Federal employee with reinstatement eligibility),
or are eligible under a special appointing authority and you are
selected under this vacancy, you may be subject to serving a new one-
year trial period.

If you are selected for this Federal position, you will be required
to complete a "Declaration of Federal Employment", (OF-306), prior
to being appointed to determine your suitability for Federal
employment and to authorize a background investigation. Failure to
answer all questions truthfully and completely or providing false
statements on the application may be grounds for not hiring you or
for dismissing you after you begin work, and may be punishable by
fine or imprisonment (U.S. Code, Title 18, section 1001).

Under Executive Order 11935, only United States citizens and
nationals (residents of American Samoa and Swains Island) may
compete for civil service jobs. Agencies are permitted to hire non-
citizens only in very limited circumstances where there are no
qualified citizens available for the position.

USGS employees are subject to Title 43, USC Section 31(a) and may
not: (a) have any personal, private, direct or indirect interest in
lands or mineral wealth of lands under survey; (b) have any
substantial personal, private, direct or indirect interests in any
private mining or mineral enterprise doing business with the United
States; or (c) execute surveys or examinations for private parties
or corporations.

The application contains information subject to the Privacy Act
(P.L. 93-579, 5 USC 552a). The information is used to determine
qualifications for employment, and is authorized under Title 5, USC,
Section 3302 and 3361.

Recruitment methods and selection procedures will be based solely on
merit after fair and open competition, and will be made without
regard to political, religious, or labor organization affiliation or
nonaffiliation, marital status, race, color, sex, national origin,
non-disqualifying disability, sexual orientation, or age.

This agency provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with
disabilities.

THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.

How To Apply:
Applications (resume and application questions) for this vacancy
must be received on-line via USAJOBS BEFORE midnight Eastern Time
(Washington, D.C. time) on the closing date of this announcement. If
you fail to submit a complete online resume, you will not be
considered for this position. Requests for extensions will not be
granted. Most libraries, employment offices, and all USGS personnel
offices can provide access to the Internet. If applying online
poses a hardship for you, you must speak to someone in the Servicing
Human Resources Office listed on this announcement PRIOR TO THE
CLOSING DATE for assistance.

Instructions for Applying Online:

1. Log on to USAJOBS to access your existing resumes or to create a
new one.

2. Return to the Vacancy Announcement and click the Apply Online
button at the bottom of the announcement.

3. Choose which resume you wish to submit, select it and
click 'Apply for this Position Now!'

4. When you are finished submitting your resume, you will be
prompted by a questionnaire to respond to the knowledge, skills,
abilities and/or competencies online.

5. If you run into any technical difficulty during the online
application process, please contact the USAJOBS helpdesk.

Required Documents:
If you are claiming 10-point veterans' preference, you must
submit a DD-214, SF-15 and supporting documents (e.g., official
statement from the Department of Veterans' Affairs) within 48 hours
of the closing date of this announcement. If you fail to do so, you
will only be granted 5-point tentative preference if appropriate.
If you are claiming 5-point veterans' preference, you must
submit a copy of your DD-214. Required documents may be emailed,
faxed, mailed or hand delivered to the servicing personnel office
(see 'Contact Information'). For more information on veterans'
preference, visit:
http://www.opm.gov/veterans/html/vetguide.asp

If you are claiming CTAP/ICTAP eligibility, you must submit proof
within 48 hours of the closing date of this announcement that you
meet the requirements of 5 CFR 330.605(a) for CTAP and 5 CFR 330.704
for ICTAP or you will not receive priority consideration. This
includes a copy of the agency notice, your most recent Performance
Rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade
level, and duty location. Required documents may be emailed, faxed,
mailed or hand delivered to the servicing personnel office
(see 'Contact Information'). If you are a CTAP or ICTAP eligible,
you will be considered well qualified if you earn a minimum score of
85 (prior to the assignment of veteran's preference points). For
more information on CTAP please see:

http://www.usgs.gov/ohr/oars/ctap.html and for ICTAP eligibility
see
http://www.usgs.gov/ohr/oars/ictap.html.

Contact Information: Audrey Tsujita
Phone: 916-278-9399
Fax: 916-278-9406
Email: wrjobs@usgs.gov Or write:
US Geological Survey
3020 State University Drive East
Modoc Hall, Suite 2001
Sacramento, CA 95819
Fax: 916-278-9406



What To Expect Next:
If you are rated as one of the most highly qualified candidates, you
will be referred to the hiring manager for further consideration and
possible interview. We expect to make a selection within 30-45 days
of the closing date of this announcement. You will be notified via
email of the outcome.<

EEO Policy Statement: http://www.usajobs.gov/eeo

Reasonable Accommodation Policy Statement: http://www.usajobs.gov/raps

Veterans Information: http://www.usajobs.gov/vi

Legal and Regulatory Guidance: http://www.usajobs.gov/lrg