Biologist

You will serve as a Biologist with the National Park Service, Shenandoah National Park.

As a Biologist, you will perform the following duties: Develops and implements long-term resource management plans, including invasive plant control, forest health restoration, and monitoring protocols. Manages invasive plant treatment, forest pest management, and vegetation restoration. Applies herbicides utilizes chemical and biological methods to treat pest. Develops appropriate species lists, manages nursery stock, and conducts planting and ongoing maintenance. Designs and conducts ecological inventory and monitoring. Ensures compliance of pesticide use. Drafts cooperative agreements and participates in inter-park initiatives. Prepares technical reports, proposals, and presentations. Represents leadership in professional forums. Oversees project logistics to include contracting, budgeting, volunteer coordination, and compliance with environmental regulations.

Must be a U.S. Citizen or National. Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication. Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service. Direct Deposit participation required. Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more, visit https://www.e-verify.gov/. Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license throughout employment.. You are required to wear a uniform and comply with uniform standards. A uniform allowance will be provided. You are required to complete training, obtain and maintain a government credit card with travel and purchase authority. You may be required to travel overnight away from home up to 1 night per month. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 1-year probationary period to evaluate your fitness and whether your continuation of employment advances the public interest. 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 service. In 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 period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies, in writing, that the individual's employment should continue and that their appointment should be finalized. In 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, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. This is a supervisory position that may require completion of a supervisory probationary period.