Seasonal Biological Science Technician

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Biological Science Technician (Seasonal) GS-0404-07 located in Sagamore Hill National Historic Site.

The typical seasonal entry-on-duty period for Sagamore Hill National Historic Site is April to October but can be variable during these months due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding.

Anticipated EOD: April 2026 All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-02/18/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement.

Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience.

To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST clearly indicate the nature of the duties and responsibilities for each position, starting and ending dates of employment (month/year), and the resume must reflect full and/or part-time or total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40+ hours a week, rather than indicating full-time).

If part-time, the hours must be annotated to be able to pro-rate the amount of qualified specialized experience.

GS-7 To qualify for this position at the GS-07 grade level, you must possess at least one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement: EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-06 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors).

This experience includes activities such as: collecting field data in support of monitoring programs; assisting in implementation of a resource monitoring program that evaluates the effectiveness of land management actions; documenting field observations, navigating outside through various land types to accomplish duties and working independently or as a team to collect data.

You must include hours per week worked.

-OR- EDUCATION: Successful completion of one full year of graduate study that is directly related to the work of the position (such as biology, chemistry, statistics, entomology, animal husbandry, botany, physics, agriculture, and mathematics).

You must include transcripts. -OR- COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: Successful completion of a COMBINATION of education and experience as described above.

To combine education and experience the number of semester hours (or equivalent) earned towards a graduate degree, in excess of 18 semester hours, and divide by 18 semester hours (or equivalent).

Then take the number of months of full-time experience and divide by 12 months. Add the percentages together. The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. 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. Major Duties:

Implement established natural resource management projects using appropriate resource management equipment. Coordinate work with colleagues and partners.

Lead and/or coordinate volunteers and youth work groups in carrying out stewardship and science activities.

Provide invasive species and stewardship activity recommendations, prepare proposals, plans, guidelines, and reports and collect field data.

Assist in natural resource data entry and preparation of reports, plans, and guidelines. Perform wildlife trap transects, wildlife cameras surveys, grid surveys, etc. to monitor and assess wildlife.

NOTE: OPM has identified this position as eligible for an exception to the typical 1039 hour season. This exception allows up to 1560 hours which may extend the season dates noted above.

See additional information section for details.