Seasonal Biological Science Technician (Wildlife)

Full Job Description

You will perform a wide variety of interrelated or nonstandard biological science technical support assignments related to wildlife. You will be operating boats.

Open to the first 50 applicants or until 01/28/2026 whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration.

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-01/28/2026-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.

To qualify for this position at the GS-05 grade level, you must possess 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-04 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors).

Specialized experience is that experience which demonstrates that you have the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of this position.

Examples of qualifying specialized experience include assisting and conducting wildlife censuses and surveys and assembling the information such as habitat use, sex age, and movement.

Follow standardized procedures to collect data on condition of range, forage, or wildlife. Use statistical methods and procedures to perform testing of field data collected.

Assists in control of wildlife, participates in capture, applies visual and radio tags, prepares graphs, charts, and illustrations for reports and technical publications relating to wildlife management activities.

You must include hours per week worked.

-OR- EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least a full four (4) year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree with major study or at least twenty-four (24) semester hours in any combination of scientific or technical courses such as biology, chemistry, statistics, entomology, animal husbandry, botany, physics, agriculture, or mathematics.

At least six (6) semester hours are directly related to the position such wildlife biology, zoology, ornithology, etc. You must include transcripts.

-OR- Successful completion of a COMBINATION of education and experience as described above.

Only education beyond the sixty (60) semester hours or associate's level is considered qualifying when combined with specialized experience.

Thirty (30) semester hours beyond the first sixty (60) is equivalent to six (6) months of specialized experience.

For example, six (6) months of specialized experience (50% of the specialized experience requirement) and 90 semester hours with at least twelve (12) semester hours related to the position and three (3) hours directly related to the position (50 % of the education requirement) would be considered qualifying.

Total must equal 100%.

You must include hours per week AND 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:

MAJOR DUTIES: You will spend your time on a variety of wildlife ecology and management tasks, including wildlife surveys, wildlife capture and handling, vegetation/habitat surveys, and general natural resource management with the wetland program as well.

Some data entry/data management, including use of ArcGIS, will also be integral to this position. Voyageurs National Park is a water-based park and travel by motorboat is required to conduct fieldwork.

You will be expected to work in a variety of environmental conditions; weather can vary from near-freezing temperatures with rain and snow in May to hot and humid weather in late summer.

You must be in good physical condition and able to hike one-way distances of up to 6 miles over rough terrain while carrying loads of 50 pounds or more.

Biting insects or other pests such as black flies, deer flies, mosquitoes, and ticks are common. AREA INFORMATION: Voyageurs National Park is located in northern Minnesota.

The park encompasses over 218,000 acres of boreal forest and water along the Canadian border.

The park is a class one air shed, and the lakes of the park are identified as outstanding resource value waters within the State.

Lakes include Rainy, Kabetogama, Namakan and Sand Point; along with 26 smaller remote lakes.

The area made up a portion of the Voyageurs highway that opened the North American Continent to European settlement.

The waterways of the park were integral to the growth and movement of the Ojibwe people of the region.

Within the park there are over 200 campsites, 4 visitor centers; and a concession operated hotel, only accessible by boat, snowmobile, or plane; there are 45 miles of trails; 3 boat launches; and about 15 miles of roads.

Designated as an international dark sky park in 2020, the park offers one of the best year-round dark sky viewing opportunities in the state.

The park is adjacent to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and Quetico Provincial Park.

International Falls is the full-service gateway community at the north entrance, offering a hospital, two medical clinics, shopping, schools, community college, movie theater, bowling alley, community center and churches.

International Falls also serves as the gateway to Canada, so those who are visiting may also include a day trip to our sister city, Fort Frances, Ontario. Housing MAY be available.

Park website: http://www.nps.gov/VOYA Facebook: Voyageurs National Park | Facebook Instagram handle: @voyageursnps