Seasonal Ecologist

Full Job Description

These positions are located at Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in the division of Resource Management. This is a temporary position not to exceed 1039 hours.

This is an excepted service appointment that does not confer competitive status.

The typical season for this position is May through October but can be variable during these months due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding. The anticipated entry on duty is in May 2026.

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement, 01/26/2026, unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Special knowledge or expertise concerning the park's or preserve's natural and/or cultural resources and the management thereof is required.

Local knowledge of the resources and the typical conditions that affect the work to be accomplished will be applied in the performance of duties.

Applicant resumes should reflect periods of time having lived or worked in or near the area of consideration.

-AND- To be eligible your resume must clearly show periods of time having lived or worked in or near the area of consideration. The area of consideration can be found in the below paragraph.

Areas considered "near" Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve is the area within the State of Alaska that extends from Dixon Entrance on the south to Icy Bay on the north.

(See map of local hire geographic area.) -ALSO- The following are the competencies identified for this position.

Applicants are not required to address these competencies in a separate document but are encouraged to include in their resumes experience related to these competencies.

Knowledge of the principles and techniques of wildlife biology to conduct natural resource monitoring, research and management activities.

Knowledge of Southeast Alaska ecosystems and their flora and fauna, including terrestrial mammals, marine mammals, seabirds and shoreline communities.

Knowledge of contemporary data management methods and procedures; and Geographic Information System (GIS) methods and design, and analysis and presentation of spatial and non-spatial data.

Knowledge of backcountry travel and safety and the ability to carry out biological/scientific work safely in difficult weather conditions and logistical circumstances in remote locations.

Working knowledge of scientific data acquisition and analysis standards, methods, and recording techniques so that the incumbent can efficiently manage the collection and summation of data and accomplish data analysis in a way that is highly credible and meets scientifically acceptable standards.

Ability to effectively communicate with a variety of audiences, both verbally and in writing. Ability to maintain data and databases meticulously and keep research gear well inventoried and organized.

Major Duties:

Join the National Park Service (NPS) team at Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve as an Ecologist.

In this role, you will serve as a technical advisor in ecology to apply a systems approach to the study and analysis of organisms and ecological relationships, as well as program development and implantation.

Major duties include: Conducting research and monitoring of park natural resources, effects of park and visitor activities on resources, and evaluating and meeting the park's need for information to make intelligent resource management decisions.

Conducting vessel-based field data collection for multiple natural resource programs. Assisting with biological and physical data collection relevant to the terrestrial ecosystems of Southeast Alaska.

Taking accurate and thorough field notes about ecological observation, and entering, organizing, and analyzing data with attention to detail.

Operating GPS units, data collection phones, and uses Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, Program R and ArcGIS.

Participating in outreach and technical advisement concerning wildlife and wilderness management to park employees, researchers, visitors and the local tribes and communities.

Communicating technical knowledge and results to a variety of audiences, through co-authorship of technical publications, including report and journal articles, presentations to technical or non-technical audiences.