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Outreach Notice
Forestry
Technician (Research)
GS-0462-4
Jasper,
INTRODUCTION: The
Southern Research Station will soon be
filling a GS-0462-4 Forestry Technician (Research) position at the
MAJOR
DUTIES: This position is located in a Forest Service Research Station. The incumbent independently performs
technical duties in support of professional scientists conducting
various
research projects. Collects, compiles,
and summarizes a variety of complex research data. Data
collection duties include locating study
areas and study plots in accordance with study maps and instructions of
supervisor, tree species identification (including tree seedlings), use
of
forestry-related equipment (e.g. field computers, electronic measuring
devices,
topographic maps, diameter tapes,
QUALIFICATIONS: GS-0462-4
TOUR OF
DUTY: Temporary (not to exceed
1039 hours) beginning June 2009
Qualifying
experience for the GS-4 level
includes six months general experience that demonstrates the
applicant's
ability to perform the work of the position or that provided
familiarity with
the subject matter or processes of the occupation AND six months
specialized
experience at the GS-3 level that is directly related to the line of
work of
the position to be filled and which has equipped the applicant with the
particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the
duties
of the position.
SUBSTITUTION
OF EDUCATION FOR
EXPERIENCE: Experience requirements may be met by successful completion
of two
(2) academic years of post high school education which included at
least 12
semester/18 quarter hours in any combination of courses such as
forestry,
agriculture, crop or plant science, range management or conservation,
wildlife
management, watershed management, soil science, natural resources
(except
marine fisheries and oceanography), outdoor recreation management,
civil or
forest engineering, or wildland fire science. No more than 3 semester/4
quarter
hours in mathematics is creditable.
COMBINATION
OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
Equivalent combinations of successfully completed education and
experience may
be used to meet the experience requirements.
This position is being
filled through the use of
the Open Continuous Registrar Announcement number TEMP-OCR-462-4-RES
LOCATION: This position will be
located at the
This office is located
near the small community of
Jasper, AR - population 498 (based on 2000 census) and about 600 today
(estimated). Just 6 miles south of the
The
Southern Research Station will not pay for relocation costs (moving
expenses.) Interested applicants, or
those desiring further information can contact Martin Spetich at mspetich@xxxxxxxxx,
please send the form below to no later than 8:00am May 8, 2009.
You
can learn more about the Southern Research Station by visiting our
website at www.srs.fs.fed.us.
USDA Forest Service is an equal opportunity employer. Please distribute the outreach notice widely
and encourage interested candidates to contact Martin Spetich, Research
Forester, at
Vacancy
Announcement and Job
Application: The
vacancy announcement for this position is posted on the U.S.
Government's
official website for employment opportunities at, www.usajobs.gov
. At that site search for
TEMP-OCR-462-4-RES in the keyword search box.
This is an Open Continuous vacancy announcement.
Those that wish to be considered for this
position must apply to the vacancy announcement by May 8, 2009. At the
end of
the AVUE application process, be sure that you have indicated Jasper,
AR as
your desired duty location. The Referral
List for this position is expected to be issued to the selecting
official by
May 15, 2009. All applicants who have
applied to the announcement on or before May 8, 2009 and are found to
be
qualified and in the quality group will be referred for consideration. To obtain information about this position and
TO APPLY, please click on http://www.avuecentral.com/vacancy.html?ref=WDJTB
. When applying for this position please
select Jasper
Outreach Response Form
Southern Research Station
I am interested in the position and will call
the contact
person, in addition to checking http://www.usajobs.opm.gov
for the position announcement as stated above.
REPLY DUE BY 8:00am May
8, 2009
Position
Title/Series/Grade: GS-0462 Forestry Technician (Research) Temporary
Location: Jasper, AR
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
______________________________________Date: _____________________
Address: ____________________________________Phone:
____________________
E-Mail: ____________________
Current Federal Employee?
Yes_____ No
Current title/series/grade/location: ___________________________________________
Type of appointment you are currently under ___________________________________
(e.g., Career, Career-Conditional, Excepted,
Excepted
VRA, etc)
Interested applicants should return this
form to:
Martin Spetich
E-Mail: mspetich@xxxxxxxxx
Phone:
Thank
you for your interest
in employment with the Southern Research Station.
USDA
is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer