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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/507509700">https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/507509700</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:#046B99'><b><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",serif;color:white'>Biologist, GS-0401-09<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><h2 style='margin-top:0in'><span style='font-family:"Source Sans Pro",serif;color:#046B99'>Duties<o:p></o:p></span></h2><h3 style='box-sizing: inherit;margin-bottom:0.5rem;margin-top:1.5rem;font-size:2.4rem;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-family:"Source Sans Pro",serif;color:#212121'>Summary<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='box-sizing: inherit;margin:1rem 0px;font-size:1.7rem'><strong><span style='font-family:"Source Sans Pro",serif;color:#212121'>USGS Science for a Changing World.</span></strong><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",serif;color:#212121'> Do you want to be part of an innovative research science organization? Would you like to work with a team of professionals committed to providing reliable scientific information and understanding our natural resources and environment? If you answered "yes" to these questions, then this job is for you. Join the USGS and be on your way to a rewarding future.<br><br></span><strong><span style='font-family:"Source Sans Pro",serif;color:#212121'>Why Is It Great To Work For The USGS?</span></strong><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",serif;color:#212121'><br>Embark on an exciting future! From the peaks of the highest mountains to the depths of the deepest seas, the U.S. Geological Survey has career opportunities that make a difference in both the lives of others and in the environment. Would you like to join the more than 10,000 scientists, technicians, and support staff of the USGS who are working in more than 400 locations throughout the United States? Apply today! As the Nation's largest water, earth, and biological science and civilian mapping agency, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) collects, monitors, analyzes, and provides scientific understanding about natural resource conditions, issues, and problems. The diversity of our scientific expertise enables us to carry out large-scale, multi-disciplinary investigations and provide impartial, timely, and relevant scientific information to resource managers, planners, and other customers related to: the health of our ecosystems and environment; natural hazards that threaten us; natural resources we rely on, and; the impact of climate and land-use changes. For more information about the USGS please visit <a href="http://www.usgs.gov/" target="_blank"><span style='color:#4C2C92'>http://www.usgs.gov</span></a><br><br></span><strong><span style='font-family:"Source Sans Pro",serif;color:#212121'>What General Information Do I Need To Know About This Position? </span></strong><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",serif;color:#212121'><br><br>This is a term appointment for which all qualified applicants with or without Federal status may apply and be considered. Appointment to this position, however, will not convey permanent status in the Federal service and will be for a period not to exceed 13 months with possible extensions up to a total of 4 years without further competition.<br><br>Salary: $56,084 (Step 01) to $72,911 (Step 10); </span><strong><span style='font-family:"Source Sans Pro",serif;color:#212121'>NOTE: First time hires to the Federal Government are typically hired at </span></strong><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",serif;color:#212121'>the Step 01. <br><br>There is one vacancy; however, this announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies if they become available.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",serif;color:#212121'><a href="https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/507509700#agency-modal-trigger"><b><span style='color:#0071BC;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white'>Learn more about this agency</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='box-sizing: inherit;margin-bottom:0.5rem;margin-top:1.5rem;font-size:2.4rem;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-family:"Source Sans Pro",serif;color:#212121'>Responsibilities</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",serif;color:#212121'><o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='box-sizing: inherit;margin:1rem 0px;font-size:1.7rem'><strong><span style='font-family:"Source Sans Pro",serif;color:#212121'>As a Biologist within the Western Ecological Research Center, some of your specific duties will include: </span></strong><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",serif;color:#212121'><br><br>- Participates in the planning and execution of complex studies and investigations on the Stephens' Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys stephensi).<br><br>- Performs data analysis on the Stephens' Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys stephensi) and writes reports to evaluate findings.<br><br>- Plans, organizes, and implements limited biological investigations that affect the Stephens' Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys stephensi) and their habitat conditions.<br><br>- Recommends minor modifications to program objectives and associated documentation in accordance with established program directives.<br><br>- Gathers, organizes, and interprets biological, ecological, pathological, public use data, or other information pertinent to research studies and/or investigations.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='box-sizing: inherit;margin-bottom:0.5rem;margin-top:1.5rem;font-size:2.4rem'><span style='font-family:"Source Sans Pro",serif;color:#212121'>Travel Required</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",serif;color:#212121'><o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='box-sizing: inherit;margin:1rem 0px;font-size:1.7rem'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",serif;color:#212121'>Occasional travel - Occasional travel away from home may be required up to 3 nights per month.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h5 style='box-sizing: inherit;margin-bottom:0.5rem;margin-top:1.5rem;font-size:1.6rem'><span style='font-family:"Source Sans Pro",serif;color:#212121'>Supervisory status</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",serif;color:#212121'><o:p></o:p></span></h5><p class=usajobs-joa-sub-sectiontext style='box-sizing: inherit;margin:1rem;font-size:1.7rem'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",serif;color:#212121'>No<o:p></o:p></span></p><h5 style='box-sizing: inherit;margin-bottom:0.5rem;margin-top:1.5rem;font-size:1.6rem'><span style='font-family:"Source Sans Pro",serif;color:#212121'>Promotion Potential</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",serif;color:#212121'><o:p></o:p></span></h5><p class=usajobs-joa-sub-sectiontext style='box-sizing: inherit;margin:1rem;font-size:1.7rem'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",serif;color:#212121'>09<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>