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<div style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt">Please share widely -- The USGS North Central CASC has a GS-11 term biologist advertisement<span> </span><b><u>opening on 2/28/2022</u></b>: <a href="https://www.usajobs.gov/job/638358800" style="margin:0px">https://www.usajobs.gov/job/638358800</a></div>
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<div style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt"><span style="margin:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);display:inline !important">This position is intended to support <span style="margin:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);display:inline !important">North Central
CASC</span><span> </span>project commitments in the near future. The scientist sought for this position will have expertise and technical skills related to ecological responses to climate change and will serve as a resource for project partners in the development
of climate-resource scenarios. This work will include synthesizing relevant scientific literature on the climate sensitivities of particular priority resources, applying species distribution models or related ecological response models to project changes in
suitable habitat under different climate futures, and evaluating the efficacy and potential trade-offs for adaptation actions. There may be a possibility to work on cross-regional initiatives with the Northwest CASC.</span><br>
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<div style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt">Important info:</div>
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<li><span style="margin:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);display:inline !important">We are sharing the announcement prior to the </span><span style="margin:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)">open date of 2/28/2022 because t</span>he advertisement
will close at midnight Eastern Time on the day that the pool reaches 100 applications.<span> </span><b>We expect that this ad will close very quickly (possibly after the first day), so interested applicants should be ready to apply upon the open date.</b></li><li>Applicants must be U.S. Citizens and be able to pass a background investigation.</li><li>Applicants can select a duty station of Boise, ID, or Boulder, CO. Relocation expenses will not be reimbursed.</li><li>Term positions are annually renewable for a maximum of four years. Appointment to this position will not convey permanent status in the Federal service.</li><li>If selected you may be asked to provide information regarding your COVID-19 vaccination status for the purposes of implementing workplace safety protocols, such as those related to masking, physical distancing, testing, travel, and quarantine.<br>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif">Please reach out to myself if you questions about the position and to Dom Garcia <degarcia@usgs.gov><span style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);display:inline !important">,
HR specialist,</span> if you have questions about the application process.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif">Regards,</span><br>
<span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif">Aparna Bamzai-Dodson</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:9pt"> (she/her;
</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sMTNK0MKKJMfWSSipFULDd_jWOl153aT/view?usp=sharing" title="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sMTNK0MKKJMfWSSipFULDd_jWOl153aT/view?usp=sharing"><span style="font-size:9pt">how
do I pronounce this name?</span></a></span><span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:9pt">) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif">Deputy Director, North Central Climate Adaptation Science Center</span><br>
<span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif">U.S. Geological Survey</span></div>
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<span style="color:rgb(32,31,30); font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:15px">Email: </span><a href="mailto:abamzai@usgs.gov" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:15px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif">abamzai@usgs.gov</span></a><br>
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