Rangeland Management Specialist

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These positions are located in Alturas, Cedarville, and Susanville, California. Click link for information about the Bureau of Land Management, Northern California District. Information about the surrounding area can be found here: Susanville, Alturas, and Cedarville, California.
We expect to fill many vacancies, however, additional positions may be filled from this announcement if they become available.Qualifications: This announcement is open and continuous for six months. Cut-off dates will be scheduled monthly and include the following dates:

• Cut-off date 1: 01/18/2024
• Cut-off date 2: 02/18/2024
• Cut-off date 3: 03/18/2024
• Cut-off date 4: 04/18/2024
• Cut-off date 5: 05/18/2024
• Cut-off date 6: 06/18/2024

Initial consideration will be given to candidates whose applications have been received before the first cut-off date. Qualification and/or time-in-grade requirements must be met for those applications submitted by the cut-off date.
This position has a positive education requirement. See Education Section for additional information.
In order to be rated as qualified for this position, we must be able to determine that you meet the qualification requirements - please be sure to include this information in your resume. No assumptions will be made about your experience.
To qualify for the GS-09: You must possess one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-07 level in Rangeland Management related work. At this level, Rangeland Management Specialists independently perform recurring assignments that are more difficult & complex. Examples include applying methods for conserving, developing, or managing public range lands; evaluating and reporting any changes in the status of the range or grassland; participating in the gathering, analysis, or interpretation of monitoring data; assisting with grazing leases, permits, transfers, or allotment management plans.
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Education: 1 year of progressively higher-level graduate education.
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Combination of Education and Experience: You may meet qualifications requirement for this position with an equivalent combination of the type and level of experience and education described above. Only graduate level education may be combined with experience.
To qualify for the GS-11: You must possess one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-9 level in Rangeland Management related work. At this level, work assignments require the Rangeland Management Specialist to determine approaches and solutions using professional knowledge or experience of range management operations such as resolving grazing administration issues, developing allotment plans, and serving as principal contact and negotiator for rangeland issues within multiple-use-management areas.
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Education: 3 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in the field of Rangeland Management or directly related fields of study
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Combination of Education and Experience: You may meet qualifications requirement for this position with an equivalent combination of the type and level of experience and education described above. Only graduate level education in excess of the first two years may be combined with 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.
Federal employees in the competitive service are also subject to the Time-In-Grade requirement in accordance with 5 CFR 300.604. If you are a current Federal employee in the General Schedule (GS) pay plan and applying for a promotion opportunity, you must have completed a minimum of 52 weeks at the next lower grade level.
Physical Demands: The individual works in an office setting at this level, however, in order to gather samples and complete monitoring activities, the individual may frequently be required to walk or ride horses and/or vehicles over rough terrain, perform duties that require recurring bending, crouching, stooping, reaching or lifting. Work may also include lifting of moderately heavy items, such equipment and samples. Extended periods of driving four wheel drive vehicles over rough terrain is required to reach remote areas. Overnight camping is sometimes required. The incumbent may subjected to hostile wildlife, chemical and physical hazards.
Work Environment: The work of the employee is performed in an office setting. However, frequently when necessary to complete the work, there is outdoor exposure. Outdoor exposure requires some discomfort in extremes of temperature or inclement weather. Outdoor work is performed in remote areas. The work involves regular and recurring exposure to moderate risks and discomfort (e.g., outdoor camping, insect borne disease). Special safety precautions and specialized equipment are required.Education: This position has a positive education requirement which requires that you have:

1. Degree: range management; or a related discipline that included at least 42 semester hours in a combination of the plant, animal, and soil sciences, and natural resources management, as follows:

   • Range Management -- At least 18 semester hours of course work in range management, including courses in such areas as basic principles of range management, range plants, range ecology, range inventories and studies, range improvements, and ranch or rangeland planning.

   • Directly Related Plant, Animal, and Soil Sciences -- At least 15 semester hours of directly related courses in the plant, animal, and soil sciences, including at least one course in each of these three scientific areas, i.e., plant, animal, and soil sciences. Courses in such areas as plant taxonomy, plant physiology, plant ecology, animal nutrition, livestock production, and soil morphology or soil classification are acceptable.

   • Related Resource Management Studies -- At least 9 semester hours of course work in related resource management subjects, including courses in such areas as wildlife management, watershed management, natural resource or agricultural economics, forestry, agronomy, forages, and outdoor recreation management.

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2. Combination of education and experience: at least 42 semester hours of course work in the combination of plant, animal, and soil sciences and natural resources management shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

If using education to qualify, you must submit copies of all transcripts or a list of college courses that include hours and grades from an accredited U.S. college/university. See Required Documents section for more information.Employment Type: FULL_TIME