Social Scientist/Biological Scientist/Physical Scientist

* Duties Help Duties Summary This position will be filled as a detail or temporary promotion not to exceed 1 year but may be extended up to 4 years. This position is located with the Northern Research Station office in Houghton, MI. This employee serves as a Program Director for the Northern Forests Climate Hub (Climate Hub) and the Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science (NIACS). For additional information about the duties of this position, please contact Erik A. Lilleskov at erik.a.lilleskov@usda.gov. Learn more about this agency Responsibilities * Oversees fiscal and physical resources of the Climate Hub and NIACS ? including budget and management of grants, agreements, and contracts. * Coordinates and supervises Climate Hub and NIACS workflow within NRS-06 and across NRS and fosters a respectful team environment that inspires innovative, high-quality applied science, synthesis, tool development, application, and science delivery. * Manages functions and activities of the Climate Hub and NIACS, ensuring progress toward annual objectives/products and long-term goals. * Prepares annual reports and provides regular updates for local and national leadership, stakeholders, and key partners. * Serves as an NRS technical expert on climate change risk, vulnerabilities, and adaptation. * Demonstrates science leadership and vision by leveraging the science synthesis, assessment, and delivery assets of the Climate Hub and NIACS with R and D research programs to improve delivery of the R and D programs of work in the east. * Plans and supervises the execution of multidisclipinary research, synthesis, tools and application that support NRS, Climate Hub, and NIACS priorities. * Leads the integration of Climate Hub and NIACS science, tools and delivery with other internal and external science programs and serves as a primary Station spokesperson for these relevant subject areas. * Oversees content and continuous improvements to the NRS-06, Climate Hub, and NIACS websites and other outreach materials. * Collaboratively builds partnerships across federal and non-federal agency partners and relevant stakeholders. * Provides technical support to forest and agricultural stakeholders and synthesizes and communicates complex scientific information to a non-scientific community. * Leverages competitive funding opportunities and partnerships to support Climate Hub and agency goals. * Interprets climate change forecasts for hazard and adaptation planning in agriculture, forestry, and water resources. Travel Required 25% or less - Occasional travel of 25% or less may be expected. Travel to other Forest Service offices or field locations and attend other professional meetings and/or training. Supervisory status No Promotion Potential None * Job family (Series) 0101 Social Science 0401 General Natural Resources Management And Biological Sciences 1301 General Physical Science Similar jobs * Biological Scientists * Requirements Help Requirements Conditions of Employment * Must be a U.S. Citizen or National. * Males born after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt. * Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check. * Successful completion of one year probationary period, unless previously served. * Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution. * Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov Qualifications This is an interdisciplinary position and may be filled in any of the job series/position titles listed below. In addition to the specialized experience requirements, you must submit transcripts that show you meet the educational requirements for at least one of the series described in this announcement. ATTACH UNIVERSITY COURSE DESCRIPTIONS AS NECESSARY. Applicants may only be appointed to job series/position titles for which they meet all experience and educational requirements. Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements as defined below by the closing date of the announcement. For more information on the qualifications for this position, go to: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=GS-PROF SELECTIVE PLACEMENT FACTOR (SCREEN-OUT): To qualify as the recognized national lead, the selectee must possess professional, scientific, or technical authority and bring ingenuity to the development of plans and proposals to address complex, emerging issues for the agency's response to climate change. Basic Requirement for Social Science Series (0101): Degree: Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree that included a major field of study in behavioral or social science; or related disciplines appropriate to the position. OR Combination of education and experience -- that provided the applicant with knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field. OR Four years of appropriate experience that demonstrated that the applicant has acquired knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field. Basic Requirement for Biological Science Series (0401): Degree: Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree that included a major field of study in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position. OR Combination of education and experience with courses equivalent to a major described above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. Basic Requirement for the Physical Science Series (1301): Degree: Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree that included a major field of study in: physical science, engineering, or mathematics that included 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science such as mechanics, dynamics, properties of materials, and electronics. OR Combination of education and experience -- education equivalent to one of the majors shown above that included at least 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science, plus appropriate experience or additional education. In addition to meeting the basic education qualifications for at least one of the series above, you must possess the following specialized experience and/or directly related education in the amounts listed below. You must provide your transcripts for qualifications based on education. Your application or resume must clearly show that you possess the specialized experience requirements. Specialized experience is defined as experience that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled and has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. For the GS-14 level: You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized Experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To qualify at this grade level, your resume must reflect 3 out of 4 of the following: Providing science synthesis, education, outreach, and technical support to agencies, external partners, and customers to enhance understanding of climate risks on forested and agricultural landscapes; Planning, coordinating, and evaluating science program information dissemination efforts, including preparing input for budget for projects and programs; Developing potential management interventions for climate change adaptation and mitigation at relevant scales for decision-making for forest managers and agricultural producers; and Building coalitions among diverse collaborators and briefing and reporting to land management leaders. Work Experience: Your resume must clearly document the following for each block of work experience; the beginning day, month and year the work assignment started and ended; the hours worked per week; position title, and series and grade (salary) if applicable; and description of duties performed. This information must be provided for each permanent, temporary or seasonal appointment/work assignment or volunteer work and should be clearly documented as a separate block of time. Incomplete, inaccurate or conflicting work history may not be credited for qualifications purposes. This can result in an applicant not being considered for the position. 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. TIME IN GRADE REQUIREMENT: If you are a current federal employee in the General Schedule (GS) pay plan and applying for a promotion opportunity, you must meet time-in-grade (TIG) requirements of 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled. This requirement must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Education This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

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