Open to the first 250 applicants or until 10/26/2026 whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration. These positions are temporary and may not exceed 1039 hours (six months) in a service year. They may be terminated sooner or extended depending on management needs. Selectees may be moved between duty stations within park boundaries. Positions/grades may not be filled at every duty station.
Travel, transportation, and relocation expenses will not be paid. All travel, transportation, and relocation expenses associated with reporting for duty in this position will be the sole responsibility of the selected employees. The typical seasonal entry-on-duty period for each duty station is listed below. These employment periods can be variable during these months due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding.
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve (GLBA) - Bartlett Cove, Alaska - Anticipated employment period is April - Oct. Anticipated Entrance on Duty: April 2027. Lake Clark National Park and Preserve (LACL) - Port Alsworth, Alaska - Anticipated employment period is May - Oct. Anticipated Entrance on Duty: May 2027. Sitka National Historical Park (SITK) - Sitka, Alaska - Anticipated employment period is May - Sept. Anticipated Entrance on Duty: May 2027. Wrangell-St.
Elias National Park and Preserve (WRST) - Copper Center and Slana, Alaska - Anticipated employment period is May - Sept. Anticipated Entrance on Duty: May 2027.
Duties of the positions include, but are not limited to the following: Install, operate, and maintain resource management equipment (e.g., tools, traps, and sampling, monitoring, photographic, and laboratory equipment), inventory equipment, evaluate quality assurance compliance, and calibrate equipment as necessary to assist biologists in executing and reporting of fishery activities.
Collect and report fishery data using standardized data collection procedures and equipment, utilizing a variety of computer programs to compile and report data and other resource management information, including research and long-term monitoring projects. Provide information to other employees and visitors about the natural resource management program.
In addition to the above duties, at the GS-06 and GS-07 level you will also: analyze fishery data and test conditions; may develop and present related interpretive programs to the public; provide advice, assistance and training to students, and volunteers; and prepare diagrams, charts and graphs. In addition to the above duties, at the GS-07 level you will also: prepare reports and act as a crew leader on a variety of fisheries projects.
Physical Demands: The work is partially sedentary with prolonged standing, walking, and bending often required. Heavy items (e.g., equipment and packs up to 50 pounds) must be lifted and carried on a routine basis. Work Environment: The work is performed in an office, laboratory, and in the field. Field work includes exposure to extreme weather conditions and terrain, pesticides, poisonous plants, biting insects, and wild animals.
Laboratory work may involve exposure to hazardous chemicals. Government Housing is available at - Port Alsworth, Alaska duty station. Government Housing may be available at - Bartlett Cove, Copper Center, Sitka, and Slana, Alaska duty stations. Please visit find a park for additional park information.
You must submit a copy of your transcript(s) to support claimed education if substituting education for experience. Transcripts must include your name, school name, grades, credit hours earned, major(s), grade point average or class ranking, and date the degree was conferred, if applicable. A typed list of courses, grades, semester/quarter hours, GPA, etc. will not be accepted. Non-submission may result in being rated not qualified for the position.
Unofficial transcripts are acceptable, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work.
Foreign Education: To receive credit for education completed outside the United States, you must show proof that the education has been submitted to a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials and such education has been deemed at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs. Recognition of Foreign Qualifications | U.S. Department of Education.
https://www.ed.gov/about/initiatives/international-affairs/recognition-of-foreign-qualification
This position is with National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
The posted pay range is $22.07 – $35.54/hr.
Applications close on 2026-10-26.
This is a Work schedule is dependent on the position. position.
This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.
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