You will serve as a Interdisciplinary - Natural Resources Specialist / Physical Scientist with National Park Service. This position is responsible for planning, developing, measuring, analyzing, and describing resource conditions within the Park such as air quality, water quality, climate science, contaminated lands management, and other physical or environmental science matters as needed. The position supports the fire management program as well.
Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following: Collects various types of environmental data which includes air quality, water quality, climate science, contaminated lands, soundscapes, light pollution meteorology and climatology. Records observations of fluctuations that may affect the interpretation of the data. Accesses and maintains computer records and databases.
Inputs and retrieves data, runs program, and organizes automated record keeping systems. Operates, adjusts, maintains, and inventories surveying and environmental sampling and field equipment. Recognizes gaps or inconsistencies in the information; evaluates and compares previous records to develop the necessary changes to correct problems.
Prepares preliminary interpretive reports relating to individual environmental study assignments, including drafts, maps, and other illustrative material requiring judgment and experience. Duties will be developmental in nature when filled below the full performance level.
This position has a mandatory education requirement. 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.
For more information on how foreign education is evaluated, visit: https://www.ed.gov/about/initiatives/international-affairs/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications Applicants must submit all necessary documents to a private U.S. organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials, commonly called a credential evaluation service.
To be acceptable, the foreign credential evaluation must include/describe: The type of education received by the applicant; The level of education in relation to the U.S.
education system, and state that its comparability recommendations follow the general guidelines of the International Education Standards Council; The content of the applicant's educational program earned abroad and the standard obtained; The status of the awarding foreign school's recognition and legitimacy in its home country's education system; and Any other information of interest such as what the evaluation service did to obtain this information, the qualifications of thee valuator, and any indications as to other problems such as forgery.
Foreign credential evaluations that do not contain the above information or that state there is insufficient information provided by the applicant on which to base an evaluation should not be accepted. If the requested evaluation shows the foreign education to be legitimate and comparable to that expected of a candidate with U.S. credentials, it may be accepted at the discretion of the agency.
This position is with National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
The posted pay range is $62033 – $97577/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
Applications close on 2026-11-12.
This is a You may be required to work on-call, evenings, weekends, holidays, overtime and shift work. position.
This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.
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