You will serve as a Wildlife Biologist in the Science and Resource Management Division. First time hires to the federal government typically start at the beginning salary in the range for their respective grade level. GS-09: $61,722 (Step 1) to $ 80,243 (Step 10) per year - Salary Table 2026-RUS This position is also open to status candidates under announcement CAHN-26-13039536-DE-LLH. You must apply to each announcement separately if you wish to be considered under both recruitment methods.
Live trapping nuisance and habituated wildlife, capturing wildlife using approved pharmaceuticals, using approved techniques, and procedures to euthanize wildlife. Collaborating on wildlife exclusion, managing rodent lethal trapping, overseeing rodent clean up kit program, protecting commercial and residential buildings from wildlife, and other pest impacts. Mitigating and reducing zoonotic disease risks, performing zoonotic disease surveillance, developing zoonotic disease response plan, and providing zoonotic disease training and outreach. Pesticide use management, managing annual pesticide use reporting, and pesticide use proposals, tracking, and reducing pesticide use. Implement approved techniques and procedures to effectively manage human-wildlife interactions, provide outreach and education to reduce human-wildlife interaction.
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. Recognition of Foreign Qualifications | U.S. Department of Education. https://www.ed.gov/about/initiatives/international-affairs/recognition-of-foreign-qualification
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