Supervisory Social Scientist Natural Resource Specialist Landscape Architect

We're Looking for a skilled Supervisory Social Scientist Natural Resource Specialist Landscape Architect in the Forest Service based in Anchorage, Alaska. Read through the job description to see if it matches your current experience.

The Successful Applicant

In order to qualify you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the closing date of the announcement. For more information on the qualifications for this position visit the Office of Personnel Managements General Schedule Qualification Standards. Your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements. Transcripts must be provided for qualifications based on education. Provide course descriptions as necessary. Note: 24 Semester Hours is considered a major in the field. This is an interdisciplinary position and may be filled in any of the job series listed below. Basic Requirement: GS0101 Series: Degree: 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. GS0401 Series: Degree: biological sciences agriculture natural resource management chemistry or related disciplines appropriate to the position. OR: Combination of education and experience: Courses equivalent to a major as shown above plus appropriate experience or additional education. GS0807 Series: Degree: landscape architecture or landscape design. OR: Combination of education and experience for each year short of graduation the applicant must have had 1 year of experience under professional leadership and guidance of such character and diversity as to be a satisfactory substitute for the required education. This experience must have included original landscape design. In addition to meeting the basic requirement you must also possess specialized experience in the amounts listed below. For the GS13: You must have one year specialized experience equivalent to the GS12 in the Federal service. Examples of specialized experience include: Provided leadership using an interdisciplinary approach in the management of recreation cultural resources and land uses OR Prepared and/or assessed shortrange and longrange functional resource and fiscal plans to ensure compliance with land management planning policies and regulations Or Determined recreation management objectives and developed policies for recreation management activities. 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 timeingrade (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.

What’s on Offer

The role offers excellent opportunities for top performers to further develop their competencies as a social worker and improving the lives of people.