• Job Description

  Req#: 808018700
  Reclamation is seeking a career professional looking for an opportunity to capitalize on their expertise as a Biological Science Technician (Fisheries). Make a difference in the West by assisting in meeting increasing water demands while protecting the environment.
  
  Duty Location: Byron, California
  
  Duties
  
  
  The Bureau of Reclamation (Bureau) operates the Tracy Fish Collection Facility (TFCF), a fish diversion facility at the head of the Delta-Mendota Canal (DMC) in Tracy, California, in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta (Delta), as part of the Central Valley Project (CVP). This facility operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to salvage fish from the water that is pumped through the DMC to the Central Valley and Southern California. The salvaged fish are trucked to other locations in the Delta. The purpose of the position will be to provide assistance to facility operations by performing fish identification and data collection; operation and maintenance of the TAF and fish in aquaria and reference collections; and assisting principal investigators or fish biologists with research sampling, and sorting of juvenile and adult, fish larvae, and fish eggs.
  
  Major Duties:
  
  
  Requirements
  
  
  You must be a U.S. Citizen or U.S. National.
  You must be suitable for federal employment, determined by a background investigation.
  You must submit a resume and supporting documentation (see Required Documents).
  You must submit eligibility documents for veterans consideration (see Required Documents).
  You must meet any minimum education and/or experience requirements (see Qualifications).
  You must submit transcript(s) to verify education requirements (see Qualifications/Education).
  The shift schedule is rotational and includes day, swing, graveyard, and weekends.
  
  
  
  Qualifications
  
  
  In order to be rated as qualified for this position, the HR Office must be able to determine that you meet the education and/or specialized experience requirement - this information must be clearly supported in the resume.
  
  GS-05: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility at the GS-04 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes one year of experience equivalent to at least the GS-04 grade level or equivalent pay band in the Federal Service. Specialized Experience is defined as: Performing fish biology and aquaculture operations and maintenance of the facility (i.e., cleaning tanks and floors; feeding fish and crabs in tanks and aquaria; conducting water quality tests; operating small water pumps, air compressors, blowers, and ultraviolet light sterilizers; collecting and recording data; ordering fish food and general lab supplies; and operating a complex computerized alarm system).
  OR
  Successful completion of at least four years of education above high school (120 semester hours or 180 quarter hours) leading to a bachelor's degree with major study or 24 semester hours in any combination of courses such as in biology, chemistry, statistics, entomology, animal husbandry, botany, physics, agriculture, ecology, or mathematics, or other directly-related subject matter; and at least 6 semester hours of courses must be directly related to fishery subjects, such as fishery biology, ichthyology, limnology, aquaculture, etc.
  OR
  Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. To combine education and experience. NOTE: Only education in excess of the first 60 semester hours of a course of study leading to a bachelor's degree is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirements. Two full academic years of study, or 60 semester hours, beyond the second year, is equivalent to l year of specialized experience.
  
  GS-06: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility at the GS-05 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes one year of experience equivalent to at least the GS-05 grade level or equivalent pay band in the Federal Service. Specialized Experience is defined as: Experience in the collection, holding and transportation of fish to include equipment operation such as electronic fish counters, electronic valves and pneumatic gates; and scientific data collection. Record and monitor fish health, maintain and update fish culture and water quality records, maintain and improve hatchery infrastructure, equipment and grounds. Rearing, distribution and maintenance of eggs, fry, parr, smolts, yearlings, and broodstock.
  OR
  One full year (18 semester/27 quarter hours) of successfully completed graduate level coursework that is directly related to the work of the position (such as biology, chemistry, statistics, entomology, animal husbandry, botany, physics, agriculture);
  OR
  Combinations of graduate level education that is directly related to the position and specialized experience. The education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university.
  
  GS-07: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility at the GS-06 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes one year of experience equivalent to at least the GS-06 grade level or equivalent pay band in the Federal Service. Specialized Experience is defined as: Care and feeding of all life stages of fish. Record and monitor fish health, maintain and update fish culture and water quality records, maintain and improve hatchery infrastructure, equipment and grounds. Rearing, distribution and maintenance of eggs, fry, parr, smolts, yearlings, and broodstock. Collect, process and inventory eggs. Follow established spawning procedures, perform routine health assessments including: necropsies of morbid fish, collecting ovarian fluid samples, external examination of fish for parasites and collecting blood samples.
  OR
  One full year (18 semester/27 quarter hours) of successfully completed graduate level coursework that is directly related to the work of the position (such as biology, chemistry, statistics, entomology, animal husbandry, botany, physics, agriculture);
  OR
  Combinations of graduate level education that is directly related to the position and specialized experience. The education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university.
  
  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.
  
  You must meet all Eligibility and Qualification requirements, including any selective placement factors if applicable, by 09/20/2024.

• About the company

  The United States Department of the Interior is a federal executive department of the U.S. government. It is responsible for the management and conservation of most federal lands and natural resources, and the administration of programs relating to Native Americans, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, territorial affairs, and insular areas of the United States, as well as programs related to historic preservation. About 75% of federal public land is managed by the department, with most of the remainder managed by the United States Department of Agriculture's United States Forest Service. The department was created on March 3, 1849.

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