Total 9 Technician job vacancies in Science / R&D / Research category in Denali Park, Alaska

The National Park Service (NPS) is looking for temporary employees to work as a Fire Effects Monitor (Biological Science Technician) in Alaska. For more information on Crew Types, click here.

A Fire Effects Monitor (GS-04 Biological Science Technician) follows instructions and standardized procedures to collect and organize field data. Ensures adequate quality control of data collected and performs routine and recurring testing of collected samples. Makes field observations of natural resource conditions. Provides results to higher-level specialists for analysis. Provides logistical support and area orientation for contract or cooperating scientists. Installs, operates, maintains, inventories, and calibrates resource management equipment. Orders replacement parts, new equipment, and supplies. Utilizes a variety of computer programs to compile, reduce, store, retrieve, and report data and other resource management information, including natural science research and long-term monitoring projects. Prepares a wide variety of recurring correspondence, internal reports, and other documents from information obtained from office staff, files and other sources and reviews and finalizes documents prepared by others.

A Fire Effects Monitor (GS-05 Biological Science Technician)establishes monitoring plots in a variety of vegetation/fuel types in accordance with established guidelines and directions. Monitors plots and makes field observation of resource conditions. Prepares fire behavior monitoring documentation on forms for prescribed burns. Identifies grasses, herbs, shrubs and trees to species. Catalogs, labels and stores plant materials collected during the season. Prepares field maps and photographs from the ground. Enters natural resource field data into a personal computer. May be required to operate light vehicles and 4X4s.

Locations for these positions are:
Denali Park, AK (Denali NP & P)*
Fairbanks, AK (Yukon-Charley Rivers NP)*

*In addition to the base salary, you will receive a 3.53% cost of living allowance for Denali, AK or a 2.01% cost of living allowance for Fairbanks, AK. This allowance is subject to annual review, adjustment, and gradual decrease.

For contacts and information regarding housing availability visit Fire Contacts on the DOI FIRES Jobs website and select Alaska.

For more information about temporary fire positions with DOI, go to the following link: https://www.firejobs.doi.gov/.

Starting at $18.20 Per Hour (GS 4-5)

The National Park Service (NPS) is looking for temporary employees to work as a Fire Effects Monitor (Biological Science Technician). For more information on Crew Types, click here.

A Fire Effects Monitor (GS-06 Biological Science Technician) establishes monitoring plots in a variety of vegetation/fuel types in accordance with established guidelines and directions. Monitors plots and makes field observation of resource conditions. Prepares fire behavior monitoring documentation on forms for prescribed burns. Independently identifies grasses, herbs, shrubs and trees to species. Prepares field maps and photographs of natural features from the ground. Enters natural resource field data into a personal computer. May be required to operate light vehicles and 4X4s. May be required to occasionally supervise field crew. Assists the lead monitor in data management and coordination.

Locations for these positions are:
Yosemite, CA (Yosemite NP)
Hot Springs, SD (Wind Cave NP)
Moose, WY (Grand Teton NP)

For contacts and information regarding housing availability visit Fire Contacts on the DOI FIRES Jobs website and select the state you are interested in.

For more information about temporary fire positions with DOI, go to the following link: https://www.firejobs.doi.gov/.

Starting at $20.14 Per Hour (GS 6)

The National Park Service (NPS) is looking for temporary employees to work as a Fire Effects Monitor (Biological Science Technician). For more information on Crew Types, click here.

A Fire Effects Monitor (GS-05 Biological Science Technician)establishes monitoring plots in a variety of vegetation/fuel types in accordance with established guidelines and directions. Monitors plots and makes field observation of resource conditions. Prepares fire behavior monitoring documentation on forms for prescribed burns. Identifies grasses, herbs, shrubs and trees to species. Catalogs, labels and stores plant materials collected during the season. Prepares field maps and photographs from the ground. Enters natural resource field data into a personal computer. May be required to operate light vehicles and 4X4s.

Locations for these positions are:
Yosemite, CA (Yosemite NP)
Hot Springs, SD (Wind Cave NP)

For contacts and information regarding housing availability visit Fire Contacts on the DOI FIRES Jobs website and select the state you are interested in.

For more information about temporary fire positions with DOI, go to the following link: https://www.firejobs.doi.gov/.

Starting at $18.06 Per Hour (GS 5)

The National Park Service is looking for temporary employees to work as a Fire Effects Monitor (Biological Science Technician) in Alaska. For more information on Crew Types, click here.

A Fire Effects Monitor (GS-06 Biological Science Technician) establishes monitoring plots in a variety of vegetation/fuel types in accordance with established guidelines and directions. Monitors plots and makes field observation of resource conditions. Prepares fire behavior monitoring documentation on forms for prescribed burns. Independently identifies grasses, herbs, shrubs and trees to species. Prepares field maps and photographs of natural features from the ground. Enters natural resource field data into a personal computer. May be required to operate light vehicles and 4X4s. May be required to occasionally supervise field crew. Assists the lead monitor in data management and coordination.

Locations for these positions are:
Denali Park, AK (Denali NP&P)
Fairbanks, AK (Yukon-Charley Rivers NP)

In addition to the base salary, you will receive a 3.53% cost of living allowance for Denali, AK or a 2.01% cost of living allowance for Fairbanks, AK. This allowance is subject to annual review, adjustment, and gradual decrease.

For contacts and information regarding housing availability visit Fire Contacts on the DOI FIRES Jobs website and select Alaska.

For more information about temporary fire positions with DOI, go to the following link: https://www.firejobs.doi.gov/.

Starting at $22.70 Per Hour (GS 6)

The employment periods are listed below but may vary during these months due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding.

Denali National Park and Preserve (DENA) - Denali Park, Alaska - Anticipated employment period is May to September.

Lake Clark National Park and Preserve (LACL) - Port Alsworth, Alaska - Anticipated employment period is May to October.

Duties for the position with Denali National Park and Preserve include but are not limited to the following:

Assists with the collection and compilation of data necessary for implementing the adaptive management component of the 2012 Denali Park Road Vehicle Management Plan (VMP). Duties include:

• Collect data using hand-held Juno GPS units while traveling in a concessioner-operated buses or a government vehicle transiting all or part of the 92-mile Denali Park Road.
• Collect data on wildlife sightings using binoculars and a range finder.
• Collect data on VMP indicators (number and type of vehicles at a wildlife stop and rest stops, amount of time hikers have been waiting to be picked up by a bus).
• Collect vehicle traffic data from monitoring locations.
• Install and maintain traffic counters, download and process data using specialized software.
• Download and process data using MS Excel, MS Access, and ArcMap.
• Perform quality control/quality assurance and follow established protocols.
• Maintain monitoring equipment.
• Follow assigned monitoring schedule.
• Communicate changes in schedule to supervisor or crew lead in a timely manner in writing and orally.
• Interface with concessioner staff and park visitors.
• Conduct Dall sheep surveys.
• Travel by foot.
• Use binoculars, range finder, and spotting scope.
• Navigate to survey locations using map, compass, and GPS.
• Work hours will vary and will include early-mornings and late-evenings, weekends, nights, and holidays. Sheep surveys will involve hiking in wilderness. Close encounters with grizzly bears, moose, and wolves are possible at work and living locations. The incumbent may be required to drive a government vehicle. A uniform will not be required while traveling on buses but will be required when traveling in a government vehicle. Safety training will include living and working in grizzly bear, moose, and wolf habitat and traveling in remote wilderness locations. Incumbent must follow safety protocols and regulations.

Duties for the position with Lake Clark National Park and Preserve include but are not limited to the following:

• Use fish capture techniques such as seines, hoop nets, and/or gill nets.
• Count salmon from a raised platform or weir.
• Operate small (18 - 23 feet) boats on lakes and/or rivers.
• Use radio telemetry to track fish or wildlife movements.
• Maintain a field camp and Work in remote areas under adverse weather conditions.
• Use ESRI ArcMap, ArcGIS, or comparable mapping software to organize and process field data.
• Use Global Positioning Systems (GPS) unit to map points, lines, and areas.
• Use Microsoft Access or other comparable spreadsheet/database to enter and manage data.

Please visit find a park for additional park information.

Employment may be terminated at any time due to fluctuations in funding levels, project needs, employee performance, or other considerations.

Physical Demands: The work requires physical exertion such as regular and recurring walking, hiking, or climbing over wet, rough, uneven, or rocky surfaces; bending; crouching, stooping, lifting or reaching to observe, collect, or record field data. Heavy items (e.g., equipment and packs up to 50 pounds) must be lifted and carried on a routine basis.

Working Conditions: The work is performed in an office and in the field. Field work involves regular and recurring exposure to extreme weather conditions and terrain, poisonous plants, biting insects, and wild animals.

Starting at $18.20 Per Hour (GS 4)

The employment periods for each duty station are listed below but can be variable during these months due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding.

• Anchorage: Anticipated employment period is May to October.
• Denali Park: Anticipated employment period is May to September.
• Fairbanks: Anticipated employment period is May to September.
• Port Alsworth: Anticipated employment period is May to October.
• Seward: Anticipated employment period is April to September.
• Skagway: Anticipated employment period is April to September.

As a GS-05 Biological Science Technician (Plants), you will work under the direct supervision of experienced staff at all times as a crew member for the vegetation monitoring program. To perform duties effectively, you will need a foundation in botanical sciences. Attention to details is important. Duties typically include:

• Assisting with collection of vegetation and environmental data in permanent plots in a variety of settings.
• Taking detailed data on vegetation communities and assist with data entry using multiple software platforms.
• Measuring tree diameters and heights and using traditional forest mensuration methods.
• Assisting with photo documentation of long-term monitoring plots using digital cameras and using transect, quadrat and other methodologies to compile field data.
• Participating with special projects including forest disturbance, fuels inventories, wetland studies, alpine monitoring, and invasive plant management.

As a GS-06 Biological Science Technician (Plants), you will occasionally work under the direct supervision of experienced staff for the vegetation monitoring program, performing certain technical tasks independently with minimal supervision. To perform duties effectively, you will need a strong foundation in the botanical sciences and be able recognize plant species to the species level in the field including some mosses and lichens. Assist less experienced field staff as needed. Attention to detail is important. Duties typically include:

• Making voucher collections and taking detailed data on vegetation communities and assisting with data entry using multiple software platforms.
• Working with less experienced staff to collect tree cores from the permanent plots.
• Independently perform photo documentation of long-term monitoring plots using digital cameras.
• Using transect, quadrat and other methodologies to compile field data.
• Measuring tree diameters and heights, using traditional forest mensuration methods.
• Participating with special projects including forest disturbance, fuels inventories, wetland studies, alpine monitoring, and invasive plant management. The Anchorage duty station will focus on weeds.

As a GS-07 Biological Science Technician (Plants), you will provide leadership for the field vegetation monitoring crew while working under the direct supervision of the program leader in lab and office situations. To perform duties effectively, you will need to be an experienced field botanist, with the ability to recognize most plant species to species-level in the field including many moss and lichen species. Attention to details is important. Duties typically include:

• Collecting vegetation and environmental data in permanent plots.
• Preparing reports and summaries of collected field data.
• Performing detailed data entry and extracting data using multiple software platforms.
• Working with less experienced staff, providing guidance and leadership for field studies.
• Training others on how to measure tree diameters, tree heights, and orients staff on traditional forest mensuration methods.
• Assisting with special projects including forest disturbance, fuels inventories, wetland studies, alpine monitoring, and invasive plant management.

For all grades, GS-05, GS-06, and GS-07:

• Performing work in demanding field conditions which include carrying a heavy backpack and field sampling equipment over steep and uneven terrain for including long periods and overnight camping in inclement weather and in areas with brown or black bears.

Starting at $20.36 Per Hour (GS 5-7)

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 May to Oct.

Lake Clark National Park and Preserve (LACL) - Port Alsworth, Alaska - Anticipated employment period is May to Oct.

Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve (WRST) - Copper Center and Slana, Alaska - Anticipated employment period is May to Sept.

MAJOR DUTIES:

At the GS-5, GS-6 and GS-7 levels you will:
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-6 and GS-7 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-7 level you will also: prepare reports and act as a crew leader on a variety of fisheries projects.

Additional Position Information:

In addition to working in an office/field setting, this job could involve hiking with up to 50 lbs. for up to 15 miles per day over rough terrain; lifting heavy weights (up to 50 lbs); working in inclement (hot, cold, snow, wind, rain) weather conditions. Field work includes exposure to biting insects and potentially dangerous animals.

Physical Demands: The work is partially sedentary with prolonged standing, walking, and bending often required. Heavy items (e.g., packs and equipment 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, snakes and wild animals. Laboratory work may involve exposure to hazardous chemicals.

The National Park Service has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for occasional/situational telework and the selectee may be allowed to telework with prior supervisory approval.

Government Housing is available at - Port Alsworth, Alaska duty station.

Government Housing may be available at - Bartlett Cove, Copper Center and Slana, Alaska duty stations.

Starting at $20.36 Per Hour (GS 5-7)

The parks and duty stations hiring for these positions are below. The typical seasonal entry-on-duty period for each park/duty station is listed below. These months vary due to weather conditions, project needs and/or funding.

• Denali National Park & Preserve (Denali Park): April/May - September
• Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve (Bartlett Cove & Juneau): April/May - October
• Katmai National Park & Preserve (King Salmon & Lake & Peninsula County. Applicants that apply to and are selected for Lake & Peninsula County will be duty stationed at Brooks Camp): May - October
• Kenai Fjords National Park (Seward): April - September
• Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park (Skagway): April - September
• Lake Clark National Park & Preserve (Port Alsworth): May - October
• Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve & Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve (Fairbanks): May - August/September/October

Work includes, but is not limited to the following:
Assists professional staff in implementing wildlife inventory and monitoring programs for a variety of possible species including seabirds, water birds, passerine birds, amphibians, small mammals, ungulates, bears, raptors, etc. in the front country and the remote backcountry areas of Alaskan National Parks. For bird positions, must identify all birds in the study areas by sight and sound (calls and songs). Assists in planning, logistical arrangements, field work, data entry and result summarization. Selectee(s) will typically be stationed in the front country, but may be expected to live in primitive, remote backcountry camps in remote portions of the park for up to two weeks at a time, collecting natural resource data. Work includes field surveys to document and assess animal presence, abundance, reproduction, management issues, and population dynamics in various areas of the park using established protocols and standard equipment (including GPS).

Selectee(s) will be required to: 1) safely hike long distances through mountainous terrain (on and off trail) in adverse weather conditions with a heavy backpack; 2) work and communicate closely with team members on extended field trips; and 3) navigate to plots off trail over rugged terrain, snowfields, dense vegetation, and streams. Work may be performed in areas frequented by bears (training on how to handle bear encounters will be given). Incumbents will use computer software applications (e.g., Microsoft Access, Excel, Word, ArcGIS, Pathfinder Office, etc.) to store, retrieve, manage and analyze data, generate maps, and assist with creating reports and recommendations for natural resources projects.

Additional clarification/duties for the GS-06 and GS-07 levels:

• Assists in analysis of data and completing reports or other documents related to the project.
• GPS mapping, GIS data management, map production, managing and manipulating digital images and web or journal-based research.
• Assists with other natural resource management projects, maintains and repairs field equipment, prepares for field trips, communicates resource management topics to park staff and visitors, implements bear-human interaction, including conducting/leading aversive conditioning on black or brown bears.

Additional clarification/duties for the GS-07 level:

• Participates in planning, managing, conducting, analyzing data and writing reports on a variety of wildlife oriented biological surveys, monitoring and research activities.
• Weather data collection, water quality data collection, and web or journal-based research and training other employees and volunteers to efficiently conduct these tasks.

At least one position at Bartlett Cove may be filled with the following additional duties:
This is primarily an office-based position to assist professional staff with data management for a humpback whale research and monitoring program in a remote backcountry setting. Keeping up with incoming data during a busy field season will require that you: 1) download, label and manage photographs and observation data daily, 2) use fluke identification photographs to identify individual whales, and 3) assist once per week on whale surveys which involve long hours out on the water in a small boat in rain, sun, cold, and wind. During weekly fieldwork you will 1) assist with documenting whale observations under standardized protocols and 2) assist with driving the research vessel after initial training.

Physical Demands: The work is partially sedentary with prolonged standing, walking, and bending often required. Heavy items (e.g., packs and equipment up to 50 pounds) must be lifted and carried on a routine basis.

Working Conditions: 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.

Starting at $20.36 Per Hour (GS 5-7)

These are TERM positions expected to last 13 months but may be extended up to a total of 4 years at management's discretion.

As a Biological Science Technician (Fish) your duties will include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Assists in planning and carrying out multifaceted fish and/or wildlife studies, field investigations and surveys by contributing ideas, determining research methods, establishing practical procedures for accomplishing and reporting the work, and determining other needs, such as costs, equipment and personnel. Independently monitors, plans, and implements activities related to conservation, management, and/or control of fish/wildlife.
• Assists in planning multifaceted habitat studies, assessments and monitoring by contributing ideas, determining research methods, establishing practical procedures for accomplishing and reporting the work, and determining other needs, such as costs, equipment and personnel.
• Lead a small group of lower-graded technicians in gathering field data and providing training in techniques and procedures.
• Conduct abundance estimates of resident fish species.
• Document fish movement using radio telemetry.
• Sample water quality
• Perform fish habitat inventory.

Starting at $52,636 Per Year (GS 7)