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Designs, implements, and evaluates landscape assessments that provide
managers with information and guidance on prioritizing fuels,
restoration, and fire rehabilitation treatments. Identifies threats
to the integrity of intact shrub steppe plant communities and
portrays these threats to managers. Develops fuels management and
fire suppression strategies to maintain intact shrub steppe
communities and reduce threats of invasive species and wildfires.
Utilizes soil maps, ecological sites, and geographic information
system (GIS)tools to identify and map potential plant communities on
large landscapes. Plant communities include native ecosystems and
invasive species (e.g., cheatgrass, western juniper, and noxious
weeds). Maintains close coordination with land management agencies
to ensure that soil, water, air, and habitat condition tradeoffs
resulting from different fire management techniques and intensities
are identified and understood. Represents the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) on interagency teams designing advanced fire ecology
and effects training. Maintains liaison with federal, state and
private research stations, regional fire councils and universities to
obtain assistance and exchange information. Develops and maintains
an effective network of GIS, remote sensing, and fire/landscape
specialists with state of the art knowledge to assist in these
assignments. Communicates effectively with managers, fire and
resource specialists to develop and plan conservation and restoration
strategies in BLM plant communities. Develops ways to analyze,
adapt, and apply research findings to solve fire-related ecosystem
and resource problems and planning and fire management issues.
Transfers fire research results and new technology to managers and
field users.
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
Basic Requirements: Successful completion of a full 4-year course of
study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's
or higher degree in biology, or a related field of science underlying
ecological research that included at least 30 semester hours in basic
and applied biological sciences. These hours must have included at
least 9 semester hours in ecology, and 12 semester hours in physical
and mathematical sciences.
GS-12: 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11
level.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Experience that equipped the applicant with
the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform
successfully the duties of the position, and that is directly related
to the work of the position to be filled. Examples include:
Experience designing and conducting landscape assessments that
provide information and guidance suitable for prioritizing fuels,
restoration, and fire rehabilitation treatments. Experience using
soil maps and ecological sites descriptions to identify and map
potential plant communities on a landscape scale. Experience using
geographic information system (GIS) tools and remote sensing
platforms to spatially identify and map vegetation communities (e.g.,
invasive plants, sagebrush-steppe, juniper woodlands). Experience
communicating with managers and resource specialists to convey
ecological concepts and processes. Experience working in a team
setting to identify appropriate assessment methodologies and
recommendations for management action.
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