This notification is being circulated to inform prospective applicants of upcoming opportunities and to determine interest in these positions.
Working Title Series Grade Appointment Title Expected # Crew Member GS-0462 4/5/6 Temp Forestry Tech (1-6) The Anchorage Forestry Sciences Lab anticipates hiring 1-6 temporary positions (6 months maximum) to serve as crew members on the data collection team in Coastal Alaska. These positions are with the Pacific Northwest Research Station, Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) Program (http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/fia). The Alaska FIA Program conducts forest inventories on forested land on all ownerships. The data collection team installs permanent research plots that are measured on a 10 cycle and collects a wide range of forestry, botanical and geographic data items at each research site. For additional information please see the attached document or contact Justin Holgerson (jholger...@fs.fed.us) Justin Holgerson Supervisory Ecologist Anchorage Forestry Sciences Lab 161 East 1st Ave, Door 8 Anchorage, AK 99501 Phone: (907) 748-2096 Fax: (907) 743-9482 Email: jholger...@fs.fed.us FOREST SERVICE EMPLOYEES ON THE WORKFORCE REDUCTION AND PLACEMENT LIST WILL RECEIVE PRIORITY CONSIDERATION AND CTAP/ICTAP CANDIDATES WILL RECEIVE THE APPROPRIATE CONSIDERATION. Applicants must be U.S. citizens. Thank you for your interest in this position The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex, marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or part of an individual’s income is derived from any public assistance program. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD). To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, or call (800) 795- 3272 (voice) or (202) 720-6382 (TDD).