Fish and Wildlife Biologist.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) · Shirley, NY · 1 mo ago
AnalystFull-time
We need to produce HTML fragment with sections: Duties (maybe "Responsibilities"? The instruction: use items under a
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). The posting includes "Duties" and "Requirements", "Qualifications". Also "Additional information" but that's boilerplate. We need to include sections only when posting has real specific content. So we will have sections: Responsibilities (from Duties), Requirements (conditions of employment), Qualifications (basic educational requirement and specialized experience). Possibly also "Skills"? Not present. Benefits? Not specific. Pay? Not present. Schedule? Not present. So we output three sections. We must not repeat job title. No metadata like Job ID. We need to preserve all substantive information. Remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning, duplicated lines, application instructions. Also remove "Additional information" etc. Also remove "Additional vacancies may be filled using this job announcement." etc. Also remove "Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests:" etc. Also remove "To learn more, visit". Also remove "Additional ethics prohibitions can be found here". Also remove "The duties of this position are suitable for situational telework..." etc. Also remove "A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package." (that's generic benefits, but it's not specific benefits; we should not create Benefits section unless posting actually states them. It mentions benefits generically but not specific; we should not include Benefits section. So we omit. We need to keep the duties text exactly as given (but maybe we can split into list items). The duties paragraph is a long run-on sentence with multiple duties separated by periods. We should convert each duty into
- . The instruction: Use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So we need to parse duties into separate items.
Let's extract duties:
- Conduct environmental reviews, including National Environmental Policy Act reviews and Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, with other Federal agencies for a variety of projects, primarily coastal storm risk management projects.
- Communicates clearly and effectively, through verbal and written correspondence, such that technical or complicated subjects are presented or explained effectively to a variety of diverse audiences, both internal and external.
- Evaluates biological data and Federal program or project operational data to determine the effects of those programs or actions on threatened or endangered species through formal and informal consultation procedures, such as draft biological opinions required under Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
- Evaluates biological data and proposed project information to determine effects on threatened or endangered species through consultation procedures. Recommends ways to eliminate, minimize, or off-set impacts to listed species, as well as alternatives that will avoid jeopardizing the continued existence of a species or avoid destroying or adversely modifying critical habitat.
- Coordinates, facilitates, and leads activities pursuant to the Endangered Species Act.
- Prepares written correspondence and reports based on literature, observations, and investigations conducted. Reports and papers are used to analyze current conditions and assess implications of future actions on trust, rare, candidate, proposed, threatened and endangered species and their habitats.
- Plans, investigates, conducts, and reviews on-site ecological investigations on a wide variety of complex and diverse Federal land and water resource development proposals to determine their effects on fish and wildlife resources, with special emphasis on rare, candidate, proposed, federally listed threatened and endangered species habitat, riparian habitat, wetland ecology and management, and other habitats of concern in the affected area.
- Acts as technical advisor to other Field Office staff on the habitat needs of rare, candidate, proposed, and federally listed species for the purpose of Section 7 consultations with other Federal agencies and designated non-Federal representatives; also consults with staff in preparation of reasonable and prudent measures, reasonable and prudent alternatives, and conservation recommendations.
We need to ensure we keep all info. Some sentences are long; we can keep as is.
Now Requirements: "Conditions of employment Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.Direct Deposit participation required.Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more, visit Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license throughout employment. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 1 year probationary period to evaluate your fitness and whether your continuation of employment advances the public interest. This probationary period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest, meet the organization goals and mission of the agency, and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the service. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, the agency will consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Under applicable law, the employment of an individual serving a probationary or trial period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies, in writing, that the individual's employment should continue and that their appointment should be finalized. In the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial period, such appointments are terminated. Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest."
We need to remove boilerplate like "To learn more, visit". Also maybe remove duplicate lines? There's no duplication. We'll keep the rest.
We need to format as list items? The instruction: Use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So we should convert requirements into list items. However the requirements paragraph includes sentences separated by periods; we can split each condition as separate
- . Let's extract each condition:
- Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
- Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.
- Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
- Direct Deposit participation required.
- Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check.
- Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license throughout employment.
- As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 1 year probationary period to evaluate your fitness and whether your continuation of employment advances the public interest.
- This probationary period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest, meet the organization goals and mission of the agency, and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the service.
- In determining if your employment advances the public interest, the agency will consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
- Under applicable law, the employment of an individual serving a probationary or trial period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies, in writing, that the individual's employment should continue and that their appointment should be finalized.
- In the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial period, such appointments are terminated.
- Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
We should keep the content exactly; maybe some sentences are long but okay.
Now Qualifications: The posting includes "Qualifications" section with details: All qualifications must be met by the closing date... Competitive candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements... For current Federal employees... For periods of time that reflect military service... For all other applicants... To qualify for this position, you must meet the Basic Educational Requirement and Specialized Experience stated below: Basic Educational Requirements: In addition to the specialized experience requirements for this position, you must meet at least one of the following: Degree: Biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position. You must submit transcripts. -OR-Combination of education and experience: courses equivalent to a major in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position, plus appropriate experience or additional education. Specialized Experience: To qualify, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience applying the theories, principles, and methodologies of fish and wildlife biology and ecology, as well as a general knowledge of a wide range of related disciplines to implement the Endangered Species Act; producing ESA-related written documents including correspondence, reports and recommendations; and, providing Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, or National Environmental Policy Act, conservation planning assistance. NOTE: Your resume must contain clearly sufficient information in these areas to be found qualified. Volunteer Experience: 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. Education You must submit a copy of your transcript(s) to support claimed education if substituting education for experience. Transcripts must include your name, school name, grades, credit hours earned, major(s), grade point average or class ranking, and date the degree was conferred, if applicable. A typed list of courses, grades, semester/quarter hours, GPA, etc. will not be accepted. Non-submission may result in being rated not qualified for the position. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work. Foreign Education: To receive credit for education completed outside the United States, you must show proof that the education has been submitted to a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials and such education has been deemed at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs. For more information on how foreign education is evaluated, visit: Additional information Additional vacancies may be filled using this job announcement. Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: ... etc.
We need to strip boilerplate: "Additional information Additional vacancies may be filled using this job announcement." "Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests:" etc. Also "For more information on how foreign education is evaluated, visit:" (no URL). Also "Additional information" etc. Also "Additional vacancies may be filled using this job announcement." Also "Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests:" etc. Also "To learn more, visit" already removed.
We need to keep the substantive qualification details: closing date, Time-in-Grade, current federal employees instructions, military service, other applicants, basic educational requirement, specialized experience, volunteer experience, education transcript requirements, foreign education.
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for prose. However the qualifications section contains multiple distinct items; we could break into
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