FISH BIOLOGIST, GS-0482-12 (79068)
US Army Corps of Engineers · Chicago, IL · 1 mo ago
AnalystFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? The posting includes Position Overview/Duties, etc. We need headings: for section headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Use only if content present.
We must preserve all substantive info, remove boilerplate (EEO, etc). No job title heading. No Job ID.
We need to decide sections: Overview (maybe About the role), Responsibilities, Requirements (Qualifications), maybe Skills (competencies), Benefits (maybe travel, etc), Pay (salary includes locality pay), Schedule (maybe TDY 25% travel). Also maybe Conditions of employment.
We must not create sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". Pay: "Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement." That's substantive enough for Pay section. Schedule: "Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 25% of the time." That's schedule info. Benefits: maybe "Relocation Incentives MAY BE authorized (up to 25%). With a signed service agreement." Also "Direct deposit of pay is required." Also "Position MAY BE eligible for situational telework only, including emergency and OPM prescribed 'Unscheduled Telework'." Also "One-year probationary period may be required." Also "Position requires a physical exam." Also "Will be required to operator marine vessels." Also "Position duties require the incumbent to possess and maintain a valid state driver’s license." Also "Appointment may be subject to suitability or fitness determination..." etc. Those are conditions, maybe under Benefits or Conditions. But we only have Benefits heading allowed; we could put those under Benefits. However Benefits usually refers to benefits like relocation incentives, telework, etc. We'll include them.
We need to preserve all substantive info: overview/duties, responsibilities list, qualifications (education, experience), competencies, conditions of employment.
We must not repeat job title as heading. The posting title is Fish Biologist, GS-0482-12. We'll not repeat.
We'll produce sections:
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Qualifications:
Basic Requirement: Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in biological science that included at least 6 semester hours in aquatic subjects such as limnology, ichthyology, fishery biology, aquatic botany, aquatic fauna, oceanography, fish culture, or related courses in the field of fishery biology; AND at least 12 semester hours in the animal sciences in such subjects as general zoology, vertebrate zoology, comparative anatomy, physiology, entomology, parasitology, ecology, cellular biology, genetics, or research in these fields, or excess course work (beyond the required 6 semester hours) in aquatic subjects.
OR Combination of Education and Experience: Courses equivalent to a major in biological science (i.e., at least 30 semester hours), of which a minimum of 6 semester hours were in aquatic subjects and 12 semester hours were in the animal sciences, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirement listed below:
Experience Requirement: Specialized Experience GS-12: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level in the Federal service which includes: Responsible for performing a variety of conventional fishery biology assignments, to include; assisting with and coordinating fisheries projects, such as invasive species monitoring and habitat assessments, by conducting field sampling, analyzing data, and preparing reports. Provided technical consultation on the fisheries-related impacts of civil works projects and regularly collaborated with interagency partners to achieve project goals.
Competencies needed for the position: Leadership Biology Decision-Making Oral Communication
We'll put under Requirements (or Qualifications). Since we have both Requirements and Qualifications headings allowed, we could put education under Qualifications, experience under Requirements. But we need to avoid duplication. Let's decide: Use
for section headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Use only if content present.
We must preserve all substantive info, remove boilerplate (EEO, etc). No job title heading. No Job ID.
We need to decide sections: Overview (maybe About the role), Responsibilities, Requirements (Qualifications), maybe Skills (competencies), Benefits (maybe travel, etc), Pay (salary includes locality pay), Schedule (maybe TDY 25% travel). Also maybe Conditions of employment.
We must not create sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". Pay: "Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement." That's substantive enough for Pay section. Schedule: "Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 25% of the time." That's schedule info. Benefits: maybe "Relocation Incentives MAY BE authorized (up to 25%). With a signed service agreement." Also "Direct deposit of pay is required." Also "Position MAY BE eligible for situational telework only, including emergency and OPM prescribed 'Unscheduled Telework'." Also "One-year probationary period may be required." Also "Position requires a physical exam." Also "Will be required to operator marine vessels." Also "Position duties require the incumbent to possess and maintain a valid state driver’s license." Also "Appointment may be subject to suitability or fitness determination..." etc. Those are conditions, maybe under Benefits or Conditions. But we only have Benefits heading allowed; we could put those under Benefits. However Benefits usually refers to benefits like relocation incentives, telework, etc. We'll include them.
We need to preserve all substantive info: overview/duties, responsibilities list, qualifications (education, experience), competencies, conditions of employment.
We must not repeat job title as heading. The posting title is Fish Biologist, GS-0482-12. We'll not repeat.
We'll produce sections:
About the role
with paragraph summarizing overview/duties? Actually overview/duties is more like responsibilities. Could split: About the role (position overview) and Responsibilities (duties). But we must not create empty sections. We have content for both.
About the role: "Serves as the lead Biologist for Interagency and Internation Support projects, handling assignments that include habitat evaluations, invasive carp monitoring, and telemetry. Requires collaboration with partner agencies and providing expert consultation on various civil works projects impacting aquatic resources."
Responsibilities: list bullet points from DESCRIPTION OF ASSIGNMENT/DUTIES.
Requirements/Qualifications: include education basic requirement, combination, experience requirement, competencies.
Skills: maybe competencies list (Leadership, Biology, Decision-Making, Oral Communication). Could put under Skills.
Benefits: relocation incentives, telework eligibility, direct deposit, etc.
Pay: salary includes locality pay.
Schedule: TDY 25% travel.
We must ensure we don't invent. Use only info present.
Let's extract details.
Overview/Duties paragraph: "INTRODUCTION: Serves as the lead Biologist for Interagency and Internation Support projects, handling assignments that include habitat evaluations, invasive carp monitoring, and telemetry. Requires collaboration with partner agencies and providing expert consultation on various civil works projects impacting aquatic resources."
That's about the role.
DESCRIPTION OF ASSIGNMENT/DUTIES bullet points:
- Serve as the Lead Fish Biologist for all Interagency and International Support (IIS) projects, which involves developing sampling plans, managing budgets, scheduling and leading field activities, analyzing data, and preparing reports for stakeholders.
- Provide guidance and assistance to interns and other biologists with field sampling for a variety of district projects, including harbor fish sampling, Area of Concern sampling, invasive carp monitoring, and ecosystem restoration.
- Act as a consultant for the Chicago District’s civil works projects on fish-specific issues, directing studies and providing fisheries expertise for environmental impact investigations.
- Lead coordination efforts with internal project delivery teams, external partners, and stakeholders to ensure open communication and clear expectations for project completion.
- Mentor new biologists and interns, providing training on the appropriate and safe operation of the field equipment, fish identification, and data analysis software.
- Prepare and deliver technical presentation to agency personal, stakeholders, and the public, as well as develop manuscripts for potential publications in peer reviewed journals.
We'll list each as
Qualifications
for education and experience combined. Or we could split: Requirements for experience, Qualifications for education. But we need to ensure we don't create empty sections. We'll have both. We'll put education details under Qualifications, experience under Requirements. Skills: competencies list. Benefits: list: Relocation Incentives MAY BE authorized (up to 25%). With a signed service agreement. Direct deposit of pay is required. Position MAY BE eligible for situational telework only, including emergency and OPM prescribed "Unscheduled Telework". One-year probationary period may be required. Position requires a physical exam. Will be required to operate marine vessels. Position duties require the incumbent to possess and maintain a valid state driver’s license. Appointment may be subject to suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation. Position is designated as Non-Sensitive-No access security clearance. Also maybe "This position is Exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act." Also "Nepotism: Under the provisions of 5 USC 3110, an individual may not be appointed into a position if the position is under the supervisory chain of command of a relative." Also "This announcement may be used to fill like vacancies for three months after the closing date." Also "Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, are required to register for Selective Service prior to appointment." Also "Applications must be submitted after 12:01 AM (EST) of the posted Job Posting Open Date and before 11:59 PM (EST) of the posted Job Posting Close Date to receive consideration." Also "Point of contact for this announcement is Nicholas Barkowski, Nicholas.a.barkowski@usace.army.mil". Also "Your Resume Your resume must be two pages or less..." That's application instructions, which we must remove per instruction: "Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions." So we must remove the resume instructions, point of contact? Actually point of contact is not application instruction? It's contact info; might be considered part of posting but not boilerplate. The instruction says remove application instructions. Point of contact maybe not instruction but could be kept? It's not explicitly prohibited. However it's not substantive about the job; it's contact. Might be considered metadata but not disallowed. The instruction: "do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a shortor drop it." So we could include point of contact in a short p. But also "Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions." The resume instructions are application instructions, remove. The point of contact is not exactly application instruction but could be considered metadata; we could keep as a short p. Also "Your Resume Your resume must be two pages or less..." remove. Also "Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy..." remove. Also "Reasonable Accommodation" maybe keep? It's not boilerplate? It's about accommodation; could be considered relevant. But it's somewhat generic. Might keep under Benefits? But it's not a benefit per se. Might be considered conditions. However we already have many conditions. Could include under Benefits? Might be okay. But we need to preserve ALL substantive information; not remove reasonable accommodation unless it's boilerplate. It's not EEO; it's about accommodation. Might be considered relevant. We'll keep under Benefits or a separate section? We don't have a heading for accommodation; we could put under Benefits as it's a provision. We must not include duplicated lines. Now Pay: "Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement." That's it. Schedule: "Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 25% of the time." Now we need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown. Let's craft. Structure:
About the role
Serves as the lead Biologist for Interagency and Internation Support projects, handling assignments that include habitat evaluations, invasive carp monitoring, and telemetry. Requires collaboration with partner agencies and providing expert consultation on various civil works projects impacting aquatic resources.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the Lead Fish Biologist for all Interagency and International Support (IIS) projects, which involves developing sampling plans, managing budgets, scheduling and leading field activities, analyzing data, and preparing reports for stakeholders.
- Provide guidance and assistance to interns and other biologists with field sampling for a variety of district projects, including harbor fish sampling, Area of Concern sampling, invasive carp monitoring, and ecosystem restoration.
- Act as a consultant for the Chicago District’s civil works projects on fish-specific issues, directing studies and providing fisheries expertise for environmental impact investigations.
- Lead coordination efforts with internal project delivery teams, external partners, and stakeholders to ensure open communication and clear expectations for project completion.
- Mentor new biologists and interns, providing training on the appropriate and safe operation of the field equipment, fish identification, and data analysis software.
- Prepare and deliver technical presentation to agency personal, stakeholders, and the public, as well as develop manuscripts for potential publications in peer reviewed journals.
Qualifications
Basic Requirement: Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in biological science that included at least 6 semester hours in aquatic subjects such as limnology, ichthyology, fishery biology, aquatic botany, aquatic fauna, oceanography, fish culture, or related courses in the field of fishery biology; AND at least 12 semester hours in the animal sciences in such subjects as general zo