Wildlife Biologist.
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). We should map content to appropriate headings. Duties -> Responsibilities. Requirements -> Requirements. Qualifications -> Qualifications. Pay -> Pay.
We must not repeat job title. No Job ID.
We need to preserve all substantive information. So we need to list duties as - items. The duties paragraph includes multiple sentences; we can split into list items.
Duties text:
- Develop and implement INRMP objectives for wildlife and habitat management, enhancement and protection, staffing through appropriate chain of command for major command approval.
- Prepare and execute annual budget and work plans to support wildlife, habitat, and sensitive species programs, determining personnel, equipment, and material requirements, justifying projects and funding requests.
- Develop protocols, reports, correspondence, and annual work plans.
- Provides oversight of professional and technical workers within the wildlife section to include both Department of Army civilians and contract employees.
We'll make each as li.
Requirements: Conditions of employment list:
- Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
- Must possess a valid state driver's license and be able to obtain and maintain a government driver's license to operate a four-wheel drive pick-up truck.
- A Tier 1 non-sensitive background is required throughout this appointment.
We'll list as li.
Qualifications: large block. Need to preserve all substantive info. We'll break into paragraphs maybe
for prose and
- for lists? The qualifications includes multiple sections: Who May Apply, Basic Requirement (education), Combination of education and experience, Research positions, In Addition To Meeting The Basic Requirement Above, Specialized experience, Education FOREIGN EDUCATION, Additional information (Selective Service, citizenship, probationary period, direct deposit, etc). We need to keep all.
We'll structure:
Qualifications
then maybe Who May Apply: US Citizens ...
then In order to qualify, you must meet the experience or education requirements described below....
then we can have ? Not allowed; only h3 headings. We can use
with bold? But we must not invent headings. We'll just use
for prose and
- for lists where appropriate.
We need to capture the detailed education requirements. Could present as
- for each bullet.
Let's extract:
Basic Requirement: Have the following; a degree in biological science that includes:
- At least 9 semester hours in such wildlife subjects as mammalogy, ornithology, animal ecology, wildlife management, or research courses in the field of wildlife biology;
- At least 12 semester hours in zoology in such subjects as general zoology, invertebrate zoology, vertebrate zoology, comparative anatomy, physiology, genetics, ecology, cellular biology, parasitology, entomology, or research courses in such subjects (Excess courses in wildlife biology may be used to meet the zoology requirements where appropriate.);
- At least 9 semester hours in botany or the related plant sciences.
OR Have Combination of education and experience: equivalent to a major in biological science (i.e., at least 30 semester hours), with at least 9 semester hours in wildlife subjects, 12 semester hours in zoology, and 9 semester hours in botany or related plant science, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
Research positions: Degree with major in wildlife biology, zoology, or botany that included at least 30 semester hours of course work in biological science and 15 semester hours in the physical, mathematical, and earth sciences. This course work must have included:
- At least 9 semester hours of training applicable to wildlife biology in such subjects as mammalogy, ornithology, animal ecology, wildlife management, principles of population dynamics, or related course work in the field of wildlife biology;
- At least 12 semester hours in zoological subjects such as invertebrate zoology, vertebrate zoology, comparative anatomy of the vertebrates, embryology, animal physiology, entomology, herpetology, parasitology, and genetics;
- At least 9 semester hours in the field of botany and related plant science;
- At least 15 semester hours of training in any combination of two or more of the following: chemistry, physics, mathematics, statistics, soils, and/or geology.
In Addition To Meeting The Basic Requirement Above, To Qualify For This Position You Must Also Meet The Qualification Requirements Listed Below:
Specialized experience; Have one year of specialized experience which includes the following;
1) provide research and information for wildlife or habitat management for things such as planning, Endangered Species Management Plans or other natural resource management.;
2) help prepare for things such as annual budget, work plans to support wildlife, habitat, or sensitive species programs and; and
3) assess how projects such as major training events, construction activities, will have a direct or indirect impact on things such as the environment, habitat or natural resources.
This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09).
Education FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: [URL omitted? but we keep text].
Additional information Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.This position requires a 1 year probationary period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In making this determination, the agency may consider your performance and conduct; agency needs and interests; whether your continued employment supports organizational or Government goals; and whether it promotes the efficiency of the Federal service. Continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest.Direct Deposit of Pay is required.Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the This is a(n) FC16 - Engineers & Scientists (Non-Construction) Career Field position.Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable. Visit Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances may be authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations and an agency determination that a PCS move is in the Government Interest.Recruitment and relocation incentives MAY be authorized.Student loan repayment MAY be authorized.Salary negotiations for candidates new to Federal service MAY be authorized.Credit for prior non-Federal experience and certain military service for leave accrual rates MAY be authorized.Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs MAY be authorized. Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution. A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
We need to keep all that. However we must not create Benefits section unless specific content. The benefits paragraph is vague; we could omit Benefits section. But we might include a short paragraph under Qualifications? Actually it's after qualifications. Could be placed as a separate
after qualifications but not as a heading. The instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." We could add a section "Benefits" only if specific. Since it's generic, better not to create Benefits heading. We can include that paragraph as part of Qualifications or as a separate
without heading? The instruction says output only HTML fragment; we can include
for prose. It didn't say we must wrap everything under headings. So we can have headings for Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Pay. Then after that we can have
for the benefits prose and other info like "Multiple positions may be filled..." etc. But some of that info is under Additional information etc. Might be better to keep under Qualifications as part of qualifications? Actually the "Additional information" includes citizenship, probationary period, etc. Those are qualifications/conditions. Could be part of Requirements? But we already have Requirements for conditions of employment. The Additional information includes more conditions: citizenship, probationary period, direct deposit, etc. Those could be part of Requirements as well. However we already listed Requirements as conditions of employment (suitability, driver license, Tier 1 background). The Additional info includes more conditions; we could add them to Requirements list.
Similarly, the paragraph about benefits and commitment etc could be left as a
after Qualifications.
Pay section: we have "Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement." Also earlier: "Salary negotiations for candidates new to Federal service MAY be authorized." That's also pay-related. We'll include both.
Thus final HTML:
Responsibilities
- Develop and implement INRMP objectives for wildlife and habitat management, enhancement and protection, staffing through appropriate chain of command for major command approval.
- Prepare and execute annual budget and work plans to support wildlife, habitat, and sensitive species programs, determining personnel, equipment, and material requirements, justifying projects and funding requests.
- Develop protocols, reports, correspondence, and annual work plans.
- Provides oversight of professional and technical workers within the wildlife section to include both Department of Army civilians and contract employees.
Requirements
- Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
- Must possess a valid state driver's license and be able to obtain and maintain a government driver's license to operate a four-wheel drive pick-up truck.
- A Tier 1 non-sensitive background is required throughout this appointment.
- Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
- Proof of U.S. Citizenship required.
- Position requires a 1‑year probationary period during which the agency evaluates fitness and whether continued employment advances the public interest.
- Direct Deposit of Pay is required.
- Selection subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
- If retired from federal
for prose and
- for lists? The qualifications includes multiple sections: Who May Apply, Basic Requirement (education), Combination of education and experience, Research positions, In Addition To Meeting The Basic Requirement Above, Specialized experience, Education FOREIGN EDUCATION, Additional information (Selective Service, citizenship, probationary period, direct deposit, etc). We need to keep all.
We'll structure:
Qualifications
then maybeWho May Apply: US Citizens ...
thenIn order to qualify, you must meet the experience or education requirements described below....
then we can have? Not allowed; only h3 headings. We can use
with bold? But we must not invent headings. We'll just use
for prose and
- for lists where appropriate.
We need to capture the detailed education requirements. Could present as
- for each bullet.
Let's extract:
Basic Requirement: Have the following; a degree in biological science that includes:
- At least 9 semester hours in such wildlife subjects as mammalogy, ornithology, animal ecology, wildlife management, or research courses in the field of wildlife biology;
- At least 12 semester hours in zoology in such subjects as general zoology, invertebrate zoology, vertebrate zoology, comparative anatomy, physiology, genetics, ecology, cellular biology, parasitology, entomology, or research courses in such subjects (Excess courses in wildlife biology may be used to meet the zoology requirements where appropriate.);
- At least 9 semester hours in botany or the related plant sciences.
OR Have Combination of education and experience: equivalent to a major in biological science (i.e., at least 30 semester hours), with at least 9 semester hours in wildlife subjects, 12 semester hours in zoology, and 9 semester hours in botany or related plant science, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
Research positions: Degree with major in wildlife biology, zoology, or botany that included at least 30 semester hours of course work in biological science and 15 semester hours in the physical, mathematical, and earth sciences. This course work must have included:
- At least 9 semester hours of training applicable to wildlife biology in such subjects as mammalogy, ornithology, animal ecology, wildlife management, principles of population dynamics, or related course work in the field of wildlife biology;
- At least 12 semester hours in zoological subjects such as invertebrate zoology, vertebrate zoology, comparative anatomy of the vertebrates, embryology, animal physiology, entomology, herpetology, parasitology, and genetics;
- At least 9 semester hours in the field of botany and related plant science;
- At least 15 semester hours of training in any combination of two or more of the following: chemistry, physics, mathematics, statistics, soils, and/or geology.
In Addition To Meeting The Basic Requirement Above, To Qualify For This Position You Must Also Meet The Qualification Requirements Listed Below:
Specialized experience; Have one year of specialized experience which includes the following;
1) provide research and information for wildlife or habitat management for things such as planning, Endangered Species Management Plans or other natural resource management.;
2) help prepare for things such as annual budget, work plans to support wildlife, habitat, or sensitive species programs and; and
3) assess how projects such as major training events, construction activities, will have a direct or indirect impact on things such as the environment, habitat or natural resources.
This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09).
Education FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: [URL omitted? but we keep text].
Additional information Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.This position requires a 1 year probationary period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In making this determination, the agency may consider your performance and conduct; agency needs and interests; whether your continued employment supports organizational or Government goals; and whether it promotes the efficiency of the Federal service. Continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest.Direct Deposit of Pay is required.Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the This is a(n) FC16 - Engineers & Scientists (Non-Construction) Career Field position.Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable. Visit Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances may be authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations and an agency determination that a PCS move is in the Government Interest.Recruitment and relocation incentives MAY be authorized.Student loan repayment MAY be authorized.Salary negotiations for candidates new to Federal service MAY be authorized.Credit for prior non-Federal experience and certain military service for leave accrual rates MAY be authorized.Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs MAY be authorized. Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution. A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
We need to keep all that. However we must not create Benefits section unless specific content. The benefits paragraph is vague; we could omit Benefits section. But we might include a short paragraph under Qualifications? Actually it's after qualifications. Could be placed as a separate
after qualifications but not as a heading. The instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." We could add a section "Benefits" only if specific. Since it's generic, better not to create Benefits heading. We can include that paragraph as part of Qualifications or as a separate
without heading? The instruction says output only HTML fragment; we can include
for prose. It didn't say we must wrap everything under headings. So we can have headings for Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Pay. Then after that we can have
for the benefits prose and other info like "Multiple positions may be filled..." etc. But some of that info is under Additional information etc. Might be better to keep under Qualifications as part of qualifications? Actually the "Additional information" includes citizenship, probationary period, etc. Those are qualifications/conditions. Could be part of Requirements? But we already have Requirements for conditions of employment. The Additional information includes more conditions: citizenship, probationary period, direct deposit, etc. Those could be part of Requirements as well. However we already listed Requirements as conditions of employment (suitability, driver license, Tier 1 background). The Additional info includes more conditions; we could add them to Requirements list. Similarly, the paragraph about benefits and commitment etc could be left as a
after Qualifications. Pay section: we have "Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement." Also earlier: "Salary negotiations for candidates new to Federal service MAY be authorized." That's also pay-related. We'll include both. Thus final HTML:
Responsibilities
- Develop and implement INRMP objectives for wildlife and habitat management, enhancement and protection, staffing through appropriate chain of command for major command approval.
- Prepare and execute annual budget and work plans to support wildlife, habitat, and sensitive species programs, determining personnel, equipment, and material requirements, justifying projects and funding requests.
- Develop protocols, reports, correspondence, and annual work plans.
- Provides oversight of professional and technical workers within the wildlife section to include both Department of Army civilians and contract employees.
Requirements
- Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
- Must possess a valid state driver's license and be able to obtain and maintain a government driver's license to operate a four-wheel drive pick-up truck.
- A Tier 1 non-sensitive background is required throughout this appointment.
- Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
- Proof of U.S. Citizenship required.
- Position requires a 1‑year probationary period during which the agency evaluates fitness and whether continued employment advances the public interest.
- Direct Deposit of Pay is required.
- Selection subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
- If retired from federal
- for each bullet.
Let's extract:
Basic Requirement: Have the following; a degree in biological science that includes:
- At least 9 semester hours in such wildlife subjects as mammalogy, ornithology, animal ecology, wildlife management, or research courses in the field of wildlife biology;
- At least 12 semester hours in zoology in such subjects as general zoology, invertebrate zoology, vertebrate zoology, comparative anatomy, physiology, genetics, ecology, cellular biology, parasitology, entomology, or research courses in such subjects (Excess courses in wildlife biology may be used to meet the zoology requirements where appropriate.);
- At least 9 semester hours in botany or the related plant sciences.
OR Have Combination of education and experience: equivalent to a major in biological science (i.e., at least 30 semester hours), with at least 9 semester hours in wildlife subjects, 12 semester hours in zoology, and 9 semester hours in botany or related plant science, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
Research positions: Degree with major in wildlife biology, zoology, or botany that included at least 30 semester hours of course work in biological science and 15 semester hours in the physical, mathematical, and earth sciences. This course work must have included:
- At least 9 semester hours of training applicable to wildlife biology in such subjects as mammalogy, ornithology, animal ecology, wildlife management, principles of population dynamics, or related course work in the field of wildlife biology;
- At least 12 semester hours in zoological subjects such as invertebrate zoology, vertebrate zoology, comparative anatomy of the vertebrates, embryology, animal physiology, entomology, herpetology, parasitology, and genetics;
- At least 9 semester hours in the field of botany and related plant science;
- At least 15 semester hours of training in any combination of two or more of the following: chemistry, physics, mathematics, statistics, soils, and/or geology.
In Addition To Meeting The Basic Requirement Above, To Qualify For This Position You Must Also Meet The Qualification Requirements Listed Below:
Specialized experience; Have one year of specialized experience which includes the following;
1) provide research and information for wildlife or habitat management for things such as planning, Endangered Species Management Plans or other natural resource management.;
2) help prepare for things such as annual budget, work plans to support wildlife, habitat, or sensitive species programs and; and
3) assess how projects such as major training events, construction activities, will have a direct or indirect impact on things such as the environment, habitat or natural resources.
This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09).
Education FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: [URL omitted? but we keep text].
Additional information Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.This position requires a 1 year probationary period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In making this determination, the agency may consider your performance and conduct; agency needs and interests; whether your continued employment supports organizational or Government goals; and whether it promotes the efficiency of the Federal service. Continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest.Direct Deposit of Pay is required.Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the This is a(n) FC16 - Engineers & Scientists (Non-Construction) Career Field position.Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable. Visit Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances may be authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations and an agency determination that a PCS move is in the Government Interest.Recruitment and relocation incentives MAY be authorized.Student loan repayment MAY be authorized.Salary negotiations for candidates new to Federal service MAY be authorized.Credit for prior non-Federal experience and certain military service for leave accrual rates MAY be authorized.Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs MAY be authorized. Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution. A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
We need to keep all that. However we must not create Benefits section unless specific content. The benefits paragraph is vague; we could omit Benefits section. But we might include a short paragraph under Qualifications? Actually it's after qualifications. Could be placed as a separate
- for lists where appropriate.
We need to capture the detailed education requirements. Could present as