Outreach Notice
Research Technician
GS-0462-8/9
Permanent Position
USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station
Brewton, AL
R
esearch Work Unit SRS-4158, Restoring and Managing Longleaf Pine Ecosystems,
of the USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station is recruiting a research
technician. The position is located on the Escambia Experimental Forest, 7 miles south of
Brewton, Escambia County, AL and 160 miles from Unit headquarters in Auburn, AL.
The position is targeted for the GS-8/9 grade level, with a salary range of $ 37,631 to
$54,028. This is a permanent full-time position. Application is open to all U.S. citizens.
The position
The mission of SRS-4158 is to provide knowledge, strategies, and tools for restoring,
managing, and sustaining longleaf pine ecosystems in the southeastern United States
and foster insight about ecosystem restoration globally. Unit staff work with partners
and cooperators to provide knowledge and technologies needed to successfully restore
and manage these ecosystems as they are increaslingly affected by a variety of human
and natural influences.
The Escambia Experimental Forest is one of two research forests managed by the Unit
and is key to many field research projects. The incumbent will be responsible for
maintenance, protection and management of the Experimental Forest, its research studies
and management demonstrations, and all associated buildings, equipment, facilities and
improvements.
Knowledge required
The incumbent for this physically demanding position will have comprehensive
knowledge of practical forest management methods and techniques and silvicultural
practices applicable to southern pine forest types in general and the longleaf pine type in
particular. This includes knowledge of surveying and the cruising, marking and scaling of
timber; laying out and supervising logging operations; conducting inventories by species
and diameter-classes; determining site index and stand volumes; prescribing the type and
timing of cultural treatments required for effective regeneration of a particular site;
applying prescribed burns; identifying competition control needs; and prescribing the
most cost-effective procedures for site management. A working knowledge GIS is
expected.
Location
This position will be located on the Escambia Experimental Forest, near Brewton, AL,
the county seat of Escambia County.
The population of Brewton, in 2012, was 5,347. Schools are the Brewton Elementary
School, Brewton Middle School, T.R. Miller High School, and the Jefferson Davis
Community College.
Mean housing prices in 2011 were $129,993 for detached homes, $90,556 for
townhouses or other attached units, and $31,848 for mobile homes.
The climate is hot during summer when temperatures tend to be in the 80s and cold
during winter when temperatures tend to be in the 40s. The warmest month of the year is
July with an average maximum temperature of 92.10 degrees Fahrenheit, while the
coldest month of the year is January with an average minimum temperature of 33.60
degrees Fahrenheit.
The annual average precipitation at Brewton is 68.62 Inches. Rainfall in is fairly evenly
distributed throughout the year. The wettest month of the year is March with an average
rainfall of 7.60 Inches.
Interested candidates
Candidates meeting the qualifications and interested in the position should submit a
completed Outreach Response form to Dale Brockway (dbrockway@fs.fed.us) no later
than October 15, 2013.
It is anticipated that the vacancy announcement will be posted on OPM’s USA Jobs
website (www.usajobs.opm.gov).
For more information about the position contact Dale Brockway at (334)826-8700 or
email dbrockway@fs.fed.us.
If you would like to learn more about SRS-4158, visit our Web site at
http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/longleaf/. Should you like to learn more about the Southern
Research Station, visit our Web site at http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/.
USDA Forest Service is an equal opportunity employer.
Outreach Response Form
USDA Forest Service
Southern Research Station
Term Position
Position Title/Series/Grade: Research Technician GS-0462-8/9 Permanent
I am interested in the position and will call the contact person, in addition to checking
http://www.usajobs.opm.gov for the position announcement, which will be posted at a
later date.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name: ______________________________________Date: _____________________
Address: ____________________________________Phone: ____________________
E-Mail: ____________________
Current Federal Employee?
Yes_____
No
Current title/series/grade/location: ___________________________________________
Current type of appointment: _______________________________________________
(e.g., Career, Career-Conditional, Excepted, Excepted VRA, etc)
Submit Outreach Notice to:
Dale Brockway
E-mail: dbrockway@fs.fed.us or
Mail: U.S. Forest Service
521 Devall Drive
Auburn, AL 36849
Phone: (334) 826-8700
It is anticipated that the vacancy announcement will be posted on OPM’s USA Jobs
website (www.usajobs.opm.gov).
Please do not send résumés and/or transcripts when responding to this
outreach notice.
The USDA is an Equal Opportunity Employer