Position Announcements
Air, Water, and Aquatic Environments Program Manager
The USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station (RMRS) headquartered in Fort Collins, Colorado (http://www.fs.fed.us/rm) anticipates filling a permanent full-time Program Manager position at the GS-15 grade level. The salary range is $89,115 to $145,201. The position reports to the RMRS’s Deputy Director and serves as a member of the Station’s Leadership Team. The position will be located in one of the following locations: Albuquerque, New Mexico; Boise, Idaho; or Fort Collins, Colorado. The position vacancy announcement will be open to all US citizens, government and nongovernment. The vacancy announcement will be advertised through www.usajobs.gov and www.avuedigitalservices.com in approximately 45 days. The major responsibilities of this position are to develop, implement, and lead an air, water and aquatic environment science program for the Rocky Mountain Research Station. The program has 17 research scientists as well as supporting staff. Key functions include: science program leadership, planning, and management (45%); supervisory and managerial responsibilities (30%); and consultation with other biologists and scientists (25%). Program Description: Air quality, water availability, water quality, and aquatic habitats are critical issues within the rapidly changing Western United States. Air, water and aquatic resources are essential to society, as a life support and as an economic mainstay for individuals, communities, local and state governments. Forest and rangeland land management, coupled with human expansion has a significant influence on the quality and quantity of these resources. A long history of overgrazing by livestock, timber harvest, fire suppression, mining operations, recreational activities, road construction in valley and canyon bottoms and hill slopes, and dams and water diversions is impacting entire watersheds – uplands, stream, wetlands and riparian ecosystems. Increasing dependence upon watersheds for off-site domestic water supplies, irrigation, and recreation has added complexity to the challenges faced by watershed managers. Natural disturbances, such as climate change and uncharacteristic fires and weather patterns, are rapidly changing known patterns outdating current air, water and aquatic management understanding and monitoring. Research is needed to understand natural processes, and how human management and other interventions impact these critical resources. The Air, Water, and Aquatic Sciences Program is committed to the development of knowledge and science applications related to air and water quality, as well as the habitat quality, distribution, diversity, and persistence of fish and other aquatic species. The RMRS Water, Air and Aquatic Science Program Objectives are aligned with our National Forest Service Strategic Plan and National Forest Service Research and Development Strategic Program Areas. These objectives include: • Ecosystem Processes - Providing basic and applied science to understand how ecosystem processes and management actions influence forest and rangeland air quality, water quality and quantity, and aquatic habitats. • Air and fire Interactions - Providing basic and applied science to understand wildland fire behavior, danger, smoke and weather to reduce risk to lives, property, and natural resources. • Climate Variability and Extreme Events - Providing science to understand how air and water pollution, climate variability and change, and chronic and extreme events impact aquatic, forest and rangeland sustainability and the benefits they provide to society. • Tools Development - Developing and providing the tools necessary to manage forest and rangelands in ways to protect watersheds, minimize negative impacts of wildland fire on air quality, protect people, resources and structures from fire, improve watershed habitat quality and protect biodiversity. OUTREACH RESPONSE FORM Program Manager Air, Water and Aquatic Environment Science Program Rocky Mountain Research Station Please return your completed response form by May 14, 2008 If you desire to express your interest in this position, want to apply, and/or would like to receive information on when/where the job announcement can be located when issued, please complete the following form and return it by May 14, 2008 to: Alison Hill, Deputy Station Director, Phone: (970) 295-5942, E-mail: ahill01@fs.fed.us, FAX: (970) 295-5927 Name: ________________________________ Email:__________________________ Mailing Address: _______________________________________________________ Telephone Number________________________________________________________ Current Federal Agency Employed With: _____________________________________ Current Non-Federal Agency Employed With: __________________________________ Type of Appointment: ____Permanent ____Temporary ____Term ___Other If USFS- Current Region/Forest/District/Station: ______________________________________ Current Position Title, including Series and Grade: ____________________________________ If you are not a current permanent (career or career conditional) federal employee, are you eligible to be hired under any of the following special authorities: _____Person with Disabilities _____Veterans Readjustment _____Disabled Veterans with 30% Compensable Disability _____Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 _____Former Peace Corps Volunteer _____Student Career Experience Program _____Other ______________________________________________________ Thank you for your interest in our vacancy!