POSITION TITLE: wildlife biologist

Hiring Organization/Employer:  USDA
Application Deadline:  8/7/26
Education Required:  B.S. 
Location:  Kosciusko, Wabash, or Whitley County, IN 

Description:  

 Conducts integrated wildlife damage management activities where needed to prevent or reduce losses to
property, agriculture, and natural resources, or to protect human health and safety.
Performs a variety of technical procedures including capture, restraint, chemical immobilization,
marking, transport, euthanasia, and/or necropsy of wildlife.
Modifies or adapts established damage or disease control techniques as necessary to meet local
conditions and environmental, economic, or political considerations.
Monitors and ensures compliance with program directives, and local, State, and Federal laws and
regulations in wildlife damage management activities.
Develops and maintains categorical exclusions, environmental assessments, monitoring reports, and
other documents required by NEPA.
Gathers, compiles, evaluates, and presents data on damage or hazards caused by various wildlife species
to cooperators, stakeholders, and colleagues.
Establishes and maintains cooperative relationships with other Federal, State, county and city
government agencies, Tribes, corporations, etc.
Communicates safe and effective damage management techniques through outreach and other
channels to the general public.

 

 

Compensation & Benefits:  

 $50,460 - $80,243 per year

 

Preferred Qualifications:  

 A. Degree: biological science that included:
• 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; and
• 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.); and
• At least 9 semester hours in botany or the related plant sciences.
OR:
B. 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.
In addition to the above, applicants must have:
FOR THE GS-07 LEVEL: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience
(equivalent to the GS-05 level) that demonstrates:
• Identifying North American wildlife species and assess their abundance, behavior, and
habitats.
• Dealing with human-wildlife conflicts, principles of wildlife damage management.
• The Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA), Endangered Species Act, National
Environmental Policy Act.
• The Skilled use of firearms, traps, snares, pesticides, immobilizing drugs, pyrotechnics,
electronic harassment devices, and other non-lethal control tools.
• Using computers for word processing, spreadsheets, and database applications.
OR
1 year of graduate-level education (18 semester hours) in Wildlife Biology, Wildlife Ecology,
Wildlife Management.

 

 

 

How to Apply:  

 

 : Additional materials not listed above (i.e. position descriptions, training certificates,
etc.) may not be considered. Applicants who do not submit the required items listed above may not be
considered. Applications with all supporting documents must be submitted to the contact office and must
be RECEIVED by the CLOSING DATE of this announcement.

 

 

 

Contact:  

 Interested individuals should email a resume (maximum 2 pages), list or references (separate from resume), transcripts, veteran documentation (if applicable) to the contact listed here: 

 Daniel Young, District Supervisor
901 Mitch Daniels Blvd
West Lafayette, IN 47907
Daniel.R.Young@usda.gov
(765) 494-6229