FISH AND WILDLIFE BIOLOGIST

You will serve as a FISH AND WILDLIFE BIOLOGIST. This position is located within the Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 5, Chesapeake Bay Field office, in Annapolis, Maryland. Must be a U.S. Citizen or National. Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication. Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service. Direct Deposit participation required. Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more, visit www.dhs.gov/EVerify/. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest will be evaluated. Pre-employment and random drug and alcohol testing are required. You will not be appointed to the position if a verified positive drug test is received. Firearm qualification and certification, ongoing proficiency, and current licensing are required to carry, handle, and use firearms for animal control in compliance with safety policies. This requirement also includes additional background checks under the Lautenberg Amendment to the Gun Control Act of 1968, which prohibits individuals convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence from possessing or carrying firearms. You must at least 21 years old. You must be free of any domestic violence convictions. This probationary period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest, meet the organization goals and mission of the agency, and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the service. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, the agency will consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Under applicable law, the employment of an individual serving a probationary period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies, in writing, that the individual's employment should continue and that their appointment should be finalized. In the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial period, such appointments are terminated. Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.