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Soil Conservationist
Natural Resources Conservation Service · Posted 100 days ago
About the Role
This position is located in the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), State Conservation Office, Assistant State Conservationist for Field Operations (ASTCFO), District/Field office. This position assists the District Conservationist (DC) in developing and carrying out a coordinated natural resources conservation program tailored to customers' needs and meeting USDA and NRCS requirements.
What You'll Do
- →Works with farmers and other landowners to develop conventional conservation plans addressing resource concerns.
- →Recommends and assists in conducting necessary preliminary surveys and provides recommendations for feasible practices to solve resource concerns.
- →Applies principles of such as agronomy, soil science, forestry, or agriculture, to achieve conservation objectives.
- →Provide assistance in administrative, fiscal, and technical responsibilities for a wide variety of farm bill and NRCS programs that include Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP), Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP), and easement programs.
- →Perform annual contract reviews on all assigned contracts to ensure contract schedules are followed and that practices are being maintained according to NRCS standards and specifications.
- →Participates in meetings with District Conservationist to coordinate work and prioritize where technical assistance will be provided.
Requirements
- ✓College Transcript: If qualifying based on education, you must submit a copy of your college transcript with course number and department (i.e., Bio 101, Math 210, etc.), course title, number of credit hours, and grade earned.
- ✓If a relevant course is not clearly qualifying (e.g., special topic, seminar, research, thesis, obscure or misleading course title, etc.), please submit an official course syllabi and/or detailed course description from the university/college to ensure proper evaluation.
- ✓Your education must have been successfully obtained from an accredited school, college or university recognized by the U.S.
- ✓Department of Education to be credited toward qualifications.
- ✓You may verify accreditation by visiting the U.S.
- ✓Department of Education Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs website.
- ✓We will verify your education accordingly.
- ✓Foreign Education: You must submit verification that education completed in a foreign institution, was recognized by an accreditation body accepted by the U.S.
- ✓Department of Education.
- ✓You must include a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript.
- ✓There are private organizations that specialize in this evaluation and a fee is normally associated with this service.
- ✓For a list of private organizations that evaluate education, visit the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) website.
- ✓Your transcripts must be in English or include an English translation.
- ✓You may submit an unofficial copy of your transcript at the initial phase of the application process.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 28900949-b8f2-4ba1-b614-d82e623d33a7
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