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Join the team! Begin a challenging career with the Federal Government. The following jobs are currently open at USAJOBS:
Applicant Notification Date: NA
Posting Date: 2/25/2013
Position Name: Forester (Silviculturist) (GS-0460-11)
Announcement Number: NA
Position Type: Full Time
Position Description: The St. Joe Ranger District on the Idaho Panhandle National Forest will soon be hiring a permanent, full-time Silviculturist. The duty station for the position will be in St. Maries, Idaho. This is a non-supervisory position. The primary duties associated with this position include: 1) Spending field time examining the forest to find opportunities for future vegetation treatment opportunities. 2) Assisting the District Operation Staff Officer by providing advice and technical support to the timber sale program. The St. Joe Ranger District typically processes a 10mmbf timber sale program each year, with a focus on forest health and watershed restoration. 3) Participating in the preparation and review of environmental analysis reports as a primary interdisciplinary team member on vegetation management projects. This involves participation in interdisciplinary field tours and meetings, and writing baseline and future vegetation condition reports. Also, support will be provided to other resource specialists regarding silvicultural issues. Silvicultural prescriptions are prepared for stands proposed for treatment. 4) Providing support to the planting, stand examination, timber stand improvement, and tree improvement programs. On an average year, the St. Joe Ranger District oversees 250 acres of planting, 600 acres of timber stand improvement work, and 2,500 acres of stand exams.
Contact Person: Wade Sims, the District Ranger for the St. Joe Ranger District, at this email address: wsims@fs.fed.us or by phone at 208-245-6001.
Application Due Date: N/A
States Targeted: NA
USAJOBS Link: Applicants must have or create an account at www.usajobs.gov. You will be able to find this position advertised there, with a re-direct link to the Federal Employment website (eRecruit), in mid-February 2013.
Applicant Notification Date: NA
Posting Date: 2/25/2013
Position Name: AAPD Youth Transitions Fellowship
Announcement Number: NA
Position Type: 12 month fellowship
Position Description: The HSC Foundation, in partnership with the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD), is now accepting applications for a paid fellowship position with the organizations’ disability youth transition and collaboration work. This fellowship is ideal for a person with a disability, who has an interest in youth career transitions and employment solutions. The fellowship starts June, 2013, and continues for 12 months. Under the supervision of AAPD’s Programs’ Manager, the Youth Transitions Fellow (YTF) will gain exposure to youth programs, serving people with disabilities and will have the opportunity to facilitate collaboration among internship, fellowship, and apprenticeship programs; based in the greater Washington, DC area. Anyone who self-identifies as an individual with any type of disability is invited to apply. You will not be required to disclose your specific disability; however, your application for this program will signify that you consider yourself a person with a disability.
PLEASE NOTE: This fellowship is specifically for people with disabilities. The fellow must be able to begin the first week of June 2013.
Contact Person: Apply via email to ytf@aapd.com. Please attach your resume in Microsoft Word format. Please provide the contact information for four (4) references who are familiar with your qualifications, relevant to this fellowship and your personal character. Also, please attach, in Microsoft Word format, two (2) letters of recommendation from two (2) of the above-mentioned references.
PLEASE NOTE: Additional references and/or materials will not be considered.
Application Due Date: Completed applications received by AAPD before 5:00 PM EST, Friday, March 22, 2013 will be collected and reviewed by our team. Semi-Finalists will be contacted for short, preliminary telephone interviews. Finalists will be contacted for formal telephone interviews. The fellow will be selected and notified by May 2013.
States Targeted: NA
USAJOBS Link: NA
Applicant Notification Date: N/A
Posting Date: 1/25/2013
Position Name: Freddie Mac Internship
Announcement Number: N/A
Position Type: N/A
Position Description: In partnership with the Autistic Self Advocacy Network, Freddie Mac, an industry leader in home mortgages, is seeking a paid intern for the third round of a program with ASAN to place qualified Autistic candidates in skilled positions within the company. Freddie Mac is a dynamic environment enabling Intern Analysts to grow through a variety of experiences and responsibilities. Interns will start by learning basic core functions to understand how to work within the organization. The goal of working with the Intern program is to provide analysts an environment with learning opportunities through on the job training and courses available to Freddie Mac. This will allow analysts to build and strengthen skills as well as develop a broader set of competencies.
Required Skills for This Role: knowledge of the following software: Microsoft Office Products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Visio, and IBM Lotus Notes.
Suggested Technical Skills include: knowledge of the following software: SharePoint, MySQL, and Grails; knowledge of the programming languages SQL, JAVA, and Ruby.
Contact Person: N/A
Application Due Date: If you are interested in this position and live in, or are willing to relocate to, the Washington, DC metro area, please send your resume to ASAN at resumes@autisticadvocacy.org.
States Targeted: Nationwide.
USAJOBS Link: N/A
Applicant Notification Date: N/A
Posting Date: 1/25/2013
Position Name: ASAN Summer Leadership Academy
Announcement Number: N/A
Position Type: N/A
Position Description: The Autistic Self Advocacy Network is excited to announce the Autism Campus Inclusion project is now seeking applications for its 2013 Summer Leadership Academy. The training will take place in Washington, DC, June 9 to June 15, 2013. All expenses for the training are covered by the Autistic Self Advocacy Network, including travel, lodging and food. The ACI summer leadership training prepares students to create systems change on their college campuses. Each participant will learn valuable skills in community organizing, creating policy goals and activism. Applicants must be current college students with at least one year remaining before graduation.
Contact Person: In order to apply, please email your completed application to Melody Latimer at mlatimer@autisticadvocacy.org with the subject line "2013 ACI Application". You will receive a confirmation that your application has been received within one business day. If you need assistance or accommodations at any stage, please contact Melody Latimer at mlatimer@autisticadvocacy.org.
Application Due Date: N/A
States Targeted: Nationwide.
USAJOBS Link: N/A
Applicant Notification Date: N/A
Posting Date: 1/8/2013
Position Name: Mark Twain Nation Forest 2013 Internship Opportunities
Announcement Number: N/A
Position Type: Internship
Position Description: Mark Twain National Forest in 2013 will have a number of internship opportunities for college students who have an interest in, and are majoring in, recreation management or similar fields. Opportunities are available throughout the forest, and may be located on any one of the forest’s district offices. In some cases, interns may work with the forest to work on one district for at least half of their internship, and then work on another district or Supervisor’s Office for another portion of their internship. The internship will be designed to be rewarding and will focus on matching intern interests with forest needs.
Contact Person: Nancy Feakes, 573-341-7472, nfeakes@fs.fed.us.
Application Due Date: Indefinite.
States Targeted: N/A
USAJOBS Link: See http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/mtnf/home/?cid=STELPRDB5365130 for more information
Applicant Notification Date: None provided
Posting Date: October 16, 2012
Position Name: AAAS Entry Point Interns
Announcement Number: N/A
Position Type: Summer Internships
Position Description: The AAAS Entry Point! Program is now accepting applications for 2013 summer internships. Entry Point screens and refers undergraduate and graduate science and engineering students with disabilities for paid internships at companies, government agencies, and summer research programs in their fields. For more information about the program, visit www.entrypoint.org.
Contact Person: www.entrypoint.org
Application Due Date: None given
States Targeted: Open to all states.
USAJOBS Link: N/A
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