Soil Scientist
- GS7: Participates as a member of an interdisciplinary team to learn the types of surface disturbing activities that impact soils resources.
- GS7: May recommend alternatives to reduce erosion, improve forage production and plant diversity, and accomplish project objectives.
- GS7: Utilizes existing soil and/or ecological site description data to learn how to interpret the information for land health evaluations.
- GS7: Coordinates with a senior specialist and the supervisor to learn how to interpret if existing soils data is sufficient for data analysis or if additional soils data must be obtained.
- GS7: Participates as an interdisciplinary team member in collecting and compiling soils data and information from a field setting to determine the baseline soils conditions.
- GS7: Assists with investigations of direct effects of restoration activities on soil health.
- GS9: Participates as a member of an interdisciplinary team to assess surface disturbing activities
- GS9: Utilizes existing soil and/or ecological site description data information to support activities such as land health evaluations.
- GS9: In coordination with a senior specialist identifies, classifies, and describes the soil chemical profiles based on the existing field and laboratory examination and existing scientific determinations of soil physical characteristics.
- GS9: Assists and coordinates with senior specialists on conducting investigations of the direct effects of restoration activities.
- GS9: Is an interdisciplinary member that participates in the development of monitoring criteria for reclamation and restoration plans and/or standards.
- GS11: Serves as the expert advisor and consultant on soil productivity, quality, suitability, and limitations in which the generated information is used in land health assessments, land use planning, and in analyzing land use activities.
- GS11: Leads an interdisciplinary team or participates as a member of an interdisciplinary team to assess surface disturbing activities with respect to the impacts to the chemical and physical properties of soils.
- GS11: Prepares and conducts formal and informal technical training for other Federal agencies, State agencies, private entities, and BLM specialists.
- GS11: Provides technical skill to independently determine if existing soils data is sufficient for data analysis or if additional soils data must be obtained.
- GS11: Independently collects, compiles, and conducts complex analysis of soils data and information from a field setting to determine the baseline soils conditions.
- GS11: Is a team lead or interdisciplinary member in the development of achievable reclamation and restoration plans and/or standards.