### JOB SUMMARY:A career with the Forest Service will challenge you to manage and care for more than 193 million acres of our nationapos;s most magnificent lands,conduct research through a network of forest and range experiment stations and the Forest Products Laboratory,and provide assistance to State and private forestry agencies.Itapos;s an awesome responsibility - but the rewards are as limitless as the views.The USDA Forest Service has legislative authority to recruit and fill Permanent (Career-Career-Conditional),Temporary,and Term Appointments under the USDA Demonstration Project. Under this authority,any U.S. citizen may apply.This position is being concurrently announced under Merit Promotion Announcement Number 14-0419-12445G-MW . Current or former Federal employees may apply to both announcements,but should be sure to apply to the Merit Promotion Announcement in order to avoid losing consideration since different referral criteria apply to each type of announcement. Disabled veterans,candidates with 3 or more years of active duty military service,and candidates eligible for special hiring authorities may apply to the Merit Promotion Announcement if they meet the criteria outlined in the announcement and submit supporting documentation.These positions are located in the Intermountain Region (R4) and provide recreation support to the following Forests-Districts: Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest,Salt Lake Ranger District,located in Salt Lake City,Utah; Ashley National Forest,Flaming Gorge NRA,located in Manila,Utah.For additional information about the duties of the position,please contact Carol Majeske at 801-733-2662 or cmajeske@fs.fed.us (Salt Lake RD); Molly Ryan at 435-781-5282 or mollymryan@fs.fed.us (Flaming Gorge RD).The incumbent is responsible for overseeing developed and dispersed recreation site operations,special use administration,resource protection and policing,supervising a recreation crew,participating as an Interdisciplinary Team member,and overseeing volunteer groups.The position has a positive education requirement; therefore,a legible copy of your college transcripts is required. Applicants who fail to submit their transcripts with their application will not be given credit for their education.Please read quot;How to Applyquot; and quot;Required Documentsquot; sections and follow the instructions. Failure to attach required documents may result in non-consideration for this position.*Job Title:* Social Science Specialist - Natural Resources Specialist*Department:* Department Of Agriculture*Agency:* Forest Service*Job Announcement Number:* 14-0419-12445DP-MW*SALARY RANGE:* $47,923.00 to $47,923.00 - Per Year*OPEN PERIOD:* Thursday,February 06,2014 to Thursday,February 13,2014*SERIES amp;amp; GRADE:* GS-0101-0401-09*POSITION INFORMATION:* Full-Time - Permanent*PROMOTION POTENTIAL:* 9*DUTY LOCATIONS:* 1 vacancy - Manila,UT*WHO MAY APPLY:* US Citizens and Nationals; no prior Federal experience is required.*SECURITY CLEARANCE:* Not Applicable*SUPERVISORY STATUS:* No