- Position Title
- Geophysicist
- Agency
- Geological Survey
- Announcement Number
- USGS-SAC-20-10896314-DE-ML Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Monday, August 31, 2020 to Friday, September 18, 2020
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1.
Do you claim Veterans' Preference?
Please mark "YES" to all eligibility options below for which you wish to be considered. We can only verify eligibility options for which you claim and provide proper documentation. Please see the "Required Documents" section of the announcement for specific requirements.
2.
Are you a current Department of the Interior employee who meets the definition of surplus or displaced from a position in the competitive service that makes you eligible under the Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)? If yes, please confirm that you meet all the following eligibility requirements:
- This position is in the same local commuting area as the position of record from which you will be separated; and
- This position is at a grade level no higher than the grade of the position of record from which you will be separated; and
- This position has no greater promotion potential than the position of record from which you will be separated; and
- You have a current performance rating of record of at least fully successful or the equivalent; and
- You have not yet been separated.
3.
Are you a current or former employee of a Federal agency (other than the Department of the Interior) who meets the definition of displaced from a position in the competitive service that makes you eligible under the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)? If yes, please confirm that you meet all the following eligibility requirements:
- This position is in the same local commuting area as the position of record from which you were separated; and
- This position is at a grade level no higher than the grade of the position of record from which you were separated; and
- This position has no greater promotion potential than the position of record from which you were separated; and
- Your last performance rating of record was at least fully successful or the equivalent; and
- You were separated from your position of record less than one year ago.
Preferences
1.
Select the lowest grade you are willing to accept for this position.
Assessment 1
Please select the responses to the questions below that best describes your experience as it relates to this position.
1.
Basic Requirements for GS-1313: Choose the one answer that best describes your education and experience as it pertains to the mandatory basic requirements for Geophysicists.
2.
GS-09: In addition to meeting the Basic Requirements, you must have professional experience, graduate education, or a combination of professional experience and graduate education. Select the one response below that best describes your education and/or experience.
3.
GS-11: In addition to meeting the Basic Requirements, you must have professional experience, graduate education, or a combination of professional experience and graduate education. Select the one response below that best describes your education and/or experience.
4.
Characterize seismic phase data from a network and use the data to locate an earthquake.
5.
Analyze and determine the quality of earthquake solutions and magnitude determinations using seismology and seismological data processing techniques.
6.
Skill in writing clear technical documentation, specifications, correspondence, reports, and other material.
7.
Analyzes seismic waveform data quality and diagnoses data problems using a knowledge of digital and analogue seismological data acquisition including sensor technology, digitizers, filtering, and instrument response.
8.
Experience working in a team environment, particularly in situations where team members needed to take multiple and often overlapping roles to successfully achieve an objective.
9.
Develops and maintains good working relations with scientists, administrators and other users of seismic information. (GS-11 ONLY)
10.
Recognizes seismograms generated by volcanic processes and can relate them to the generally accepted source.
11.
Interprets seismic data visually to distinguish noise, explosive, sonic, teleseismic and local sources.
12.
Assess instrument performance by processing and analyzing data. (GS-11 ONLY)
13.
Explain technical or other complex information to wide variety of individuals.
14.
Utilize knowledge of geophysical instrumentation in order to distinguish natural geophysical variations from artificial disturbances, and to make judgements about possible sources of data anomalies.
15.
Which of the following statements best describe your experience installing, maintaining, and troubleshooting campaign or permanent networks of seismometers in remote environments? (GS-11 ONLY)
16.
Describe your experience working in a volcano observatory or similar scientific monitoring organization.
17.
Which statement most accurately describes your experience with common computer programming languages used in the field of seismology and volcano seismology? (GS-11 ONLY)
18.
Which of the following statements best describe your experience using seismic data to both temporally track and develop new models for the physical processes driving volcanic and subduction zone processes? Your resume should provide supporting examples. (GS-11 ONLY)
19.
With which of the following software do you have experience? (Select all that apply.)
20.
Select the seismic data acquisitions software packages you have used routinely:
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
21.
Do you have experience working with seismic processing, product creation, and product distribution systems (for example, CISN system, Earthworm, QDDS/QDM/EIDS, or ShakeMap?
22.
I certify, to the best of my knowledge that all the information in my application is true, and that I have truthfully and accurately represented my work experience, knowledge, skills, abilities and education. I understand that providing false or fraudulent information may be grounds for not hiring me or for firing me after I begin work. I also certify that I have read the entire vacancy announcement; that I have reviewed my answers to the eligibility questions for accuracy; and that I understand what supporting documentation, if any, is required for submission and when it's due.