- Position Title
- Hydrologist
- Agency
- Geological Survey
- Announcement Number
- USGS-RES-22-11581120-DE-DG Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Friday, September 16, 2022 to Friday, September 30, 2022
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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 recent graduate who meets the eligibility requirements described below for a Pathways Recent Graduate appointment?
- You must be a recent graduate who has completed, within the previous two years, an associates, bachelors, masters, professional, doctorate, vocational or technical degree or certificate from a qualifying educational institution such as an accredited technical or vocational school; a 2- or 4-year college or university; a graduate or professional school (e.g., law school, medical school); or a post-secondary home school curriculum. NOTE: Certificate program is defined as post-secondary education in a qualifying educational institution equal to at least one academic year of full-time study that's part of an accredited college-level, technical, trade, vocational, or business school curriculum. *OR*
- Veterans who were precluded from applying due to their military service obligation begin their 2-year eligibility period upon release or discharge from active duty; however, eligibility for these veterans cannot exceed 6 years from the date on which the degree or certificate was obtained. The date of release or discharge from active duty should be later than the date the degree or certificate was obtained.
3.
When did you obtain your latest degree or certificate (provide month/year in the space below)?
(limit 100 characters)
Assessment 1
Please select the responses to the questions below that best describes your experience as it relates to this position.
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Basic Requirements for GS-1315: Choose the one answer that best describes your education and experience as it pertains to the mandatory basic requirements for Hydrologist.
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.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
3.
Contribute to and write technical reports and give presentations on project results.
4.
Write text and develop draft illustrations that present scientific findings, interpretations, and conclusions of interpretive ground water studies.
5.
Prepare sections of interpretative reports for publication in peer-reviewed scientific journals.
6.
Prepare data reports of findings for assigned parts of water quality studies summarizing the results of hydrologic and water quality investigations.
7.
Prepare, collect, preserve, and otherwise properly handle water samples with low-level (part-per trillion and partper-billion) concentrations of chemical constituents.
8.
Draw scientifically sound conclusions from the interpretation of hydrologic and geochemical data.
9.
Conduct scientific experiments and record and digitally process data from those experiments.
10.
Collect ground-water and water quality data to define the fate and transport of subsurface contamination.
11.
Designed and supervised the installation and use of field monitoring systems and equipment in support of geochemical investigations in groundwaters.
12.
Use, repair, and maintain standard chemical/microbiological laboratory equipment including autoclaves, pH meters, centrifuges, and anaerobic glove boxes.
13.
Calibrate water-quality meters and other analytical equipment.
14.
Apply knowledge of theories, principles, practices, and experimental techniques of microbiology, microbial ecology, and biogeochemistry to the planning and operation of lab and field experiments.
15.
Utilize knowledge of theories, principles, practices, and techniques of hydrology, chemistry, geology, and biology to the interpretation of chemical analytical and hydrologic data.
16.
Incorporate an understanding of the basic properties of the unsaturated zone into work tasks.
17.
Participates in the development of work plans and budgetary requirements for the staffing, equipment, and materials needed to implement a project.
18.
Manage and provide technical leadership to other scientists in conducting complex, multidisciplinary, scientific projects focused on ground-water hydrology by planning, coordinating, and integrating the activities of project members.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
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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