- Position Title
- Geophysicist
- Agency
- Geological Survey
- Announcement Number
- USGS-22-11640797-DE-MAW Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Monday, September 26, 2022 to Monday, October 3, 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 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.
2.
Would you accept a term appointment?
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-07: 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 that best describes your education and/or experience.
3.
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.
4.
Please select the response that best describes your experience applying knowledge of geophysics, computers, and computer programming languages to provide support for processing and modeling geophysical data using magnetotelluric, geomagnetic, and electromagnetic methods.
5.
Please select the response that best describes your experience creating or modifying Fortran 95 programs/code for large-scale geophysical numerical computation, modeling, and/or simulation.
6.
Please select the response that best describes your experience using source control software such as git, svn, or similar.
7.
Please select the response that best describes your experience with geophysical numerical modeling, particularly related to magnetotelluric and geomagnetic data.
8.
Please select the response that best describes your experience applying knowledge of geophysics and electromagnetism to provide support for processing and inversion of geophysical data using magnetic, geomagnetic, and electromagnetic methods.
9.
Please select the response that best describes your experience using statistics and other techniques to analyze and interpret geophysical data for natural hazard assessment.
10.
Please select the response that best describes your familiarity with HDF5 data format.
11.
Please select the response that best describes your experience with the ModEM electromagnetic inversion software. (GS-9)
12.
Please select the response that best describes your experience planning, organizing, and prioritizing work activities in multiple, simultaneous projects.
13.
Please select the response that best describes your experience Explain technical or other complex information to a wide variety of individuals. (GS-7)
14.
Please select the response that best describes your 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.
15.
Please select the response that best describes your skill in writing clear technical documentation, specifications, correspondence, reports, and other material.
16.
Please select the response that best describes your experience presenting complex technical information both orally and in writing.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
17.
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.