- Position Title
- Geologist
- Agency
- Geological Survey
- Announcement Number
- USGS-SAC-23-11640858-IMP-MB Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Monday, January 23, 2023 to Friday, January 27, 2023
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Eligibilities
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.
1.
Are you a current USGS employee who holds a career or career conditional appointment in the competitive service?
2.
Are you a current USGS employee who holds a career or career conditional appointment in the competitive service and has held a permanent (non-temporary) position in the competitive service at the same or higher full performance level as the position being announced?
3.
What is the highest grade you have held on a permanent basis in the federal service?
(limit 2 characters)
4.
What is the highest full performance level of a position you've held on a permanent basis in the Federal service?
(limit 2 characters)
5.
What was the date of the promotion/appointment for the highest grade held above? Your response will assist in verifying the time-in-grade requirement. If not applicable, enter N/A.
6.
Are you a current USGS employee, regardless of status, who is eligible for consideration under a noncompetitive authority such as those specific to veterans, individuals with disabilities, Pathways Interns, Recent Graduates, and Presidential Management Fellows who are eligible for noncompetitive conversion, etc.; or current or former employees of a land management agency who is serving or previously served on a temporary or term appointment?
7.
If your response to the preceding question is yes, please identify the authority for which you claim eligibility below. If your response is no, enter N/A.
(limit 250 characters)
8.
My performance is at an acceptable level and I am not serving under a Notice of Opportunity to Demonstrate Acceptable Performance (NODAP).
9.
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.
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-1350: Choose the one answer that best describes your education and experience as it pertains to the mandatory basic requirements for Geologists.
2.
GS-12: In addition to meeting the Basic Requirements, you must have professional experience. Select the response below that best describes your experience.
3.
Utilize experience with the field measurement of volcanic or geothermal fluids.
4.
Collect gas and water samples for geochemical analysis as related to understanding diffuse CO2 emissions and groundwater scrubbing of magmatic volatiles.
5.
Conduct ground-based geochemical surveys of volcanic gas emissions on active volcanoes and solfatara fields.
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Install, test, calibrate and operate scientific instrumentation for field and/or laboratory experiments.
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Experience with working in a volcano observatory environment or other real-time geophysical scientific enterprise with forecast/warning hazards responsibility.
8.
Utilize knowledge of basic equipment, materials, and techniques used in observatory work in order to operate the equipment safely, to make reasonable decisions if abnormalities occur, and to understand the sensitivity of various pieces of equipment to out-of-range voltage, current, and temperature conditions.
9.
Performs data collection activities including editing, data entry, and processing techniques.
10.
Develop standard operating procedures for backups, updates, and system monitoring for database management activities.
11.
Presents scientific results and program issues at meeting, public forums, and over the World Wide Web.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
12.
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.