- Position Title
- Geophysicist
- Agency
- Geological Survey
- Announcement Number
- USGS-DEN-23-11754602-DE-MAW Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Friday, January 6, 2023 to Friday, January 27, 2023
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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.
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 evaluating output from interactive computer program of earthquake location for accuracy and reliability.
5.
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.
6.
Please select the response that best describes your interpersonal skills to accurately and concisely convey information to varied audiences as part of outreach and/or media relations. (GS-09)
7.
Please select the response that best describes your experience recognizing seismograms generated by volcanic processes and can relate them to the generally accepted source. (GS-9)
8.
Please select the response that best describes your experience to performing mission critical tasks under pressure including any experience working shifts that include non-standard hours.
9.
Please select the response that best describes your experience authoring earthquake catalogs that document earthquakes located, procedures followed, and changes in operation of a seismic network.
10.
Please select the response that best describes your experience analyzing and determining the quality of earthquake solutions and magnitude determination using seismology and seismological data processing techniques.
11.
Please select the response that best describes your experience interpreting timeseries data visually to distinguish noise, from signal, and identify signal sources. (GS-9)
12.
Please select the response that best describes your experience applicable to or directly related to the processing of seismic data for the creation of seismic catalogs.
13.
Please select the response that best describes your experience of scientific discipline, computers, and computer programming languages to provide support for processing scientific data. (GS-9)
14.
Please select the response that best describes your experience using statistics and other techniques to determine validity and accuracy of data. (GS-9)
15.
Please select the response that best describes your experience with compiling and analyzing data from diverse sources, processing large datasets, and/or programming skills.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
16.
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.