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Position Title
Supervisory Biologist/Physical Scientist/Ecologist
Agency
Geological Survey
Announcement Number
USGS-DEN-23-11808633-DE-MAW Opens in new window
Open Period
Monday, February 6, 2023 to Monday, March 6, 2023
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Eligibilities
1. Do you claim Veterans’ Preference? (limit characters)
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. (limit characters)
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. 
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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.    
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Preferences
1. Select the series you want to be considered for. You must choose at least one series. (limit characters)
Assessment 1
Please select the responses to the questions below that best describes your experience as it relates to this position. (limit characters)
1. Basic Requirements for GS-0401: Choose the one answer that best describes your education and experience as it pertains to the mandatory basic requirements for Biologists.
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2. Basic Requirements for GS-1301: Choose the one answer that best describes your education and experience as it pertains to the mandatory basic requirements for Physical Scientists.
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3. Basic Requirements for GS-0408: Choose the one answer that best describes your education and experience as it pertains to the mandatory basic requirements for Ecologists.
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4. GS-15: In addition to meeting the Basic Requirements, you must have professional experience. Select the response below that best describes your experience.
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5. Please select the response that best describes your experience supervising and evaluating highly motivated and trained professional research and technical services staff.
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6. Please select the response that best describes your ability to actively engage with stakeholders to involve them in identifying science needs and planning projects to address those needs.
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7. Please select the response that best describes your experience initiating and maintaining productive, global change science-oriented relationships with individuals and professional groups inside and outside the federal government
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8. Please select the response that best describes your demonstrated experience experience in convening and managing successful science planning conversations involving organizations that represents diverse interests and cultures.
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9. Please select the response that best describes your demonstrated ability to lead multi-disciplinary project teams to design and complete projects within budget and producing all agreed upon products.
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10. Please select the response that best describes your experience providing leadership to assure that the priorities and goals of the organization stay abreast of national policies and emerging issues, changing conditions and other influences that may affect science programs at the local, regional, national or international level.
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11. Please select the response that best describes your experience in developing partnerships with other organizations (outside the USGS) or participation in interagency and intergovernmental committees or workgroups to further complementary program goals and interests.
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12. Please select the response that best describes your knowledge of the theories, principles, practices and techniques of climate change science and/or adaptation to understand and predict the characteristics of climate and impacts.
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13. Please select the response that best describes your demonstrated experience directing and managing the activities of a federal or state applied science center.
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14. Please select the response that best describes your understanding of the nature of scientific productivity within a scientific organization, including its requirements and expectations for research, as well as other mandates such as communicating results and relating results to management applications.
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15. Please select the response that best describes your experience utilizing skills and knowledge of strategic planning techniques, methodology and partnership building to develop strategic plans.
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16. Please select the response that best describes your demonstrated familiarity with federal research management processes and experience managing federal grant awards and interacting with federal grant management staff.
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17. Please select the response that best describes your experience presenting complex concepts/findings in a clear, concise, and logical fashion at forums that include: interagency science forums, national or international meetings, public lectures, information hearings, press conferences, or at briefings of high-level officials.
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18. Please select the response that best describes your demonstrated ability to produce research progress reports to external state, federal, and NGO partners.
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19. Please select the response that best describes your your training and experience in oral and written communication in order to communicate and to effectively negotiate and defend complex technical concepts, objectives and plans to audiences of varying technical backgrounds. Include examples such as technical and management briefings and participation on task forces.
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Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
20. 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.
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