- Position Title
- Supervisory Geophysicist/Hydrologist/Geologist (Scientist In Charge Alaska Volcano Observatory)
- Agency
- Geological Survey
- Announcement Number
- USGS-SAC-23-11940567-IMP-MB Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Monday, May 15, 2023 to Thursday, June 1, 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.
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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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Are you a current USGS employee who holds a career or career conditional appointment in the competitive service?
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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?
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What is the highest grade you have held on a permanent basis in the federal service?
(limit 2 characters)
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What is the highest full performance level of a position you've held on a permanent basis in the Federal service?
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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.
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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?
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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.
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My performance is at an acceptable level and I am not serving under a Notice of Opportunity to Demonstrate Acceptable Performance (NODAP).
Preferences
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Select the series you want to be considered for. You must choose at least one series.
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-1313: Choose the one answer that best describes your education and experience as it pertains to the mandatory basic requirements for Geophysicists.
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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.
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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.
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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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Applies knowledge of scientific concepts, principles, and practices of geology, remote sensing and other related physical science as applied to the scientific investigation and collection of information relative to the characterization, monitoring and assessment of volcanic hazards.
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Understand and practice team leadership responsibilities.
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Experience creating a team spirit among a diverse set of employees.
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Ability to develop, implement, and coordinate a scientific program, and lead personnel involved in that program through assignment, scheduling, and review of technical tasks needed to achieve project goals.
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Demonstrated ability to appraise content, research methods, and objectives of scientific research areas against progress made; to reorient and make adjustments between research areas to meet new or changed policies and goals, and to overcome unforeseen difficulties and avoid unsatisfactory results.
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Prepares proposals; defends new program thrusts; formulates new objectives, priorities, and milestones; coordinates work activities; and reviews and analyzes program proposals and accomplishments.
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Respond to volcanic activity or volcanic crisis in a leading role.
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Responds to volcanic crises at short notice, providing assistance in technical, scientific and hazard communication for monitoring volcanic unrest and forecasting eruptions during high-risk and potentially dangerous volcano-crisis situations.
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Work with a wide range of senior and junior scientists and managers to synthesize sets of scientific data.
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Works with various Federal, state and local government agencies, universities, professional associations, and the private sector to define scientific goals, to contribute to public policy decisions, to establish partnerships, and to obtain funding for scientific studies and program initiatives relating to the assessment of natural hazards.
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Presents complex concepts/findings in geology and/or related fields of scientific research in a clear, concise, and logical fashion at interagency science forums, national or international meetings, public lectures, information hearings, press conferences, and/or briefings of high level officials.
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Lead or play a major role in discussions assessing eruptive history, real-time geophysical data, and other recently acquired data leading up to public announcements of the forecast volcanic activity.
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Maintain current familiarity with work being done by others in volcanology through consultation and communication with leading authorities in universities and state and Federal agencies throughout the country.
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Write technical and non-technical reports and present results of scientific assessments to a wide range of stakeholders.
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Establishes and maintains consultative and collaborative relationships with earth scientists, including research, laboratory, and other scientific professionals to construct research and scientific program goals for a research group and to design strategies for achieving them.
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As a science leader or manager, demonstrates knowledge of the nature of scientific research, operations, and productivity within a scientific organization, including the requirements and expectations of research programs as well as other mandates such as communicating results and relating those results to management issues and applications.
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Utilizes professional knowledge of principles, theories and techniques of the earth sciences, with an emphasis in volcanic and landslide hazards and their effects to develop a long-term interdisciplinary research program emphasizing physical volcanology, igneous petrology, geochemistry, geophysics, geodesy, remote sensing, engineering geology and hydrology; and research and applications in remote sensing, geologic mapping, database, and GIS.
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.