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Position Title
Hydrologist
Agency
Geological Survey
Announcement Number
USGS-DEN-23-11962957-DE-MAW Opens in new window
Open Period
Monday, July 17, 2023 to Friday, July 28, 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. Would you accept a term appointment? (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. 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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2. 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.
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3. Which of the following statements best describes your experience aquiring processes, editing and maintaining differential global positioning system, acoustic Doppler current profiler, and hydro-acoustic data in support of aquatic habitat studies.
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4. Which of the following statements best describes your experience providing basic morphological and hydraulic inputs for flow and sediment transport modeling.
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5. Which of the following statements best describes your experience with the Operation of terrestrial Light, Distance, and Ranging (LiDAR) surveying equipment to achieve survey grade point cloud data sets for use in both 1D (Dimensional) and 2D hydrologic modeling as well as use in change detection mapping.
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6. Which of the following statements best describes your experience designing, building, and implementing PIT tag systems in small streams. (limit characters)
7. Which of the following statements best describes your experience evaluating the effects of natural and anthropogenic changes in river channels, river networks, and floodplains on instream and overbank flow and sediment transport.
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8. Which of the following statements best describes your experience using geographic information systems (GIS) software (ArcInfoWorkstation and ArcGIS Desktop) to automate geoprocessing tasks using scripting languages such as Arc Macro Language (AML), Python, VBScript and Jscript.
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9. Which of the following statements best describes your experience applying knowledge of sediment transport and riverine hydrodynamics to collect, analyze, and interpret data on riverine sediment transport.
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10. Which of the following statements best describes your experience with scientific python development through the use of multiple core packages within the python-based open-source software for mathematics, science and engineering.
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11. Which of the following statements best describes best describes your experience compiling multiple formats of remotely sensed data including aerial imagery, sonar, and lidar for use in the analysis of large river ecosystems.
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12. Which of the following statements best describes your experience using current and emerging hydrology and hydrodynamic modelling technologies to inform ecosystem studies and models of aquatic or riparian systems.
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13. Which of the following statements best describes your experience applying knowledge of machine learning tools, such as PyTorch and Keras, to make predictions.
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14. Which of the following statements best describes your skill in oral and written communication on complex, highly technical scientific issues
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Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
15. 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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