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Position Title
Museum Specialist (Geology)
Agency
Geological Survey
Announcement Number
USGS-RES-23-12142680-DE-SER Opens in new window
Open Period
Monday, November 6, 2023 to Monday, November 13, 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 lowest grade you are willing to accept for this position. (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. GS-09: Choose the one answer that best describes your education and experience.
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2. GS-11: Choose the one answer that best describes your education and experience.
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3. Preserve and curate geologic materials. (limit characters)
4. Apply knowledge of inventory control procedures to a collection of items requiring specialized care and handling. (limit characters)
5. Handle and store photographs and negatives. (limit characters)
6. Photograph geologic objects using still and video photographic equipment. (limit characters)
7. Maintain effective working relationships with Government agencies and the scientific community with regard to collection management and museum specimen records. (limit characters)
8. Maintain effective working relationships with other offices customers. (limit characters)
9. Plan collection storage space for systematic arrangement of specimens and to accommodate future collection growth. (limit characters)
10. Serve as technical or programmatic liaison with management officials and representatives of other organizations. (GS-11 only). (limit characters)
11. Effectively organize, maintain, and modify a wide range of computerized scientific records, including logs of sample locality data, laboratory processing history, and analytical techniques and results. (GS-11 only). (limit characters)
12. Perform research using the U.S. Land Office (township, range, section) Grid System. (limit characters)
13. Process incoming borrows and outgoing loans of museum specimens to other institutions and agencies. (limit characters)
14. Classify and describe rocks, minerals and fossils. (limit characters)
15. Process, label, and store rock cores at rock repositories. (limit characters)
16. Sample geologic materials for thin sections, physical testing, and chemical analysis. (limit characters)
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
17. Experience using laboratory rock processing equipment such as diamond bladed rock saws, rock drilling equipment, and diamond belt sanders. (limit characters)
18. Experience operating material handling/processing equipment such as forklift, order picker, box banding machine. (limit characters)
19. Communicate technical information to internal and external scientific audiences and in public forums. (limit characters)
20. Provide guidance, directions, instructions and coaching to other employees. (limit characters)
21. Serve as a technical resource to publicize an organization's programs through a variety of outreach activities. (limit characters)
22. Organize, maintain, and modify computerized scientific records. (limit characters)
23. Describe your experience identifying areas at work that need improvement, and then in proposing and implementing solutions that involve new methods or technology. (limit characters)
24. Which of the following best reflects your knowledge of computer operations and skill as they relate to collections management? (Check all that apply) (limit characters)
25. Create computerized databases to organize information. (GS-11 only). (limit characters)
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
26. 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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