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Position Title
Hydrologist
Agency
Geological Survey
Announcement Number
USGS-PATH-23-12216360-RG-SA Opens in new window
Open Period
Friday, December 8, 2023 to Friday, December 15, 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 recent graduate who meets the eligibility requirements described below for a Pathways Recent Graduate appointment?
  • You must be a recent graduate who has completed, within the previous two years, an associates, bachelors, masters, professional, doctorate, vocational or technical degree or certificate from a qualifying educational institution such as an accredited technical or vocational school; a 2- or 4-year college or university; a graduate or professional school (e.g., law school, medical school); or a post-secondary home school curriculum.  NOTE: Certificate program is defined as post-secondary education in a qualifying educational institution equal to at least one academic year of full-time study that's part of an accredited college-level, technical, trade, vocational, or business school curriculum. *OR*
  • Veterans who were precluded from applying due to their military service obligation begin their 2-year eligibility period upon release or discharge from active duty; however, eligibility for these veterans cannot exceed 6 years from the date on which the degree or certificate was obtained.  The date of release or discharge from active duty should be later than the date the degree or certificate was obtained. 
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3. When did you obtain your latest degree or certificate (provide month/year in the space below)? (limit 100 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 Education Requirement for GS-1315: Choose the one answer that best describes your education and experience as it pertains to the mandatory basic educational requirement for Hydrologist.
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2. GS-09: In addition to meeting the Basic Education Requirement, you must have specialized experience, graduate education, or a combination of specialized experience and graduate education. Select the one response below that best describes your education and/or experience.
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3. Contribute to and write technical reports and give presentations on project results.
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4. Write text and develop draft illustrations that present scientific findings, interpretations, and conclusions of interpretive ground water studies.
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5. Prepare sections of interpretative reports for publication in peer-reviewed scientific journals.
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6. Prepare data reports of findings for assigned parts of water quality studies summarizing the results of hydrologic and water quality investigations.
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7. Conduct scientific experiments and record and digitally process data from those experiments.
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8. Collect ground-water and water-quality data to define the fate and transport of subsurface contamination.
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9. Prepare, collect, preserve, and otherwise properly handle water samples with low-level (part-per trillion and part-per-billion) concentrations of chemical constituents.
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10. Draw scientifically sound conclusions from the interpretation of hydrologic and geochemical data.
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11. Designed and supervised the installation and use of field monitoring systems and equipment in support of geochemical investigations in groundwaters.
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12. Use, repair, and maintain standard chemical/microbiological laboratory equipment including autoclaves, pH meters, centrifuges, and anaerobic glove boxes.
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13. Apply knowledge of theories, principles, practices, and experimental techniques of microbiology, microbial ecology, and biogeochemistry to the planning and operation of lab and field experiments.
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14. Utilize knowledge of theories, principles, practices, and techniques of hydrology, chemistry, geology, and biology to the interpretation of chemical analytical and hydrologic data.
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15. Participates in the development of work plans and budgetary requirements for the staffing, equipment, and materials needed to implement a project.
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16. Manage and provide technical leadership to other scientists in conducting complex, multidisciplinary, scientific projects focused on ground-water hydrology by planning, coordinating, and integrating the activities of project members.
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Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
17. 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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