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Position Title
Student Trainee (Hydrology)
Agency
Geological Survey
Announcement Number
USGS-PATH-23-12216382-CI-SA Opens in new window
Open Period
Monday, January 8, 2024 to Friday, January 12, 2024
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Eligibilities
1. Do you claim Veterans’ Preference? (limit characters)
2. Are you currently a student who meets the eligibility requirements described below for a Pathways Career Intern appointment?
  • You must be a student accepted for enrollment or enrolled in a degree or certificate program on a full- or half-time basis as defined by the school (certificate program means post-secondary education, in a qualifying educational institution, equivalent to at least one academic year of full-time study that is part of an accredited college-level, technical, trade, vocational, or business school curriculum); and
  • Enrollment is with a qualifying educational institution such as a high school or state-approved homeschool; or 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; and
  • If currently enrolled, you must be in good academic standing maintaining a 2.0 grade point average on a cumulative basis; and
  • The duties of this position should be related to your academic or career goals; and
  • You must continue to meet these eligibility requirements throughout the duration of your appointment under the Pathways Internship Program.
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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)
3. I acknowledge that in order to receive consideration for this position, I must be able to physically report to the duty station location stated in this vacancy announcement and be available to work the schedule identified. Are you able to physically report to the duty station location identified in this vacancy announcement and work the schedule identified? (limit characters)
4. What is your anticipated graduation date (provide the month/year in the space below)? (limit 100 characters)
5. What is your academic major? (limit 250 characters)
6. From the list below, identify the educational institution in which you are enrolled or accepted for enrollment? (limit characters)
Preferences
1. Select the location(s) you want to be considered for. You must choose at least one location. (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-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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2. GS-09: 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. Plan, conduct and report on interpretive ground water-quality studies that may require extensive modification and adaptation of standard methods and development of new techniques.
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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 data reports of findings for assigned parts of water quality studies summarizing the results of hydrologic and water quality investigations.
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6. Authors scientific interpretive reports describing scientific findings, interpretations, conclusions, and recommendations resulting from complex groundwater investigations.
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7. 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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8. Draw scientifically sound conclusions from the interpretation of hydrologic and geochemical data.
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9. Conducts field measurements of hydrologic data and performs groundwater and surface water sampling for dissolved and suspended constituents.
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10. Utilize experience in the collection of hydrologic data for scientific studies including surface-water hydraulics, stream geomorphology, ground water, water quality, and sediment.
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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. Calibrate water-quality meters and other analytical equipment.
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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. Applies theories, principles, and techniques of surface and groundwater hydrology and chemistry to analyze and describe the sources and cycling of solutes and particulate matter.
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16. Apply statistical techniques to the analysis of soils, water quality, surface water and groundwater data.
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17. 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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18. Plan, develop, and conduct or supervise multi-disciplinary hydrologic studies that focus on the ground-water quality and/or geochemistry of watersheds.
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Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
19. 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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