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Position Title
Geographer
Agency
Geological Survey
Announcement Number
USGS-RES-24-12376548-DE-SA Opens in new window
Open Period
Tuesday, April 30, 2024 to Monday, May 6, 2024
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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. (limit characters)
1. Do you claim Veterans’ Preference? (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)
2. Would you accept a term appointment? (limit characters)
Assessment 1
Instructions: 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-0150: Choose the one answer that best describes your education and experience as it pertains to the mandatory basic requirements for Geographers.
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2. GS-0150-09: 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. GS-0150-11: 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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Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
4. I certify that I have a current FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot UAS Airman Certification (or Private Pilot equivalent) issued by the FAA and have included it in my application package. (limit characters)
5. Plans and leads survey-grade (centimeter accuracy) global positioning system (GPS) data collection in the field to support airborne drone and lidar surveys.
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6. Plan, schedule, lead, and evaluate data from repetitive coastal landform mapping activities using a combination of structure-from-motion (SfM) photogrammetry, differential global positioning systems (DGPS), and lidar to characterize landform and habitat change.
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7. Apply Geographic Information Systems and remote sensing to large scale, multi-state/regional analyses.
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8. Utilizes professional knowledge of coastal geology, modern shelf processes, sedimentation, and coastal change.
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9. Apply knowledge of the theories, principles, techniques, and practices of photogrammetry, image processing and computerized geographic information systems in analyzing geologic, hydrologic, and biological issues.
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10. Compile, review, and produce digital geospatial data and associated metadata for a variety of geospatial data standards (FGDC, ISO, OGC).
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11. Work cooperatively, effectively, and cordially with key officials, scientists, managers, and technical personnel to achieve strategic goals.
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12. Assists in planning, acquisition, and processing of imagery from an aerial platform (e.g., plane-based or UAS).
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13. Maintain and operate mapping-grade differential geographic positioning system (GPS) hardware and software to provide geographic references for GIS databases.
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14. Develop or modify programs and procedures for effective and efficient data acquisition and processing.
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15. Investigate and test platforms, sensors, hardware, and software for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) applications.
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16. Plan, conduct, and report on precedent-setting complex or multidisciplinary geographic interpretive studies that require extensive modification and adaptation of standard methods and development of new techniques.
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17. Create topographic and digital elevation model data products from uncrewed aerial survey data using photogrammetry software.
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18. GS-11: Use a variety of machine learning software including, ENVI, ARC GIS, Doodler, to categorize remotely sensed data products into classified landcover types. (limit characters)
19. GS-11: Utilize lidar processing and editing software to create topographic and digital elevation models. (limit characters)
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
20. 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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