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Position Title
Hydrologist (Surface Water Specialist)
Agency
Geological Survey
Announcement Number
USGS-DEN-24-12408918-IMP-DH Opens in new window
Open Period
Wednesday, May 22, 2024 to Friday, June 7, 2024
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
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. 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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2. Are you a current USGS employee who holds a career or career conditional appointment in the competitive service?

If you indicate "Yes" for this question, you MUST submit a copy of your most recent career or career-conditional SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) or equivalent personnel action form which shows your current grade and competitive service status (The "position occupied" block on the SF-50 should show a "1" and your "tenure" block should be a "1" or "2").

If applying for a higher grade, it is recommended to also provide a copy of an SF-50, or equivalent, which clearly demonstrates you meet the 52-week time-in-grade requirements (e.g., Promotion with an effective date more than one (1) year old, Within Grade Increase at the highest grade held, SF-50, or equivalent, at the highest grade held with an effective date more than one (1) year old).

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3. Are you a current USGS employee who holds a career or career conditional appointment in the competitive service AND has held a permanent (non-temporary) position in the competitive service at the same or higher full performance level as the position being announced?

If you indicate "Yes" for this question, you MUST submit a copy of your most recent career or career-conditional SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) or equivalent personnel action form which shows your current grade and competitive service status (The "position occupied" block on the SF-50 should show a "1" and your "tenure" block should be a "1" or "2").
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4. What is the highest grade you have held on a permanent basis in the federal service? (limit 2 characters)
5. What is the highest full performance level of a position you've held on a permanent basis in the Federal service? (limit 2 characters)
6. What was the date of the promotion/appointment for the highest grade held above? Your response will assist in verifying the time-in-grade requirement. If not applicable, enter N/A. (limit characters)
7. Are you a current USGS employee, regardless of status, who is eligible for consideration under a noncompetitive authority such as those specific to veterans, individuals with disabilities, Pathways Interns, Recent Graduates, and Presidential Management Fellows who are eligible for noncompetitive conversion, etc.; or current or former employees of a land management agency who is serving or previously served on a temporary or term appointment? 
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8. If your response to the preceding question is yes, please identify the authority for which you claim eligibility below. If your response is no, enter N/A. (limit 250 characters)
9. My performance is at an acceptable level and I am not serving under a Notice of Opportunity to Demonstrate Acceptable Performance (NODAP). (limit characters)
10. Are you including a copy of your most recent performance appraisal/evaluation and a list of any awards (e.g. superior performance awards, special act or achievement awards, quality step increase, etc.) you received in the last 5 years? (limit characters)
11. If you did not include a copy of your most recent performance appraisal/evaluation and a list of any awards, please provide a reason why they were not included. (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-13: In addition to meeting the Basic Requirements, you must have professional experience. Select the response below that best describes your experience.
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3. Knowledge of USGS protocols, guidelines, and report systems.
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4. Advise and consult with project leaders on surface water aspects of hydrologic studies.
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5. Participate in, and represent the organization at, briefings, meetings, or conferences to discuss significant and/or potentially controversial issues.
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6. Discuss cooperative agreements, study methods, approach, techniques, and desired results with management and cooperators
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7. Collaborates with Survey employees and other water specialties and other scientific disciplines to enhance technology transfer and apply new findings to scientific studies or water resource management.
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8. Authors scientific interpretive reports describing scientific findings, interpretations, conclusions, and recommendations resulting from complex hydrologic investigations.
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9. Develop and maintain active collaborative relations with relevant scientific community to maintain currency in our area of research.
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10. Articulate scientific knowledge and present study results in public settings where there is a high degree of tension about competing resource uses.
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11. Inspect field surface-water activities to insure compliance with standard techniques and procedures.
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12. Direct the scientific and administrative planning, development, and quality assurance/quality control of state-wide data-base functions
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13. Participate in the quality assurance of surface water field operations.
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14. Promote and maintain cooperative relations with state, county, and local government agencies concerned with the development and utilization of water resources.
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15. Utilize spreadsheet and graphing software to analyze scientific data, including Microsoft Excel and SPSS.
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16. Review data bases and reports for technical content, adequacy of author responses to reviewers' comments, adherence to policy, organization of material, clarity of expression, and suitability for final approval.
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17. Plan and design appropriate instrumentation schemes that require adaptation or modification to compensate for unstable or varying field conditions.
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18. Apply theories, principles, and techniques of surface water hydrology to analyze and describe the hydraulic and flow characteristics of surface water flow systems.
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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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