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This is an Interdisciplinary position which may be filled under either of the following titles and occupational series, depending on the qualifications of the applicant and needs of the agency: Geographer, GS-150 or Biologist, GS-0401.
Learn more about this agency01/30/2019 to 02/14/2019
$61,218 - $79,526 per year
GS 11
1 vacancy in the following location:
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
25% or less - Site visits to provide technical support; professional and coordination meetings; training
Yes—See "Additional Information" section for details
Permanent
Full-Time
Competitive
None
No
No
R4-19-10412063-DB-DEU
522959700
DUTY LOCATIONS: Duty location to be determined upon selection in a wildlife refuge office within Region 4 (NC, SC, GA, FL, AL, TN, KY, AR, LA, MS).
SALARY RANGE: The salary range stated on the vacancy announcement is from the Rest of United States pay table. To see salary ranges for all areas within the United States, please consult OPM's Pay Tables at: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/2018/general-schedule/. Candidates new to the Federal service typically start at the step 1 of the grade.
NOTE: This announcement is being advertised concurrently under R4-19-10386253-DB-MP for current and former federal employees serving under a competitive service career or career-conditional appointment or reinstatement eligible. You must apply to each announcement separately if you wish to be considered under both recruitment methods.
MAJOR DUTIES include, but are not limited to:
Serves as the data management expert for the National Wildlife Refuge System regional inventory and monitoring program.
Plans, designs, implements, and documents data management tools, electronic field data collection, and standard operating procedures and protocols for natural resource monitoring to address identified needs that are consistent with USFWS standards and options.
Uses knowledge of MS Access, MS SQL Server, R, ArcGIS and ERDAS software operating in the Windows environment to support, maintain and automate procedures.
Develops and executes data management plans, user training and guidance, and metadata procedures.
Acquires authoritative base geospatial data and conducts geospatial data collection, analysis, and modeling.
Performs analysis and provides interpretation of tabular, graphic or geospatial information.
PROOF OF EDUCATION: All applicants who are using education or a combination of education and experience to qualify must submit copies of official or unofficial transcripts which include grades, credit hours earned, major(s), grade point average or class ranking, institution name, and student name. If any required coursework is not easily recognizable on transcripts, or if you believe a portion of a particular course can be credited toward meeting an educational requirement, you must also provide a memorandum on letterhead from the institution's registrar, dean, or other appropriate official stating the percentage of the course that should be considered to meet the requirement and the equivalent number of units. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable; however, if you are selected for the position, you will be required to produce the original official transcripts.
PASS/FAIL COURSES: If more than 10 percent of your undergraduate course work (credit hours) were taken on a pass/fail basis, your claim of superior academic achievement must be based upon class standing or membership in an honor society.
GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.
FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html
SELECTIVE SERVICE: To register or verify your registration go to the Selective Service System at https://www.sss.gov/RegVer/wfRegistration.aspx
TELEWORK: This position is eligible for telework upon supervisory approval
RELOCATION EXPENSES are authorized as follows: travel and relocation expenses including reimbursable real estate expenses will be authorized in accordance with Federal travel regulations excluding contractor-provided home sale. All moving expenses are taxable.
NOTE: We may use this announcement to fill additional vacancies within 90 days of 02/14/2019; OR More than one position may be filled from applications received under this announcement in the advertised office or other U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service offices in the local commuting area.
CAREER TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (CTAP) or INTERAGENCY CAREER TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (ICTAP): These programs apply to Federal employees who have been or may be involuntarily separated (e.g. reduction in force, declining to relocate/transfer outside their local commuting area) from a Federal service position within the competitive service. To receive selection priority for this position, you must: (1) meet ICTAP or CTAP eligibility criteria; (2) be rated well-qualified for the position; and, (3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your ICTAP or CTAP eligibility (e.g., Certification of Expected Separation, Reduction-In-Force Separation Notice, or Notice of Proposed Removal or Removal Notice; SF-50 that documents the RIF separation action; or Removal and most recent performance appraisal.).For more information visit: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/
IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO APPLY ONLINE: If you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document you do not have in electronic form, view the following link for information regarding an Alternate Application: https://help.usastaffing.gov/Apply/index.php?title=Alternate_Application_Information.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Once the announcement has closed, a review of your resume and transcripts will be used to determine whether you meet the Basic Education and Minimum Qualification Requirements on this announcement. If you meet these, your resume will be compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If, after review, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience which resulted in you being listed in the highest quality category, you may lose consideration, or be assigned to a lower quality category for this position.
Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics):
(1) Knowledge of field-based natural resource sample design, data collection, and related data management strategies.
(2) Skill sufficient to design, develop, and maintain spatial and non-spatial data management systems for natural resource inventory and monitoring data collected as part of coordinated surveys across many management areas.
(3) Skill in database management systems such as MS Access, MS SQL Server, R, query languages, table relationships, and views sufficient to generate complex queries and reports.
(4) Knowledge of data administration standards sufficient to develop data dictionaries, data models, metadata repositories, and data management tools.
(5) Ability to design and implement digital field data collection projects, incorporating diverse spatial and non-spatial data types.
(6) Ability to collaborate effectively with partners and co-workers to identify project constraints, solve problems and achieve project objectives.
CATEGORY RATING: All qualified candidates will be assigned to a quality category. The category assignment is a measure of the degree in which your background matches the competencies required for this position. The category ratings for this position are: Best Qualified; Well Qualified; and Qualified. The Category Rating Process does not add veterans' preference points or apply the "rule of three" but protects the rights of Veterans by placing them ahead of non-preference eligibles within each quality category. This means that qualified veterans will be referred for consideration before non-veterans can be referred. Veterans' preference eligibles who meet the basic qualification requirements and who have a compensable service-connected disability of at least 10 percent will be listed in the highest quality category (except in the case of scientific or professional positions at the GS-09 level or higher).
VETERANS: If you are a veteran with preference eligibility and you are claiming 5-point veterans' preference, you must submit the Member Copy 4 copy of your DD-214 showing your military service that that you were honorably discharged. If you are claiming 10-point veterans' preference, you must attach the Member Copy 4 copy of your DD-214 showing your military service and that you were honorably discharged as well as a SF-15," Application for 10-Point Veterans' Preference" along with your Department of Veterans Affairs letter stating % of disability.
To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Application Package which includes:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/522959700. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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