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Salary: GS-12: $82,694 (Step 01) to $107,507 (Step 10); GS-13: $98,334 - $127,835
NOTE: First time hires to the Federal Government are typically hired at the Step 01.There is currently only one vacancy to be filled; however, this announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies if they become available.
Open to all U.S. citizens under: USGS-SAC-21-11140966-DE-BC
08/27/2021 to 09/17/2021
$82,694 - $127,835 per year
GS 12 - 13
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Yes—Relocation expenses are authorized.
Permanent
Full-time
Competitive
15
No
No
USGS-SAC-21-11140967-ST-BC
612535500
Current or former competitive service federal employees.
Current excepted service federal employees.
Federal employees who meet the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee.
Individuals eligible under a special authority not listed above, but defined in the federal hiring regulations.
Family members of a federal employee or uniformed service member who is or was, working overseas.
Current members, those who want to join or transitioning military members.
Certain current or former term or temporary federal employees of a land or base management agency.
Open to current or former Federal employees w/perm comp status; OR those eligible under a special or noncomp appointing authority (e.g.,VRA, disabled, Pathways Interns & Recent Grads who are elig for noncomp conversion, etc.); OR current or former employees who are serving, or previously served, on temp or term appt in a land mgmt agency; OR veterans with preference or have been separated from the armed forces under honorable conditions after approx 3yrs or more of continuous active service.
As a Research Geophysicist within the Cascades Volcano Observatory, Volcano Science Center, some of your specific duties will include:
Key Requirements:
Are There Any Special Requirements For This Position?
Other Information:
USGS has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for telework and the selectee may be allowed to telework in accordance with the DOI Telework policy and with supervisor approval. The official worksite for the selectee is the duty station identified in this vacancy announcement. The selectee will typically report to this duty location on a regular and recurring weekly basis.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
--Basis of Rating:
If you meet the basic qualification and eligibility requirements of this position, you will be contacted via email after the vacancy announcement closes and given 10calendar days to submit narrative responses that address the knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) required to perform the duties of this position. You will be rated and ranked based on the information you provide in your resume as well as the responses you submit to the required KSAs. Veterans' preference rules for category rating will be applied.
The knowledge, skills, and abilities required for this position are as follows:
1. Ability to formulate and conduct original field-based research studies of volcanic, hydrothermal, and/or volcano-tectonic processes using seismologic and infrasonic techniques. Research utilizes modern seismologic and infrasonic methods to process and interpret data collected by real-time monitoring networks and/or portable deployments with specific application to detection of volcanic phenomena (e.g., explosions, surface flows, migrating earthquakes) and to interpreting seismic and infrasonic signals in terms of volcanic and/or tectonic processes in an observatory environment. Research also utilizes constraints from other related fields (e.g., geodesy, geology, geochemistry, imagery) in the analysis and/or interpretation of seismic and infrasonic data. Please include a list of journal publications, as well as descriptions of field-based research studies of volcanic and/or tectonic processes conducted over the last five years in which you have been a project lead or significant collaborator, and explain your role in the work.
2. Knowledge of and expertise in designing, implementing and testing algorithms to automatically detect, identify, and locate seismic and/or infrasonic signals associated with unrest, eruption, and/or surface mass movements (e.g., lahars/debris flows, avalanches, rock falls), including experience in the use of array-based methods and familiarity with the theory of seismic source processes. Include descriptions of specific algorithms you have designed, tested, and/or implemented over the last five years, including a brief description of the software, programming languages, operating systems and/or hardware tools you used in the development of specific algorithms and for visualizing the results. If relevant, describe the implementation of such algorithms into real-time or near real-time operation. Please describe your experience with real-time seismic acquisition systems such as Earthworm, Seiscomp and/or Antelope and how your algorithms interacted with those systems. Also include mention of any publications that resulted from this work. Lastly, include descriptions of how you or your colleagues used results from these analyses to infer volcanic source processes and any resulting hazards.
3. Knowledge of designing, installing, troubleshooting and/or improving seismic and/or infrasonic monitoring networks on volcanoes. Please describe your experiences in working with networks of seismic and/or infrasonic instruments, particularly over the last 5 years. Include mention of your role in the work (organizer, field-leader, participant) and the nature of the network (type of instrumentation installed, permanent vs temporary, real-time telemetered vs. recorded on site, goal of the deployment, etc.).
How You will be Evaluated continued in next section:
How you will be evaluated, continued:
4. Ability to communicate research results and interpretations related to geologic hazards to scientific colleagues, government officials, media and local stakeholders (such as emergency managers). Please list and describe your level of experience in presenting research results and technical materials to technical and non-technical audiences; consider both oral and written forms of communication, including some specific examples of presentations that you think had an impact on your audience. This can include any form of media meant for public consumption (press interactions, blogs, websites, magazine articles, etc).
--NOTE: If it is determined that you have rated yourself higher than is supported in your description of experience and/or education as described in your resume/application, or that your resume or application is incomplete, you may be rated ineligible, not qualified, or your score may be lowered.
To preview the announcement questionnaire, click here:https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/11140967
Due weight will be given to performance appraisals and awards during the interview/selection process conducted by the hiring manager. If referred, all relevant documents including performance appraisals and awards submitted with your application package will be forwarded to the hiring official for review.
Required Documents
Required documents may be: (1) uploaded directly from your desktop; or (2) uploaded directly from your USAJOBS stored attachments.
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--This position requires specific educational course work to qualify; if you are qualifying based in whole or part on education, you are required to provide all unofficial transcripts (undergraduate, graduate, etc.) showing degree received (B.S., M.S., PhD) and required courses completed or list of course work, which includes semester hours earned and grade received, by the closing date of this announcement or you will be disqualified from further consideration. This proof may be faxed, document uploaded, or hand delivered to the servicing Human Resources Office (see "Required Documents" and/or "Contact Information"). Please ensure that all documentation is legible.
Current & Former Federal Employees
--If you are a current career or career-conditional Federal employee OR a former Federal employee who has reinstatement eligibility? you must submit the following by the closing date of this announcement, or you will not receive consideration as such:
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.
How to Apply:
--Applications (resume and application questions) for this vacancy must be received on-line via USAJOBS BEFORE midnight Eastern Time (Washington, D.C. time) on the closing date of this announcement. If you fail to submit a complete online resume, you will not be considered for this position. Requests for extensions will not be granted. Most libraries, employment offices, and all USGS personnel offices can provide access to the Internet. If applying online poses a hardship for you, you must speak to someone in the Servicing Human Resources Office listed on this announcement PRIOR TO THE CLOSING DATE for assistance.
--Instructions for Applying Online for this Vacancy Announcement: 1)Click the blue "Apply Online" button. 2)If you are not a registered USAJOBS user, please create a new account and follow the instructions to complete your application process. If you are a registered user, login to access your existing USAJOBS profile. 3)As a registered user, select a stored resume and select one or more of your stored documents to attach to your application. 4)Check the "Certification" box and click the "Apply for this position now!" button located at the bottom of the screen. 5)Address the eligibility questions as well as the questionnaire containing questions and/or task statements that address the knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies for this vacancy. 6)Submit required documents using one of the available methods listed below. 7) If you experience technical difficulties during the online application process, please contact the USAJOBS helpdesk.
Required Documents, continued:
Land Management Workforce Flexibility Eligibles
--If you are applying as a current or former employee of a land management agency, i.e., Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, or the U.S. Forest Service who is serving or previously served on a temporary or term appointment under the Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act, you must submit the following documentation by the closing date of this vacancy announcement in order to receive consideration:
Additional information can be found here.
Eligibility for Special Appointing Authorities
If you are applying for this position based on eligibility under a special appointing authority, you must submit proof that supports your claim by the closing date of the announcement. If you fail to submit proof, you will not receive consideration under the special appointing authority. Below is a list of the most common authorities and the documentation requirements. If you're eligible for an authority not listed, you are responsible for submitting documentation that's appropriate for that specific authority.
--30% or More Disabled Veteran - Submit a legible copy of your DD-214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, member 4 copy; and an official statement from the Department of Veterans Affairs (dated 1991 or later) or from a branch of the Armed Forces certifying the existence of a service-connected disability, , etc. Additional information can be found in the VetGuide.
--Individuals with Disabilities - Submit documentation issued by a licensed medical professional; a licensed vocational rehabilitation specialist; or any Federal agency, State agency, or an agency of the District of Columbia or a U.S. territory that issues or provides disability benefits. Additional information can be found here.
--If you are rated as one of the most highly qualified candidates, you will be referred to the hiring manager for further consideration and possible interview. We expect to make a selection within 30-45 days of the closing date of this announcement. You will be notified via email of the outcome. You can also go to "My Account" within USAJOBS to review your Application Status.
Required Documents Continued:
--Military Spouse - Submit Permanent Change of Station (PCS) orders issued within the last 2 years, that lists you as authorized to accompany the Military member to the new duty permanent station; OR verification of the member's 100% disability (official statement from the Department of Veterans Affairs (dated 1991 or later)); OR verification of the member's death while on active duty (DD-1300 and Death Certificate) AND verification of the marriage to the service member (i.e., a marriage license or other legal documentation verifying marriage). Additional information can be found here.
--Appointment of Certain Former Overseas Employees - Submit a SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action that confirms your eligibility and a performance appraisal from that period. Additional information can be found here.
--Peace Corps & VISTA - Former Peace Corps volunteers or VISTA members must submit their Certification of Volunteer Service. Present and former Peace Corps personnel must submit a SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action that confirms their eligibility. Additional information can be found here.
--White House Staff - Submit proof that you are a current employee serving in the immediate Office of the President or Vice-President or on the White House Staff who has completed at least 2 years of service. Additional information can be found here.
--Certain National Guard Technicians - Submit proof that confirms that you were involuntarily separated (other than by removal for cause on charges of misconduct or delinquency); you served at least 3 years as a technician; and are within 1 year of your separation date from service as a Guard Technician. Additional information can be found here.
--Public Land Corps (PLC) - Submit the signed Certificate of Eligibility for Noncompetitive Hiring Status (PLC) issued by the PLC Coordinator for the organization where the creditable service was completed. Additional information can be found here.
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/612535500. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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