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Salary: $91,753 (Step 01) to $119,280 (Step 10); NOTE: First time hires to the Federal Government are typically hired at the Step 01.
This position is being advertised concurrently with the following announcement:
Open to current or former Federal employees: USGS-DEN-24-12233157-ST-SAS
12/18/2023 to 02/02/2024
$91,753 - $119,280 per year
GS 12
FEW vacancies in the following location:
No
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Not required
No
Permanent
Full-time
Competitive
15
No
No
USGS-DEN-24-12100047-DE-SAS
765075300
As a Research Geophysicist within the Geological Hazards Science Center, some of your specific duties will include:
Key Requirements:
Other Information:
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
--Basis of Rating:
Category rating will be used in the ranking and selection process for this position. The quality categories are Best Qualified and Qualified. 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 5calendar 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. Knowledge and research in multiple aspects of geomagnetic science, possibly including the Earth's magnetic field, planetary magnetism, geo-electromagnetic hazards, space weather, and/or the Earth's electrical conductivity structure. In original text, briefly, summarize your knowledge, and how you acquired it. In original text, and in specific terms that avoid generalities, describe your research results, including the specific significance and usefulness of your research.
2. Experience in managing a research project, either a solo project or a multi-person project. Describe your specific role in conceiving the project, defining the scope of the project, conducting the project, and bringing it to completion. Describe a specific challenge (of any type) you encountered in accomplishing an aspect of the project, and describe specifically how you addressed the challenge.
3. Familiarity with quantitative analysis of data. Demonstrated experience with mathematics, time-series analysis, spatial analysis, statistical analysis, and modern numerical methods, and the development or leveraging of quantitative methods to creatively interrogate data sets in novel ways in order to obtain new and interpretable and physically meaningful results. Specify your creativity and skills, including programing skills, and clarify your role in any multi-person investigations or studies.
4. Ability to communicate research results and interpretations to colleagues, non-scientists and the general public. This includes presentation of research results and technical materials to technical and non-technical audience including both oral and written forms of communication via presentations at scientific or technical meetings, technical committee work, and communications to the media and general public. Please document 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. Include any presentations at scientific or technical meetings, technical committee work, and communications to the media or general public.
--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.
Required documents may be: (1) uploaded directly from your desktop; or (2) uploaded directly from your USAJOBS stored attachments.
To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Application Package which includes:
1. Your resume showing work schedule, hours worked per week, dates of employment and duties performed.
2. Other supporting documents:
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.
--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. 7) If you experience technical difficulties during the online application process, please contact the USAJOBS helpdesk.
--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.
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/765075300. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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