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Form of workThis position is in the National Sedimentation Laboratory (NSL), Southeast Area, Agricultural Research Service (ARS), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) located in Oxford, MS.
In this position, you will provide direct professional support to integrate existing hydrological and related databases and identify and implement procedures for analysis of hydrology, topography, vegetation, and soil data in agroecosystems at landscape to regional and national levels.Qualifications:Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement including specialized experience and/or education, as defined below.
Basic Requirements
A. Degree: physical or natural science, or engineering that included at least 30 semester hours in any combination of courses in hydrology, the physical sciences, geophysics, chemistry, engineering science, soils, mathematics, aquatic biology, atmospheric science, meteorology, geology, oceanography, or the management or conservation of water resources. The course work must have included at least 6 semester hours in calculus (including both differential and integral calculus), and at least 6 semester hours in physics. Calculus and physics, as described above, are requirements for all grade levels.
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B. Combination of education and experience: course work as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
Evaluation of Experience: Acceptable experience must have included performance of scientific functions related to the study of water resources, based on and requiring a professional knowledge of related sciences and the consistent application of basic scientific principles to the solution of theoretical and practical hydrologic problems. The following is illustrative of acceptable experience: field or laboratory work that would require application of hydrologic theory and related sciences such as geology, geo-chemistry, geophysics, or civil engineering to making observations, taking samples, operating instruments, assembling data from source materials, analyzing and interpreting data, and reporting findings orally and in writing. In some cases, professional scientific experience that is not clearly water resource experience may be acceptable if such experience was preceded by appropriate education in hydrology or by professional hydrology experience.
Applicants with related experience in hydrology gained through earlier Federal Government employment might have gained that experience in one or more occupational series. Such series include Soil Conservation, GS-457; Forestry, GS-460; Soil Science, GS-470; Civil Engineering, GS-810; Chemistry, GS-1320; Meteorology, GS-1340; and Geology, GS-1350. Comparable non-Federal experience may be given similar credit.
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In addition to the basic education requirements above, applicants must also meet the minimum qualification requirements listed below.
GS-09
Specialized Experience: Specialized experience is experience directly related to the position to be filled. Specialized experience must be described for each grade level advertised. The specialized experience requirements for this position are: Qualifying experience for GS-09 includes one year of specialized experience comparable to GS-07 which is directly related to the work of this position and which has equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. For this position, specialized experience is experience ensuring the integrity of data; collaborating with scientists or technical staff to perform hydrological data life cycle or analysis activities; and developing presentations to share scientific results with others.
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Education: Successful completion of two (2) years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master's degree or master's or equivalent graduate degree, if directly related. Related degrees may include informatics, hydrology, engineering sciences, water resource management, water resource engineering, or computer information sciences.
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A combination of education and specialized experience as described above.
GS-11
Specialized Experience: Specialized experience is experience directly related to the position to be filled. Specialized experience must be described for each grade level advertised. The specialized experience requirements for this position are: Qualifying experience for GS-11 includes one year of specialized experience comparable to GS-09 which is directly related to the work of this position and which has equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. For this position, specialized experience is experience providing guidance on hydrological data acquisition, organization, or storage; collaborating with scientists or technical staff to implement hydrological data life cycle or analysis activities; and designing databases, web pages, or visualizations to share scientific results with others.
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Education: Successful completion of three (3) years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or Ph.D. equivalent doctoral degree, if directly related. Related degrees may include hydrology, engineering sciences, water resource management, water resource engineering, or computer information sciences.
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A combination of education and specialized experience as described above.
Physical Demands: The work is primarily sedentary requiring long periods of sitting in one position, intense concentration and working for several hours at a time. Stress may be experienced regularly in attempting to respond to conflicting objectives and in working against tight deadlines with limited resources. The work does not require any special physical effort.
Work Environment: The work is primarily in an office or computer room environment. Occasional fieldwork may be needed in support of data collection projects resource mapping projects and may involve extended days of travel. Poor weather conditions may prolong fieldwork beyond planning dates. Incumbent should be comfortable with less than ideal conditions in remote settings in the accomplishment of mapping projects.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.Education:Please see above for education qualification requirement information.Employment Type: FULL_TIME
