General Information Salary: Lakewood CO: GS-5: $41,757(Step 01) to $54,289 (Step 10); GS-7: $51,726 (Step 01) to $67,243 (Step 10); Rolla, MO: GS-5: $37,696 (Step 01) to $49,009 (Step 10); GS-7: $46,696 (Step 01) to $60,703 (Step 10); NOTE: First time hires to the Federal Government are typically hired at the Step 01.

Duties

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) serves as a national catalyst for the organization and distribution of biological, hydrological, geological, and geographical information and addresses the specific needs of the Department of the Interior and its land and resource managers. The USGS is the Nation's largest water, earth, biological science and civilian mapping agency, working in cooperation with more than 2,000 organizations across the country with numerous international communities to provide reliable, impartial, scientific information to resource managers, planners, and other customers and partners. The National Geospatial Technical Operations Center (NGTOC) is an operational component within the USGS National Geospatial Directorate (NGD) which includes the NGTOC and the Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center. The NGTOC provides world-class geospatial technical expertise, research, and customer service for the USGS and the Nation and is responsible for the acquisition, assessment, integration and publication of geospatial data in support of The National Map. This includes oversight of Geospatial Data Products and Services Contracts, quality validation of products and data provided by external partners and contractors, development of national standards and data models, and providing technical assistance to federal, state, local and private sector partners. The Pathways Recent Grad position is a non-supervisory position in the NGTOC Office of Operations. The Office of Operations is responsible for the creation, management, and delivery of data in support of The National Map (TNM), including the elevation data that comprise the 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) and surface water mapping under the 3D Hydrography Program (3DHP). The NGTOC also produces derived products and services from TNM data, including US Topo map products and elevation derived hydrography. The primary focus for the incumbents of these positions will be the production and quality assurance of geospatial data to improve The National Map and supporting source datasets. The incumbents will interact with higher-graded employees and the unit supervisor(s) to learn the processes involved. As the incumbent progresses in learning production tasks, the jobs assigned will be of increasing complexity. The Pathways Recent Grad reports directly to the Unit Supervisor. As a Cartographer within the National Geospatial Technical Operations Center, some of your specific duties will include: Use of GIS and associated software to perform a variety of review and editing tasks to vector and raster datasets. Compile, review, and produce digital spatial databases, metadata and other digital cartographic products. Work as a member of a team involved in an effort to obtain, analyze, apply and disseminate reliable technical and scientific information. Solve problems associated with assembling, creating, evaluating, and integrating new or existing spatial data using GIS principles, theories, concepts and techniques. Plan and coordinate with project team members working with schedules and deadlines. Physical Demands: The work is usually sedentary. Work Environment: The work is typically performed in an office environment.

Requirements

Qualifications

Eligibility Requirements In order to be eligible for an appointment under the Pathways Recent Graduate Program you must meet the following requirements: You must be a recent graduate who has completed, within the previous two years, an associates, bachelors, masters, professional, doctorate, vocational or technical degree or certificate from a qualifying educational institution such as an accredited technical or vocational school; a 2- or 4-year college or university; a graduate or professional school (e.g., law school, medical school); or a post-secondary home school curriculum. Note: Certificate program is defined as post-secondary education in a qualifying educational institution equal to at least one academic year of full-time study that's part of an accredited college-level, technical, trade, vocational, or business school curriculum. Veterans who were precluded from applying due to their military service obligation begin their 2-year eligibility period upon release or discharge from active duty; however, eligibility for these veterans cannot exceed 6 years from the date on which the degree or certificate was obtained. The date of release or discharge from active duty should be later than the date the degree or certificate was obtained. Qualification Requirements For GS-05: BASIC EDUCATION REQUIREMENT: Applicants must meet A or B below to satisfy the basic education requirement for Geographer, all grade levels. Degree in geography; or related physical or social science such as geology, meteorology, economics, statistics, sociology, anthropology, political science, history, cartography, computer science, urban studies, or planning that included at least 24 semester hours in geography or related fields. A combination of education and experience-- courses equivalent to a major in geography, or a related field that included at least 24 semesters hours in geography or related fields, as shown in "A" above, plus appropriate experience and/or additional education. The education or combined education and experience must be comparable in type, scope and thoroughness to that acquired through successful completion of a 4-year course of study as described in "A" above. (CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS ON HOW TO COMBINE EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE) For GS-07: In addition to the basic education requirement as stated above, applicants must meet one of the following to qualify for the GS-07 level: **One year of successfully completed graduate level education (18 semester hours, 27 quarter hours or the equivalent) in geography or other directly related field of study if it provided the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to do the work of the position to be filled. **OR Superior Academic Achievement based on undergraduate study. (CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION ON SUPERIOR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT). **OR one year of appropriate professional experience in geography that is equivalent to at least the GS-05 level in the Federal service. Examples of such experience could include Experience using geospatial technologies to complete technical workflows; and one of the following Experience with lidar and/or ifsar and raster data in a production environment; or Experience using or editing hydrography data that is publicly available on The National Map; or Experience using cartographic methodologies and procedures to produce maps. **OR a combination of successfully completed graduate level education, as described above, and professional experience, as described above. (CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS ON HOW TO COMBINE GRADUATE EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE) You must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements for the position by the closing date of the announcement.

Education

Education Requirements:

• 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, knowledge, and skills 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 completed in colleges or universities outside the United States may be used to meet the above requirements. You must provide acceptable documentation that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. For more information on how foreign education is evaluated, visit: https://www.usgs.gov/about/organization/science-support/human-capital/how-foreign-education-evaluated-federal-jobs .

Contacts

• Address NGTOC OPERATIONS OFC 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive Mail Stop 600 Reston, VA 20192 US
• Name: Sally Ruskowski
• Phone: 703 648-7437
• Email: [email protected]