This employee supports the USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station. Employee serves as a senior Technical Editor, responsible for developing, designing, editing and overseeing the preparation and publishing of scientific publications. For additional information about the duties of this position, please contact Laurel Haavik at [email protected].

Duties

Duties listed are at the full performance level. Edit technical documents related to scientific research, incorporating the techniques, terminology, style requirements and modes of writing used in scientific research. Review technical documents submitted by subject matter experts for accuracy and adherence to style. Resolve editorial discrepancies so that completed documents provide a uniform, consolidated portrayal of an organization’s programs, projects, and objectives. Review written documents to ensure conformance with style guide, correcting errors and inconsistencies. Write and edit technical material for a general audience, such as reports, pamphlets, or fact sheets, based on technical documents of research results authored by scientists. Provide technical advice to resolve matters of style and technique for scientific publication organization, incorporating expertise in publishing concepts, practice, policies, and standards, and current technology in publishing techniques. Present information to intended audiences in a clear and meaningful format. Resolve problems and negotiate differences arising in terms of technical content, final formatting, and data presentation. Provide feedback on trends and patterns in customer support requirements.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service or exempt.
• Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
• Successful completion of one-year probationary period, unless previously served.
• Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit E-Verify.

Qualifications

To qualify, you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the closing date of the announcement. For more information on the qualifications for this position, visit the Office of Personnel Management's General Schedule Qualification Standards Your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements. Transcripts must be provided for qualifications based on education. Provide university course descriptions to clarify content of coursework as necessary. Work Experience: Your resume must clearly document the following for each block of work experience; the beginning day, month and year the work assignment started and ended; the hours worked per week; position title, and series and grade (salary) if applicable; and description of duties performed. This information must be provided for each permanent, temporary or seasonal appointment/work assignment or volunteer work and should be clearly documented as a separate block of time. Incomplete, inaccurate or conflicting work history may not be credited for qualifications purposes. This can result in an applicant not being considered for the position. This position requires skill in editing technical publications. If selected for an interview, you may be required to complete an editing test. GS-11 Level: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least to the GS-09 grade level; OR a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M. that included a total of 15 semester hours in an appropriate scientific, technical, or social science field(s), and at least one course above the introductory level in the field of information technology; OR an appropriate combination of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-09 grade level and graduate level education (beyond what is required for a master's degree, i.e., more than 36 semester hours leading to a Ph.D.). Specialized experience for the GS-11: One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least to the GS-09 grade level. Specialized experience is experience that required substantial subject matter or technical knowledge of the field. This experience must have demonstrated the ability to acquire and present technical information through independent reading, interviews with subject-matter specialists, observation of tests and experiments, interpretation of blueprints or diagrams, or other appropriate methods. To qualify at this grade level, your experience must reflect 52 weeks of ALL of the following and be documented in your resume: Collaborating with authors and subject matter experts to edit and revise a variety of technical and scientific documents such as technical reports or guides, manuscripts, information papers, or fact sheets; or review technical or scientific material for conformance with style and editing material for consistency of fact and logical presentation. Reviewing technical or scientific material for conformance with style and editing material for consistency of fact and logical presentation. Providing authors with best options to visually display research results using charts, graphs, or digital tools. GS-12 Level: You must have one-year specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 in the Federal service. Graduate education alone is not qualifying at this grade level. To qualify at this grade level, your experience must include 52 weeks of ALL of the following and be documented in your resume: Collaborating with authors and subject matter experts to edit and rewrite a variety of technical and scientific documents such as technical reports or guides, manuscripts information papers, or fact sheets. Reviewing technical or scientific material for conformance with style and editing material for consistency of fact and logical presentation. Applying quality assurance criteria, procedures, and policies for technical and scientific documents and managing multiple publishing projects during various stages of preparation. Managing the workflow for a research publication organization by providing expertise in publishing and printing concepts, practices, policies, and standards. 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

See above for qualifying education

Contacts

• Address USDA Forest Service HRM Contact Center DO NOT MAIL IN APPLICATIONS, SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE ANNOUNCEMENT. Albuquerque, NM 87109 US
• Name: HRM Contact Center
• Phone: 1-877-372-7248 X2
• Email: [email protected]