This position supports the USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station, Forest Inventory and Analysis in Falcon Heights, MN. The position is located at a Forest Service unit with responsibility for supporting managers and resource specialists in the use of geospatial technology. For additional information about the duties of this position, please contact Elizabeth Burrill at [email protected].

Duties

Perform portions or phases of assignments to determine type, amount and level of information required to develop and analyze ecosystem management alternatives. Assess quality, compatibility, and limitations of various data used in land management and planning efforts. Coordinate conversion of geospatial information and remote sensing imagery into Geographic Information Systems (GIS) databases. Organize and maintain resource information and data to facilitate analysis across multiple disciplines including but not limited to recreation, silviculture, planning, engineering and fire. Conduct formal and informal training for GIS software users in the development, storage, retrieval, and analysis of data. Provide technical assistance to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software users in the development, storage, retrieval and analysis of data.

Requirements

• You must be a US Citizen or US National.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered 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.gov

Qualifications

In order 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 course descriptions as necessary. Minimum Requirement: For the GS-09: You must have one-year specialized experience equivalent to the GS-7 in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as ALL of the following: Examples of specialized experience are: Assisting management and maintenance of geospatial data to facilitate analysis across multiple disciplines; performing multi-scale and/or multi-resource analysis in support of planning, and monitoring activities; using web Geospatial Information System (GIS) technology and GIS procedures to produce maps; providing technical briefings and presentations to staff, program managers and leadership. OR Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related. OR An appropriate combination of specialized experience and education (only graduate education in excess of 18 semester hours may be used to qualify applicants for this grade level). The education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university and demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. 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. 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. TIME IN GRADE REQUIREMENT: If you are a current federal employee in the General Schedule (GS) pay plan and applying for a promotion opportunity, you must meet time-in-grade (TIG) requirements of 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled. This requirement must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

Education

See above for education that may be qualifying for the specific grade level.

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]