This Cartographic Technician position is located at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks headquarters in the Division of Natural Resources and Science, Branch of Information Resources and GIS. The position assists all park programs with GIS and cartography, and therefore is exposed to a variety of projects. This position is also being announced using Merit Promotion procedures, USAJOBS - Job Announcement.

Duties

The incumbent will assist the parks' Geographic Information Systems (GIS) program with cartography and visualization, data capture, and data management. Duties of the position will include the design and development of both digital and hardcopy map products and working with park programs to develop field data collection applications. Major duties include, but are not limited to the following: Utilize Esri ArcGIS software to create, edit and analyze spatial data to create map products. Use cartographic, artistic, and science communication skills to create engaging and educational web-based application (e.g. ESRI ArcGIS Online) for scientists and the public. Create field data collection applications (e.g. ESRI Fieldmaps), collect field data using survey grade Global Positioning System, and download and post-process Global Positioning System collected data. Augment Geographic Information Systems database by digitizing mapped information, importing existing digital data, and converting tabular data. Articulate and frame issues through critical thinking and problem solving. Assist with the documentation of processes, metadata, and user guides. Assist with the maintenance of hardware, peripherals, Global Positioning System units. Career-Seasonal appointments are permanent positions and include the same benefits as Career appointments, but do not provide work on a year-round basis. You will work from approximately 11 months, and you will be in a non-pay status for the remainder of the year.

Requirements

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-08/20/2024-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST clearly indicate the nature of the duties and responsibilities for each position, starting and ending dates of employment (month/year), and the resume must reflect full and/or part-time or total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40+ hours a week, rather than indicating full-time). If part-time, the hours must be annotated to be able to pro-rate the amount of qualified specialized experience. To qualify for this position at the GS-07 grade level, you must possess at least one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement: EXPERIENCE: At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-06 level in the Federal service that is directly related to the position to be filled. Examples of specialized experience for this position is work involving one or more aspects of cartography or in a related field such as photogrammetry or geodesy, where the work required similar knowledge and skills including spatial information collection and analysis, map creation and Global Positioning System data processing. You must provide hours/week and to/from dates (mo/yr) on your resume. -OR- EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least one full year of graduate education in one of the following fields or course work: Cartography, Astronomy, Geodesy, Photogrammetry, Oceanography, Computer Science, Land Surveying, Geophysics, Remote Sensing, Algebra, Trigonometry, Calculus, Landscape Architecture, Architecture, Geography, Computer science and Natural Resource Management. One year of full-time graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours that the school attended has determined to represent one year of full-time study. If that number cannot be obtained from school, 18 semester hours should be considered an academic year of graduate study. You must provide copies of your transcripts. -OR- Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. For example, six months of specialized experience (50% of the specialized experience requirement), and 9 semester hours or 13.5 quarter hours of directly related graduate education from an accredited institution (50% of the qualifying education). The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. You must include transcripts and provide hours/week and to/from dates (mo/yr) on your resume. Volunteer Experience: 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

To qualify based on education, you must submit a legible copy of transcripts from an accredited institution with your name, school name, credit hours, course level, major(s), and grade-point average or class ranking. Transcripts do not need to be official, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work.

If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet qualification requirements, you must show that your education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.

Contacts

• Address NPS Inflation Reduction Act 1849 C St. NW Washington, DC 20240 US
• Name: Heather Dujay
• Email: [email protected]