This position is located in Alaska Regional Office, in the Natural Resources Division. This is a term position (more than 1 year) with an initial appointment to last at least 13 months but may be extended up to a total of 10-years. Term positions do not convey permanent status in the Federal service.

Duties

This announcement is being advertised concurrently under number AK-1537-AKRO-24-12506651-ST which is open to certain merit promotion and status candidates. You must apply to each announcement separately if you wish to be considered under both recruitment methods. As a Physical Scientist, GS-1301-09, duties may include: Collects geologic, geomorphic, and hydrologic field data in support of regional and park projects. Collects mapping- and survey-grade GPS data based on existing protocols. Uses ArcPro and other computer software to visualize and analyze field data. Produces written reports, oral presentations, and web content for natural resource projects.

Requirements

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-08/26/2024-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-09 grade level, you must possess the following basic and minimum qualifications by close of the announcement: BASIC REQUIREMENT: To qualify for this position at the GS-09 grade level, you must possess at least one of the following basic requirements for the General Physical Science Series, 1301 (opm.gov): Degree: Must have successfully completed a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree in physical science, engineering, or mathematics that included 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science such as mechanics, dynamics, properties of materials, and electronics. You must provide a copy of your transcripts. - OR - Education and Experience: Must have a combination of education and experience equivalent to one of the majors shown above that included at least 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science, plus appropriate experience, or additional education. You must provide a copy of your transcripts and hours worked per week. - AND - In addition to meeting at least one of the basic requirements listed above, to qualify for this position at the GS-09 grade level, you must possess at least one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement: EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience includes activities such as: collecting geologic, hydrologic, and geospatial survey (mapping- or survey-grade) field data; Integrating collected geologic, hydrologic, and geospatial survey (mapping-or survey-grade) data into Geographic Information System (GIS) or other software systems for analysis; and monitoring and reporting on the condition of the resources of the park or a monitoring program by measuring and reporting the impact and effectiveness of management actions that affect resources, such as restoration programs, park developments, visitor dispersal strategies, etc. You must include hours per week worked. -OR- EDUCATION: Successfully completed at least 2 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master's degree or master's or equivalent graduate degree in related field of study to the position. You must include transcripts. -OR- Combination of education and experience: Successfully completed a combination of education and experience as described above. To calculate your percentage of qualifying graduate education, divide your number of semester hours in excess of 18 semester hours by 18 or the number your school uses to represent one year of full time graduate academic study. To calculate your percentage of experience, divide your months of qualifying specialized experience by 12. Add the two percentages. They must equal 100% to qualify using this option. You must include transcripts and include hours per week worked. When describing the nature of your duties (e.g., your paid or unpaid work or volunteer experience), please be extremely clear, thorough, and specific. We will not make assumptions regarding your experience. Make sure your resume includes detailed information to support your qualifications and answers to the job questionnaire. For additional information on what to include in your resume, click here. For information on what you should leave out of your resume, click here. The following five-minute video may also be helpful for creating and updating your federal resume: click here. 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 Alaska Regional Office 240 W 5th Avenue Anchorage, AK 99501 US
• Name: Tracy Noetzelman
• Phone: 907-644-3336
• Email: [email protected]