The Government-Wide direct hire authority for GS-1301 Physical Scientist is being used to fill this position. Salary dependent upon the agreed upon duty location of the position. Locality pay tables can be found here. The position serves as a Supervisor in the Virginia and West Virginia Water Science Center. Incumbent supervisor leads one of two sections within the Hydrologic Studies Branch and can be duty stationed at either of the Center's two main offices in Richmond, VA or Charleston, WV.

Duties

As a Supervisory Physical Scientist within the Virginia - West Virginia Water Science Center, some of your specific duties will include the supervision of staff on, or leadership of, projects that focus on: - Identification of structural controls on groundwater movement, availability, and quality. - Constructing groundwater models to determine groundwater budgets and transport processes. - Measuring and analyzing factors contributing to land motion including groundwater pumping and isostatic rebound. - Characterization of the hydrology, water-quality, and ecology of small urban watersheds and determination of the effect of implemented restoration efforts. - Determination of nitrogen, phosphorus, and suspended-sediment loads and trends in streams and rivers of the Chesapeake Bay watershed. - Characterization of emerging threats to surface-water and groundwater systems that include harmful algal blooms, perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances, and waste-water contaminants. - Performing statistical data analyses on data sets to characterize current conditions and to identify trends in conditions and interprets results. - Communicating findings from complex hydrologic investigations in technical reports and oral presentations to a wide variety of audiences, from technical experts to the general public. Work Environment and Physical Demands: Substantial amount of work carried out at locations physically removed from main unit. Occasional Field Work

Requirements

Qualifications

BASIC EDUCATION REQUIREMENT: Applicants must meet A or B below to satisfy the basic education requirement for Physical Scientist, all grade levels. A. Successful completion of 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 or the equivalent in physical science and/or related engineering science such as mechanics, dynamics, properties of materials, and electronics. **OR B. A combination of education and experience--education equivalent to one of the majors shown in "A" above (24 semester hours or the equivalent in physical science, engineering, or mathematics) that included at least 24 semester hours or the equivalent in physical science and/or related engineering science as described above, plus appropriate experience and/or additional education for a total of 4 years. 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. For GS-13: In addition to the basic education requirement as stated above, applicants must meet the following to qualify for the GS-13 level: One year of appropriate professional experience that is in or directly related to the duties of the position to be filled is qualifying if it is equivalent to at least the GS-12 level in the Federal service, and if it equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. Examples of such experience may include planning, executing and reporting on original physical science studies or ongoing physical science studies requiring a fresh approach to resolve new problems. The complexity of this work typically required extensive modification and adaptation of standard procedures, methods, and techniques, and the development of totally new methods and techniques to address novel or obscure problems for which guidelines or precedents were not substantially applicable. At this level, physical scientists have wide latitude for the exercise of independent judgment to perform scientific work of marked difficulty and responsibility. You must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements for the position by the closing date of the announcement.

Education

• 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/human-capital/how-foreign-education-evaluated-federal-jobs

Contacts

• Address VA AND WV WSC 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive Mail Stop 600 Reston, VA 20192 US
• Name: Leslie Van Damme
• Phone: 703-648-7481
• Email: [email protected]