Physical Scientist

2 weeks ago

Reston, United States U.S. Department of the Interior Full time
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Summary

What General Information Do I Need To Know About This Position?

The Government-Wide direct hire authority for Physical Sciences is being used to fill this position.

Salary: $82,764 (Step 01) to $107,590 (Step 10)

NOTE: First time hires to the Federal Government are typically hired at the Step 01.

This job is open to

Duties

As a Physical Scientist within the Office of the Associate Director for Natural Hazards, some of your specific duties will include:

Serves as a project chief or project member for natural hazards investigations by planning, conducting, and reporting on interpretive studies utilizing multidisciplinary physical science related data. Prepares reports of findings for interpretive studies summarizing the results of scientific investigations and technically reviews parts of reports prepared by project team members. Contributes to reports, briefings, presentations, and issue papers for the USGS Mission Areas, Bureau, Department, OMB, and Congress. Assists the NHMA and its Programs with the generation of long-term strategic science plans. Assists with web content delivery, response to media inquiries, planning national and international meetings pertinent to program activities and generation of information. Initiates and guides the development of strategic science plans through engagement with staff in the NHMA programs and projects. These science plans will make connections between the scientific products, publications, activities, and messages from the NHMA funded centers and programs, and the various assets and mechanisms the USGS has to garner visibility for those initiatives. Supports the Natural Hazards Mission Area by providing guidance to USGS scientists and managers and in establishing best practices and guidelines for community engagement in USGS activities related to the hazards mission. This may include high level coordination and action on areas such as records management, the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), the Data Tracking System (DTS), Federal Register Notices (FRNs), and Mendenhall Postdocs

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

Key Requirements:

Applicants must be U.S. Citizens. Suitable for Federal employment, as determined by background investigation. Selectee may be subject to serving a one-year probationary period. More requirements are listed under Qualifications and Other Information. Are There Any Special Requirements For This Position? This vacancy is limited to the first 50 applications received and will close at midnight Eastern Time on the day this application limit is reached regardless of the closing date specified in this vacancy announcement. Any application received prior to midnight Eastern Time of the day the application limit is reached will be accepted and considered. You are strongly encouraged to submit all required supporting documents at the time of application should the vacancy close earlier than stated in this announcement due to the applicant limit being reached. Supporting documents will not be accepted once the vacancy announcement closes. Because this position requires travel for official business, the selectee will be required to apply for a charge card within 30 calendar days of appointment. Individuals who have delinquent account balances from a previous Government charge card will be required to satisfy their existing obligation before a new card can be issued. A background investigation will be required for this position. Continued employment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication. Failure to successfully meet these requirements will be grounds for termination. Throughout the recruitment and hiring process we will be communicating with you via email; therefore, it is imperative that the email address you provide when applying for this vacancy remains active. Should your email address change, please notify the point of contact identified in the vacancy announcement as soon as possible so that we can update our system.

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-11:

In addition to the basic education requirement as stated above, applicants must meet one of the following to qualify for the GS-11 level:

**Three years of progressively higher level graduate education (54 semester hours, 81 quarter hours or the equivalent) leading to a Ph.D. degree in physical science or other directly related field of study or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in physical science or other directly related field of study if it provided the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to do the work of the position to be filled.

**OR 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-9 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 independent responsibility for a well-defined study or for a phase of a larger study that required the planning and carrying out of routine physical science work. This work would have required the individual to select and make minor adaptations to procedures and accepted practices and handle unexpected conditions arising in the normal course of the work. At this level, physical scientists have the ability to independently perform moderately difficult and responsible scientific work.

**OR a combination of successfully completed graduate level education, as described, above that is beyond the second year of progressive graduate study and professional experience, as described above.

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.

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