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Temporary positions not-to-exceed 1039 regular hours in a service year may be terminated sooner or extended depending on management needs. The typical seasonal entry-on-duty period is May-October, but can be variable during these months due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding. Anticipated Entry on Duty: 4/26/20 Open to the first 100 applicants or until 12/09/2019 whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration.
Major Duties
- All of the positions perform a wide variety of tasks involved in the development of cartographic products. These tasks include, but are not limited to: field data collection; data compilation and editing; and map production (manual or digital, grayscale and/or color). Global Positioning System (GPS) and Geographic Information System (GIS) technical support and GPS/GIS equipment operation and maintenance. These positions also routinely add data to and modify relational databases that are associated with spatial databases. In addition, one position will also provide remote sensing technical assistance.
Qualifications
All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-12/09/2019-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 o 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 full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-06 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as: experience in cartography or in a related field such as photogrammetry or geodesy, where the work required similar knowledge or skills. Examples of work at the GS-6 grade level include: Producing maps that meet customer needs, running GIS analyses resulting in statistical summaries, importing data into GIS format. . You must include hours per week worked.
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EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least successfully completed one year of graduate study concentrated in a field that is directly related to the work of this position such as cartography, relevant mathematical and statistical sciences, or related sciences, e.g. physical geography, photogrammetry, geophysics, or geodesy, or a related discipline. You must include transcripts. 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. You must include months, years and hours per week worked to receive credit for your work and/or volunteer experience. One year of specialized experience is equivalent to 12 months at 40 hours per week. Part-time hours are prorated. You will not receive any credit for experience that does not indicate exact hours per week or is listed as "varies".
Pay Range
$42,053.00 - $42,053.00