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This position is located at Sleeping Bear National Lakeshore in the Resource Management Division. Anticipated enter on duty date: 3/1/2020. Open to the first 100 applicants or until 11/29/2019 whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration.
Major Duties
TERM positions do not convey permanent status in the Federal service and will be for a period not to exceed thirteen months with possible extensions up to a total of four years without further competition.
The purpose of this position is to perform a wide variety of tasks involved in the development of cartographic products, including but not limited to, field data collection, compilation, editing and production of Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and Geographic Information System (GIS) technical support functions. You will serve as leader to implement new and established Geographic Information System (GIS) projects including the following: processing GIS data collected in support of Natural Resources projects; and management of existing GIS themes, layers, and applications to NPS Standards. Duties will include operating, updating, and maintaining GIS software, hardware, and associated peripheral devices; collecting and processing GIS data including quality control and assurance; producing maps, tabular data, overlays, and analysis results for project reports and field efforts; organizing and attributing metadata to existing and new GIS assets to NPS standards under guidance of Midwest Regional Office. For information on the area or duties of the position contact Julia Gehring at (231) 326-4752.
Qualifications
All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-11/29/2019-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-7 grade level, you must possess 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-6 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as: use and operation of geospatial software; application of cartographic and geography principles, practices and procedures to perform moderately complex assignments, including compilation, synthesis, analysis, interpretation, editing and presentation of information regarding location, distribution, and interrelationships of and processes of change affecting a wide variety of natural/cultural/social/physical resources. You must include hours per week worked.
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EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least one full year (18 semester hours or equivalent) of graduate level study that directly applies to the position such as cartography, astronomy, geodesy, photogrammetry, oceanography, computer science, land surveying, geophysics, remote sensing, algebra, trigonometry, and calculus. Graduate education or an internship meets the specialized experience required above GS-5 only in those instances where it is directly related to the work of the position. Internships not completed as a part of your educational curriculum, and recorded on your transcript, will not be considered qualifying as education. However, it may be considered qualifying for specialized education. You must include transcripts.
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Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. Only graduate level coursework is considered qualifying when combined with specialized experience. For example, I have 6 months of the specialized experience (50% of the experience requirement), and one-half year (9 semester hours) of directly-related graduate level college study in an accredited institution (50% of the qualifying education). The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. 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 - $54,670.00