Job Summary

In this position areas of geography, surveying, geodesy, photogrammetry to accomplish surveying, mapping and GIS tasks for the Albuquerque district in Albuquerque NM. New Mexico is also known as the land of enchantment and Albuquerque is home to the international balloon fiesta which is the most photographed event in the world.

Major Duties

Qualifications

US Citizens

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Basic Requirement for Geographer: A. Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in geography; or related physical or social science such as geology, meteorology, economics, statistics, sociology, anthropology, political science, history, cartography, computer science, urban studies, or planning that included at least 24 semester hours in geography or related fields.

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B. Combination of Education and Experience: Courses equivalent to a major in geography, or a related field that included at least 24 semester hours in geography or related fields, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Min Quals GS-05: You have completed of 4 academic years of post-high school leading to a bachelor's degree or equivalent degree. Specialized experience/Min Quals GS-07: Performing hydrographic, topographic and/or boundary land surveying upon request from higher level specialists and with assistance and guidance as needed.

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You have successfully completed 1 full year of graduate level education. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts to your application package under the document type Transcripts).

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You have some specialized experience as described in A, but less than one year; and I have less than one year of graduate education as described in B. You have computed the percentage of the requirements that I meet, and the total is at least 100%. (To compute the percentage, divide your total months of qualifying experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of graduate education beyond one year by 18. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify.) (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts to your application package under the document type Transcripts).

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You have completed a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and meet one of the three requirements to qualify for Superior Academic Achievement: 1) Class Standing in the upper third of the graduating class in the college, university, or major subdivision based on completed courses, 2) Grade-point Average of: a) 3.0 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B" or better) as recorded on your official transcript or as computed based on 4 years of education or as computed based on courses completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum or b) 3.5 or higher our of a possible 4.0 ("B+" or better) based on the average of the required courses completed in the major field or the required courses in the major field during the final 2 years of the curriculum, or 3) Membership in a national scholastic honor society listed by the Association of College Honor Societies, such as Alpha Chi, Alpha Delta Mu, Alpha Epsilon, Alpha Epsilon Delta, Alpha Kappa Delta, Alpha Kappa Mu, Alpha Phi Sigma, Alpha Pi Mu, Alpha Sigma Mu, Alpha Sigma Nu, Beta Gamma Sigma, Beta Kappa Chi, Beta Phi Mu, Chi Epsilon, Delta Mu Delta, Delta Sigma Rho-Tau Kappa Alpha, Delta Tau Alpha, Eta Kappa Nu, Gamma Theta upsilon, Kappa Delta Pi, Kappa Mu Epsilon, Kappa Omicron Nu, Kappa Tau Alpha, Lambda Iota Tau, Mortar Board, Omega Chi Epsilon, Omega Rho, Omicron Delta Epsilon, Phi Alpha Theta, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Sigma, Phi Sigma Iota, Phi Sigma Tau, Phi Upsilon Omicron, Pi Alpha Alpha, Pi Gamma Mu, Pi Kappa Lambda, Pi Omega Pi, Pi Sigma Pi, Pi Tau Sigma, Psi Chi, Rho Chi, Sigma Delta pi, Sigma Lambda Alpha, Sigma Lambda Chi, Sigma Pi Sigma, Sigma Tau Delta, Sigma Theta Tau, Tau Beta Pi, Theta Alpha Kappa (NOTE: Membership in a freshman honor society cannot be used to meet the requirements of this provision) (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts to your application package under the document type ?Transcripts?).E. I do not possess the education and/or experience described above, and I do not meet the requirements to qualify for Superior Academic Achievement. Specialized Experience GS-09: Gathering and providing information for GIS database development use on hydrographic, topographic and/or boundary land surveying

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You have completed 2 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master's degree or master's or equivalent graduate degree. (Candidates with graduate education in Civil Engineering, Biological Systems Engineering, or Agricultural Engineering with a focus on environmental engineering related issues can also meet this requirement. You must submit copies of your transcripts if using education to qualify.) Specialized Experience GS-11: Assisting with the development of digital GIS databases regarding hydrographic, topographic and/or boundary land surveying.

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Education: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: Geography or Civil Engineering.

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Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:

Pay Range

$35,136.00 - $83,734.00

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