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Please visit find a park for additional park information. This position is located in Alaska Regional Office, in the Natural Resources Division. 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.
Major Duties
This position is located in a National Park Service (NPS) Alaska Regional Office to serve primarily as the Federal Government Lead for contaminated AML sites. When many of the Alaska Park Units were created or expanded with the passing of Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA), many abandoned mineral lands (AML) and active mines were incorporated and many of these sites were contaminated with hazardous substances. The primary purpose of this position is to serve as the Federal Government Lead for two contaminated AML sites in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve. It is anticipated that cleanup of these sites may take up to four years. The incumbent will be the Federal Government Lead for these projects and others across the Alaska Region, as the workload permits, ensuring that contaminated site cleanup planning and execution meet federal requirements, effectively utilize federal systems, and comply with NPS policy and practice. The incumbent will act to promote cross-programmatic cooperation, consistency of practice, and efficient resource utilization in AML site cleanup efforts.
The incumbent also will assist with evaluating AML sites throughout the Alaska Region for physical safety and work with park managers to implement safety mitigation measures by assisting with managing AML projects, documenting AML site status, assesses mitigation needs, and maintaining a database of AML sites. The incumbent also will assist with various projects as a technical advisor in geology for Alaska parks related to geology, hydrogeology, paleontology, geomorphology, cave and karst resources, mining, oil and gas development, erosion control, and other related activities.
Qualifications
All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-01/21/2020-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). The resume must reflect either: "full-time" or "total number of hours worked per week (i.e., work 40+ hours a week)." If part-time, the number of hours worked per week must be annotated to be able to pro-rate the amount of qualified specialized experience. To qualify for this position, you must meet the qualification requirements listed below: Basic Requirement for a Geologist:
A. Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in geology, plus 20 additional semester hours in any combination of mathematics, physics, chemistry, biological science, structural, chemical, civil, mining or petroleum engineering, computer science, planetary geology, comparative planetology, geophysics, meteorology, hydrology, oceanography, physical geography, marine geology, and cartography. (You must submit a copy of your transcripts to support this claim.) -OR- B. Combination of Education and Experience: Course work as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. (Note: Acceptable experience may have been gained through geological field or laboratory work that provided a means of obtaining professional knowledge of the theory and application of the principles of geology and closely related sciences, e.g., geophysics, geochemistry, or hydrology. Such work generally must have involved making close observations, taking samples, handling various types of instruments and equipment, assembling geologic data from source materials, and analyzing and reporting findings orally and in writing. In some situations, professional scientific experience in other fields may be accepted in part as professional geological experience. Such experience must have been preceded by appropriate education in geology or by professional geological experience, and must have contributed directly and significantly to the applicant's professional geological competence. To receive credit for geological experience obtained in positions that are not full-time professional geological positions, the applicant is responsible for indicating clearly the actual time or percentage of time devoted to geologic duties within such positions, and for giving adequate descriptions of the geologic functions.) (You must submit a copy of your transcripts to support this claim.) In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position, you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: To qualify for this position at the GS-11 grade level, you must possess the following minimum qualifications by the closing date of the announcement: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as: Evaluating mine sites for contamination and safety issues; managing abandoned mineral lands; applying environmental regulations to cleanup of mine sites; using GIS technology to compile or analyze geologic, hydrologic, or geochemical information for reports or publications. You must include hours per week worked. -OR- EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree. (You must submit a copy of your transcripts to support this claim.) -OR- Combination of education and experience -- course work as shown above. To calculate your percentage of qualifying graduate education, divide your number of semester hours in excess of 36 semester hours by 18 or the number your school uses to represent one year of full time graduate academic study. To calculate your percentage of experience, divide your months of qualifying specialized experience by 12. Add the two percentages. They must equal 100% to qualify using this option. (You must submit a copy of your transcripts to support this claim.) Volunteer 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.
Pay Range
$35.28 - $45.86