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General Information Salary: $32,285 (Step 01) to $41,968 (Step 10); NOTE: First time hires to the Federal Government are typically hired atthe Step 01.
Major Duties
As a Recent Graduate Hydrologic Technician, with the VA-WV Water Science Center, some of your specific duties will include:
- Collects surface-water, groundwater, and water-quality data.
- Troubleshoots equipment and runs station levels.
- Enters data, computes records and writes analyses of procedures followed.
- Calibrates, computes and checks precipitation gages or records following established protocols.
Work requires considerable dexterity, agility, and strenuous physical exertion such as: climb or work from tall ladders or scaffolding; work in areas where footing is treacherous, in steep or rocky terrain and in fast-moving water; lift heavy objects weighing over 50 lbs, crouch or crawl in constricted areas and defend oneself or others against physical attack.
Work regularly involves moderate risks or discomforts associated with visiting field sites with limited access, under adverse weather or flooding conditions, or exposure to irritant or toxic chemicals. Work may require the use of special clothing or gear such as masks coats, boots, goggles, respirators or life jackets.
Qualifications
Eligibility RequirementsIn order to be eligible for an appointment under the Pathways Recent Graduate Program you must meet the following requirements: You must be a recent graduate who has completed, within the previous two years, an associates, bachelors, masters, professional, doctorate, vocational or technical degree or certificate from a qualifying educational institution such as an accredited technical or vocational school; a 2- or 4-year college or university; a graduate or professional school (e.g., law school, medical school); or a post-secondary home school curriculum. Note: Certificate program is defined as post-secondary education in a qualifying educational institution equal to at least one academic year of full-time study that’s part of an accredited college-level, technical, trade, vocational, or business school curriculum.
Veterans who were precluded from applying due to their military service obligation begin their 2-year eligibility period upon release or discharge from active duty; however, eligibility for these veterans cannot exceed 6 years from the date on which the degree or certificate was obtained.The date of release or discharge from active duty should be later than the date the degree or certificate was obtained. Qualification Requirements
For more information on basic qualifications, please click on the following: https://www.usgs.gov/about/organization/science-support/human-capital/browse-usgs-qualifications1316.GS-04:All applicants must meet at least one of the following to qualify for the GS-04 level:A. One year of appropriate specialized experience that is equivalent to at least the GS-03 level in the Federal service. Examples of qualifying specialized experience includes: 1) Performing minor repairs at gaging stations, to water level recorders and other equipment used in hydrologic investigations; 2) Assisting in making measurements of stream flow or making simple current meter measurements on small streams; 3) Recording routine measurements of water levels at specified observations wells; 4) Collecting water quality samples and assisting in making laboratory determinations of water quality parameters by predetermined methods; 5) Maintaining and assisting in readying current meters and sampling equipment for field work. For examples 1-5, a designated authority made assignments by giving complete, explicit oral and/or written instructions at the beginning of each assignment, covering work methods, available equipment, procedures, reference guidelines, etc. Recurring assignments were carried out within well-established procedures, with minimal instruction and were only infrequently spot checked or observed by a designated authority. Less routine assignments were occasionally checked in progress or upon completion.(INSERT SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT);ORB. Successful completion of two full years of study that included at least 12 semester hours, or the equivalent, in any combination of courses such as engineering, industrial technology, construction drafting, surveying, physical science, biology, or mathematics.(INSERT EDUCATION SUBSTITUTION REQUIREMENT); ORC. A combination of successfully completed post-high school education and specialized and/or general experience may be used to meet the qualification requirements for the GS-04 level. NOTE: When crediting education to meet any part of the experience requirement, such education must include the appropriate number of directly related credit hours required in any combination of courses such as engineering, industrial technology, construction drafting, surveying, physical science, biology, or mathematics. When crediting this education, you must prorate the number of hours of directly related courses required as a proportion of the total education to be used.(CLICKHEREFOR DETAILS ON HOW TO COMBINE EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE)(INSERT COMBINATION REQUIREMENT).All applicants must meet qualification and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement.
Pay Range
$32,285.00 - $41,968.00