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Major Duties
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This position is located in the National Weather Service (NWS), Office of Water Prediction (OWP), National Water Center (NWC) with one vacancy located in Tuscaloosa, AL.
As a Physical Scientist, you will perform the following duties:
- Collect and analyze data acquired from unmanned and manned aircraft, satellites, or ground-based platforms, using statistical analysis software, image analysis software, or Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to create products such as flood inundation and snow/ice cover.
- Develop or build databases for remote sensing or related geospatial project information.
- Assist the on-duty Senior Hydrologist to promote operational consistency across the agency through collaborative efforts with Regional and National Centers, National Weather Service (NWS) Offices, Senior Duty Meteorologists, and other subject matter experts as needed.
- Prepare or deliver reports or presentations of geospatial information; and produce Daily Water Summaries, Breaking News, Operational Status, and Significant Event Outlooks and Reports for internal and external use.
Qualifications
Qualification requirements in the vacancy announcements are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook, which contains federal qualification standards. This handbook is available on the Office of Personnel Management's website located at:https://www.opm.gov/policy.
BASIC REQUIREMENTS:This position requires applicants to meet a Basic Education Requirement in addition to at least one year of specialized experience in order to be found minimally qualified. You MUST meet one of the following basic education requirements:
EDUCATION:
A. Degree:physical science, engineering, or mathematics that included 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science such as mechanics, dynamics, properties of materials, and electronics.
OR
B. Combination of education and experience:education equivalent to one of the majors shown in A above that included at least 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
AND
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. This experience need not have been in the federal government.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.
To qualify at the GS-12 level:
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:In additionto meeting the Basic Requirements above, applicants must also possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 in the Federal service. Specialized experience MUST include all of the following: Assisting with the collection and analysis of data acquired using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) or remote sensing systems.
Pay Range
$76,721.00 - $99,741.00