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Major Duties
As the Deputy Director of Integrated Information Dissemination Division (IIDD), Office of the Chief Operating Officer within the Water Mission area, some of your specific duties will include:
- Serves as the deputy senior scientist and manager of the Integrated Information Dissemination Division (IIDD) with responsibility for oversight and leadership to best provide for the priority needs of the Water Mission Area.
- Modernize existing Water Mission Area (WMS) web content, develop new intelligent applications for mining WMA data and content, and develop novel decision support systems for aiding in emergency response and water resource management.
- Establishes and maintains contact with senior officials and technical leaders in the in the Water Mission Area (WMA), the USGS, and other federal, state, tribal, local and non-governmental agencies to provide counsel on a wide range of information services and dissemination activities and to promotes IIDD services.
- Assists the Division Director to formulate policies of operation to support the needs of the WMA, the USGS and other federal, state, tribal and local agencies by developing plans and programs to serve their need for web and other information products.
- As a supervisor, plans the work of the group, established work standards, provides job priorities, ensures timely performance and reviews and evaluates performance. Ensures equal employment opportunity and on-the-job safety.
- Ensures excellence in strategic and operational management of the Branch, including funding and finances, equipment, facilities and that projects are aligned with Bureau Fundamental Science.
Qualifications
This is an interdisciplinary position advertised under 4 possible occupational series. To be minimally qualified, you must meet: 1) the one year of specialized experience requirement defined below; and 2) the basic requirements of at least one of the four occupational series to qualify. Specialized Experience requirement: In addition to the basic education requirements stated under the occupational series that you are applying for, applicants for all job series (Operations Research, Social Scientist and Physical Scientist) must have one year of appropriate professional experience that is in or directly related to the duties of the position to be filled, is equivalent to at least the GS-13 level in the Federal service, andhas equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position.Examples of such experience may include: 1) experience evaluating the Nation’s future need and priority for water information content; products and tools; data analysis tools; and decision support systems; 2) experiencedeveloping plans and programs to serve stakeholder needs for web and other information products, and 3) experience withresearch and development of new and advanced types of data analysis tools and decision support systems.
Basic Requirement for Occupational Series:
For Biologist: Applicants must meet A or Bbelow to satisfy the basic education requirement for Biologist, all grade levels. A. Degree in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position. *OR* B. Combination of education and experience--courses equivalent to a major, as shown in A above (24 semester hours or the equivalent in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position), plus appropriate experience and/or additional education for a total of 4 years. The education or combined education and experience must be comparable in type, scope and thoroughness to that acquired through successful completion of a 4-year course of study as described in "A" above.
For Physical Scientist:Applicants must meet A or B below to satisfy the basic education requirement for Physical Scientist, all grade levels. A. Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree in physical science, engineering, or mathematics that included 24 semester hours or the equivalent in physical science and/or related engineering science such as mechanics, dynamics, properties of materials, and electronics. **OR B. A combination of education and experience--education equivalent to one of the majors shown in "A" above (24 semester hours or the equivalent in physical science, engineering, or mathematics) that included at least 24 semester hours or the equivalent in physical science and/or related engineering science as described above, plus appropriate experience and/or additional education for a total of 4 years. The education or combined education and experience must be comparable in type, scope and thoroughness to that acquired through successful completion of a 4-year course of study as described in "A" above.
For Operations Research Analyst:Applicants must meet the educational requirement below to satisfy the basic education requirement for Operations Research Analyst, all grade levels. Degree in operations research or at least 24 semester hours in a combination of operations research, mathematics, probability, statistics, mathematical logic, science, or subject-matter courses requiring substantial competence in college-level mathematics or statistics. At least 3 of the 24 semester hours must have been in calculus. The primary requirement of operations research work is competence in the rigorous methods of scientific inquiry and analysis rather than in the subject matter of the problem. Therefore, applicants should have sufficient knowledge of applied mathematics to understand and use the fundamental concepts and techniques of operations research methods of analysis. In addition, some positions may require knowledge of a specific subject area.
Courses acceptable for qualifying for operations research positions may have been taken in departments other than Operations Research, e.g., Engineering (usually Industrial Engineering), Science, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, or Management Science.
The following are illustrative of acceptable courses: optimization; mathematical modeling; queueing theory; engineering; physics (except descriptive or survey courses); econometrics; psychometrics; biometrics; experimental psychology; physical chemistry; industrial process analysis; managerial economics; computer science; measurement for management; mathematical models in social phenomena; and courses that involved application of operations research techniques and methodologies to problems of management, marketing, systems design, and other specialized fields; or other comparable quantitative analysis courses for which college-level mathematics or statistics is a prerequisite. Courses in theory of probability and statistics are highly desirable, but are not specified as minimum educational requirements because to do so would possibly exclude some applicants who would otherwise be well qualified.
For Social Scientist: Applicants must meet A, B or C below to satisfy the basic requirement for Social Scientist, all grade levels.
A. Degree: behavioral or social science; or related disciplines appropriate to the position;
B. Combination of education and experience that provided the applicant with knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field; OR
C. Four years of appropriate experience that demonstrated that the applicant has acquired knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field. You must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements for the position by the closing date of the announcement.
Pay Range
$107,807.00 - $157,709.00