Geologist

To be eligible, an applicant must be: A Recent Graduate who has obtained a qualifying associates, bachelors, masters, professional, doctorate, vocational or technical degree or certificate from a qualifying educational institution within the previous 2 years or other applicable period. Other applicable period may include: (1) Certain veterans precluded from applying within the timeframe described above due to a military service obligation, shall have a full 2-year period of eligibility upon his/her release or discharge from active duty. However, in no event, may the individual’s eligibility period extend beyond 6 years from the date on which the individual completed the requirements of an academic course of study; and (2) Applicants who completed their educational program requirements after December 27, 2010 will have a full 2 years of eligibility beginning on the date the final regulations became effective, July 10, 2012. In order to assess you meet a qualified status for this position and to refer you to the hiring manager, the agency must be able to determine that you meet the qualifications based on completed education, specialized experience, and/or both – please be sure to include this information in your resume. To be creditable, experience must have been equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade (GS-05 for GS-07 or GS-07 for GS-09) of the position to be filled. FOR GS-07: You must meet the basic requirement AND have at least one year of specialized experience, equivalent to the Federal GS-05 level or higher, that will allow successful performance of the duties of this position. Specialized experience is further defined as: making geological observations, computations, measurements or participating in range of data collection activities following instructions from a senior staff; contributing to study reports on geologic phenomena, utilizing data interpretation software to input, display, and organize geological date for retrieval and evaluation. -OR- You must meet the basic requirement AND have completed 1 year of graduate education leading to a masters degree in geology or a directly related field OR meet the requirements for Superior Academic Achievement (S.A.A.) See OPM Quals Standard-General Policies E(4)(f). -OR- You must meet the basic requirement AND possess an equivalent combination of the type and level of experience and education described above FOR GS-09: You must meet the basic requirement AND have at least one year of specialized experience, equivalent to the Federal GS-07 level or higher, that will allow successful performance of the duties of this position. Specialized experience is further defined as: applying conventional methods to the preparation and analysis of field/remote sensing observations and/or laboratory samples; independently making geological observations, computations, and measurements; analyzing and interpreting geological and geophysical data; contributing to technically authoritative reports on geologic and related studies. -OR- You must meet the basic requirement AND have completed 2 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a masters degree or masters or equivalent graduate degree in Geology or directly related fields of study. -OR- You must meet the basic requirement AND possess an equivalent combination of the type and level of experience and education described above. You must meet all eligibility and qualification requirements by the closing date of the announcement.
This position is located in HQ/Washington, DC. Information about Washington, DC and the surrounding area can be found here. We expect to fill 1 vacancy at this time; however, additional positions may be filled from this announcement if they become available.