Geodesist, ZP-1372-3 (DE/CR)
As a Geodesist, you will perform the following duties:
Create new gravimetric geoids that will ultimately define the basis of the National Geodetic Survey's (NGS) new vertical datum in 2022. Use satellite gravity data, satellite altimetry, Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR), etc. to measure geoid change due to mass loss, and develop and test new methods for measuring Deflection-of-the-Vertical for geoid modeling. Conduct geodetic research on topics relevant to the new geoid, evaluate and combine various types of geodetic data, and perform error analysis on these data to improve NGS Products and Services. Plan and coordinate the development of data processing software. Present scientific results to NGS employees and external stakeholders at conferences and in peer reviewed scientific journals. 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 has a positive Education Requirement in addition to at least one year of Specialized Experience OR substitution of education for experience OR combination (if applicable) in order to be found minimally qualified. Transcripts must be submitted with your application package. You MUST meet the following requirements:
To qualify for the 1372 series:
EDUCATION:
A. Degree:
geodesy; or 30 semester hours in any combination of geodesy, mathematics, physics, astronomy, engineering science, surveying, geodetic surveying, photogrammetry, or geophysics. The course work must have included differential and integral calculus. OR B. Combination of education and experience -- course work as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. 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 ZP-3 or GS-11:
SPECIALIZED
Experience:
Applicants must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the ZP-2 or GS-09 in the Federal service. Specialized experience MUST include all of the following:
Analyzing geodetic observations; Processing data from surveying techniques, such as leveling, measuring distances and angles, Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) positioning, and/or gravimeter measurements; and Using computer programming languages (such as C, C++, Matlab, Python, Fortran, Java, etc.) that are used to perform geodetic data analysis or used to develop geodetic models. OR SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION:
3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree. OR COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND
Experience:
A combination of education and experience as described above. Note:
Only graduate education in excess of two full years is qualifying for combination of education and experience.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
Create new gravimetric geoids that will ultimately define the basis of the National Geodetic Survey's (NGS) new vertical datum in 2022. Use satellite gravity data, satellite altimetry, Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR), etc. to measure geoid change due to mass loss, and develop and test new methods for measuring Deflection-of-the-Vertical for geoid modeling. Conduct geodetic research on topics relevant to the new geoid, evaluate and combine various types of geodetic data, and perform error analysis on these data to improve NGS Products and Services. Plan and coordinate the development of data processing software. Present scientific results to NGS employees and external stakeholders at conferences and in peer reviewed scientific journals. 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 has a positive Education Requirement in addition to at least one year of Specialized Experience OR substitution of education for experience OR combination (if applicable) in order to be found minimally qualified. Transcripts must be submitted with your application package. You MUST meet the following requirements:
To qualify for the 1372 series:
EDUCATION:
A. Degree:
geodesy; or 30 semester hours in any combination of geodesy, mathematics, physics, astronomy, engineering science, surveying, geodetic surveying, photogrammetry, or geophysics. The course work must have included differential and integral calculus. OR B. Combination of education and experience -- course work as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. 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 ZP-3 or GS-11:
SPECIALIZED
Experience:
Applicants must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the ZP-2 or GS-09 in the Federal service. Specialized experience MUST include all of the following:
Analyzing geodetic observations; Processing data from surveying techniques, such as leveling, measuring distances and angles, Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) positioning, and/or gravimeter measurements; and Using computer programming languages (such as C, C++, Matlab, Python, Fortran, Java, etc.) that are used to perform geodetic data analysis or used to develop geodetic models. OR SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION:
3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree. OR COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND
Experience:
A combination of education and experience as described above. Note:
Only graduate education in excess of two full years is qualifying for combination of education and experience.
- Department:
1372 Geodesy - Salary Range:
$72,030 to $112,240 per year
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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