The Government-Wide direct hire authority for Scientific, Technical, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) occupations is being used to fill this position.
This is not a remote position. Selectee will be required to report to the agreed upon location. If the agreed upon location results in the relocation of the selectee, the travel, transportation, and relocation expenses are not authorized.
Salary dependent on duty location of the position. Click here for locality pay tables.
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DutiesThe incumbent of this position will serve as an Interdisciplinary Data Scientist within the Integrated Information Dissemination Division (IIDD), some of the specific duties of the position will include:
- Contribute to individual projects within the IIDD-Data Science set of capabilities (data-driven modeling, machine learning operations, reproducible workflows, data visualization, web analytics).
- Build, test and deploy data pipelines to cloud resources in collaboration with interdisciplinary project team.
- Engage in project planning, building prototypes, and/or aid in the design of concepts that bring data science approaches into USGS-Water Mission Area water prediction/assessment projects.
- Identify patterns and outliers in datasets and apply existing software tools and known procedures to collect and analyze structured and unstructured data.
The final duty location of position will be a joint decision made between the selectee and the hiring official. Salary dependent on agreed upon duty location of the position. Click here for locality pay tables. NOTE: First time hires to the Federal Government are typically hired at the Step 01. You may have the option to telework in accordance with the DOI Telework policy and with supervisor approval. The selectee will need to report to the agreed upon USGS office, designated as the physical worksite, on a regular and recurring weekly basis.RequirementsConditions of EmploymentKey Requirements:
- Applicants must be U.S. Citizens.
- Suitable for Federal employment, as determined by background investigation.
- Selectee may be subject to serving a one-year probationary period.
- More requirements are listed under Qualifications and Other Information.
- This vacancy is limited to the first 50 applications received and will close at midnight Eastern Time on the day this application limit is reached regardless of the closing date specified in this vacancy announcement. Any application received prior to midnight Eastern Time of the day the application limit is reached will be accepted and considered. You are strongly encouraged to submit all required supporting documents at the time of application should the vacancy close earlier than stated in this announcement due to the applicant limit being reached. Supporting documents will not be accepted once the vacancy announcement closes.
- A background investigation will be required for this position. Continued employment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication. Failure to successfully meet these requirements will be grounds for termination.
- Throughout the recruitment and hiring process we will be communicating with you via email; therefore, it is imperative that the email address you provide when applying for this vacancy remains active. Should your email address change, please notify the point of contact identified in the vacancy announcement as soon as possible so that we can update our system.
This is an interdisciplinary position that may be filled as a Biologist GS-0401, Physical Scientist GS-1301, or Mathematical Statistician GS-1529; you must meet the basic education requirements for at least one job series plus the additional specialized experience and/or graduate education as notated below to be minimally qualified and referred.
Basic Educational Requirement
BIOLOGIST, GS-0401:
- Degree in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position.
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- 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.
- 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.
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- 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.
- Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degreethat included 24 semester hours of mathematics and statistics, of which at least 12 semester hours were in mathematics and 6 semester hours were in statistics.
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- A combination of education and experience--24 semester hours of mathematics and statistics, of which at least 12 semester hours were in mathematics and 6 semester hours were in statistics, PLUS appropriate experience and/or additional education for a total of 4 years.
To qualify for the GS-11, for all series:In addition to the basic education requirements as stated above, applicants must have specialized experience, graduate education, or a combination of specialized experience and graduate education as defined below.
Specialized Experience: Possess one year of specialized experience at or equal to the next lower grade level. Examples of experience at the GS-09 level work may include:
- Contributing to moderately sized projects involving physical, hydrologic, biological, natural resources, or geospatial data and/or information delivery
- Using a variety of data collection and processing methods
- Building reproducible data pipelines in modern programming languages (e.g., R, Python)
- Writing test suites for code base
- Data visualization
- Training or utilizing artificial intelligence / machine learning models
- Advancing current data users' workflows
Graduate Degree: A Ph. D. or equivalent doctoral degree in the biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or physical science.
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To qualify for the GS-12, for all series: In addition to the basic education requirements as stated above, applicants must have one year of specialized experience at or equal to the next lower grade level. Examples of experience at the GS-11 level may include:
- Development of best practices that improve reproducibility, data quality, automation, documentation, and/or efficiency of software code
- Planning and executing complex projects involving physical, hydrologic, biological, natural resources, or geospatial data and/or information delivery
- Use of a variety of data collection and processing methods,
- Reproducible data pipelines in modern programming languages (e.g., R, Python)
- Data visualization
- Design and development of artificial intelligence/machine learning models
- Advancing current data users' workflows
- Deploying data pipelines or models on cloud resources
Education
- 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.
- Education completed in colleges or universities outside the United States may be used to meet the above requirements. You must provide acceptable documentation that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. For more information on how foreign education is evaluated, visit: https://www.usgs.gov/about/organization/science-support/human-capital/how-foreign-education-evaluated-federal-jobs .
Other Information
- Applicants who include vulgar, offensive, or inappropriate language or information in their application package will be ineligible for further consideration for this position.
- Identification of promotion potential in this announcement does not constitute a commitment or an obligation on the part of management to promote the employee selected at some future date. Promotion will depend upon administrative approval and the continuing need for and performance of higher-level duties.
- Under Executive Order 11935, only United States citizens and nationals (residents of American Samoa and Swains Island) may compete for civil service jobs. Agencies are permitted to hire non-citizens only in very limited circumstances where there are no qualified citizens available for the position.
- USGS employees are subject to Title 43, USC Section 31(a) and may not: (a) have any personal, private, direct or indirect interest in lands or mineral wealth of lands under survey; (b) have any substantial personal, private, direct or indirect interests in any private mining or mineral enterprise doing business with the United States; or (c) execute surveys or examinations for private parties or corporations.
- The application contains information subject to the Privacy Act (P.L. 93-579, 5 USC 552a). The information is used to determine qualifications for employment, and is authorized under Title 5, USC, Section 3302 and 3361.
- DOI uses E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, please visit www.dhs.gov/E-Verify.
- The Department of the Interior (DOI) places a high value on diversity of experience and cultural perspectives and encourages applications from all interested eligible candidates. Diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) are fundamental principles that guide the Department and allow us to successfully achieve our mission.
- THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.
- USGS has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for telework and the selectee may be allowed to telework in accordance with the DOI Telework policy and with supervisor approval. The official worksite for the selectee is the duty station identified in this vacancy announcement. The selectee will typically report to this duty location on a regular and recurring weekly basis.
- For additional information on our internal telework policy, please reference the Department of the Interior Telework Handbook at: https://www.doi.gov/telework/policies.
- Working for the U.S. Geological Survey offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; health, life, dental, vision, and long term care insurance, flexible spending accounts, and participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
