Hydrologist

Department Of The Interior Bismarck , ND 58502

Posted 2 weeks ago

What General Information Do I Need To Know About This Position?

Open to all U.S. citizens under: USGS-RES-24-12382278-DE-SW

As a Hydrologist within the Dakota Water Science Center, some of your specific duties will include:

  • Serves as a project member contributing to larger studies.

  • Works with other employees efficiently and effectively to meet goals and objectives.

  • Applies a full range of established hydrologic techniques or procedures.

  • Collects, interprets, analyzes and evaluates hydrologic data. The complexity of assignments requires application of a full range standard procedures, methods, and techniques.

  • Works on issues whose solutions require a proven understanding of hydrologic complexities of ground or surface water flow.

  • Conducts evaluations of single-basin or moderately complex multi-basin environments investigating quantity and/or quality in adherence with all management-based water resource policies.

  • Contributes to investigative project proposals, work plans and protocols which includes evaluation of data from various sources and may include extensive literature review.

  • Contributes to interpretive studies and large-scale hydrologic projects.

  • Performs analyses and evaluations and formulates scientific findings.

  • Discusses agreements, study methods, approach, techniques, and desired results with senior scientists.

  • Plans and performs a wide range of data collection assignments.

  • Participates in periodic meetings with cooperating officials to discuss program technical accomplishments and resource requirements.

  • Communicates and delivers scientific findings and conclusions to a wide variety of technical and nontechnical audiences to develop science programs.

  • Serves as a point of contact with cooperating agencies and/or resource managers in the conduct of water resources investigations.

  • Participates in periodic meetings with cooperating officials to discuss program technical accomplishments and resource requirements.

  • Operates a government vehicle as an incidental driver.

BASIC EDUCATION REQUIREMENT: Applicants must meet A or B below to satisfy the basic education requirement for Hydrologist, 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 or natural science, or engineering that included at least 30 semester hours or the equivalent in any combination of courses in hydrology, the physical sciences, geophysics, chemistry, engineering science, soils, mathematics, aquatic biology, atmospheric science, meteorology, geology, oceanography, or the management or conservation of water resources. The course work must have included at least 6 semester hours or the equivalent in calculus (including both differential and integral calculus), and at least 6 semester hours or the equivalent in physics. OR

B. A combination of education and experience-course work as shown in "A" above (30 semester hours or the equivalent in any combination of courses as specified in "A" above which must include at least 6 semester hours or the equivalent in calculus (including both differential and integral calculus), and at least 6 semester hours or the equivalent in physics), 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 GS-07:

In addition to the basic education requirement as stated above, applicants must meet one of the following to qualify for the GS-07 level: 1 year of successfully completed graduate level education (18 semester hours, 27 quarter hours or the equivalent) in hydrology or other directly related field of study if it provided the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to do the work of this position.

OR Superior Academic Achievement based on undergraduate study.

OR one year of appropriate professional experience that is in or related to the duties of this position is qualifying if it is equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to at least the GS-5 level in the Federal service, and if it equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of this position.

Examples of GS-5 level experience could include taking measurements and collecting information; learning to take proper samples; conducting routine calculating, plotting, and checking of numerical data; preparing graphs and data profiles; and accomplishing routine analyses. This work experience would have involved receiving clear, specific, and detailed instructions as to the methods, procedures, and guidelines to use.

OR a combination of successfully completed graduate level education, as described above, and professional experience, as described above.

For GS-09:

In addition to the basic education requirement as stated above, applicants must meet one of the following to qualify for the GS-09 level:

2 years of progressively higher-level graduate education (36 semester hours, 54 quarter hours or the equivalent) leading to a master's degree in hydrology or other directly related field of study or master's or equivalent graduate degree in hydrology or other directly related field of study if it provided the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to do the work of this position.

OR one year of appropriate professional experience in hydrology that is equivalent to at least the GS-07 level in the Federal service.

Examples of such experience include performing a variety of observations, computations, compilations and analyses in assisting higher level Hydrologists in carrying out hydrologic assignments. This work experience would have involved following established methods and procedures, or detailed instructions; using some judgment in applying basic principles and procedures, and would have required a good general working knowledge of the principles and the theories of hydrology.

OR a combination of successfully completed progressive graduate level education, as described above, that is beyond the first year of graduate study and professional experience, as described above.

For GS-11:

In addition to the basic education requirement as stated above, applicants must meet one of the following to qualify for the GS-11 level: 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education (54 semester hours, 81 quarter hours or the equivalent) leading to a Ph.D. degree in hydrology or other directly related field of study or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in hydrology or other directly related field of study if it provided the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to do the work of this position.

OR one year of appropriate professional experience in hydrology that is equivalent to at least the GS-09 level in the Federal service.

Examples of such experience include independent responsibility for a well-defined study or for a phase of a larger study that required the planning and carrying out of routine hydrologic work. This work would have required the individual to select and make minor adaptations to procedures and accepted practices and handle unexpected conditions arising in the normal course of the work. At this level, Hydrologists have a sound working knowledge of the principles of hydrology and the ability to independently perform moderately difficult and responsible scientific work.

OR a combination of successfully completed graduate level education, as described, above that is beyond the second year of progressive graduate study and professional experience, as described above.

You must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements for the position by the closing date of the announcement.


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