Total 35 job vacancies by Geological Survey

As a Facilities Leasing and Management Branch Chief within the Office of Management Services, some of your specific duties will include:

• Develops and implements strategies to ensure bureau-wide space acquisition projects and policies, standards, processes, and procedures are aligned with new and existing Statutes, Executive Orders, Department of the Interior (DOI), General Services Administration (GSA), and other Federal standards and regulations.
• Monitors trends and developments in lease acquisition and management, design, consolidation, engineering, and construction to include analyzing impacts on the program, identifying opportunities, and modifying or applying new techniques, applications, methods, or processes for improved project, program and mission delivery.
• Serves as Principal Bureau Technical Advisor for real estate, space, and lease acquisition to provide the most current up-to-date information on the Department of the Interior (DOI), General Services Administration (GSA), and other regulatory guidance essential to the legally sufficient and orderly accomplishment of the Office of Management Services mission.
• Oversees and monitors the execution and administration United States Geological Survey (USGS) space acquisition and tenant improvement projects totaling $90 million annually in rent and manages/oversees on average $8-$10 million a year in tenant improvement projects, facility construction, and operational work.
• Supervises the activities of the branch through the work of professional/technical staff who provide facilities planning, acquisition, and administrative support to bureau science centers to include managing all aspects of space acquisition, construction, and tenant improvement projects to include the full range of supervisory authorities and responsibilities related to position management, hiring, employee relations, equal employment opportunity, labor management relations, and property.
• Operates a government owned or leased vehicle as incident driver.

As an Interdisciplinary Data Scientist within the Eastern Ecological Science Center, some of your specific duties will include:

• Serves as a data manager to assist/develop center's wide policy for managing center's data.
• Designs and coordinates protocols and procedures for data integration.
• Advise center scientists and data stewards.
• Coordinates records management, curation, and preservation processes.

As an Interdisciplinary Data Scientist within the Eastern Ecological Science Center, some of your specific duties will include:

• Serves as a data manager to assist/develop center's wide policy for managing center's data.
• Designs and coordinates protocols and procedures for data integration.
• Advise center scientists and data stewards.
• Coordinates records management, curation, and preservation processes.

As a Supervisory Hydrologist (Deputy Center Director) within the New Mexico Water Science Center, some of your specific duties will include:

• Serves as a member of the Senior Management Team and principal advisor to the Center Director concerning the collection, analysis, quality assurance, and publication of hydrologic data.
• Exercises a broad range of supervisory responsibilities through subordinate supervisors; oversees employee career development, performance evaluations, and makes decisions on promotions, training, and awards.
• Manages and directs all Hydrologic Data activities; a program consisting of approximately 45 employees with a budget of more than $5 million annually.
• Develops, plans, and administers the operations and activities of the NMWSC Data Program with over 30 reimbursable cooperators from state and local governments, tribes, and other federal agencies.
• Develops and secures reimbursable funds to sustain and grow the financial stability of the NMWSC Hydrologic Data program; using the center's Cooperative Matching Funds to negotiate over 30 reimbursable agreements annually with external partners.
• Advises Water Resources Mission Area on the prioritization of New Mexico's Federal Priority Stream-gages.
• Operates a government owned/leased vehicle as an incidental driver.

As a Supervisory Hydrologist (Deputy Center Director) within the New Mexico Water Science Center, some of your specific duties will include:

• Serves as a member of the Senior Management Team and principal advisor to the Center Director concerning the collection, analysis, quality assurance, and publication of hydrologic data.
• Exercises a broad range of supervisory responsibilities through subordinate supervisors; oversees employee career development, performance evaluations, and makes decisions on promotions, training, and awards.
• Manages and directs all Hydrologic Data activities; a program consisting of approximately 45 employees with a budget of more than $5 million annually.
• Develops, plans, and administers the operations and activities of the NMWSC Data Program with over 30 reimbursable cooperators from state and local governments, tribes, and other federal agencies.
• Develops and secures reimbursable funds to sustain and grow the financial stability of the NMWSC Hydrologic Data program; using the center's Cooperative Matching Funds to negotiate over 30 reimbursable agreements annually with external partners.
• Advises Water Resources Mission Area on the prioritization of New Mexico's Federal Priority Stream-gages.
• Operates a government owned/leased vehicle as an incidental driver.

As a Physical Scientist within the Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, some of your specific duties will include:

• Coordinates research on wetland processes that drive ecological and geomorphic change of estuaries and salt marshes and associated ecosystem services, including mitigation of coastal hazards.
• Leads teams of scientists and technicians in observational studies of wetland response to restoration.
• Designs and leads appropriate analytical programs for accomplishing research objectives.
• Analyzes geospatial and/or time-series data in estuaries and wetlands. Integrates expertise in wetland processes, including time-series analysis, numerical modeling, and/or geospatial synthesis.
• Prepares peer-reviewed journal articles, data products, and scientific reports discussing the results of multidisciplinary studies and their significance to the fields of coastal change hazards and wetlands evolution.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:
The primary purpose of this position is to provide field, laboratory, and data management support and leadership for a broad set of research activities on coastal and marine processes. The incumbent uses a broad range of field, laboratory, and data processing expertise to support multidisciplinary research that addresses biogeochemical and sediment transport issues in coastal ecosystems.

Location Negotiable: One position will be filled with the duty station of any USGS location in Nebraska, Kansas, or Oklahoma and one position will be filled with the duty station of any USGS location in Florida or Georgia. If the agreed upon location results in the relocation of the selectee, the travel, transportation, and relocation expenses are not authorized.
Salary dependent upon the agreed upon duty location of the position. Locality pay tables can be found here.

As a Physical Scientist (National Map Liaison) within the National Geospatial Program, some of your specific duties will include:

• Serve as a point of contact and representing USGS National Geospatial Program to a diversity of public, private, and non-profit stakeholders, including on external committees and working groups, and also with the general public.
• Build and sustain partnership networks to support NGP National Map programs, goals, and products, and participate in and leading opportunities to cooperate on development of geospatial data, including coordinating agreements.
• Educate users on National Map and other NGP products and services through outreach and technical geospatial consultation, for example, presenting and leading workshops at meetings, technical sessions, discussion groups, etc.
• Receive and relay feedback on National Map products and services from users and report geospatial user trends to NGP program areas.
• Participates on internal User Engagement collaborative teams such as developing National Map-related communication products, creating workshops, and researching user needs

As a Biological Science Technician (Plants) within the Forest & Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center, some of your specific duties will include:

• Conducting field studies and surveys to collect a variety botanical data and/or specimens
• Runs computer programs to enter, verify, manage and manipulate data and data files in automated databases and/or geographic information systems.
• Assists in conducting a variety of data analyses and prepares data summaries
• Trains new technicians and field crews in standard field data collection and analytical techniques
• Operates a government motor vehicle as an incidental driver. Operates and maintains power boats
• Compiles, analyzes and summarizes field and lab data for preparation of interim reports. Assists with verification of mathematical, statistical, and spatial computations
• Conducts library searches for literature on research projects

As an IT Specialist (Customer Support) within the Office of the Human Capital, some of your specific duties will include:

• Diagnoses and resolves recurring problems in response to customer reported incidents.
• Installs, configures, and tests software on customer workstations, as well as upgrades and troubleshoots hardware and software components.
• Participates in evaluating effectiveness of customer support services and provides feedback on impacts of proposed IT initiatives to services.
• Provides recommendations for improving customer service delivery and assists higher grade specialists.
• Provides routine advice and guidance to customers requesting information on established policy or procedures.

Eligibility Requirements

In order to be eligible for an appointment under the Pathways Recent Graduate Program you must meet the following requirements:

• You must be a recent graduate who has completed, within the previous two years, an associates, bachelors, masters, professional, doctorate, vocational or technical degree or certificate from a qualifying educational institution such as an accredited technical or vocational school; a 2- or 4-year college or university; a graduate or professional school (e.g., law school, medical school); or a post-secondary home school curriculum; or a qualifying career or technical education program (e.g., Registered Apprenticeship Programs, Job Corps, Climate Corps, AmeriCorps, and Peace Corps). Note: Qualifying volunteer service must be from a federally administered program indicating completion of either: at least 52 weeks of volunteer service (through one or multiple periods of service), or at least 1,700 work hours when the volunteer service period is less than one year. Note: Certificate program is defined as post-secondary education in a qualifying educational institution equal to at least one academic year of full-time study that's part of an accredited college-level, technical, trade, vocational, or business school curriculum.
• OR has completed degree or program requirements within the previous two years. Degree requirements include an associates, bachelors, masters, professional, doctorate, vocational or technical degree or certificate from a qualifying educational institution such as an accredited technical or vocational school; a 2- or 4-year college or university; a graduate or professional school (e.g., law school, medical school); or a post-secondary home school curriculum; or qualifying career or technical education program. Note: Certificate program is defined as post-secondary education in a qualifying educational institution equal to at least one academic year of full-time study that's part of an accredited college-level, technical, trade, vocational, or business school curriculum.
• Veterans who were precluded from applying due to their military service obligation begin their 2-year eligibility period upon release or discharge from active duty; however, eligibility for these veterans cannot exceed 6 years from the date on which the degree, certificate or qualifying career or technical education program was obtained. The date of release or discharge from active duty should be later than the date the degree or certificate was obtained.

As a Supervisory Interdisciplinary Biologist/Chemist (Chief Branch of Aquatic Ecosystem Health) within the Upper Midwest Environmental Science Center, some of your specific duties will include:

• Serves as the Chief, Branch of Aquatic Ecosystem Health (AEH), and is directly responsible for budget formulation and execution of a ~$5 M research program funded through USGS appropriations and reimbursable funding agreements with local, state, and federal agencies and non-governmental entities.
• Exercises a broad range of technical and administrative supervisory authorities and responsibilities over four or more employees within the AEH Branch, including determining appropriate staffing levels and pathways (e.g., federal permanent, term or temporary, student, contract) and identifying training requirements.
• Tracks and documents review and approval of study plans and information products (e.g., manuscripts, reports, abstracts, presentations, data) prepared by AEH scientists in accordance with UMESC and USGS policies (e.g., USGS Fundamental Science Practices [FSPJ), provides Center-approval when serving as Acting Center Director.
• Exercises significant responsibility coordinating work with other branches, Centers, USGS mission areas, Federal and State resource management and regulatory agencies, and university scientists. Advises Center Director and other agency management officials of research progress and findings as they pertain to their jurisdictional area of responsibility.
• Operates a government vehicle as an incidental driver.

As a Budget Analyst within the Water Mission Area, Observing Systems Division, some of your specific duties will include:

• Monitors, tracks, and reviews obligations, expenditures, and reimbursables. Identifies actions that are inconsistent with approved budgets plans and/or conditions that are under or over obligation of funds.
• Prepares a variety of recurring management reports covering the status of funds, trend analyses, obligations, and expenditures.
• Performs routine aspects of year-end close-out to insure accurate documentation of expenditures, proper and full use of funds, and compliance with anti-deficiency laws and regulations.
• Provides routine budgetary and financial advice and guidance to managers, supervisors and project personnel regarding process, procedures, regulations, policies, and requirements.
• Prepares and explains the significance of special and recurring reports regarding the status of funds, trend analyses, obligation/expenditure reports, and variances.

This is a Recent Graduate position under the Pathways Program and is open to individuals who have obtained a qualifying degree or certificate from an accredited educational institution or completed a qualifying career or technical education program within the previous two years. The program provides a one-year full-time developmental experience in federal agencies. Veterans with service obligations may apply up to six years after graduation. Additional information can be found at: https://help.usajobs.gov/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/recent-graduates. You are required to provide documentation to support eligibility.

As a Public Affairs Specialist (Stakeholder Engagement Liaison) within the Western Ecological Research Center, some of your specific duties will include:

• Communicating with USGS leadership on a weekly basis by crafting and providing non-technical summaries of research products, upcoming publications, events, and media coverage of all scientists within the Western Ecological Research Center.
• Developing opportunities to educate the public as to the mission, current scientific biological research, and accomplishments at professional conferences, primary/secondary school engagement, and other educational outreach.
• Developing content including but not limited to web pages, newsletters, posters, and handouts to communicate technical biological/ecological research that is conducted by Western Ecological Research Center scientists in a non-technical way for the lay audience.
• Developing symbiotic partnerships with key stakeholders, shares information of key USGS scientific studies, and works with stakeholders to share USGS science achievements.

As a Physical Scientist, within the Observing Systems Division, Hydrologic Remote Sensing Branch, some of your specific duties will include:

• Integrate approaches that span the interface between data science techniques and traditional domain-based techniques into priority projects.
• Develops long-range (5-10 years), large-scope project proposals and work plans which includes consideration of state of the art experimental and theoretical analyses, changing mission needs, evaluation of data from various sources, and the development of new procedures to meet novel requirements.
• Designs analytical models, use cases, and scenarios for data collection and or assimilation, reporting, and decision making in support of a variety of initiatives involving changes in policies, water conditions, and scientific methodology.
• Employs empirical and process-based theories to plan, coordinate, and execute segments or pursue scientific and research questions associated with science priorities.
• Conducts interpretive studies as needed to support studies and prepare written products to convey research-based knowledge and information to a variety of audiences.
• Serves as a senior technical expert in national data processing workflows and use of database applications.

As a Physical Scientist, within the Observing Systems Division, Hydrologic Remote Sensing Branch, some of your specific duties will include:

• Integrate approaches that span the interface between data science techniques and traditional domain-based techniques into priority projects.
• Develops long-range (5-10 years), large-scope project proposals and work plans which includes consideration of state of the art experimental and theoretical analyses, changing mission needs, evaluation of data from various sources, and the development of new procedures to meet novel requirements.
• Designs analytical models, use cases, and scenarios for data collection and or assimilation, reporting, and decision making in support of a variety of initiatives involving changes in policies, water conditions, and scientific methodology.
• Employs empirical and process-based theories to plan, coordinate, and execute segments or pursue scientific and research questions associated with science priorities.
• Conducts interpretive studies as needed to support studies and prepare written products to convey research-based knowledge and information to a variety of audiences.
• Serves as a senior technical expert in national data processing workflows and use of database applications.

The USGS California Water Science Center is seeking undergraduate levelstudent working towards a degree ingeology, chemistry, physics, geophysics, biology, ecology, mathematics, soils, forestry, meteorology, hydrology, oceanography, physical science, atmospheric science, engineering, construction, or industrial technology to gain practical experience ingathering basic hydrologic data concerning any one or a combination of four areas, i.e., quantity, quality, availability, and movement and distribution of water.

As a Student Trainee (Hydrology) you will serve in a trainee capacity, performing routine and recurring development assignments to acquire knowledge and understanding of functions, principles, practices, and methods used in the area of Hydrology.

Duties include:

• Gathering basic hydrologic data concerning any one or a combination of four areas, i.e., quantity, quality, availability, and movement and distribution of water.
• Developing hydrologic and precipitation data for current projects.
• Collecting and processing data to be used in computing stream discharge, determining ground water availability or calculating sediment, chemical, or biological concentrations and physical characteristics.
• Operating a government motor vehicle as an incidental driver.