Summary
This position is located in Southeast Archeological Center in Tallahassee, Florida
Appointment: This is a
TERM position. Appointment to this position will not convey permanent status in the Federal service and will be for a period not to exceed thirteen months, with possible extensions up to a total of four years without further competition.
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Duties
The primary duties of this job include contributing to management of spatial data collected during archeological projects conducted across the region. Creating GIS data for past and recent survey projects, this may include archival research and review of legacy reports and GPS and/or GIS data. Maintaining the survey project tracking table to help ensure that it provides a complete record of all known archeological projects conducted in the region's parks. Working with the SEAC archeologists to evaluate archeological GIS data for sites and surveys provided by state programs, comparing it to existing data in the SEAC geodatabase, when appropriate, modify existing and create new data for surveys and sites to fill gaps in the SEAC geodatabase. Incumbent will assist SEAC staff transition from older GNSS technology to mobile data collection by managing the shared equipment, assisting with creating maps/forms that are used on mobile devices, and development of reference maps for the Avenza app. Assisting with training SEAC and park archeologists to set up mobile GNSS equipment, collect spatial data using mobile apps, download data, prepare output, and use the data to prepare maps for reports. Selectee may also be asked to assist SEAC staff who are learning ArcGIS Pro to use the SEAC Pro template to produce maps for reports and state site forms and for other visual-spatial representations of archeological data using GIS.
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Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- Meet Selective Service Registration Act requirement for males.
- You may be required to travel overnight away from home up to 5 nights per month. You must obtain a government charge card for travel purposes.
- You will be required to operate a government (or private) motor vehicle as part of your official duties; a valid driver's license is required. You will be required to submit a Motor Vehicle Operator's License and Driving Record. You must also submit (within a State sealed envelope or submitted directly by the State authorities), and at your own expense, all certified driving records from all States that disclose all valid driver's licenses, whether current or past, possessed by you.
- If you are a new employee or supervisor in the Federal government, you will be required to complete a one-year probationary period.
- U.S. Citizenship required.
- You will be required to complete a one-year trial period.
- You may be required to complete training and obtain/maintain a government charge card with travel and/or purchase authority.
- Selectee will be required to participate in the Direct Deposit Electronics Funds Transfer Program.
- Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.
Qualifications
To qualify for this position at the GS-07 grade level, you must possess at least one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement:
EXPERIENCE: At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-06 level in the federal service. Specialized experience is experience directly related to the work of the position being filled. tasks involved in the development of GIS databases and maps, including data collection, editing, and interpretation; Using technology for the field capture of data, including use of GPS and other survey equipment; Processing and correcting field captured spatial data, as well as existing legacy spatial data to ensure accuracy and reliability; Utilizing GIS for the statistical interpolation of spatial data and mapping the results. You must include hours per week worked.
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EDUCATION: Successful completion of one full year of graduate level education (18 semester hours) in courses directly related to the work of this position such as cartography, astronomy, geodesy, photogrammetry, oceanography, computer science, land surveying, geophysics, remote sensing, algebra, trigonometry, or calculus. You must include transcripts.
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Successful completion of an equivalent combination of education and experience as described above. For example, have six months of the specialized experience (50% of the experience requirement), and 14 semester hours of graduate level study in courses directly related to the work of this position (50% of the qualifying education). The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. You must include transcripts.
Volunteer Experience: 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.
You must include months, years and hours per week worked to receive credit for your work and/or volunteer experience. One year of specialized experience is equivalent to 12 months at 40 hours per week. Part-time hours are prorated. You will not receive any credit for experience that does not indicate exact hours per week or is listed as "varies".
Education
To qualify based on education, you must submit a legible copy of transcripts from an accredited institution with your name, school name, credit hours, course level, major(s), and grade-point average or class ranking. Transcripts do not need to be official, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work.
If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet qualification requirements, you must show that your education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.
Additional information
Additional Selections: This announcement may be used to fill additional positions if identical vacancies occur within 90 days of the issue date of the referral certificate.
Physical Demands: The work requires long periods of sitting in front of computer terminals. Some prolonged bending, crouching, lifting (up to 50 pounds), climbing and reaching are required to perform routine hardware maintenance and move equipment Digitizing data requires extended periods of standing, sitting and stretching over large drafting tables while recording/measuring map data with a computer mouse.
Working Conditions: The work is usually performed in an office setting. Outdoor field work in varied climatic and terrain conditions is required.
Telework: The National Park Service has determined that the duties of this position are not suitable for telework.
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Southeast Archeological Center
2035 East Paul Dirac Drive
Johnson Building
Tallahassee, FL 32310
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