Physical Science Technician Paleontology

Summary

These positions may be filled for a six-month seasonal period, but can vary due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding. Anticipated Entry on Duty: April 2025.

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Overview

* Accepting applications

* Open & closing dates

11/12/2024 to 11/26/2024

This job will close when we have received 30 applications which may be sooner than the closing date. Learn more

* Salary

$23. 49 - $23. 49 per hour

* Pay scale & grade

GS 7

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Location

* Dinosaur National Monument Jensen, UT 1 vacancy

* Remote job

No

* Telework eligible

Yes-as determined by the agency policy.

* Travel Required

Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.

* Relocation expenses reimbursed

No

* Appointment type

Temporary - Not-to-exceed 1039 hours.

* Work schedule

Full-time

* Service

Competitive

* Promotion potential

None

* Job family (Series)

* 1311 Physical Science Technician

* Supervisory status

No

* Security clearance

Not Required

* Drug test

No

* Position sensitivity and risk

Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk

* Trust determination process

* Suitability/Fitness

* Financial disclosure

No

* Bargaining unit status

No

* Announcement number

IM-1539-IMDO-25-12603704-DE

* Control number

818710700

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This job is open to

* The public

U. S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U. S.

* Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL)

Federal employees who meet the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee.

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Duties

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Duties common for a GS-07 Physical Science Technician (Paleontology):

* Implement data collections as well as fossil collecting operations, when appropriate, in relevant fossil bearing strata.

* Assists with the inventory and monitoring of paleontological sites, and assists with collection of paleontological resources, when appropriate, in accordance with all relevant laws, regulations, and policy. Occasionally interact with visitors giving interpretive programs related to paleontology.

* Collect and manage data using established protocols, GPS/GIS equipment, and digital camera, and identifies many types of plant, trace, invertebrate, and vertebrate fossils.

* Consolidates, prepares, stabilizes, and houses fossil specimens, adaptively using manual, electrical, and air-power tools under supervision of higher graded employees while using proper PPE.

* Utilizes a variety of technologies and computer programs to compile, reduce, store, retrieve, analyze, and report data and other resource management information, including natural science research, long-term monitoring projects, and interpretive media.

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Requirements

Conditions of Employment

* U. S. Citizenship required.

* Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.

* Meet Selective Service Registration Act requirement for males.

* Selectee will be required to participate in the Direct Deposit Electronics Funds Transfer Program.

* Depending on location, occupancy of government quarters may be required.

* Depending on location, government housing may be available.

* You may be required to wear a uniform and comply with the National Park Service uniform standards. A uniform allowance will be provided.

* You may be required to work on-call, evenings, weekends, holidays, overtime and/or shift work.

* You may be required to travel overnight away from home occasionally.

* You may be required to complete training and obtain/maintain a government charge card with travel and/or purchase authority.

* You may be required to complete training and operate a four-wheel drive vehicle.

* If selected for a position/location that requires search and rescue, emergency response, use of firearms, or watercraft operation, you will be required to submit to a drug test and receive a negative drug test result prior to appointment. In addition, this position is subject to random testing for illegal drug use.

* If selected for a position/location 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.

* Applicants must be at least (1)18 years old or (2) at least 16 years old and: (a) Have graduated from high school or been awarded a certificate equivalent to graduating from high school; or (b) Have completed a formal vocational training program; or (c) Have received a statement from school authorities agreeing with their preference for employment rather than continuing their education; or (d) Be currently enrolled in a secondary school and either work only during school vacation periods or work part-time during the school year under a formal student employment program.

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-11/26/2024-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement.

Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST clearly indicate the nature of the duties and responsibilities for each position, starting and ending dates of employment (month/year), and the resume must reflect full and/or part-time or total number of hours worked (i. e. , work 40+ hours a week, rather than indicating full-time). If part-time, the hours must be annotated to be able to pro-rate the amount of qualified specialized experience.

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:

* SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-06 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as: work in the fields of paleontology, geophysics, or geology; assisting fossil preparation, field work in paleontology, paleontology research, paleontology database management, paleontology monitoring, paleo art, or specimen management of fossils; assisting with natural resources research projects; compiling and analyzing scientific data into reports; operating complex sampling, monitoring, and laboratory equipment; or using computer programs such as databases to compile, store, retrieve, analyze and report resource management data. Experience as a laboratory mechanic or in a trade or craft may be credited as specialized experience when the work was performed in close association with physical scientists or other technical per.