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The Closing Date has been updated to February 19, 2019.
What General Information Do I Need to Know About This Position?
Salary: $73,375 (Step 01) to $95,388 (Step 10); NOTE: First time hires to the Federal Government are typically hired at the Step 01.
There is one vacancy; however, this announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies if they become available.
11/02/2018 to 02/19/2019
$73,375 - $95,388 per year
GS 12
1 vacancy in the following location:
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Occasional travel - Overnight travel of 3 nights per month may be required.
No
Term - This is an Excepted Appointment Not-to-Exceed 2 Years
Full-Time
Excepted
12
No
No
RES-2019-0015
515820100
Open to all qualified candidates. Because this Mendenhall Postdoctoral Research Fellowship is a U.S. Government position, preference must be given to U.S. citizens. Citizens of other nations may be considered under certain circumstances, i.e., when there are no qualified U.S. citizen applicants available. In those instances, the USGS may consider making an offer to a non-citizen provided applicable laws and regulations are followed.
Mendenhall Research Fellowship - Research Opportunity #17-12. Assessment of natural and human-induced coastal sediment availability and flux to support predictions of long-term coastal vulnerability and resilience
Sediment availability (including sources and mobility) in a coastal system determines whether barrier islands form (McBride et al., 2013), the rate of shoreline erosion or accretion (Honeycutt & Krantz, 2003; Miselis & McNinch, 2006), and the morphologic characteristics of features across the inner shelf (Schwab et al., 2014), shoreface (Browder & McNinch, 2006), beach, and dunes (Lentz and Hapke, 2011). Furthermore, the Nation’s coastal systems, and the communities and habitats therein, are regularly impacted by natural (e.g., storms, sea-level rise) and human (e.g., restoration, sediment management) alterations to sediment availability. And yet, despite being essential for both coastal hazard and resource management, relationships between sediment availability and short-term coastal changes, such as storm response, subsequent recovery, and decadal-scale coastal fluctuations have yet to be widely established and impacts to future coastal system behavior are rarely assessed.
In order to improve predictions of coastal vulnerability and resilience and meet management needs, coastal evolution assessments and predictions that identify where and how quickly sediment moves throughout a coastal system and its role in driving geologic (e.g., permanent deposition or erosion of sediment) and morphologic changes are needed. A key requirement of such assessments is to move beyond static measures of sediment availability and explore spatial and temporal changes in coastal sediment fluxes (e.g., Miselis & Lorenzo-Trueba, 2017).
Proposed Duty Station: St. Petersburg, FL
Areas of Ph.D.: Geology, geophysics, marine science, coastal engineering, geological oceanography, or related fields (candidates holding a Ph.D. in other disciplines but with knowledge and skills relevant to the Research Opportunity may be considered).
Qualifications: Applicants must meet one of the following qualifications: Research Geologist, Research Oceanographer (This type of research is performed by those who have backgrounds for the occupations stated above. However, other titles may be applicable depending on the applicant's background, education, and research proposal. The final classification of the position will be made by the Human Resources Specialist.)
http://geology.usgs.gov/postdoc/opps/qualifications.html
Physical/Environmental Demands:
Work is usually performed in an office setting. The work area:
Are There Any Special Requirements For This Position?
The Mendenhall Research Fellowship Program provides an opportunity for postdoctoral fellows to conduct concentrated research in association with selected members of the USGS professional staff, often as a final element to their formal career preparation. The Program is also intended to provide research experiences that enhance their personal scientific stature and credentials. The Mendenhall Program is envisioned to bring current scientific expertise to assist in the implementation of the USGS Strategic Plan and the science strategy of its programs (refer to http://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/2007/1309/ and http://www.usgs.gov/start_with_science/). Mendenhall Fellows are expected to publish their results in peer-reviewed scientific outlets.
In order to be considered for these opportunities, candidates must:
(1) have successfully completed a Ph.D. in a field related to the described Research Opportunity; the Ph.D. degree requirements must have been met no earlier than November 2, 2013 (5 years before the announcement opening date), and must be completed by the time employment starts;
(2) meet the qualification requirements described in the Research Opportunity. The research proposal submitted must demonstrate that the applicant is equipped with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties for the specific Research Opportunity.
Executive Order 11935, only United States citizens and nationals (residents of American Samoa and Swains Island) may compete for civil service jobs. An agency is permitted to hire non-citizens only in very limited circumstances where there are no qualified citizens available for the position, and meets the appropriation and immigration laws. Please contact the appropriate regional Personnel Office for questions about eligibility and further assistance. https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/non-citizens/.
Foreign Education. You must provide proof, if the foreign education determines your qualifications for the position. Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if the applicant can show that the foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States. It is the applicant's responsibility to provide such evidence when applying for Federal jobs. If selected, you will be required to provide official proof that such education has been deemed at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. For more information on how foreign education is evaluated, visit: http://www.usgs.gov/ohr/oars/quals/foreign.html.
You must meet all eligibility requirements for the position by the closing date of the announcement.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Applicants are to submit the following for each individual Research Opportunity for which they are applying.
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
If an applicant is chosen for an opportunity and meets the qualification requirements, the Human Resources Office will contact the applicant and make a firm job offer.
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