This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/606239900. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
What General Information Do I Need To Know About This Position?
This is an interdisciplinary position with education requirements.
There is only one position to be filled.
This position can be located in Reston, Virginia or Denver, Colorado. The selectee is expected to report to an office location listed in the announcement.
Learn more about this agency07/01/2021 to 08/04/2021
$132,552 - $199,300 per year
SL 00
1 vacancy in the following locations:
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
25% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position.
No
Permanent
Full-time
Competitive
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0401 General Natural Resources Management And Biological Sciences
Yes
Yes
SL-2021-0002
606239900
Current or former competitive service federal employees.
Those who meet the five Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs).
Federal employees who meet the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee.
THE CLOSING DATE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT HAS BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2021. This announcement is open to current or former permanent competitive employees; VEOA eligibles; ICTAP eligibles; and Senior Executives.
This position is in the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Core Science Systems and serves as the USGS Associate Chief Data Officer (ACDO) and the Science Synthesis Analysis and Research (SSAR) Program Coordinator.
The ACDO is responsible for lifecycle data management of a portfolio of bureau data assets, and contribution to the development of an enterprise-wide data strategy. The ACDO collaborates with bureau leadership, managers, and the Department to facilitate the effective use of data assets in bureau decision-making. The ACDO leads data resource management across the bureau and focuses on governing, guiding, monitoring, analyzing, and operationalizing data. As the bureau's lead on data management, the ACDO coordinates and works in partnership with federal, state, tribal and local government agencies, academia, and the private sector to efficiently and cost-effectively collect, integrate, maintain, disseminate and preserve data to carry out the mission and responsibilities of the bureau and the Department of the Interior (DOI).The SSAR Program Coordinator is the leader in Federal and international advancements for scientific data management, data science, and integrated data networks.
The SSAR Program Coordinator will provide leadership and represent USGS and DOI in many federal government groups, national and international efforts and public/private partnerships that advance data science, big data, high performance computing, library information and scientific collections, biogeographic and biodiversity data, data standards and open science. The SSAR Program Coordinator will emphasize collaborations with broader government groups to provide insight and guidance learned within DOI and USGS, as well as bring new ideas and practices into the USGS learned from global efforts to improve access, preservation, interoperability, and integrity to USGS science data products.
Key Requirements:
Are There Any Special Requirements For This Position?
Applicants must provide evidence of progressively responsible leadership and science program management. A qualified applicant will be able to develop and interpret policies, procedures and strategies governing the planning and delivery of data services and develop precedent setting data management protocols. This position requires the ability to apply theories and advanced state-of-the-art concepts and principles practiced in geospatial, geoscience, computational, biological, or informatics engineering. This position requires extensive knowledge of library, data and information science concepts, principles, methodologies, theories, and program analysis to analyze complex issues and plan, manage, and coordinate program strategy and activities in a large, complex science organization. This position requires experience in applying professional knowledge regarding multiple, complex aspects of information science and data management in the area of social, natural, and physical sciences, including an ability to work with the earth and natural science and information science communities. Typically, experience of this nature will have been gained at or above the GS-15 grade level in the Federal service or its equivalent with State or local government, the private sector, or nongovernmental organizations.
Please provide a written narrative describing your experience that has equipped you for this position. Your examples should be clear and concise, and emphasize your level of responsibilities, scope, and complexity of programs managed, program accomplishments with results of your actions, policy initiatives, and level of contacts. Be specific in describing results achieved for each of the factors. EACH TQ MUST BE ADDRESSED SEPARATELY. Narrative Statements for the TQs must not exceed two pages each. Applicants who refer to their resume as a response will not receive consideration.
Technical Qualifications (Mandatory):
You must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements for the position by the closing date of the announcement.
This position has mandatory education requirements. You must meet the education requirement for at least one of the series listed. You must certify that you have qualifying education by including an unofficial transcript or a list of course work, including semester hours earned and grade received. Education will be verified upon appointment. If you are a current Federal employee in one of these occupational series, you may include a copy of a personnel action in lieu of a transcript.
Geography Series, 0150
https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0100/geography-series-0150/
General Natural Resources Management and Biological Sciences Series, 0401 https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0400/general-natural-resources-management-and-biological-sciences-series-0401/.
General Engineering Series, 0801
https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf
General Physical Science Series, 1301
https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1300/general-physical-science-series-1301/
Librarian Series, 1401
https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1400/librarian-series-1410/
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.
Education completed in colleges or universities outside the United States may be used to meet the above requirements. You must provide acceptable documentation that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. For more information on how foreign education is evaluated, visit: https://www.usgs.gov/about/organization/science-support/human-capital/how-foreign-education-evaluated-federal-jobs
Other Information:
Under Executive Order 11935, only United States citizens and nationals (residents of American Samoa and Swains Island) may compete for civil service jobs. Agencies are permitted to hire non-citizens only in very limited circumstances where there are no qualified citizens available for the position.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
As part of the online application process, you will need to provide narrative response to a series of questions designed to assess your knowledge skills, abilities and/or competencies. Applicants who meet the basic qualifications will be evaluated by a panel of executives who will determine which applicants are best qualified. This information will be obtained from the application package. The Department's Executive Resources Board will review results and make recommendations on final selection to the appointing authority. Verification of performance, suitability, and security information will be taken into consideration when making an offer of employment.
--NOTE: If it is determined that you have rated yourself higher than is supported in your description of experience and/or education as described in your resume/application, or that your resume or application is incomplete, you may be rated ineligible, not qualified, or your score may be lowered.
You must provide a complete application package which includes:
1. REQUIRED. Your resume - it must contain information sufficient to make a valid determination that you fully meet the specialized experience requirements as stated in this vacancy announcement. Insufficient information will result in a not qualified rating. It is recommended that you include the following information: Full name, mailing address, telephone numbers, bar membership information, Educational information, information about your paid and nonpaid work experience related to this position.
2. REQUIRED. A narrative statement addressing each of the technical qualifications. Each technical qualification must be addressed separately. TQ narrative statements must not exceed 2 pages for each individual TQ. If TQs are not addressed specifically or if you refer to your resume, you will not be considered.
3. REQUIRED. If you are a current Federal employee or former Federal employee with reinstatement eligibility, a copy of a recent SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action, that indicates Federal status, grade, tenure, and type of service. Please remove your social security number and date of birth.
4. REQUIRED: This position requires specific educational course work to qualify. You are required to provide all unofficial transcripts (undergraduate, graduate, etc.) or list of course work, which includes semester hours earned and grade received, by the closing date of this announcement or you will be disqualified from further consideration. Please ensure that all documentation is legible.
5. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.A copy of your most recent annual performance appraisal. Please remove your social security number.
VETERANS PREFERENCE DOCUMENTATION (Required, if applicable): If you are applying under the Veterans Employment Opportunities Act (VEOA), you must submit a copy of your Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, DD-214 (Member 4 copy), or other official documentation from a branch of the Armed Forces or the Department of Veterans Affairs showing dates of service and type of discharge. Ten-point preference eligibles must also submit an Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference, SF-15, along with required documentation listed on the back of the SF-15 form. An SF-15 may be found at http://www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/SF15.pdf.
CTAP/ICTAP (Required, if applicable): If you are a displaced or surplus Federal employee eligible for consideration under the Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) or Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP), you must MUST submit proof of eligibility under 5 CFR 330.602(a) for CTAP and 5 CFR 330.704 for ICTAP. This includes a copy of the agency notice, a copy of your most recent performance rating, and a copy of your most recent SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) showing your position, grade level, and duty location. Please annotate your application to reflect that you are applying as a CTAP or ICTAP eligible
Do not submit photographs with your application package. Documents with photographs may not be seen by hiring officials - you must remove your image from any badges, licenses, etc.
Do not upload Adobe portfolio documents. Adobe portfolio documents are not viewable by our agency's staffing offices.
Do not upload documents with sensitive information. It is your responsibility to redact sensitive information of the documents you are uploading.
It is your responsibility to ensure all required documents have been submitted prior to the closing date of the announcement.
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.
--Applications for this vacancy must be received on-line via USAJOBS BEFORE midnight Eastern Time (Washington, D.C. time) on the closing date of this announcement. If you fail to submit a complete online resume, you will not be considered for this position. Requests for extensions will not be granted. Most libraries, employment offices, and all USGS personnel offices can provide access to the Internet. If applying online poses a hardship for you, you must speak to someone in the Servicing Human Resources Office listed on this announcement PRIOR TO THE CLOSING DATE for assistance.
--Instructions for Applying Online for this Vacancy Announcement: 1)Click the blue "Apply Online" button. 2)If you are not a registered USAJOBS user, please create a new account and follow the instructions to complete your application process. If you are a registered user, login to access your existing USAJOBS profile. 3)As a registered user, select a stored resume and select one or more of your stored documents to attach to your application. 4)Check the "Certification" box and click the "Apply for this position now!" button located at the bottom of the screen. 5)Address the eligibility questions as well as the questionnaire containing questions and/or task statements that address the knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies for this vacancy. 6)Submit required documents using one of the available methods listed below. 7) If you experience technical difficulties during the online application process, please contact the USAJOBS helpdesk.
We will conduct a qualifications evaluation of applicants who supply all requested material. Qualified applicants will be rated by a panel. Best qualified candidates will be referred to the selecting official for further consideration and possible interview. You will be notified of the outcome after approval of the selectee by our Executive Resources Board.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/606239900. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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