Geological Survey, Department of the Interior

Seattle, WA | #government

What General Information Do I Need To Know About This Position? Duty Station: The duty station of this position may remain that of the selectee or may be any location that is agreed upon by the selecting official and the selectee.

If the agreed upon location results in relocation, the travel, transportation, and relocation expenses are authorized and will be paid by the Federal Government.

Salary: Salary is dependent upon the duty station.

Locality pay charts can be found here.

BASIC EDUCATION REQUIREMENT: Applicants must meet A or B below to satisfy the basic education requirement for Geographer, all grade levels.nA.

Degree in geography; or related physical or social science such as geology, meteorology, economics, statistics, sociology, anthropology, political science, history, cartography, computer science, urban studies, or planning that included at least 24 semester hours in geography or related fields.

B.

A combination of education and experience-- courses equivalent to a major in geography, or a related field that included at least 24 semesters hours in geography or related fields, as shown in "A" above, plus appropriate experience and/or additional education.

The education or combined education and experience must be comparable in type, scope and thoroughness to that acquired through successful completion of a 4-year course of study as described in "A" above.nFor GS-07: In addition to the basic education requirement as stated above, applicants must meet one of the following to qualify for the GS-07 level: **One year of successfully completed graduate level education (18 semester hours, 27 quarter hours or the equivalent) in geography or other directly related field of study if it provided the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to do the work of the position to be filled.

**OR Superior Academic Achievement based on undergraduate study.

**OR one year of appropriate professional experience in geography that is equivalent to at least the GS-05 level in the Federal service.

Examples of such experience could include involvement in the collection and identification of geographic information concerning the exact location and place names of physical and cultural features, population changes during a specified time period in a given place or area, and changes in topographic features.

This level of work would have involved receiving close guidance, clear, specific, and detailed instructions, carrying out assignments in accordance with established procedures and would have required a basic knowledge of the principles of geography.

**OR a combination of successfully completed graduate level education, as described above, and professional experience, as described abovenYou must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements for the position by the closing date of the announcement.