Hydrologic Technician GS-1316-05/06/07 Recent Grad
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As a HYDROLOGIC TECHNICIAN within the CARIBBEAN-FLORIDA WATER SCIENCE CENTER, some of your specific duties will include:
--Measuring stage and discharge in a variety of field conditions using various methods and equipment.
--Measuring field water-quality such as water temperature, specific conductance, pH, dissolved oxygen and alkalinity.
--Computing, processing, and checking routine sediment samples.
--Entering sediment data into water-quality and/or daily-values file using automated systems.
--Installing, maintaining, servicing, and troubleshooting of sensing, recording, and communication equipment and instrumentation.
--Constructing and removing gauges and supporting structures.
--Preparing material for publication including maps, tables, and other illustrative material.
--Establishing vertical and horizontal datums and applying surveying and geostationary reference techniques.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work regularly involves moderate risks or discomforts associated with visiting field sites with limited access, under adverse weather or flooding conditions, or exposure to irritant or toxic chemicals. Requires considerable dexterity, agility, and strenuous physical exertion such as needed to: climb, or work from, tall ladders or scaffolding; work in areas where footing is treacherous such as on slippery river banks, in steep or rocky terrain, and in fast-moving water; lift heavy objects weighing over 50 lbs; crouch or crawl in constricted areas. Work may require the use of special clothing and gear such as masks, coats, boots, goggles, respirators, and life jackets.
Eligibility Requirements:
In order to be eligible for an appointment under the Pathways Recent Graduate Program you must meet the following requirements:
- You must be a recent graduate who has completed, within the previous two years, an associates, bachelors, masters, professional, doctorate, vocational or technical degree or certificate from a qualifying educational institution such as an accredited technical or vocational school; a 2- or 4-year college or university; a graduate or professional school (e.g., law school, medical school); or a post-secondary home school curriculum. Note: Certificate program is defined as post-secondary education in a qualifying educational institution equal to at least one academic year of full-time study that’s part of an accredited college-level, technical, trade, vocational, or business school curriculum. **OR
- You must be currently enrolled in a qualifying degree program as described above AND expect to complete your degree requirements no later than May 31, 2019. If you do not complete your degree requirements by May 31, 2019 you will be ineligible for consideration under this program.
- Veterans who were precluded from applying due to their military service obligation begin their 2-year eligibility period upon release or discharge from active duty; however, eligibility for these veterans cannot exceed 6 years from the date on which the degree or certificate was obtained. The date of release or discharge from active duty should be later than the date the degree or certificate was obtained.