Interdisciplinary Geographer/Physical Scientist

You will serve as a Interdisciplinary Geographer/Physical Scientist for the National Civil Applications Center. First time hires to the Federal government normally start at the step 1 rate.

Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following: Provide geospatial analysis and production support for NCAC, focusing on exploiting national and commercial geospatial data to meet diverse federal civil customer requirements, including wildfire monitoring, hazard response, and scientific investigations. Manage collection and dissemination of geospatial data by developing tasking for imaging systems, validating customer requirements, and ensuring timely delivery of analytical products using tools such as ArcGIS, Socet GXP, Python, and various online data repositories. Maintain expert knowledge of imagery sensors and data resources, including sensor dynamics, licensing, and security requirements, to integrate multi-source data for incident response and scientific research. Engage in stakeholder coordination and partnership development with external agencies (e.g., National Interagency Fire Center, NGA, NASA), establishing frameworks for interagency collaboration and information sharing. Develop and document standard operating procedures, provide technical guidance and training to colleagues, and actively participate in technical exchange meetings, working groups, and conferences to enhance operational and analytical capabilities. Ensure compliance with administrative, security, and ethical standards, including proper handling of classified materials, completion of mandatory training, accurate time and attendance reporting, and adherence to federal and NCAC policies.

Must be a U.S. Citizen or National. Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication. Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service. Direct Deposit participation required. Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more, visit www.dhs.gov/EVerify/. Pre-employment and random drug testing are required. You will not be appointed to the position if a verified positive drug test is received. You are required to complete training, obtain and maintain a government credit card with travel and purchase authority. You may be required to work weekends. You may be required to travel overnight away from home up to 2 nights per month. You must obtain a government charge card for travel purposes. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest will be evaluated. This probationary period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest, meet the organization goals and mission of the agency, and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the service. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, the agency will consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Under applicable law, the employment of an individual serving a probationary or trial period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies, in writing, that the individual's employment should continue and that their appointment should be finalized. In the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial period, such appointments are terminated. Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest

This position has a mandatory education requirement. You must submit a copy of your transcript(s) to support claimed education if substituting education for experience. Transcripts must include your name, school name, grades, credit hours earned, major(s), grade point average or class ranking, and date the degree was conferred, if applicable. A typed list of courses, grades, semester/quarter hours, GPA, etc. will not be accepted. Non-submission may result in being rated not qualified for the position. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work. Foreign Education: To receive credit for education completed outside the United States, you must show proof that the education has been submitted to a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials and such education has been deemed at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs. Recognition of Foreign Qualifications | U.S. Department of Education. https://www.ed.gov/about/initiatives/international-affairs/recognition-of-foreign-qualification