You will serve as the Project Manager and Coordinator for land-change monitoring activities at the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center. You may be required to travel overnight away from home up to 1-2 nights per month. You must obtain a government charge card for travel purposes. GS-15: 147,945 (Step 1) to $192,331 (Step 10) 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: - Serves as technical expert, principal focal point and project manager for land-cover monitoring, assessment, and projection activities at USGS EROS. Includes planning, preparing budget requirements, identifying appropriate work statements, designing prototypes, coordinating work assignments with other projects, and monitoring completion of work. - Executes project development, guidance, and oversight of operational landscape monitoring activities, with a focus on the development of cutting-edge national-scale land-change monitoring, assessment, and projection products. This includes oversight of research into new and improved methodologies for updating project products and engineering and overseeing research-to-operations. - Provides project coordination and communication with external partners and stakeholders. Serves as primary USGS EROS support for the Multi-Resolution Landscape Characteristics (MRLC)Consortium. Facilitates cooperation and coordination among USGS and external partners. Publishes scientific and technical reports, participates in professional meetings, symposia, and conferences, and participates in special task forces and study groups. - Serves as a recognized, authoritative expert on remote sensing and land cover mapping for resource monitoring and assessment to US Government agencies and other organizations. Advances the application of remote sensing technologies to actionable land-change monitoring, assessment, and projection activities. Leads a dynamic agenda of modernization across the Federal Civil Land Characterization community.
This position does not allow substituting education for experience. 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
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