Job announcement for Research Hydrologist with the US Forest Service Pacific Southwest Research Station; contact information for the position in the job description.
Job Announcement: Research Hydrologists GS-1315-12 Duty Stations: Arcata, Davis, Placerville, Fresno, or Merced CA Reply Due: 15 June 2015 The USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station (PSW) will be advertising two permanent research grade scientist positions in Forest Hydrology. The scientists will work with teams of federal and university scientists and public land managers to understand the short- and long-term impacts of modern forestry practices on key watershed processes in the Sierra Nevada and the coastal forests of northern California. Participation in national and international research projects will also be encouraged. The successful candidates will be responsible for designing and carrying out experiments to assess stream flow, sediment production, and other hydrologic processes of scientific and societal interest. We anticipate one position will be located in Arcata, CA, with lead responsibility for research at Caspar Creek Experimental Watersheds. The other position will have lead responsibility for the Kings River Experimental Watershed study in the southern Sierra Nevada. The duty station for the second position will be negotiable among Davis, Placerville, Fresno, or Merced CA. Both positions require a Ph.D. degree, with postdoctoral experience preferred. The vacancy announcement for these position will be posted on the U.S. Government’s official website for employment opportunities www.usajobs.gov. For additional information on the PSW Research Station and its hydrology research studies, please visit these websites: http://www.fs.fed.us/psw/ http://www.fs.fed.us/psw/topics/water/caspar/ http://www.fs.fed.us/psw/topics/water/kingsriver/ If you are interested in receiving a copy of the vacancy announcement for this position ... complete the attached Outreach Notice Response Form and return it to the Pacific Southwest Research Station no later than [15 June 2015]. PACIFIC SOUTHWEST RESEARCH STATION Ecosystem Function and Health Research Hydrologist, GS-1315-12 Arcata, Davis, Placerville, Fresno, or Merced CA If you are interested in this opportunity, please complete this form and send it by e-mail to Dr. Matt Busse at mbu...@fs.fed.us. Please respond no later than [INPUT DATE HERE]. _15 June 2015__ INTERESTED APPLICANT INFORMATION: NAME: EMAIL ADDRESS: MAILING ADDRESS: TELEPHONE NUMBER: TYPE OF CURRENT APPOINTMENT: (if applicable) : PERMANENT TEMPORARY TERM CURRENT STATION/LAB/REGION/FOREST/DISTRICT: (if applicable) CURRENT PAY or SERIES AND GRADE: (if applicable) CURRENT POSITION TITLE: I AM ELIGIBLE FOR FEDERAL NON-COMPETITIVE HIRING AS: VRA (Veterans Recruitment Authority) SCHEDULE A (Persons with disabilities) Reinstatement (prior permanent career/career conditional employees) OTHER **Note: for candidates that do not understand what these authorities mean, or the criteria that needs to be met in order to be eligible for non-competitive hiring authorities, please see the information below. • 30% or More Compensable Disabled Veterans: Temporary and career opportunities can be provided to qualified disabled veterans who were discharged because of a service-connected disability or retired with a disability rating of 30% or more, and have been rated by the VA since 1991 or later as having a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more. http://www.opm.gov/Strategic_Management_of_Human_Capital/fhfrc/FLX02020.asp • Veteran’s Recruitment Authority (VRA): Allows for temporary and career opportunities for positions at grade levels through GS-11. Qualified veterans must be disabled or, have served on active duty during a war or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized or, received an Armed Forces Service Medal or, was recently (within the last 3 years) separated from active duty. http://www.opm.gov/Strategic_Management_of_Human_Capital/fhfrc/FLX02020.asp
