[ES_JOBS_NET] Meteorologist (Fire), National Park Service

[Christine Wiedinmyer]

https://www.usajobs.gov/job/850741000

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   - Oversees fire weather systems and data networks to ensure operational
   integrity and compliance with national standards
   - Leads interagency coordination and provides policy guidance on fire
   weather programs and equipment.
   - Delivers weather forecasts and briefings to support fire management
   and emergency response.
   - Supports research and training by sharing expertise and developing
   fire weather courses.
   - Acts as a technical liaison with agencies and manages weather-related
   web content.

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Conditions of employment



   - U.S. Citizenship required.
   - Appointment subject to a background investigation and favorable
   adjudication of a background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
   - Selectee will be required to participate in the Direct Deposit
   Electronics Funds Transfer Program.
   - Any individual who is currently holding, or has held within the
   previous 52 weeks, a General Schedule position under non-temporary
   appointment in the competitive or excepted service, must meet time-in-grade
   requirements (must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade or
   equivalent in the Federal service). Time-in-grade requirements must be met
   by the closing date of this announcement. Time-In-Grade requirements also
   apply to former Federal civilian employees applying for reinstatement as
   well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities
   Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment.
   - You may be required to complete training and obtain/maintain a
   government charge card with travel and/or purchase authority.
   - Must be 18 years of age at the time of the close date of this
   announcement.
   - You will be required to operate a government (or private) motor
   vehicle as part of your official duties; a valid driver's license is
   required.
   - You may be required to work on-call, evenings, weekends, holidays,
   overtime and shift work.
   - If you are a new employee or supervisor in the Federal government, you
   will be required to complete a one-year probationary period.
   - To receive consideration for this position, you must provide updated
   required documents and meet all qualification requirements by the closing
   date of this announcement.
   - Selected applicant(s) will be required to travel.
   - You will be required to wear a uniform and comply with the National
   Park Service uniform standards. A uniform allowance will be provided.
   - You may be required to work on-call, evenings, weekends, holidays,
   overtime and shift work.
   - If you are a new employee or supervisor in the Federal government, you
   will be required to complete a one-year probationary period.
   - You may be required to complete training and obtain/maintain a
   government charge card with travel and/or purchase authority.

Qualifications

In order to qualify, you must meet the eligibility
<http://www.usajobs.gov/Help/faq/application/eligibility/difference-from-qualifications/>
 and qualifications
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requirements
as defined below by the closing date of the announcement. For more
information on the qualifications for this position, visit the Office of
Personnel Management's General Schedule Qualification Standards.
<https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series>

To receive consideration for this position, you must provide updated
required documents and meet all qualification requirements by the closing
date of this announcement.

Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. Your resume
MUST clearly indicate the nature of the duties and responsibilities for
each position, starting and ending dates of employment (month/year), and
must reflect full and/or part-time or total number of hours worked (i.e.,
work 40+ hours a week, rather than indicating full-time). If part-time, the
hours must be annotated to be able to pro-rate the amount qualified
specialized experience.

For more information on the qualifications for this position, go to:
Meteorology
Series 1340 (opm.gov)
<https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1300/meteorology-series-1340/>

MINIMUM BASIC EDUCATION:

Degree Requirement:
Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited
college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree that
included a major field of study in meteorology, atmospheric science, or
other natural science major that included:

   - At least 24 semester (36 quarter) hours of credit in
   meteorology/atmospheric science including a minimum of:
      - Six semester hours of atmospheric dynamics and thermodynamics;*
      - Six semester hours of analysis and prediction of weather systems
      (synoptic/mesoscale);
      - Three semester hours of physical meteorology; and
      - Two semester hours of remote sensing of the atmosphere and/or
      instrumentation.
      - Six semester hours of physics, with at least one course that
      includes laboratory sessions.*
      - Three semester hours of ordinary differential equations.*
      - At least nine semester hours of course work appropriate for a
      physical science major in any combination of three or more of the
      following: physical hydrology, statistics, chemistry, physical
      oceanography, physical climatology, radiative transfer,
aeronomy, advanced
      thermodynamics, advanced electricity and magnetism, light and optics, and
      computer science.

* There is a prerequisite or corequisite of calculus for course work in
atmospheric dynamics and thermodynamics, physics, and differential
equations. Calculus courses must be appropriate for a physical science
major.
OR
Combination of education and experience -- course work as shown above, plus
appropriate experience or additional education.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:
For the GS-12 level:
Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at
least the GS-11 level.

Examples of specialized experience include: Issuing fire weather forecasts
and warnings for wildfires, prescribed burns, herbicide spraying, hazardous
spills, pesticide spraying, wildland and wilderness management. Assisting
the Agency as well as National Weather Service personnel in development of
and provided training for fire management agency courses that included
instruction of basic meteorology, weather observations, smoke management,
forecasts, warnings, and other services.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work
done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and
other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious;
spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical
competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and
experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive
credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

*Resume*:
Resumes must not exceed two single-sided pages and resumes longer than two
pages will not be accepted. The minimum font size is 10-point for all body
text. Headers may be slightly larger but must remain legible. All resumes
must maintain a minimum 0.5-inch margins on all sides to ensure readability
and prevent excessive content compression. Including supplemental pages or
attachments disguised as resume extensions are prohibited and will not be
reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications

Education

To qualify based on education, you must submit a legible copy of
transcripts from an accredited institution
<http://www2.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html>with your name, school
name, credit hours, course level, major(s), and grade-point average or
class ranking. Transcripts do not need to be official, but if you are
selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must
provide official transcripts before you begin work.

If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities
<http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html>
to
meet qualification requirements, you must show that your education
credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes
in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been
deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program;
or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college
or university.

*Additional Information:*

*Probationary/Trial Period*

   - As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be
   required to serve a 1-year probationary period *OR* a 2-year trial
   period during which your fitness and whether your continued employment
   advances the public interest will be evaluated. Trial periods only apply to
   the Veteran Recruitment Appointment (VRA) and Schedule A, excepted service
   hiring authorities.
   - The probationary and trial periods are 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 or trial period your employment
   will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your
   continued employment advances the public interest.
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