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<b>From:</b> Turner, Jeffery - FS, TN <<a href="mailto:jeffery.turner@usda.gov" data-auth="NotApplicable">jeffery.turner@usda.gov</a>>
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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, March 31, 2023 6:56 AM<br>
<b>Subject:</b> VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT: TWO Information Management Team Leaders for the USDA Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) Programs in PNWRS and SRS (GS-0401/1550-13)</p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial Nova",sans-serif">The Forest Inventory and Analysis Units (FIA) in the Pacific Northwest Research Station (PNWRS) and the Southern Research Station (SRS) are excited to share the below job announcement for TWO GS-0401/1550-13
Supervisory Biological Scientist/Supervisory Computer Scientist positions. This is a shared vacancy announcement as both FIA units are desiring to fill their Information Management team leaders. There are TWO vacancies: the PNWRS position is remote within
the PNWRS regional area while the SRS position is located in Knoxville, TN. Please help us fill both of these positions with highly motivated, talented, and dynamic individuals committed to our agency’s mission and to the serving the broad FIA user community.
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial Nova",sans-serif">Supervisory Biological Scientist/Supervisory Computer Scientist (IM Team Lead)</span></b></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial Nova",sans-serif">GS-0401/1550-13</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial Nova",sans-serif">Duty Station: Remote within PNWRS regional area and<span style="color: black;">
</span>Knoxville, TN</span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial Nova",sans-serif">Announcement number:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial Nova",sans-serif">
</span><span style="font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; background: white; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">23-RES-11855507-DP-TC</span><span style="font-family:"Arial Nova",sans-serif"></span></p>
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<b><span style="color: red;">Monday, March 27, 2023 to Friday, April 7, 2023</span></b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial Nova",sans-serif">Use state of the art computer science, mathematical modeling and simulation, and database management techniques and data standards.</span></li><li class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 6pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">
<span style="font-family:"Arial Nova",sans-serif">Apply and integrate techniques from workflow analyses, data and information management (IM) remote sensing, image processing and analysis, forest inventory, geographic information systems (GIS), geospatial analysis,
and database operations.</span></li><li class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 6pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">
<span style="font-family:"Arial Nova",sans-serif">Determine the nature of test parameters to be measured and plan approaches to be used to evaluate a software system.</span></li><li class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 6pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">
<span style="font-family:"Arial Nova",sans-serif">Develop improvements to the procedures used in collecting, verifying, compiling, and summarizing strategic inventory data.</span></li><li class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 6pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">
<span style="font-family:"Arial Nova",sans-serif">Provide technical data and information management related advice to collaborators and managers.</span></li><li class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 6pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">
<span style="font-family:"Arial Nova",sans-serif">Prepare and implement new procedures, criteria, and specifications for systems development</span></li><li class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 6pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">
<span style="font-family:"Arial Nova",sans-serif">Analyze alternatives and recommends solutions relating to the complete life cycle for information systems and information management systems components.</span></li><li class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 6pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">
<span style="font-family:"Arial Nova",sans-serif">Conduct data management consisting of remote sensing data, natural resource inventory, geographic information systems, and/or (GIS) database operations.</span></li><li class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 6pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">
<span style="font-family:"Arial Nova",sans-serif">Conduct research, acquisition, and testing of computer-based forest modeling and simulation tools.</span></li><li class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">
<span style="font-family:"Arial Nova",sans-serif">Correspond with collaborators and vendors to exchange or gain information on new developments in computer science technology.</span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial Nova",sans-serif">If you have any questions, please contact
<a href="mailto:sharon.stanton@usda.gov" data-auth="NotApplicable">Sharon Stanton</a> or
<a href="mailto:jeffery.turner@usda.gov" data-auth="NotApplicable">Jeff Turner</a>.</span></p>
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