Geographer (GIS Specialist)
What you'd do
If selected you'll serve as a GIS Specialist providing a range of geospatial support as a member of the VS CEAH Geospatial Analytics, Products, and Services (GAPS) Unit. The position involves participating on a multi-disciplinary team to support animal health, animal disease outbreaks and mitigation, epidemiology investigations, risk identification & analyses, geospatial analyses and modeling, and cartographic/map production.
Major duties
The duties may include, but are not limited to: Participates in a multi-disciplinary team and is highly skilled in using GIS to support animal health, animal disease outbreaks, epidemiology investigations, geospatial risk analyses, geospatial modeling, and cartographic or map production. Configures, enhances, and maintains web maps and map applications to meet program requests. Creates and publishes GIS solutions for the collection and presentation of relevant data in support of the agency’s various missions. Uses spatial analysis techniques and tools to collect and analyze data in a geospatial context to ascertain and interpret interrelationships existing among various occurrences or processes to determine its significance or risk to the agency. Makes appropriate recommendations on how best to visually display data, which may originate from existing diverse sources or may be derived through surveillance activities. Works with thematic data creating data layers to support program operations and management decisions, emergency planning & response, and GIS analytics.
What you need to qualify
Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement, including specialized experience and/or education, as defined below. BASIC REQUIREMENT: Degree: geography; or related physical or social science such as geology, meteorology, economics, statistics, sociology, anthropology, political science, history, cartography, computer science, urban studies, or planning that included at least 24 semester hours in geography or related fields. or Combination of education and experience: courses equivalent to a major in geography, or a related field that included at least 24 semester hours in geography or related fields, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. In addition to the Basic Requirement, applicants must meet the following: FOR THE GS-12 LEVEL: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-11 level) that may have been obtained in the private or public (local, county, state, Federal) sectors which demonstrates: Developing complex cartographic products in different formats and in different environments (web and desktop) for a variety of needs, including emergency response, epidemiology outbreak investigations, and surveillance. Updating and running geospatial scripts that are used to automate data processes, support web-GIS, and improve efficiencies in map making. Creating and publishing map products and solutions for integration in a variety of geospatial projects. Note: There is no education substitution for this grade level. TRANSCRIPTS are required if: This position requires specific coursework or a degree in a specific field to be basically qualified. This education must have been successfully completed and obtained from an accredited school, college, or university. 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 and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
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