Thread: Job opportunity to help develop new USGS-Smithsonian daily global volcanic activity report

Started: 2022-09-03 05:22:26
Last activity: 2022-09-03 05:22:26
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Volcano Science Center seeks to hire two recent college graduates to contribute to daily and weekly global volcanic activity reports. One of these positions will be based at the Cascades Volcano Observatory in Vancouver, WA and the other in Washington, DC. Both positions will work closely with the Smithsonian Institution’s Global Volcanism Program, and the daily report will be posted on the Global Volcanism Program’s website (https://volcano.si.edu/index.cfmhttps://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fvolcano.si.edu%2Findex.cfm&data=05%7C01%7Chwright%40usgs.gov%7C81d2c0fdd60148e0e38508da8d0c62aa%7C0693b5ba4b184d7b9341f32f400a5494%7C0%7C0%7C637977381575378201%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=xEquL9fOe5y6Yx2UgheDBKzYNCLR8ABxZo%2FQaLS2rqg%3D&reserved=0). The work is funded through USAID’s interagency agreement with the USGS to support the Volcano Disaster Assistance Program (volcanoes.usgs.gov/vdap).



The new hires will collect detailed volcano information from a variety of online platforms in multiple languages. They will help develop and modify workflows to capture, archive, and summarize key phenomena related to volcanic unrest and eruptive activity as part of a team of scientists in the USGS and the Smithsonian Institution’s Global Volcanism Program. They will prepare figures, maps, charts, diagrams, and tables as necessary for reports for scientific and public use. New hires will spend several weeks in both Vancouver, WA, and Washington, DC for training.



Ideally, the new hires will be experienced with volcanological terminology and should work well as part of a team. Experience with a foreign language would be helpful. Applicants must be US citizens, will be hired at the GS-7 level, and must have completed a college degree within the past 2 years. The job terms will be for one year, extendable up to four years. Applications will be accepted at: USAJOBS - Job Announcementhttps://www.usajobs.gov/job/675091000 (https://www.usajobs.gov/job/675091000) beginning September 6, 2022 and the job posting will remain open until at least 45 applications have been submitted.


* Since this position is a Pathways Recent Grad appointment, AND there's a basic education requirement for the Geologist series, applicants must provide ALL unofficial copies of their transcripts. This includes undergraduate and graduate level transcripts with degree conferred dates listed.

* Resumes/CVs need to have full and complete information listed under each applicable period of employment. USAJOBS Help Center | What should I include in my federal resume?https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/faq/application/documents/resume/what-to-include/
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* Applicants may also access the HELP section of the USAjobs site. It goes into more detail regarding the U.S. federal hiring process.
https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.usajobs.gov%2FHelp%2F&data=05%7C01%7Chwright%40usgs.gov%7C81d2c0fdd60148e0e38508da8d0c62aa%7C0693b5ba4b184d7b9341f32f400a5494%7C0%7C0%7C637977381575378201%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=m9OX1YUZtyADRWXAOun533YWwKDk%2B5vXS7znBCvZydM%3D&reserved=0


My current work schedule does not always follow regular working hours. If you have received this email outside of your normal work hours, please do not feel obligated to read or respond until your schedule permits.

Dr. Heather Wright (she/her/hers)
Volcano Disaster Assistance Program
Cascades Volcano Observatory, USGS
1300 SE Cardinal Court, Building 10, Suite 100
Vancouver, WA 98683
1-360-993-8916 (office)

For VDAP crisis support please contact:
+1 503 395-5083 (VDAP communications coordinator cell phone)
vdap<at>usgs.gov (VDAP communications coordinator email)

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