Interdisciplinary

**Duties**:

- Provide worldwide support of the agency’s military training areas research.
- Support the agency’s Sustainable Range Program (SRP) Geographic Information System (GIS)
- Work directly with international standards for NATO, DGIWG and ABCANZ training area mapping requirements.
- Ensure the development and production of maps meets specific SRP installation mapping requests
- Provide various GIS support according to regulation.
- Develop summaries of GIS component activities and accomplishments
- Thorough knowledge of various regulations related to Sustainable Range Program.
- Develop and/or update downloadable versions of commonly requested map products

**Requirements**:
**Conditions of Employment**:

- This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 25% of the time.
- This is a Term position scheduled to last 24 months. A term position may be extended to a maximum of six years depending upon the needs of management.

**Qualifications**:
**Who May Apply: US Citizens**
- **Basic Education Requirement for 0150 Series**: Geography Series 0150 (opm.gov)
- **Basic Education Requirement for 0401 Series**: General Natural Resources Management and Biological Sciences Series 0401 (opm.gov)- **Basic Education Requirement for 1301 Series**: General Physical Science Series, 1301 (opm.gov)
- **In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for the DB-04 position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below**:
Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes Evaluating and/or updating Geographic Information System (GIS) databases; Preparing written reports or documentation on geospatial research; Conducting and reviewing geospatial data and ensuring it complies with regulation; and Providing oversight of mapping requests and ensuring the development of maps are completed. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11).
- OR
- Education: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: Engineering, Geography, Biological Sciences, or Physical Science.
- OR
- Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages.

**Education**:
**Additional information**:

- Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
- You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
- Trial/probationary period may be required.
- Direct Deposit of Pay is required.
- If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet.
- This is an Engineers & Scientists (Construction) Career Field position.
- Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
- Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest.
- This position is Exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act.
- **Nepotism**: Under the provisions of 5 USC 3110, an individual may not be appointed into a position if the position is under the supervisory chain of command of a relative.
- A term position is time-limited.
- This position is covered by the Science and Technology Laboratory Personnel Management Demonstration Project at the DB-2 (equivalent to GS-05 to GS-11) target to the DB-04 (equivalent to GS-12 to 14) level. If selected at the DB-02 level, you have the potential to be non-competitively promoted to the DB-04 level based on successful performance in the position. In accordance with the Federal Register Vol.63, No. 57, dated March 25, 1998, and employee of the Laboratory Demonstration project must have a current average performance score of 2.5 or above in order to be selected for promotion. All applicants currently employed under a Laboratory Demonstration Project must include their most recent performance appraisal score as part of their electronic resume. If you are a Lab demo employee submitting your resume for the first time, or if you have previously submitted your resume without your most recent score, you must submit your resume now with the following statement to be included in the section on your training: Current Performance Rating is 2.5.
- All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
- This announcement **MAY** be used to fill like