[OKGIS] Re: OKGIS Digest Census GIS Specialists
Todd Fagin
tfagin at coordinatesolutions.com
Thu Apr 5 10:24:23 CDT 2007
Everything you have sent has come through fine on my end.
Todd Fagin
Coordinate Solutions, Inc.
501 N.E. 15th St.
Oklahoma City, OK 73104
405.740.4324 (voice)
904.471.5548 (fax)
www.coordinatesolutions.com
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From: okgis-bounces at gis.gis.ou.edu [mailto:okgis-bounces at gis.gis.ou.edu] On
Behalf Of Craig Best
Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2007 9:18 AM
To: Oklahoma GIS Community
Subject: Re: [OKGIS] Re: OKGIS Digest Census GIS Specialists
Is anybody else having problems reading the PDF file?
I'm providing the text version below. Some of the formatting information
is lost in the transfer to text.
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of the Census
Recruiting Bulletin No. 26-07-D10-001
Salary Range:
Issue Dated: March 26, 2007
Closing Date: April 13, 2007 Grade 5: $28,862 - $37,519
Grade 7:
$35,752 - $46,478
GEOGRAPHIC SPECIALIST Grade 9: $43,731 - $56,849
GG-0301-05/07/09/11/12 Grade 11: $52,912 - $68,787
Grade 12:
$63,417 - $82,446
NUMBER OF POSITIONS: One Vacancy
EXCEPTED SERVICE APPOINTMENT: This is a Schedule A, time-limited
appointment not to exceed two years with a possible two year extension.
DUTY LOCATION: Kansas City, Kansas
WHO MAY APPLY: All qualified citizens.
RELOCATION EXPENSES: Payment of relocation expenses IS NOT authorized.
DUTIES: The incumbent performs geographic support activities for decennial
censuses and surveys. Geographic activities include: improvement of the
Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing system,
(TIGER); update of the Master Address File (MAF) for designated areas; maps
for use in geographically structuring census operations; and geographic
correction activities. In addition, the incumbent provides guidance,
advice, and assistance to departmental geographers, statisticians, and
headquarters personnel. The incumbent will be required to establish and
maintain long-term partnerships with state, tribal, and local governments
regarding the exchange of paper maps and geo-spatial data including GIS data
and address files. Incumbent will communicate the designs, requirements,
and time-lines of Census programs to Federal, state, tribal, and local
officials by making telephone calls, attending meetings, traveling to and
conducting local government training sessions and various other Census
related meetings. Overnight travel is required. Participates in training
regional office staff to improve use and availability of TIGER.
Participates in the hiring and training of interviewer staff to create
additional address lists as needed. Incumbent will perform a variety of GIS
analysis on data received from local governments to determine suitability
for use in the Master Address File and the TIGER modernization program.
EVALUATION CRITERIA: Candidates will be evaluated on the extent and quality
of their experience, education, and accomplishments as related to the
following elements. To be considered, applicants must submit a separate,
individual statement addressing each of the following:
1. Demonstrated skills in oral and written communication including;
writing technical program guidelines and procedures, conducting program
evaluations, planning and conducting technical workshops and meetings, and
evaluating geographic operational procedures.
2. Demonstrated experience in manipulating raster and vector data within
ESRI ArcGIS including vector re-projection, metadata documentation, raster
overlay, topological evaluation, nearest neighbor analysis, buffer analysis,
data conversion, and statistical analysis.
3. Experience in data processing including Microsoft Access, Excel,
Oracle/SQL, tabular data manipulation, data extraction/data mining, network
database communications, and distributed computing environments.
QUALIFICATIONS:
You may qualify for all grades except GG 12 using experience or education or
a combination of both.
Grade 5: Experience: Applicant must have three years general experience that
demonstrates the ability to: (1) analyze problems to identify significant
factors, gather pertinent data, and recognize solutions; (2) plan and
organize work; and (3) ability to communicate effectively orally and in
writing.
Education: Successful completion of a full four year course of study leading
to a bachelor's degree that equipped the applicant with the knowledge of
geographic principles such as map scales and symbols and geographic
classification codes used in cartographic output and mapping. You MUST
submit a copy of your college transcripts or a listing of college courses
showing course number, title, grade, type (semester/quarter), and number or
credit hours. Applicants selected for position will be required to supply
original transcripts.
Grade 7: Experience: Applicant must have one year of specialized experience
equivalent to next lower grade 5 in the Federal service. Specialized
experience must have provided the knowledge of geographic principles such as
map scales and symbols and geographic classification codes used in
cartographic output and mapping.
Education: Bachelor's degree in any area with Superior Academic Achievement
OR one full year of graduate education directly related to the position that
provided knowledge of geographic principles such as map scales and symbols
and geographic classification codes used in cartographic output and mapping.
You MUST submit a copy of your college transcripts or a listing of college
courses showing course number, title, grade, type (semester/quarter), and
number or credit hours. Applicants selected for position will be required
to supply original transcripts.
Grade 9: Experience: Applicant must have one year of specialized experience
equivalent to the next lower grade 7 in the Federal service. Specialized
experience must have provided (1) knowledge of geographic principles such as
map scales and symbols and geographic classification codes used in
cartographic output and mapping; and (2) knowledge of GIS software and
concepts of processing digital geographic files.
Education: two full years of graduate education or master's degree directly
related to the position that provided (1) knowledge of geographic principles
such as map scales and symbols and geographic classification codes used us
cartographic output and mapping; and (2) knowledge of GIS software and
concepts of processing digital geographic files. You MUST submit a copy of
your college transcripts or a listing of college courses, showing course
number, title, grade, type (semester/quarter), and number of credit hours.
Applicants selected for position will be required to supply original
transcripts.
Grade 11: Experience: Applicant must have one year of specialized experience
equivalent to next lower grade 9 in the Federal service. Specialized
experience must have provided (1) knowledge of geographic principles such as
map scales and symbols and geographic classification codes used in
cartographic output and mapping; and (2) ability to utilize GIS software and
concepts of processing digital geographic files.
Education: Three full years of graduate education or the Ph.D., directly
related to the position that provided (1) knowledge of geographic principles
such as map scales and symbols and geographic classification codes used in
cartographic output and mapping; and (2) ability to utilize GIS software and
concepts of processing digital geographic files. You MUST submit a copy of
your collect transcripts or a listing of collect courses showing course
number, title, grade, type (semester/quarter), and number or credit hours.
Applicants selected for position will be required to supply original
transcripts.
Grade 12: Experience: Applicant must have one year of specialized experience
equivalent to the next lower grade 11 in the Federal service. Specialized
experience must have provided (1) knowledge of geographic principles such as
map scales and symbols and geographic classification codes used in
cartographic output and mapping; and (2) ability to utilize GIS software and
concepts of processing digital geographic files.
Education:
No substitute of education for experience is permitted.
For further information about this vacancy you may contact, Jane Dunlap,
Administrative Officer at 800-728-4748, ext. 56764.
HOW TO APPLY: Each applicant must submit a completed Optional Application
for Federal Employment (OF-612), OR a resume for EACH GRADE LEVEL YOU ARE
APPLYING FOR. List your work duties and accomplishments relating to the
job for which you are applying. The following information is needed to
evaluate your qualifications and determine if you meet legal requirements
for Federal employment. Failure to provide this information may result in
loss of consideration.
- Recruiting Bulletin number, title, and grade
(If you do not indicate, you will be considered for the lowest grade
advertised)
- Full name, mailing address (include zip code), day and evening phone
numbers (with area code)
- Social Security number
- Country of citizenship (this Federal job requires U.S. citizenship).
- Veteran's Preference - Applicants claiming 10-point veterans'
preference MUST submit the
SF-15, Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference, with the required
proof (i.e., statement from
the Department of Veterans Affairs) and the latest copy of the DD-214,
Certificate of Release or
Discharge from Active Duty. Applicants claiming 10-point preference who
do not submit the required
documentation will receive 5-point veteran's preference. Applicants
claiming 5-point veteran's
preference must submit a DD-214 to receive preference.
- Highest Federal civilian grade held (if applicable)
- Highest education level achieved. Specify: name, city, state, zip
code (if known), date or expected
date (month/year) of completion of degree requirements, type of degree
received, and graduate of foreign
universities must include proof of foreign education equivalency to an
accredited U.S. college/university.
- To qualify based on education, submit a copy of your college
transcript, along with your application.
- Paid and non-paid work experience related to the position. For each
work experience include: job title,
series/grade (if Federal employment), duties and accomplishments,
employer's name and address,
supervisor's name and address, starting and ending dates, hours per
week, salary, and indicate if we may
contact your current supervisor/employer.
- Job-related: training courses (title and year), skills (e.g., other
languages, typing speed, computer software/
hardware, tools, etc.), certificates/licenses (current), and honors,
awards, and special accomplishments (e.g.,
publications, memberships in professional societies, etc.).
- Use of any Government agency envelopes to file job application is a
violation of Federal laws and regulations. Applications submitted in
government envelopes or via Government FAX machines will not
be accepted.
Disabled veterans or any other applicants eligible for non-competitive
appointments, should specify their special eligibility on the application.
Individuals with a disability may request reasonable accommodations by
calling
(303) 969-6750.
- If selected, male applicants born after 12/31/1959 must confirm their
selective
service registration status. Certification forms are available at most
Federal agency
personnel offices or from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
-Former Federal employees who return to work for the government after
receiving
Voluntary Separation Incentive Pay (VSIP) are normally required to repay an
amount
equal to the VSIP amount received, including Federal taxes that were
withheld. This
requirement remains in effect for five years after separation. Upon
acceptance of a
tentative offer, submission of a copy of the separation SF-50 will be
required.
Complete application package must be received by the closing date of the
bulletin and submitted to:
U.S. Bureau of the Census
1211 N. 8th Street
Kansas City, Kansas 66101
Attn: Administrative Officer
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Application materials must be received by the closing
date of the recruiting bulletin. Applications received after this date will
not be considered.
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
- This is a Mixed-Tour work schedule that may be changed from full-time,
part-time, or intermittent to accommodate fluctuating workloads.
- Candidates selected for these positions must sign agreements outlining
the conditions of employment
prior to the appointment.
- You will be required to complete a Declaration of Federal Employment
(OF-306) to determine your suitability for Federal employment and to
authorize a background investigation. You will also be required to sign and
certify the accuracy of all the information in your application. If you
make false statements in any part of your application, you may not be hired;
or you may be fired after you begin; or you may be fined or jailed.
- Public law requires all new appointees to present proof of identity
and employment eligibility (e.g., U.S. citizenship).
THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE IS AN
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
ALL QUALIFIED APPLICANTS WILL BE CONSIDERED REGARDLESS OF AGE, RACE, COLOR,
SEX, CREED, NATIONAL ORIGIN, LAWFUL POLITICAL AFFILIATION, DISABILITY,
MARITAL STATUS, AFFILIATION WITH AN EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION, SEXUAL
ORIENTATION, OR OTHER NON-MERIT FACTOR.
Bobpen at aol.com wrote:
I am getting nothing but garbled letters and numbers. Nor is there an
attached text file to enable reading the messages in for example word.
Bob Pendergrass, GISP
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