[OKGIS] Re: OKGIS Digest Census GIS Specialists

Thu Apr 5 10:54:58 CDT 2007

It's working fine for me.

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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.

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