This listing is a summary. Click 'Apply for this job' to view the complete posting and apply on USAJobs.gov.
Open: October 30, 2026 — Closes: November 13, 2026
Summary
You will serve as a Hydrologic Technician. Purpose of the position is to perform a range of complex support work related to the gathering and processing of hydrologic data. This is a term position (more than 1 year) with an initial appointment expecting to last at least 13 months but may be extended up to a total of four years, or more based on any changes to regulations governing the number of years term appointments may last, without further competition at management's discretion.
Major Duties
Area Information: Location of duty station is ~8 miles within Everglades National Park in Homestead, FL. Conditions are often hot and humid with severe weather occurring quickly. Field work will occur in open marsh land, mangrove forests, open water, at great distance (max: 100 miles) from duty station. Mosquitoes, poisonous plants, venomous snakes, and dangerous wildlife are present within the Park and are frequently encountered. Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following: Assist with conducting hydrologic monitoring and data management operations. Collect, process, and analyze physical data from continuous monitoring stations located in upland freshwater marshes and marine areas of the Park. Building structures to house hydrologic, climatologic, and telemetry instruments, programming data loggers, maintaining equipment, and collecting data from monitoring stations on a routine schedule. Transferring field data to computer files, reviewing the data to assure quality, and loading data into the South Florida Natural Resource Center's (SFNRC) relational database. Analyzing data to developing basic statistical/graphical summaries. Assisting with preparation of standard hydrological data reports.
