JOB SUMMARY: What General Information Do I Need To Know About This Position? Salary: GS-12 $96,684 (Step 01) to $125,685(Step 10); GS-13 $114,970 (Step 01) to $149,465 (Step 10). NOTE: First time hires to the Federal Government are typically hired at the Step 01. This is being advertised concurrently with the following announcements: USGS-DEN-25-12566779-ST-SAS which is open to current and former federal employees. MAJOR DUTIES: As a Geologist within the Central Energy Resouces Science Center, some of your specific duties will include: Compiling, analyzing, and synthesizing existing data for diverse geologic processes operating within geological energy resource systems (e.g., petroleum systems, geothermal systems); conducting research on existing and historic geologic energy resource production. Conducting research on processes operating on geologic energy accumulations; work may include field studies, describing and analyzing drill core, and conducting laboratory studies of properties of source and reservoir rocks. Participating as a panel member of an interdisciplinary team of scientists, conducting undiscovered geologic resource assessments. Preparing, completing, and disseminating results of research and assessment through a series of presentations and publications which advance knowledge of the geologic process of geologic energy systems and of undiscovered geologic energy accumulations (e.g., petroleum) in priority areas. Presenting results to the public through presentations and publications. Operating a government owned/leased vehicle as an incidental driver. Physical Demands During emergency response periods, training of personnel on new equipment, or field work, the scientist may be expected to hike distances of several kilometers over uneven terrain while carrying equipment. Field work may require working in remote field sites with limited to no services. Field work may require the use of proper personal protective gear, working in dusty, hot, humid, and extreme cold environments, occasional off-road driving of 4-wheel drive vehicles, traveling to remote field sites in helicopters or small fixed wing planes, and/or boats. Lifting of equipment and objects weighing up to 50 pounds may be necessary. Work Environment Field work may involve encounters with dangerous fauna and flora, and other wilderness dangers. International field work may be conducted in culturally hostile areas. Geology position with duties that involve subsurface investigation require geologists to work near drill rigs and heavy equipment. IMPORTANT: Click the 'Apply for this job' button to view a complete job description.
