Physical Science Technician

Minimum Qualification Requirements: To qualify for this position you must meet the (1) Basic Educational RequirementsAND (2) Specialized Experience or Education for the series/grade to which you are applying.

Physical Science Technician Series, 1311:
Individual Occupational Requirement
(1) Basic Educational Requirements:

To be eligible for this position, you must meet A or B below for the series/grade to which you are applying.

A. Specialized Experience
All Grades GS-05 - GS-09: Applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to a least the next lower grade level in the Federal Service. Examples of qualifying specialized experience include work in the fields of astronomy, physics, geophysics, chemistry, hydrology, health physics, engineering, electronics, geology, oceanography, and metallurgy.
Experience as a laboratory mechanic or in a trade or craft may be credited as general or specialized experience when the work was performed in close association with physical scientists or other technical personnel and provided intensive knowledge of appropriate scientific principles, methods, techniques, and precedents.

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B. Education
GS-5: Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree (a) with major study in an appropriate field of physical science, or (b) that included at least 24 semester hours in any combination of courses such as physical science, engineering, or any branch of mathematics, except financial and commercial mathematics.

Please Note: This position allows specific educational coursework to qualify at the GS-5 grade level. You MUST provide transcripts in order to verify that the educational requirements have been met. This information must be received by the closing date of the announcement. Failure to provide this information may result in you receiving an "INELIGIBLE" rating.

AND

In addition to meeting the Basic Educational Qualification requirements, applicants must have either A. Specialized Experience or B. Education (directly related) or C. Combination of Education and Experience to qualify for the grade to which you are applying.

GS-05
A. Specialized Experience:
To qualify for the GS-05, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-04 grade level in the Federal service, or comparable experience not gained through Federal service. Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience: 1) cataloging and storing of data and documents (both hardcopy and digital); and 2) utilizing a computer in the use of different types of storage devices (tape drives, hard drives, and disk drives). MUST MEET ALL.

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B. Education: You may substitute education for experience at the GS-05 level if you have completed a 4-year course of study above high school leading to a bachelor's degree with courses related to the occupation.

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C. Qualifying combination of Education and Experience: Appropriate combinations of post-high school education and professional experience that totals 100% of the requirement for the GS-05 grade level. Only education in excess of the first 60 semester hours of a course of study leading to a bachelor's degree is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirements.

GS-06
A. Specialized Experience:
To qualify for the GS-06, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-05 grade level in the Federal service, or comparable experience not gained through Federal service. Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience: 1) cataloging and storing of data and documents (both hardcopy and digital); 2) utilizing a computer in the use of different types of storage devices (tape drives, hard drives, and disk drives); and 3) applying knowledge of relational databases to access and reassemble data. MUST MEET ALL.

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B. Education: You may substitute education for experience at the GS-06 level if you have successfully completed one-half year (13.5 quarter or 9 semester hours) of graduate education that is directly related to the occupation.

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C. Qualifying combination of Education and Experience: Appropriate combinations of graduate level education and professional experience that totals 100% of the requirement for the GS-06 grade level.

GS-07
A. Specialized Experience:
To qualify for the GS-07, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-06 grade level in the Federal service, or comparable experience not gained through Federal service. Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience: 1) cataloging and storing of data and documents, (both hardcopy and digital); 2) utilizing a computer in the use of different types of storage devices (tape drives, hard drives, and disk drives); 3) applying knowledge of relational databases to access and reassemble data; and 4) applying knowledge of geospatial data (i.e. maps), geophysical data (i.e seismic data), and geological data (i.e. well logs) to work situations. MUST MEET ALL.

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B. Education: You may substitute education for experience at the GS-07 level if you have successfully completed one full year of graduate education that is directly related to the occupation.

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C. Qualifying combination of Education and Experience: Appropriate combinations of graduate level education and professional experience that totals 100% of the requirement for the GS-07 grade level.

GS-08
A. Specialized Experience:
To qualify for the GS-08, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service, or comparable experience not gained through Federal service. Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience: 1) cataloging and storing of data and documents, (both hardcopy and digital); 2) utilizing a computer in the use of different types of storage devices (tape drives, hard drives, and disk drives); 3) applying knowledge of relational databases to access and reassemble data; 4) applying knowledge of geospatial data (i.e. maps), geophysical data (i.e. seismic data), and geological data (i.e. well logs) to work situations; and 5) inputting petroleum and geoscience data into an information management system or database. MUST MEET ALL.

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B. Education: You may substitute education for experience at the GS-08 level if you have successfully completed one and a half years (40.5 quarter hours or 27 semester hours) of progressively higher level graduate education that is directly related to the occupation.

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C. Qualifying combination of Education and Experience: Appropriate combinations of graduate level education and professional experience that totals 100% of the requirement for the GS-08 grade level.

GS-09 qualifications continued in Education section.