Job Title: Soil Scientist
Department: Department Of Agriculture
Agency: Natural Resources Conservation Service
Job Announcement Number: MS-532540-YN

SALARY RANGE:
    $68,809.00 - $89,450.00 /year
OPEN PERIOD:
    Wednesday, September 14, 2011 to Wednesday, September 28, 2011
SERIES & GRADE:
    GS-0470-12
POSITION INFORMATION:
    Full Time Career/Career Conditional
PROMOTION POTENTIAL:
    12
DUTY LOCATIONS:
    1 vacancy - Jackson, MS
WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED:
    United States Citizens

JOB SUMMARY:

Be Remarkable! Make a Difference! Join the Natural Resources Conservation Service team and help us conserve our nation's Natural Resources! Visit our web site ( http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/) to learn more.


***RELOCATION EXPENSES AND/OR INCENTIVES ARE NOT AUTHORIZED***

Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is known worldwide for its accomplishments and innovations in conservation. The employees of NRCS are recognized for their talent, dedication, and ingenuity in making the agency's programs work as they take necessary steps to reduce erosion, protect wildlife, promote good land use, and other measures to preserve the Nation's natural resources for future generations. Join us in protecting and conserving natural resources on America's private lands! 

This announcment is open to all U.S. citizens. Those with Competitive Status and those with special hiring eligibility should also apply to announcement MS-532540-YN that runs concurrent with this announcement. Only one position for each location is being filled between the two announcements.
   


KEY REQUIREMENTS:

    You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job.
    Subject to a background/suitability investigation.
    Positive education required with specialized experience-see Qualifications

   


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Duties
Additional Duty Location Info:

1 vacancy - Jackson, MS


Duties include, but are not limited to:

 

·         Serves as Soil Scientist on the State Soil Scientist Staff with responsibility for providing state staff support for Geographic Information System (GIS), Toolkit, Soil Survey Geographic Database, digital map finishing and digital orthophotography.

·         Provides leadership to Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Field Offices (FO), Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCD’s), counties and others in use of digital soils data and orthophotography use.

·         Makes recommendations to State Soil Scientist on computer software and hardware needs to adequately fulfill the needs of both field and state office soils staffs. Provides technical assistance to soil surveys.

·         Describes and classifies soils according to standards in the Soil Taxonomy, National Soil Survey Handbook (NSSH), Soil Survey manual (SSM), and Field Book for Describing and Sampling Soils.

·         Collects soil samples according to the Soil Survey Laboratory methods Manual for analysis at the National Soil Survey Laboratory and performs appropriate field tests to aid in the classification, mapping, and interpreting of the soils in the soil survey area.

·         Provides assistance to the Major Land Resource Area (MLRA) Office (MO) in developing and maintaining the NASIS database for the state.

·         Performs other duties as assigned.

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