WHO MAY APPLY: All United States citizens . IMPORTANT NOTE: This job opportunity announcement is open to accept and consider applications from the first sixty (60) applicants. The job announcement will remain open until the quota of 60 applicants is met, or until the closing date. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the day the quota is met will receive consideration, including those that exceed the applicant limit. The Northern Rockies Servicing Human Resources Office (NR SHRO), in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, is accepting applications through USAJOBS to fill up to four (4) temporary positions of Cartographic Technician, GS-1371-07. Employment periods are estimated to start in May 2018. Appointments are limited to 1040 hours ( 6 months) within a service year (entrance-on-duty date). Appointments may be terminated at any time due to lack of work, lack of funds, weather conditions, and employee performance. Positions offer rehire eligibility for subsequent appointments, provided the employee does not exceed 1040 hours of work within a service year and has achieved an acceptable level of performance. Work Schedule: The work schedule will be full-time 40 hours per week. Depending on budget and work levels, employee may be placed on a part-time work schedule (8 to 32 hours per week), or on an intermittent work schedule. An intermittent schedule is sporadic and unpredictable so that a tour of duty cannot be regularly scheduled in advance. Area Information: These positions will be duty stationed at park headquarters in Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park. Elevation at Mammoth is 6,200 feet. Temperatures vary from an average of 70 degrees Fahrenheit in summer to sub-zero at times in winter. A school is available, with kindergarten through 12 located in Gardiner, Montana, five miles north of headquarters. Free bus transportation is provided for school children between Mammoth and Gardiner. Many community facilities such as a grocery store, a drugstore, day care, motels, and restaurants are available in Gardiner. A medical clinic is available in Mammoth. All other services are available within 55 to 75 miles from Mammoth. Dormitory housing may be available in Mammoth Hot Springs. Please visit find a park for additional park information.

Incumbents work within the Yellowstone Center for Resources, Spatial Analysis Center - GIS Lab at Yellowstone National Park, headquartered at Mammoth, WY. All of the positions perform a wide variety of tasks involved in the development of cartographic products. These include, but are not limited to: data development, compilation, and editing; map production (manual and/or digital, grayscale and/or color); Global Positioning System (GPS) and Geographic Information System (GIS) technical support; and GPS/GIS equipment operation and maintenance. These positions also routinely add data to and modify relational databases that are associated with spatial databases.



Use current GPS technology and mobile mapping techniques to accomplish field-based mapping and inventory of natural or cultural resources. Use current GIS software (e.g., current version of ArcGIS) to: import, display, and manipulate field data; create new datasets and databases; utilize data for spatial analysis and three-dimensional analysis; create metadata to document spatial datasets.Use current image processing software (e.g., current version of ArcGIS, ENVI - Exelis Visual Information Solutions, or ERDAS Imagine) to georeference, orthorectify, and/or mosaic photographs and other remotely sensed imagery. Use current software (e.g., current versions of ArcMap and/or Adobe Illustrator) to create maps displaying spatial data for use in field work, presentations, or publications. Plan field surveys to collect data using GPS and mobile mapping technologies and apply current land survey techniques to ensure accuracy of collected data. Collect spatial data using recreational, (e.g. Garmin, Magellan) mapping-grade, (e.g., Trimble ProXR, ProXT, ProXH. or other differential GPS) or survey-grade GPS (e.g., Real-Time Kinematic). Use software (e.g., Trimble Geomatics Office or Pathfinder Office) to download and post-process data collected with GPS. Collect data using mobile mapping applications (e.g. Collector, Survey 123). Process collected data into GIS data layers with associated FGDC (Federal Geographic Data Committee) compliant metadata. Troubleshoot and maintain survey equipment. Document field data by producing FGDC-compliant and searchable metadata. Assist in the preparation of professional reports, studies, and/or plans. Summarize scientific or technical data (such as creating how-to manuals for equipment use, or writing an abstract for a scientific experiment). Instruct others in the use of GPS hardware and software to collect and post-process field data. Instruct others in the use of GIS software applications to create and manipulate spatial data, and to create maps displaying spatial data. Communicate with coworkers about technological opportunities and limitations, or technical aspects of cartographic design or GIS applications. Establish and maintain working relationships with management and technical employees within the organization. Execute a field or research project after being given initial guidance, seeking assistance as necessary. Solve problems independently with a variety of resources such as help manuals.



Will lead others in the collection of spatial data using mapping-grade (e.g., Trimble ProXR, ProXT, ProXH. or other differential GPS) or survey-grade GPS (e.g., Real-Time Kinematic) or mobile mapping applications. Write standard protocols to establish methods for data collection and processing. Communicate with resource managers or professional groups about technological opportunities and limitations, or technical aspects of remote sensing, cartographic design, or GIS applications.



DUTY STATION: Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.



Physical Demands: The work requires long periods of sitting in front of computer terminals. Some prolonged bending, crouching, lifting (up to 50 pounds), climbing, and reaching is required to perform routine hardware maintenance and move equipment. Some positions may involve occasional field work or over-snow travel in winter conditions.



Work Environment: Work will be generally performed indoors in an office environment, but some positions may involve extensive out door work. Field work includes exposure to extreme weather conditions and terrain and wild animals.Yellowstone National Park is a remote and austere working and living environment.