Physical Scientist
for each heading. Use
for prose,
- for lists.
We need to preserve all substantive info, not invent. Remove boilerplate like Help, etc. Also remove duplicated lines. Need to extract content.
Let's parse.
Summary: "You will serve as a Physical Scientist at the National Minerals Information Center providing expert analysis of mineral data to support national supply chain assessments."
Salary: "The salary range is between $75,068 (GS-11 Step 1) - $172,980 (GS-13 Step 10) per annum based on the duty station, and the applicable locality pay table. For more information, please refer to the OPM Salary Tables at General Schedule. First time hires to the Federal government normally start at the step 1 rate."
Also mention "This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL) Federal employees whose job, agency or department was eliminated and are eligible for priority over other applicants. Clarification from the agency This announcement is open to U.S. Citizens or Nationals; and Career transition eligibles (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL). This position will be filled under the Office of Personnel Management's Direct Hire Authority. Veteran's preference and traditional competitive rating and ranking of applications do not apply. All qualified applicants who meet the cutoff score will be referred to the hiring manager for consideration for the position."
That seems like eligibility info, could be part of Requirements? But we have separate Requirements section for conditions of employment. Might include eligibility as part of Requirements? The instruction: Use sections only when posting has real specific content. The eligibility info is specific. Could be part of Requirements or maybe a separate "Eligibility" but not in allowed headings list. Allowed headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So eligibility could go under Requirements (conditions of employment) or maybe About the role. Probably Requirements.
Duties: list of major duties.
Requirements: Conditions of employment list.
Qualifications: detailed.
We need to avoid repeating job title as heading. Not include Job ID.
We must not include boilerplate like cookie/navigation/legal/EEO etc. The eligibility text includes some boilerplate but it's substantive about who may apply. Keep.
We need to preserve all substantive info; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include all details from duties, requirements, qualifications.
Let's extract duties bullet points:
- Serves as a United States Geological Survey contact for mineral commodity data, information and referral source for government, business and general public.
- Monitors, gathers and interprets data on mineral investment, production, consumption, facilities, foreign trade, and environmental issues related to minerals
- Analyzes and validates mineral commodity data gathered by the United States Geological Survey from periodic surveys and prepares periodic reports as appropriate and serves as technical reviewer
- Analyzes the supply/demand, material balance and recycling situation of mineral commodities, considering all appropriate technological, economic and environmental issues
- Monitors and evaluates available information and data for usefulness, reliability and potential impacts on industry or industries associated with various mineral commodities
- Prepares periodic reports such as monthly, quarterly, semiannual, and (or) annual report.
We need to keep as list.
Requirements (Conditions of employment) list:
- Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
- May be required to travel overnight away from home occasionally for up to 5 nights per week, not expected to be more than 3 trips per year; may include travel outside the United States.
- Must obtain a government charge card for travel purposes.
- An official passport will be issued as needed.
- Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.
- Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
- Direct Deposit participation required.
- Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. (link)
- Required to complete training, obtain and maintain a government credit card with travel and purchase authority.
- As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest will be evaluated. (Probationary Period Is An Extension Of The Appointment Process And Therefore Requires The Agency To Determine If Continued Employment Would Advance The Public Interest, Meet The Organization Goals And Mission Of The Agency, And/Or Otherwise Promote The Efficiency Of The Service. In Determining If Your Employment Advances The Public Interest, The Agency Will Consider your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Under applicable law, the employment of an individual serving a probationary or trial period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies, in writing, that the individual's employment should continue and that their appointment should be finalized. In the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial period, such appointments are terminated. Upon completion of your probationary your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.)
We need to keep that paragraph as prose (maybe multiple sentences). Could be a
. Qualifications: large block. Need to preserve all details. We need to format as
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. For qualifications, it's not a simple list; it's detailed requirements with subparts. Could we still use
- for each bullet? The qualifications section includes multiple paragraphs and sub-bullets. Might be better to use
for prose and
- for lists within. The instruction: Use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose. So for qualifications, we can treat as prose (since it's not a simple list). But there are enumerated items (A, B, etc.) and sub-items. Could still be prose. We'll output:
About the role
You will serve as a Physical Scientist at the National Minerals Information Center providing expert analysis of mineral data to support national supply chain assessments.
Salary
The salary range is between $75,068 (GS-11 Step 1) - $172,980 (GS-13 Step 10) per annum based on the duty station, and the applicable locality pay table. For more information, please refer to the OPM Salary Tables at General Schedule. First time hires to the Federal government normally start at the step 1 rate.
Duties
- Serves as a United States Geological Survey contact for mineral commodity data, information and referral source for government, business and general public.
- Monitors, gathers and interprets data on mineral investment, production, consumption, facilities, foreign trade, and environmental issues related to minerals
- Analyzes and validates mineral commodity data gathered by the United States Geological Survey from periodic surveys and prepares periodic reports as appropriate and serves as technical reviewer
- Analyzes the supply/demand, material balance and recycling situation of mineral commodities, considering all appropriate technological, economic and environmental issues
- Monitors and evaluates available information and data for usefulness, reliability and potential impacts on industry or industries associated with various mineral commodities
- Prepares periodic reports such as monthly, quarterly, semiannual, and (or) annual report.
Requirements
- Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
- May be required to travel overnight away from home occasionally for up to 5 nights per week, not expected to be more than 3 trips per year; may include travel outside the United States.
- Must obtain a government charge card for travel purposes.
- An official passport will be issued as needed.
- Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.
- Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
- Direct Deposit participation required.
- Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more, visit www.dhs.gov/EVerify/.
- Required to complete training, obtain and maintain a government credit card with travel and purchase authority.
- As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest will be evaluated. This Probationary Period Is An Extension Of The Appointment Process And Therefore Requires The Agency To Determine If Continued Employment Would Advance The Public Interest, Meet The Organization Goals And Mission Of The Agency, And/Or Otherwise Promote The Efficiency Of The Service. In Determining If Your Employment Advances The Public Interest, The Agency Will Consider your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Under applicable law, the employment of an individual serving a probationary or trial period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies, in writing, that the individual's employment should continue and that their appointment should be finalized. In the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial period, such appointments are terminated. Upon completion of your probationary your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
Qualifications
All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-09/30/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience. Failure to adequately provide information needed to determine number of hours worked in each position may result in that time not being credited when evaluating qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the full and/or part-time hours requirement as the service dates will be reflected. Minimum Qualification Requirements: To qualify for this position, you must meet the following minimum qualifications: Basic Educational Requirement AND/OR Specialized Experience for the series to which you are applying. Basic Educational Requirements: In addition to the specialized experience requirements for this position, you must meet at least one of the following: A. Degree: Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree in physical science, engineering, or mathematics that included 24 semester hours or the equivalent in physical science and/or related engineering science such as mechanics, dynamics, properties of materials, and electronics. You must submit transcripts. -OR- B. Combination of education and experience: education equivalent to one of the majors shown in "A" above (24 semester hours or the equivalent in physical science, engineering, or mathematics) that included at least 24 semester hours or the equivalent in physical science and/or related engineering science as described above, plus appropriate
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
- for lists within. The instruction: Use
- for each bullet? The qualifications section includes multiple paragraphs and sub-bullets. Might be better to use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. For qualifications, it's not a simple list; it's detailed requirements with subparts. Could we still use