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Staffing
at 13 River Forecast Centers in the NWS is a mixture of hydrologists,
civil engineers, agricultural engineers, hydraulic engineers, meteorologists,
climatologists, and other related fields. The Lower Mississippi River
Forecast Center (LMRFC), located in Slidell, LA, has a staff of 15
hydrologists and hydrometeorologists to fulfill its mission. To be
qualified for hydrology positions at an RFC including the LMRFC, a
person must have completed a 4-year bachelor's degree in an accredited
college or university, with major study in physical or natural science,
or engineering that included at least 30 semester hours in any combination
of the following area: hydrology, the physical sciences, geophysics,
chemistry, engineering science, soils, mathematics, aquatic biology,
atmospheric science, meteorology, geology, oceanography, or the management
or conservation of water resources. This course work must include
6 semester hours in calculus (including both differential and integral
calculus) and at least 6 semester hours in physics. An equivalent
combination of education and experience may substitute. |
| Hydrologist
Position |
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The
current Hydrologist positions at the LMRFC are closed. Please check
back for future announcements. |
| HAS
Position |
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The
current HAS positions at the LMRFC are closed. Please check back for
future announcements. |
| Student
Career Experience Program (SCEP) Position |
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The
SCEP program has replaced the intern program within the NWS and
allows the government to hire students for internships. In the SCEP
program, the NWS teams up with a college or university to allow
students the opportunity gain valuable work experience under the
guidance and direction of a university. Full-time students alternate
semesters between SCEP work with the NWS and attending classes at
the university. College credit may be given for work with the NWS.
Scheduling and granting college credit are based on the specific
requirements of the university.
To
be eligible for the SCEP program, a student must be working toward
a degree that would qualify them for full-time employment with the
NWS upon graduation. Please see the specific requirements above.
Students enrolled in the SCEP program must also meet any specific
requirements the university has and have been accepted into the
university program.
A position for a SCEP at LMRFC is available. At the LMRFC students
will work along side and under the direction of hydrologists as
they prepare river and flood forecasts, calibrate hydrologic models,
and perform the many duties required to support these activities.
Students participating in the SCEP program are paid at the GS-2,
GS-3, GS-4, or GS-5 level based on education experience and work
experience and receive annual and sick leave. Students who complete
640 hours of work in the NWS as a SCEP are eligible for appointment
non-competitively to a career-conditional position within the federal
government.
Students
interested in such a position should contact
the LMRFC webmaster. |
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