INTERDISCIPLINARY PHYSICAL SCIENTIST/OCEANOGRAPHER

About the role

You will serve as a INTERDISCIPLINARY PHYSICAL SCIENTIST/OCEANOGRAPHER in the OCEAN INSTRUMENTATION BRANCH, DATA COLLECTION DIVISION, OCEANOGRAPHIC DEPARTMENT of NAVOCEANO BAY ST LOUIS.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the development, maintenance, and preparation of multiple physical oceanographic instrumentation data acquisition systems.
• Develop procedures for the deployment of instrumentation and collection of physical oceanographic data.
• Conceptualize, develop, implement and document new or changes to existing shipboard system physical oceanographic data collection instrumentation.
• Participate in at-sea oceanographic operations.
• Ensure that all physical oceanographic data are collected properly and that all appropriate quality control procedures are observed and properly applied.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty.
• During at sea assignments the incumbent will be required to work outside in adverse weather conditions.
• The incumbent will typically spend approximately 20%, but may spend as much as 50%, of the time aboard Navy survey vessels, requiring strenuous physical exertion.

Qualifications

• In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.
• Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:
  • Experience of the concepts, theories, principles, and practices of Physical Oceanography data processing and validation.
  • Experience of shipboard physical oceanographic instrumentation and data collection techniques.
  • Experience with computer software used to collect, process or manage physical oceanographic data.
  • Experience coordinating with external professionals and internal scientific and IT department representatives in support of physical oceanographic data collection and processing applications.

Additional Information

• This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.
• A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments.
• ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher.
• Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ).
• PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ).