INTERDISCIPLINARY (PHYSICAL SCIENTIST/PHYSICIST/METEOROLOGIST/OCEANOGRAPHER

This is a public notice of anticipated vacancies. Applications will not be accepted through this flyer; interested applicants must follow separate application instructions to be considered. There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this notice.

Duties

• Develop expertise through job assignments with progressive levels of responsibility, working under gradually decreasing supervisory controls until fully qualified to assume the full range of duties and responsibilities of the target position.
• Assist with product creation, quality assurance and quality control, customer service, and operational software utilization and troubleshooting across varying levels of difficulty and complexity.
• Aid in creating, reviewing, and revising command standard operating procedures, training aids, qualification processes, and documentation.
• Coordinate with a wide range of production centers, watch floors, commanders, warfighters, and the scientific community under supervision.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. 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.
• Appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty; failure to do so may result in withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• May involve walking, standing, bending, and carrying light items up to 40 pounds.
• May require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS locations, including remote or isolated sites; must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods.
• May involve operating or driving government vehicles.
• May require long (12-hour) shifts, including overnight and weekends.
• Required to obtain and maintain a U.S. Passport.
• Initial single scope background investigation and favorable adjudication required to meet Navy SCI personnel and security criteria derived from Director, Central Intelligence Directive 6/4 (DCID 6/4).
• Periodic updates of the SSBI will be initiated at four- and one-half year intervals to maintain SCI access eligibility.
• Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test (including marijuana) is required; a tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or fail the test. Random testing will be conducted.

Qualifications

GS-07: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-05 grade level or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must include:

• Assisting in applying principles of meteorology, oceanography, or physics to assigned tasks.
• Using software (e.g., Excel, introductory MATLAB) to organize and visualize scientific data.
• Aiding senior analysts in validating environmental model output by comparing it to observations and expected oceanographic and/or meteorological conditions.
• Conveying technical findings verbally or in writing.

GS-05: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-04 grade level or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must include:

• Managing and utilizing fundamental principles of physics, meteorology, and/or oceanography.
• Using standard office software (e.g., MS Office) for basic data entry and communication.
• Following detailed instructions and standard operating procedures to complete simple, routine tasks.
• Developing an understanding of data analysis from academic projects or coursework.

In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or a combination of education and experience:

• GS-07: 1 year of graduate-level education or superior academic achievement.
• GS-05: Applicants who meet the basic requirements described in the individual occupational requirements are fully qualified for the GS-05 entry grade.

Education

Applicants must meet the following positive education qualification requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual. Applicants must possess one of the following:

General Physical Science Series, 1301

• Degree: physical science, engineering, or mathematics that included 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science such as mechanics, dynamics, properties of materials, and electronics.
• Combination of education and experience: education equivalent to one of the majors shown above that included at least 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

Physics Series, 1310

• Degree: physics; or related degree that included at least 24 semester hours in physics.
• Combination of education and experience: courses equivalent to a major in physics totaling at least 24 semester hours, plus appropriate experience or additional education. Courses must have included a fundamental course in general physics and, in addition, courses in any two of the following: electricity and magnetism, heat, light, mechanics, modern physics, and sound.

Meteorology Series, 1340

• Degree: meteorology, atmospheric science, or other natural science major that included:
  • At least 24 semester (36 quarter) hours of credit in meteorology/atmospheric science including a minimum of:
    • Six semester hours of atmospheric dynamics and thermodynamics;
    • Six semester hours of analysis and prediction of weather systems (synoptic/mesoscale);
    • Three semester hours of physical meteorology;
    • Two semester hours of remote sensing of the atmosphere and/or instrumentation.
  • Six semester hours of physics, with at least one course that includes laboratory sessions;
  • Three semester hours of ordinary differential equations;
  • At least nine semester hours of course work appropriate for a physical science major in any combination of three or more of the following: physical hydrology, statistics, chemistry, physical oceanography, physical climatology, radiative transfer, aeronomy, advanced thermodynamics, advanced electricity and magnetism, light and optics, and computer science.
• Combination of education and experience: course work as shown above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

Oceanography Series, 1360

• Degree: major study of at least 24 semester hours in oceanography or a related discipline such as physics, meteorology, geophysics, mathematics, chemistry, engineering, geology, or biology, plus 20 additional semester hours in any combination of oceanography, physics, geophysics, chemistry, mathematics, meteorology, computer science, and engineering sciences.
• Combination of education and experience: course work as shown above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
• Applicants qualifying on the basis of major study in biology or geology must have had at least 6 semester hours in the major directly concerned with marine science or 6 semester hours in oceanography; applicants qualifying on the basis of other physical sciences or engineering must have had differential and integral calculus and at least 6 semester hours in physics.

Must provide a copy of transcripts to verify education requirements are met.

Pay

• GS-05: $40,736 - $52,857 per year
• GS-07: $50,460 - $65,599 per year

Benefits

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits designed to make your federal career rewarding. Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time.