SUPERVISORY PHYSICAL SCIENTIST/OCEANOGRAPHER

Summary

You will serve as a Supervisory Physical Scientist/Oceanographer in the Warfighting Support Center (NP2) Department of NAVOCEANO Bay St Louis.

Duties

• Plan, organize, and supervise an interdisciplinary team of scientists.
• Evaluate the potential applications of remotely sensed data, processing, models, and systems for oceanographic support to military applications that characterize the ocean battlespace environment.
• Inform the Division Director of anticipated vacancies, increase in workload, or other circumstances requiring replacements or additional staff.
• Monitor progress of all projects/programs; investigate delays, identify causes, and initiate or recommend corrective action to assure deadlines are met.
• Maintain liaison with government and civilian institutions engaged in related expeditionary/SOF programs and with foreign governments and NATO commands as required.

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-12 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 planning, organizing, and supervising an interdisciplinary team of scientists and contractors.
• Experience identifying problems as it relates to oceanographic data, finding a solution, and executing a solution.
• Experience analyzing geo-spatial data utilizing custom algorithms or processes to assess environmental effects.
• Experience representing the department, coordinating the planning and scheduling of required meetings across different branches/departments.
• Experience procuring the necessary equipment and human capital required to perform operations and duties within the department.

Education

For the 1301 series: 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. OR 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. Transcript(s) are required to show proof of basic education requirement.

For the 1360 series: 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. OR Combination of education and experience: course work as shown above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. Applicants who qualify 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 who qualify on the basis of other physical sciences or engineering must have had differential and integral calculus and at least 6 semester hours in physics. Transcript(s) are required to show proof of basic education requirement.