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You will serve as a METEOROLOGIST in the FLEET NUMERICAL METEOROLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY CENTER, MONTEREY, CA, OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT (N3) of FLT NUMER OCEANGPHY METEO CTR.
Major Duties
- You will support operations and mission planning as well as forensic studies around the world for the Navy, U.S. Department of Defense, Allied forces and other National Agencies.
- You will perform a wide range of assignments of considerable difficulty and complexity in atmospheric and surface oceanographic climatological analysis and forecasting.
- You will act as Government expert on climatology in hearing and/or investigative actions.
- You will participate in inter-agency working groups or committees to provide authoritative technical perspective in the area of operational climatology.
- You will perform appropriate statistical procedures, create technical and scientific products, and distribute the operational product along with an interpretation based on the operational needs of the customer.
Qualifications
For GS-11 - 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-09 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 interpreting climate oscillation associated with global teleconnections. Experience utilizing different program languages such as python or UNIX shell scripting to prepare Meteorology and Oceanography (METOC) products. Experience making operational recommendation on general meteorological condition. Experience assisting in forecasting practices, methods and techniques for weather analysis and prediction. For GS-12 - 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 evaluating and implementing forecasting practices, methods and techniques for weather analysis and prediction. Experience evaluating Meteorology and Oceanography (METOC) data to make Meteorology and Oceanography (METOC) products. Experience utilizing advance programing languages (such as Python, Perl, MATLAB, and shell scripting) on advance operating system (such as Linux) to manipulate and visualize large scientific datasets. Experience applying Meteorology and Oceanography (METOC) data to make assessments of the climate system, climate oscillation, and global teleconnections. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=GS-PROF.https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1300/meteorology-series-1340/Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.
Pay Range
$75,515.00 - $117,669.00