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This is a Direct Hire Public Notice. Please read this Public Notice in its entirety prior tosubmitting your application for consideration. This position is located in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR), Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) with one vacancy in Newport, Oregon or Seattle, Washington.
Major Duties
As a Research Physical Scientist or Research Biologist, you will perform the following duties:
- Design, plan, and implement high-impact independent multidisciplinary research in at-sea, laboratory and office settings to investigate important long and short-term problems in Oceanography, and oversee and manage the program, scientists, and its budget.
- Conduct and oversee oceanographic investigations centering on interactions between the solid earth and ocean, including the chemical composition and thermal state of inputs to ocean and coastal water masses, and the structure and dynamical processes on the sea floor.
- Direct and manage a multi-faceted oceanographic research team, contributing advanced expertise in national and international fora to improve the understanding of environmental processes in coastal and open-ocean systems.
- First-author, formulate, and write scientific papers for publication in refereed high-impact national and international journals. Present research results as first author at key national and international meetings and scientific conferences.
Qualifications
Qualification requirements in the vacancy announcements are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook, which contains federal qualification standards. This handbook is available on the Office of Personnel Management's website located at: https://www.opm.gov/policy. BASIC
To qualify for the 1301 series:
EDUCATION:
A. 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
B. Combination of education an experience -- education equivalent to one of the majors shown in A above that included at least 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science, plus appropriate experience or additional education. To qualify for the 0401 series:
EDUCATION:
A. Degree: biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position.
OR
B. Combination of education and experience:Courses equivalent to a major, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
AND
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. This experience need not have been in the federal government.Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.To qualify at theZP-4 or GS-13 level:SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: In additionto meeting the Basic Requirements above, applicants must also possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the ZP-3 or GS-12in the Federal service. Specialized experience MUST include all of the following: Planning and overseeing interdisciplinary oceanographic research and/or investigations;
Researching interactions between the world’s oceans and the lithosphere and how such interactions impact ocean ecosystems (e.g., chemical, biological and geological processes); and
Preparing scientific publications and reports of research findings and presenting research results to the scientific community.
Pay Range
$91,231.00 - $153,527.00