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This position is located in the National Weather Service (NWS), Weather Forecast Office (WFO), with two vacancies in Honolulu, HI. *Applicants currently occupying a 1340 series position in the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration and applying under competitive merit promotion procedures are covered under the "Exception" clause and DO NOT need to submit transcripts.
Major Duties
As a Meteorologist, you will perform the following duties:
- Integrate all meteorological data available from a wide variety of sources, independently analyzing and assessing the current and forecast weather situation at both global, synoptic, and mesoscale levels.
- Occasionally serve as the acting senior forecaster, devising and formulating all necessary warning, advisory and forecast products during the shift with emphasis on meeting the need of the users.
- Conduct weather watch which involves interpretation of weather radar data and satellite imagery, and the analysis of other meteorological and hydrologic data and analyze all integrated data sets to determine the need of warnings, statements, or advisories; need for issuing or updating local public, aviation, marine, tropical, fire weather, hazmat products and forecast.
- Provide weather information and decision support services to the general public and to agricultural, commercial, transportation, recreational interests, emergency managers, local and state officials, and federal partners.
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
EDUCATION:This position requires applicants to meet a Basic Education Requirement in addition to at least one year of specialized experience in order to be found minimally qualified. You MUST meet one of the following basic education requirements:
A. 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: a. Six semester hours of atmospheric dynamics and thermodynamics;* b. Six semester hours of analysis and prediction of weather systems (synoptic/mesoscale); c. Three semester hours of physical meteorology; and d. Two semester hours of remote sensing of the atmosphere and/or instrumentation. 2. Six semester hours of physics, with at least one course that includes laboratory sessions.* 3.Three semester hours of ordinary differential equations.* 4. 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.
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B. Combination of education and experience:course work as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.*There is a prerequisite or corequisite of calculus for course work in atmospheric dynamics and thermodynamics, physics, and differential equations. Calculus courses must be appropriate for a physical science major.
-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 the GS-13level:SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:In addition to meeting the Basic Requirements above, applicants must also possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12in the Federal service. Specialized experience MUST include all of the following: Analyzing and assessing current and forecast weather situations;
Formulating and issuing weather forecasts, warnings, and advisories; and
Providing weather forecasts or other technical materials to partners.
Pay Range
$91,242.00 - $118,612.00