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This position is located in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR), Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL), with 1 vacancy in Plainsboro, New Jersey.
Major Duties
As a Meteorologist, you will perform the following duties:
- Lead a research project on decadal variability, predictability and predictions using state of the art climate models. Lead efforts to conduct real-time experimental decadal predictions using newly designed model and initialization system.
- Conduct research on mechanisms of seasonal to decadal climate variability and predictability. Use both climate models and observational analyses.
- Serve as an organizational expert in the area of seasonal to decadal climate variability.
- Disseminate research findings through peer-reviewed publications, briefings to NOAA scientists and management, and seminars at national and international meetings, and sharing diagnostic output.
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:
To qualify for the 1340 series:
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.
*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.
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B. Combination of education and experience:course work as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
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 ZP-4 or GS-13 level:
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 ZP-3 or GS-12 in the Federal service. Specialized experience MUST include all of the following: Conducting research designed to develop a next generation initialization system for decadal prediction;
Applying research techniques, as demonstrated by peer-reviewed publications, on the oceanic and atmospheric factors that give rise to seasonal predictability of the climate system over North America;
Analyzing large data sets produced by ensembles of climate model simulations for the assessment of predictability on seasonal to decadal time scales; and
Designing, executing and analyzing of climate model simulations using a coupled ocean-atmosphere model.
Pay Range
$102,040.00 - $156,758.00