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This position is located in the National Weather Service (NWS), Alaska Region with one vacancy located in Anchorage, AK.
Major Duties
As a Physical Scientist, you will perform the following duties:
- Initiate, plan, coordinate, and oversee the transfer of new and emerging scientific technologies and techniques from the research community to the operational weather, water, ice, and ecological forecast environment to facilitate decision support services.
- Develop new scientific techniques, configure software applications, develop software scripts, and develop evaluation plans to facilitate the evaluation process in the Arctic Testbed and Proving Ground (ATBPG) and migration of successful new technologies into operations.
- Collaborate, coordinate, and provide training on science and technology activities within the (NWS), other agencies, and the academic community to develop technological and process improvements for operational (NWS) activities.
- Gather regional operational Science and Technology (S&T) requirements and identify potential S&T transition opportunities for development, demonstration, and risk reduction and advocates for promising activities and solutions.
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.EDUCATION:
BASIC REQUIREMENTS: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: 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.
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B. Combination of education and 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.
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-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 GS-12 in the Federal service. Specialized experience MUST include all of the following: Supporting the transfer of new and emerging scientific technologies and techniques from the research community to an operational weather, water, ice, or ecological forecast environment.
Pay Range
$98,842.00 - $128,492.00