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This position is located in the NIST Material Measurement Laboratory's Office of Reference Materials Are you ready to explore your future with NIST? Your application package may be shared with other selecting officials at NIST with opportunities like the one you are applying to. Additional selections may be made through this vacancy. This notice is issued under direct-hire authority to recruit new talent to occupations for which NIST has a severe shortage of candidates.
Major Duties
The incumbent will lead a scientific review process in order to produce certificates for Standard Reference Materials (SRM) by reviewing the written descriptions of technical procedures, scientific data analyses, chemical composition and physical properties and coordinating the activities to release the SRM for sale. The incumbent will ensure that support documentation exists for the measurement results contained in certificates and SDSs and that the resulting certificates conform to internationally accepted standards. The incumbent will create customized Safety Data Sheets (SDS) based on OSHA 1910.1200 by researching from a variety of sources to identify chemical and physical hazards and compare to shipping regulations and toxicological exposure limits. The incumbent will create customized labels based on OSHA 1910.1200 to communicate chemical and physical hazards. The incumbent will use tools such as Microsoft Word, Adobe Acrobat Professional, CorelDRAW, and Microsoft Excel to edit and format documentation. The incumbent will attend trade shows on behalf of ORM and assist in answering scientific questions. The incumbent will participate in division efforts at achieving organizational excellence using the Baldrige framework and the ISO 9001 quality standards.
Qualifications
Basic Requirements: 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 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. IN ADDITION TO THE BASIC REQUIREMENTS: To qualify, applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level (or ZP-II at NIST). Specialized experience is defined as experience is defined as participating in a review process for scientific documentation, assessing safety hazards of laboratory materials, or creating Safety Data Sheets based on a single source or program.
Ph. D or equivalent doctoral degree
OR
3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree
OR
A combination of higher level graduate education and experience 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. Qualification requirements in the vacancy announcement 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 OPM website located athttps://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/...
Applicants may request reconsideration of their qualifications determination within three business days from the date their applicant status was changed. Applicants should email the Agency Contact listed in this vacancy announcement with their written request listing the announcement number; explaining why the original determination was improper; what factors were not considered; and, should provide any other pertinent information that would enable reevaluation.
Pay Range
$72,030.00 - $112,240.00