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This position is located inNational Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS), in the office ofSatellite Applications and Research (STAR) with one vacancy in College Park, MD. This is a Direct Hire Public Notice. Please read this Public Notice in its entirety prior tosubmitting your application for consideration.
Major Duties
As a Research Physical Scientist, you will perform the following duties:
- Establishes and implements strategy, objectives, and performance measures for assigned projects, prioritizes work, and determines funding needs and allocation for projects from National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and non-NOAA satellite missions
- Participates in independent scientific research, including writing grant proposals, serving as task monitor for contract and grantee research staff, and publishing and presenting research in peer reviewed Journals and at scientific meetings.
- Leads research and algorithm development to improve the use of satellite observations for weather and climate analysis, forecasting, and other operational environmental applications.
- Represents the office to facilitate the sharing and use of satellite products and applications with other federal, state, local, and international entities.
- Creates new applications using next generation geostationary and polar satellite data. Focuses on the development of enterprise solutions for satellite products, involving multisensory fusion (multiple satellites and in-situ).
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.BASICREQUIREMENT:This position requires applicants to meet Individual Occupational Requirements in addition to at least one year of specialized experience. 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.
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.
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 ZP-4 OR GS-13 level: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: Provide technical support for the development of new or enhanced satellite meteorological products; and
Assist in the development and implementation of project plans that meet cost, schedule and capability criteria.
Pay Range
$102,663.00 - $157,709.00