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This position is located in the National Weather Service (NWS), Office of Observation (OBS), Radar Operations Center (ROC) with one vacancy located in Norman, Oklahoma.
Major Duties
As a Supervisory Physical Scientist, you will perform the following duties:
- Serve as the Supervisor of the Applications Branch by delegating and tracking work by subordinates to assess meteorological and hydrological technical solutions to meet emerging and current tri-agency weather radar data and algorithm product requirements.
- Function as the National Weather Service (NWS) Radar Focal Point, and as technical assistant to the Radar Operations Center (ROC) Director.
- Interact with NWS headquarters, regions and forecast offices, plus liaison with Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Department of Defense (DoD) counterparts regarding radar network operations, and project planning and execution.
- Manage validated requirements obtained from the NWS, DoD, and FAA for incorporation into the Next Generation Weather Radar (NEXRAD) network and represents the NWS radar program on technical committees.
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 REQUIREMENTS:This position has a positive Education Requirement in addition to at least one year of Specialized Experience in order to be found minimally qualified. Transcripts must be submitted with your application package. You MUST meet the following requirements:
EDUCATION:
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 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.
ANDSPECIALIZED 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-14 level:SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:In additionto meeting the Basic Requirements above, applicants must also possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13in the Federal service. Specialized experience MUST include all of the following: Leading the assessment and implementation of new operational meteorological and hydrological solutions for weather radar systems; and
Collaborating with partners on weather radar network operations.
Pay Range
$104,821.00 - $136,271.00