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This position is located in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR), Earth System Research Laboratory (ESRL), Global Systems Laboratory (GSL) with one vacancy in Boulder, CO.
Major Duties
As a Supervisory Physical Scientist, you will perform the following duties:
- Serve as Deputy Director of the Earth System Research Laboratories (ESRL), Global Systems Laboratory (GSL). Direct multi-disciplinary scientific analyses, investigations, laboratory operations, and research and methods development. Participate in policy and planning activities to formulate program operating goals, objectives and milestones. Oversee budget formulation and execution and oversee the development of collaborative proposals and initiatives for new funding.
- Ensure that program evaluation reviews, quality assurance and quality management systems, strategies, measures, and economical operating practices are in place to promote the effective execution of work plans.
- Apply critical thinking skills developed through advanced science to provide problem analysis, technical instructions and recommendations to develop and oversee scientific application projects.
- Collaborate with other agencies, scientists and entities, to understand requirements and develop research programs to meet those requirements. Represent the office in briefings, committees, and conferences to communicate highly complex scientific, regulatory, and technical material orally and in writing to internal and external partners and stakeholders.
- Supervise a staff of mathematicians, scientists, engineers, programmers and administrative staff. Plan and distribute work to be accomplished by subordinates, provide technical oversight and instruction, and evaluate performance. Recommend appointments, promotions, or reassignments; and approve employee career development opportunities. Provide advice and instruction on work and administrative matters.
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:
To qualify for the 1301 series:
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 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-5 or GS-15 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-4 or GS-14 in the Federal service. Specialized experience MUST include all of the following: Leading or managing earth system applied research programs designed to develop and transfer new technologies and capabilities into weather forecasting and analysis systems;
Supporting the life cycle of meteorological observing systems from design to deployment;
Establishing multidisciplinary collaborations to develop project plans, priorities, goals, and milestones to include formulating budgets and identifying resources; and
Planning, evaluating and managing a subordinate staff; such as assigning work, setting priorities, evaluating performance and providing feedback on work assignments.
Pay Range
$139,037.00 - $170,800.00