Physical Scientist
What you'd do
This position is located in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Weather Service (NWS), Office of Modeling and Development (OMD), with 6 vacancies in Silver Spring, MD; College Park, MD; Boulder, CO; Miami, FL; Norman, OK; or Kansas City, MO.
Major duties
As a Physical Scientist, you will perform the following duties: Serve as a senior scientist and facilitate the strategic alignment, development, and operational implementations to support the mission of the Office of Modeling and Development (OMD). Lead a cross-functional team of scientists and technical professionals in applying advanced methods for multi-model integration, statistical post-processing, and uncertainty quantification to produce robust, user-centered products tailored to the needs of decision-makers. Lead the execution of large-scale scientific and technical projects, providing oversight of scope, schedules, and risk mitigation strategies. Serve as a subject matter expert to program leadership and interagency partners, contributing to the formulation of national strategies and investment priorities related to environmental modeling and decision support services.
What you need to qualify
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-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/ BASIC REQUIREMENTS: This position requires applicants to meet a Basic Education Requirement in addition to at least one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience in order to be found minimally qualified. Transcripts must be submitted with your application package. You MUST meet one of the following basic education 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 and experience: course work as shown in A above, 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 GS-14 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-13 in the Federal service. Specialized experience MUST include all of the following: Coordinating or managing the development and transition of observation processing and assimilation capabilities, environmental prediction systems, verification systems, or applications related to environmental prediction to operations; Generating written reports and giving oral presentations containing scientific and technical information; and Collaborating with the scientific or technical community to accelerate the transition of advances in research to operations.
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