You will serve as a SUPERVISORY INTERDISCIPLINARY in the Submarine Medicine and Survival Systems Department (a Research Department) of NAVSUBMEDRSCHLAB NEW LONDON CT. 0180 - Psychology 0413 - Physiology 0665 - Speech Pathology and Audiology 0858 - Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering

Duties

You will serve as a supervisor and principal investigator. You will serve as a U.S. Navy focus for interface with the civilian, academic and non-Navy research sector. You will prepare manuscripts acceptable for publication in peer-reviewed journals. You will formulate and evaluate research goals and objectives for the research group. You will lead and direct the research of other scientists in a research focus group. You will perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain a final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
• Supervisors in the executive branch have a heightened personal responsibility for advancing government ethics. You will be required to review the 14 General Principles of Ethical Conduct at 5 CFR 2635.101.
• Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocation or Student Loan Repayment) may be authorized to eligible selectees.
• A relocation incentive is generally a single payment intended to offset some of the relocation costs experienced by the selectee. A relocation incentive may be authorized.

Qualifications

In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-13 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Leading, planning, and coordinating basic and applied research studies/programs to improve warfighter health; Ensuring results and products are based on data analyses that meet accepted scientific standards and acceptability for use and implementation of results; Solving analytical research problems and assisting the program members in the solutions of their problems; Synthesizing important research reports from disparate fields to formulate research proposals that are timely and possess likelihood of completion within a reasonable timeframe; Reviewing reports written by a wide range of scientists (e.g., psychologists, physiologists, audiologists, physicians, and acoustic, electrical, biomedical, human factors/ergonomics, epidemiologist and chemical engineers); Planning, directing, developing and executing short and long range research projects; AND Preparing written products that provide and explain technical information to include submitting materials for meetings/briefing, both formal and informal and correspondence. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0100/psychology-series-0180/ https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0400/physiology-series-0413/ https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/bioengineering-and-biomedical-engineering-series-0858/ https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf

Education

You must submit a complete copy of your transcripts w/your application. Failure to do so will result in an ineligible rating.

Applicants must meet the following Basic Requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual:

Physiology Series 0413:

Applicants must meet the following positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Applicants must possess:

Degree: in Physiological Science, Biomedical Science, Cognitive Science, Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, Acoustical, Industrial or Systems), Occupational Medicine, or Sensory Science.

Evaluation of Education: Courses such as Physiological Science, Biomedical Science, Cognitive Science, Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, Acoustical, Industrial or Systems), Occupational Medicine, or Sensory Science and physiology may be used to meet the 24-semester-hour requirement in the basic sciences.

Courses in Physiological Science, Biomedical Science, Cognitive Science, Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, Acoustical, Industrial or Systems), Occupational Medicine, or Sensory Science, or courses that were well oriented toward physiology, e.g., some advanced courses in biochemistry, are qualifying courses. Courses in related fields such as cytology and microbiology (including microbial physiology) may also be qualifying, provided the course work dealt directly with the application of scientific principles underlying physiology, or with the methodology and techniques applied in physiology work.

Psychology Series 0180:

Degree: major or equivalent in psychology for all specializations except clinical psychology and counseling psychology. These two specializations have additional educational requirements, as stated below:

• Clinical psychology: For positions at grades GS-11 and above, satisfactory completion of all the requirements for the doctoral degree (Ph.D. or equivalent) directly related to full professional work in clinical psychology is required.
• Counseling psychology: For positions at grades GS-9 and above, satisfactory completion of 2 full academic years of graduate study directly related to professional work in counseling psychology, or satisfactory completion in an accredited educational institution of all the requirements for a master's degree directly related to counseling psychology is required.

Speech Pathology and Audiology Series 0665:

The mandatory education program described below must have been approved, recognized, or accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology(external link) (CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association(external link) (ASHA) at the time the degree was obtained.

Degree: For speech pathologist positions, a graduate or higher level graduate degree that included 18 semester hours in the field of speech pathology with approved clinical practice. For audiologist positions, a graduate or higher level graduate degree that included 18 semester hours in the field of audiology with approved clinical practice. Applicants for positions with both speech pathologist and audiologist duties must have successfully completed all the requirements for a graduate or higher level degree with 18 semester hours in one of the fields with approved clinical practice and, in addition, must have either completed a minor in the other field or must have had at least 1 year of professional experience in the other field.

Evaluation of Experience: Experience must have demonstrated breadth and level of knowledge of the principles and theories of speech pathology and/or audiology; skill in analyzing and interpreting test results in the evaluation of communicative disorders; ability to plan and conduct a program of therapy independently; ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing; and ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with individuals and groups in evaluating and resolving problems in hearing, voice, language, or speech. Applicants for the speech pathologist/audiologist combined positions must have had sufficient professional experience in both speech pathology and audiology to demonstrate their competence to perform the duties involved. The following are examples of qualifying professional experience that may have been obtained in a hospital, special treatment center for the disabled, university or community clinic, or industrial or educational institution:

• Investigating and studying the underlying causes, precipitating factors, symptomatic behavior, and the emotional and practical effect upon the patient of a particular impaired speech pattern; resolving speech impairments; and counseling patients and/or families in the adjustment to the speech impairment (for speech pathologist positions).
• Assessing, evaluating, analyzing, and treating communicative handicaps resulting from hearing impairments (for audiologist positions).
• Investigating methods to improve the clinical management of communicative disorders and to increase the basic scientific understanding of communicative processes and other factors causing their disruption.
• Providing instruction in the principles and bases of communication including clinical techniques and methods of assessment, evaluation, and treatment to audiologists, speech pathologists, and specialists in related fields (such as medical residents in otolaryngology).
• Teaching audiology or speech pathology at the graduate level.

Licensure

In addition, a full, current, and unrestricted license to practice Speech/Language Pathology and/ or Audiology as applicable in a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States.

Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering Series 0858:
Basic Requirement : all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf (opm.gov)

Must provide transcript application to verify Basic Education Requirements.

Contacts

• Address NAVSUBMEDRSCHLAB NEW LONDON CT 111 S Independance Mall East Groton, CT 19111 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]