Serves as the primary Physiology Coordinator and Team Lead for the Airmen Education Training Specialists within the Aerospace Medical Education Division (AAM-400).

Duties

Performs multiple, varying and complex assignments under the minimal direction of a manager, project/program manager or more experienced technical specialist. Acts as a principal technical specialist or as a project manager or team leader for large work activities. Develops, implements and oversees aeromedical training topics such as altitude stress, procedure improvements relative to aircraft separation, cabin environmental control systems, methods of detection/protection from environmental threats, hypoxia training devices, protective breathing equipment, modeling tools to assess and predict physiologic impairment or incapacitation, and the adequacy of current and emerging technology at altitude or under aviation environment situations.

Requirements

• US Citizenship is required.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• This position has a positive education requirement. Transcript(s) required.
• Successful completion of a security investigation may be required.
• A one-year probationary period may be required.
• FAA Class II Physical Examination is required.
• Lifeguard training and basic scuba course is required.
• Please review Required Documents & Additional Information.

Qualifications

Basic Requirements:Degree: in one of the basic animal sciences or physiology; or a related discipline or field of science that included at least 24 semester hours in the basic animal sciences, of which 10 semester hours were in animal physiology. (transcripts must be submitted)Evaluation of Education: Courses such as anatomy; cytology; invertebrate and vertebrate zoology; embryology; entomology; animal, dairy, and poultry husbandry; nutrition; genetics; and physiology may be used to meet the 24-semester-hour requirement in the basic animal sciences.In addition to the above basic requirements:To qualify at the FV-J (FG/GS 14) level, you must demonstrate in your application you possess one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the FV-I (FG/GS 13) level. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position.Specialized experience includes:Experience with human physiology, aviation/aerospace physiology and/or environmental physiology to accomplish assignments.Experience with developing aeromedical training on topics such as: altitude stress, procedure improvements relative to aircraft separation, cabin environmental control systems, methods of detection/protection from environmental threats, hypoxia training devices, protective breathing equipment, modeling tools to assess/predict physiologic impairment/incapacitation, and the adequacy of current and emerging technology at altitude or under aviation environment situations.Experience working in a training environment cooperatively and productively; and establishes and maintains professional work relationships with staff and customers.Applicants should provide examples of specialized experience in their work history. Qualifications must be met by the closing date of the announcement.ANDSelective Placement Factors (SPF): In order to be qualified for this position, applicants MUST possess the following. Applicants who do not possess the SPFs will be rated ineligible/not qualified and will not receive further consideration for the position.Lifeguard trainingBasic Scuba courseANDPhysical Requirements: You must be able to perform efficiently the essential functions of the position without hazard to yourself or others. Selectee must pass a FAA Class II Physical Examination prior to appointment.

Education

This position has a positive education requirement: Applicants must submit a copy of their college or university transcripts(s) and certificates by the closing date of announcement to verify qualifications. If selected, an official transcript will be required prior to appointment. You may upload these documents with your application in USAJOBS or fax it to fax number provided in the announcement (please include announcement number on each page).

Failure to do so will result in loss of consideration.

Schools must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Accreditation may be verified at the following website: www.ed.gov/accreditation.

Foreign education must be evaluated by a private professional organization specializing in interpretation of foreign education credentials or an accredited U.S. educational institution in terms of equivalence to a degree acquired at an American college or university. A copy of the evaluation results must be included, otherwise your foreign education will not be considered.

KSA Information:

As a part of the Federal-Wide Hiring Reform Initiative (streamlining the hiring process), the FAA is committed to eliminating the use of the Knowledge, Skills and Ability (KSA) narratives from the initial application in the hiring process for all announcements. Therefore, as an applicant for this announcement, you are not required to provide a narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA.

In lieu of providing a KSA narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA, in your work history please include information that provides specific examples of how you meet the response level or answer you chose for each KSA. Your work history examples should be specific and clearly reflect the highest level of ability. Your KSA answers will be evaluated further to validate whether the level that you selected is appropriate based on the work history and experience you provided. Your answers may be adjusted by a Human Resource Specialist as appropriate.

Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and selective factor(s), if applicable, may be further evaluated on the KSA's listed in the announcement. Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: score order, category grouping, or alphabetical and referred to the selecting official for consideration.

Contacts

• Address Federal Aviation Administration AAC Regional HR Services Branch 6500 S. Macarthur Blvd, HQ Room 155 AHF-S210 Oklahoma City, OK 73169 US
• Name: Kinsley Kerlick
• Phone: 1 (405) 954-7990
• Email: [email protected]