You will serve as a ENGINEERING PSYCHOLOGIST in the COMMANDER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR of NAVAIRWARCENAC DIV. Duty Station: Patuxent River, MD

Duties

You will demonstrate outstanding technical leadership in a frontier area which influences major projects, proposals, and the direction of major work. You will direct research in aviation systems for naval aviation and enterprise in regard to overall policy, planning and implementation of advanced concepts and systems applications or emerging new technology. You will be educating the workforce on the HSP technical area and providing guidance for the development of technical solutions to solve warfighter gaps. You will engage in research, development, test, and evaluation; production process development; quality control; sustainment; or other technically sophisticated activities who meet the criteria are eligible for nomination to the Fellows Program

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
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• 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 an interim and/or 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 is covered under the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA). Certification in the Acquisition Functional Area and category assigned to the position is required within established category timeframes.
• 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.

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-12-13 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Planning and directing aviation survivability and human system performance programs to ensure continued success; 2. Providing turnover to newly identify champion and assistance in the solicitation process for the next round of fellows; and 3. Defining objectives, interpreting policies determining their effect on program needs, exercising a wide degree of independent discretion and judgement. 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 Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.

Education

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

A. Have successfully completed a degree with a major or equivalent in psychology for a specialization other than clinical or counseling psychology.
or
Have successfully completed all the requirements for a doctoral degree (Ph.D. or equivalent) directly related to full professional work in clinical psychology..
or
Have successfully completed 2 full academic years of graduate study directly related to professional work in counseling psychology, or successfully completed all the requirements for a master's degree directly related to counseling psychology in an accredited educational institution

Contacts

• Address NAVAIRWARCENAC DIV Naval Air Warfare Center Patuxent River, MD 20670-5304 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]