You will serve as a SENIOR SCIENTIST in the Preclinical Behavior and Models Division of UNIF SRVS UNI OF THE HLTH SCI.

Duties

You will manage the research laboratory support program for the Preclinical Behavior and Models Division (PBMC). You will ensure the program mission and vision are communicated to staff or team members and are fully integrated into goals and objectives. You will articulate and communicate to the staff and/or team the assignment, project, problem to be solved, milestones, and/or program issues under review, and deadlines and time frames for completion. You will oversee staff or team member’s work, and provides feedback to the supervisor on the individual’s performance, behavior, or work issues. You will schedule, direct, and assist with complex research studies and performs professional behavioral and quality control research that requires proficiency in overseeing complex technical areas. You will serve as subject matter expert for behavioral assessments used for the evaluation of functions related to depression, anxiety, cognition, social, fear, acute/chronic stress exposure, pain, sleep disorder, and somatic and motor impairments. You will design, implement, and analyze preclinical experimental, and/or surgical experiments and studies involving functional assessment through behavioral analysis in mice and rats for several research areas. You will interpret and evaluate results of research to determine Validity and Scientific significance in disseminating results. You will assess statistical analyses and range of activities for experiments and projects and tests to determine data support protocols and other pertinent scientific relationships.

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.
• This is a bargaining unit position.
• 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.

Qualifications

Your resume must 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. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: as a professional scientist assessing research programs (i.e. grants, agreements, contracts) to monitor and make recommendations for research integrity and compliance. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0600/general-health-science-series-0601/ AND https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=Group-Standards 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 possess.

Bachelor's or graduate/higher level degree: major study in an academic field related to the medical field, health sciences or allied sciences appropriate to the work of the position. This degree must be from an educational program from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education (external link) at the time the degree was obtained.

Contacts

• Address UNIF SRVS UNI OF THE HLTH SCI 4301 Jones Bridge Road Bethesda, MD 20814 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]