You will serve as a CHEMIST in the Navy Drug Screening Laboratory (NDSL) of NAVDRUGLAB JAX FL.

Duties

You will operate advanced instrumentation including gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC/MS), liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) and/or high throughput mass spectrometry (MS) systems. You will perform required in-house preventative maintenance on all analytical instrumentation including GS/MS, LC-MS/MS and high throughput MS systems. You will prepare Chain-of-Custody documents. You will perform technical reviews to evaluate testing results and determine acceptability of samples based on chromatography and mass spectra.

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.
• Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test (including marijuana) is required. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or fail the test. You will be subject to random testing.
• You will be required to successfully complete a pre-appointment physical examination.
• 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.
• 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

All applicant muat meet the Basic Requirement: Degree: physical sciences, life sciences, or engineering that included 30 semester hours in chemistry, supplemented by course work in mathematics through differential and integral calculus, and at least 6 semester hours of physics. or Combination of education and experience -- course work equivalent to a major as shown in A above, including at least 30 semester hours in chemistry, supplemented by mathematics through differential and integral calculus, and at least 6 semester hours of physics, plus appropriate experience or additional education. In addition to meeting the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent GS-07 to the grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Performing solid phase extraction, liquid-liquid extraction or other specimen preparation of target compounds from urine; Reviewing test documentation in order to ensure that all specimens are properly handled throughout testing process; Reviewing chain of custody documents to ensure that all analytical procedures performed on specimens are accurately documented; and Evaluating test results to determine acceptability of samples based on immunoassay, chromatography and/or mass spectra. 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/1300/chemistry-series-1320/ https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=GS-PROF

Education

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

BASIC REQUIREMENTS:

1. Degree: physical sciences, life sciences, or engineering that included 30 semester hours in chemistry, supplemented by course work in mathematics through differential and integral calculus, and at least 6 semester hours of physics.

or

2. Combination of education and experience -- course work equivalent to a major as shown in A above, including at least 30 semester hours in chemistry, supplemented by mathematics through differential and integral calculus, and at least 6 semester hours of physics, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR EXPERIENCE: Applicants may substitute the following education for the required experience, provided it demonstrates the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to do the work of the position (must be related):

Successfully completed a master's or equivalent graduate degree - provided it demonstrates the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to do the work of the position (must be related).

Successfully completed Two "2" years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master's degree or master's or equivalent graduate degree - provided it demonstrates the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to do the work of the position (must be related).

(Your transcripts must be attached.) Failure to submit a copy of your transcripts with your application will result in not crediting the substitution of education.

See OPM's General Policies for information on crediting education.

Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the qualification requirements if the applicant can provide documentation indicating that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is the responsibility of the applicant to provide such evidence when applying for further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

Contacts

• Address NAVDRUGLAB JAX FL Bldg H-2033 Jacksonville, FL 32212 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]