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Duties

You will test and improve an emerging new generation of whole atmosphere prediction models being developed. You will run multiprocessor numerical weather prediction or similar fluid dynamics codes on HPCs. You will analyze the model output by comparing model output to observations or meteorological analysis to test hypotheses. You will design idealized control or perturbation experiments using models to test hypotheses or to identify error, instability, or bias. You will work within a team environment to achieve collective goals. You will prepare proposal and report content.

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 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

You will serve as a Research Physicist within the Space Science Division, Code 763100 of NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY This position has a selective placement factor that will be used to screen out ineligible candidates. The selective placement factor is: Expertise with atmospheric models, particularly those extending into the middle and upper atmospheres, or related computational fluid dynamics codes, including making changes to and debugging such codes on multiprocessor HPC architectures; Demonstrated skill with high-level programming languages (e.g., MPI Fortran, C++, Java) and visualization/analysis software such as python, IDL or MatLab; Experience in running multiprocesssor code on modern HPCs; Experience working with large atmospheric data sets generated by models (e.g., HDF5); and experience in state-=of-the-science data analysis methods, including machine learning algorithms. In addition to the Selective Placement Factor and Basic Education requirements, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at the (GS-5-10) grade level or pay band (NP-02) in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Knowledge of dynamical, physical and chemical processes involved in the short-time evolution of the atmosphere from the surface to the exobase at around 500 km altitude; 2) Knowledge of atmospheric models, particularly those extending into the middle and upper atmospheres, or related computational fluid dynamics codes, including making changes to and debugging such codes on multiprocessor HPC architectures; 3) Skill with high-level software such as python, IDL or MatLab; 4) Experience or interest in running multiprocessor code on massively parallel HPCs; 5) Experience working with large atmospheric data sets generated by models (e.g., HDF5); and 6) Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing and to respond as required for proposal or report content. 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/1300/physics-series-1310/ 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

Basic Requirement

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

1. Degree: physics; or related degree that included at least 24 semester hours in physics.

OR

2. Combination of education and experience -- courses equivalent to a major in physics totaling at least 24 semester hours, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

In either A or B above, the courses must have included a fundamental course in general physics and, in addition, courses in any two of the following: electricity and magnetism, heat, light, mechanics, modern physics, and sound.

In lieu of specialized experience the following may be substituted:

Master's or equivalent graduate degree

Contacts

• Address NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY 4555 Overlook Avenue SW Washington, DC 20375-5324 US
• Name: Erica Deschak-Joya
• Phone: (202) 767-8323
• Email: [email protected]