You will serve as a INTERDISCIPLINARY PHYSICAL SCIENTIST/ OCEANOGRAPHER in the Ocean Instrumentation Branch, Data Collection Division, Oceanographic Office of NAVOCEANO BAY ST LOUIS.

Duties

You will assist in the development, maintenance and preparation of multiple physical oceanographic instrumentation data acquisition systems, which may include CTDs, XBTs, ADCPS, marine optic sensors, drifters, current meters, and ocean gliders. You will be responsible for analyses and interpretation of diverse physical oceanographic data and the preparation of technical reports and environmental products for Navy applications. You will provide instruction to all levels of personnel (e.g. entry level to senior level) on proper scientific analysis techniques. You will make formal presentations to senior staff level visitors and at DOD and national meetings and conferences. You will be responsible for the processing of collected data and the quality of data obtained from the oceanographic collection instrumentation and equipment. You will be responsible for providing support in the development and operational use of shipboard physical oceanographic data collection sensors and systems. You will be responsible for supporting acquisitions of new oceanographic data collection capabilities, updates to existing capabilities, development of techniques, and processes for data collection and follow-on processing. Your will be responsible for producing oceanographic outputs generated using validated applications and methods in conjunction with the underlying knowledge of oceanography and physical sciences.

Requirements

• This is a bargaining unit position.
• 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.
• You will be required to successfully complete a pre-appointment physical examination.
• 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-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: General Physical Science Series, 1301: Experience in oceanographic data collection systems, the application of statical and physical sciences, understanding of methods for oceanographic analysis, and product derivation. Experience having intensive, practical knowledge of oceanography and unmanned technologies and will be expected to develop new methods, approaches, and procedures to accomplish their work assignments including developing and documenting data collection and processing methods and procedures. Experience assessing Navy requirements and developing or designing methods to satisfy the requirements, requiring originality and inventiveness and interacting with multi-disciplinary teams and at times coordinating with external scientists or DoD interests to coordinate actions related to survey operations. Oceanography Series, 1360 Experience ensuring that branch laboratory facilities are maintained with the proper physical oceanographic data collection instrumentation and data processing capabilities for successful survey data collection and interpretation. Experience developing procedures for the development of instrumentation and collection of physical oceanographic data and establishing and documenting data collection, data processing, and quality control procedures, and data storage techniques for in situ physical oceanographic data. Experience participating in interdeparmental and interagency meetings and committees with oceanographers and others from a variety of disciplines in order to integrate oceanographic data collection techniques into survey operations. Experience interacting with NAVOCEANO codes to ensure data collected meets operational requirements and participates in interdeparmental and intra-command meetings and committees to resolve common problems through both oral and written communications. Experience processing of collected data and the quality obtained from the in-house personnel in the collection, processing, and evaluation of physical oceanographic data. Experience with the concepts, principles, and practices of physical oceanography to conduct scientific analysis. Experience analyzing and determining trends in oceanographic data. Experience providing tailored physical oceanographic products derived from numerical ocean models, remotely sensed and in situ data, historical observed data, climatologies, literature, and experience. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/Standards/group-stds/gs-admin.asp. 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:General Physical Science Series, 1301:

• Applicants must possess a successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelors' or higher degree in physical science, engineering, or mathematics that included 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science such as mechanics, dynamics, properties of materials, and electronics.

OR

• Combination of education and experience -- education equivalent to one of the majors shown in above that included at least 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science, plus appropriate experience or additional education. The quality of the combination of education and experience must be sufficient to demonstrate that the applicant possesses the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform work in the occupation, and is comparable to that normally acquired through the successful completion of a full 4-year course of study with a major in the appropriate field. In addition to courses in the major and related fields, a typical college degree would have included courses that involved analysis, writing, critical thinking, research, etc. These courses would have provided an applicant with skills and abilities sufficient to perform progressively more responsible work in the occupation. Therefore, creditable experience should have demonstrated similarly appropriate skills or abilities needed to perform the work of the occupation.

Oceanography Series, 1360

• Applicants must possess a successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelors' or higher degree that included 24 semester hours in oceanography or a related discipline such as physics, meteorology, geophysics, mathematics, chemistry, engineering, geology, or biology. Plus 20 additional semester hours in any combination of oceanography, physics, geophysics, chemistry, mathematics, meteorology, computer science, and engineering sciences.

OR

• Combination of education and experience -- education equivalent to one of the majors shown in above that included at least 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science, plus appropriate experience or additional education. The quality of the combination of education and experience must be sufficient to demonstrate that the applicant possesses the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform work in the occupation, and is comparable to that normally acquired through the successful completion of a full 4-year course of study with a major in the appropriate field. In addition to courses in the major and related fields, a typical college degree would have included courses that involved analysis, writing, critical thinking, research, etc. These courses would have provided an applicant with skills and abilities sufficient to perform progressively more responsible work in the occupation. Therefore, creditable experience should have demonstrated similarly appropriate skills or abilities needed to perform the work of the occupation.

**Applicants who qualify on the basis of major study in biology or geology must have had at least 6 semester hours in the major directly concerned with marine science or 6 semester hours in oceanography; applicants who qualify on the basis of other physical sciences or engineering must have had differential and integral calculus and at least 6 semester hours in physics. **

Contacts

• Address NAVOCEANO BAY ST LOUIS 1002 Balch Blvd Stennis Space Center, MS 39522 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]