About the Position: This position is located with the U.S. Army Research and Development Center (ERDC), Construction Engineering and Research Laboratory (CERL), OFFICE OF TECHNICAL DIRECTORS.

Duties

As an Associate Technical Director, provide technical support and strategic planning activities to a multidisciplinary research and development team executing various congressional programs. Support the organization and administration by acting as a conduit between research groups to focus program development efforts. Coordinate proposal calls, request for information, and/or program coordination. Provide research and development in various areas of geospatial tools and analysis, training lands and ranges, threatened and endangered species, cultural heritage, and/or the human domain. Coordination across the ERDC enterprise, engagement with key stakeholders at higher headquarters, and alignment of CERL capabilities and research with emerging requirements. Develop the organizations strategy to respond to emerging executive actions and agency policy to address advanced weapons systems and their training ranges and lands needs and impacts. Support the development and strengthening of ERDC relationships across the geospatial research and engineering community.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 25% of the time.
• Appointment to this position is subject to a two year probationary period unless the appointee has previously met the requirements as described in 5 CFR Part 315.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Basic Education Requirement for 0020 Series: Community Planning Series 0020 (opm.gov) Basic Education Requirement for 0101 Series: Social Science Series 0101 (opm.gov) Basic Education Requirement for 0150 Series: Geography Series 0150 (opm.gov) Basic Education Requirement for 0401 Series: General Natural Resources Management and Biological Sciences Series 0401 (opm.gov) Basic Education Requirement for 0801, 0810, 0830 Series: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf Basic Education Requirement for 0807 Series: Landscape Architecture Series 0807 (opm.gov) Basic Education Requirement for 0808 Series: Architecture Series 0808 (opm.gov) Basic Education Requirement for 1301 Series: General Physical Science Series, 1301 (opm.gov) Basic Education Requirement for 1310 Series: Physics Series 1310 (opm.gov) Basic Education Requirement for 1515 Series: Operations Research Series 1515 (opm.gov) Basic Education Requirement for 1550 Series: Computer Science Series 1550 (opm.gov) In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: Providing support to various research and development areas such as: of geospatial tools and analysis, training lands and ranges, threatened and endangered species, cultural heritage, and the human domain; Assisting in developing the organization's strategy to respond to emerging research and development executive actions in order to address weapon systems and/or training ranges and lands needs; and Supporting leadership by acting as a liaison with research groups to focus program development efforts. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service. (DB-03 or GS-11) You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent DB-03 (GS-11).

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address RG-W2R2AA US ARMY ENGR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMT CTR DO NOT MAIL Vicksburg, MS 39183 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk