This is a Direct Hire Public Notice. Please read this Public Notice in its entirety prior to submitting your application for consideration. This position is located in the Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR), Physical Sciences Laboratory (PSL).

Duties

As a Supervisory Research Physical Scientist, you will perform the following duties: - Conceive, plan, coordinate and execute an integrated research program that advances National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA's) capabilities to understand and predict changes in climate, weather, the ocean and coasts. Manage research that applies theory, data analysis and modeling to: advance process understanding of weather, water and climate extremes, variations and change; identify new sources of predictability and determine predictability limits of atmospheric and ocean phenomena and extremes; and advance understanding and prediction of environmental conditions impacting marine resources. Develop and execute annual plans and report research milestones and research to application transitions. - Lead and conduct research that advances climate science in some or all of the following areas: theory, data analysis and modeling of ocean-atmosphere interaction and climate variability, predictability and prediction of climate phenomena and extremes, emerging machine learning techniques. Publish research results in peer-reviewed literature. - Support NOAA strategic goals, planning, execution, evaluations and other organizational activities. Responsible for providing a high degree of responsiveness to organizational leadership, the public, and internal and external partners. Contribute as an active member of the national and international scientific community through professional society service activities and through the organization of, and participation in, weather and climate conferences, workshops, etc., to identify end-user-based research and operational requirements. - Provide the full range of supervisory functions to include planning and distributing work to be accomplished by subordinates; approve leave requests and time & attendance; set and adjust short and long-term priorities and prepare schedules for the completion of work while finding ways to enhance productivity and quality of work. Establish performance standards, fully complete the evaluation process, addressing poor performance as required.

Requirements

Qualifications

Qualification requirements in the vacancy announcements are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook, which contains federal qualification standards. This handbook is available on the Office of Personnel Management's website located at: https://www.opm.gov/policy. BASIC REQUIREMENTS: This position has a positive Education Requirement in addition to at least one year of Specialized Experience OR substitution of education for experience OR combination (if applicable) in order to be found minimally qualified. Transcripts must be submitted with your application package. You MUST meet the following requirements: EDUCATION: A. Degree: 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- B. Combination of education and experience -- education equivalent to one of the majors shown in A above that included at least 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science, plus appropriate experience or additional education. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. This experience need not have been in the federal government. 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies; knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. To qualify at the ZP-5 or GS-15 level: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: In addition to meeting the Basic Requirements above, applicants must also possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the ZP-4 or GS-14 in the Federal service. Specialized experience MUST include all of the following: - Collaborating in the planning and execution of research in climate science in the areas of data analysis or modeling of ocean-atmosphere interaction and climate variability, predictability and prediction of climate phenomena and extremes; - Providing recommendations to management and stakeholders on climate system optimal predictive capabilities and other improvements; and - Leading or managing a team to include developing performance standards, evaluating work performance, and providing oversight and feedback.

Education

• Education completed in colleges or universities outside the United States may be used to meet the above requirements. You must provide acceptable documentation that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. For more information on how foreign education is evaluated, visit: OPM Foreign Education Evaluation.
• College Transcript: If you are qualifying based on education, submit a copy of your college transcript that lists college courses detailing each course by the number and department (i.e., bio 101, math 210, etc.), course title, number of credit hours and grade earned. You must submit evidence that any education completed in a foreign institution is equivalent to U.S. education standards with your resume. You may submit an unofficial copy of the transcript at the initial phase of the application process. If course content cannot be easily identified from the title of the course as listed on your transcript, you must submit an official course description from the college/university that reflects the content at the time the course was taken.
• Note: Your college transcript is used to verify successful completion of degree, or college course work. An official college transcript will be required before you can report to duty.

Contacts

• Address NOAA Office of Human Capital Services (OHCS) 1315 East West Hwy SSMC4 Silver Spring, MD 20910 US
• Name: Applicant Inquiries
• Email: [email protected]