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 Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Weather Service (NWS), Alaska Region HQ (ARH), Environmetal and Scientific Services Division (ESSD) with the location being negotiable after selection (see list of locations below).

Duties

The working title of this position is Science Technology Integration Scientist. The Science Technology Integration Scientist :

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 requires applicants to meet a Basic Education Requirement in addition to at least one year of specialized experience in order to be found minimally qualified. You MUST meet one of the following basic education 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. AND 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 GS-12 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 GS-11 in the Federal service. Specialized experience MUST include all of the following: Planning or conducting research on tools and techniques to improve weather forecast products and services; and Applying physical science knowledge to address operational requirements. To qualify at the GS-13 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 GS-12 in the Federal service. Specialized experience MUST include all of the following: Participating, collaborating, or implementing scientific techniques to improve operational weather, water, ice or ecological forecasts; and Applying physical science knowledge to address and fulfill operational requirements. LOCATION IS NEGOTIABLE AFTER SELECTION: Aberdeen, SD Albany, NY Albuquerque, MS Amarillo, TX Anchorage, AK Bethel, AK Billings, MT Binghamton, NY Bismarck, ND Blacksburg, VA Bohemia, NY Boise, ID Boulder, CO Brooklyn Heights, OH Brownsville, TX Burlington, VT Calera, AL Caribou, ME Carolina, PR Chanhassen, MN Charleston, SC Charleston, WV Cheyenne, WY College Park, MD Columbia, SC Coraopolis, PA Corpus Christi, TX Davenport, IA Dodge City, KS Duluth, MN Elko, NV Eureka, CA Flagstaff, AZ Ft. Worth, TX Gaylord, MI Goodland, KS Grand Forks, ND Grand Junction, CO Grand Rapids, MI Gray, ME Great Falls, MT Greer, SC Handford, CA Hastings, NE Honolulu, HI Huntsville, AL Indianapolis, IN Jackson, MS Jacksonville, FL Johnston, IA Juneau, AK Kansas City, MO Key West, FL LaCrosse, WI Lake Charles, LA Las Vegas, NV Lincoln, IL Lubbock, TX Memphis, TN Miami, FL Midland, TX Missoula, MT Mobile, AL Monterey, CA Mount Juliet Negaunee, MI New Braunfels, TX Norman, OK North Little Rock, AR North Platte, NE North Webster, IN Oxnard, CA Paducah, KY Peachtree City, GA Pendleton, OR Phoenix, AZ Pleasant Hill, MO Pocatello, ID Portland, OR Raleigh, NC Rapid City, SD Reno, NV Saint Charles, MO Salt Lake City, UT San Angelo, TX San Diego, CA Santa Teresa, NM Seattle, WA Shreveport, LA Sioux Falls, SD Slidell, LA Spokane, WA Springfield, MO State College, PA Sullivan, WI Tallahassee, FL Topeka, KS Tucson, AZ Tulsa, OK Tuscaloosa, AL Upton, NY Valley, NE Wakefield, VA White Lake, MI Wichita, KS Wilmington, NC Wilmington, OH

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

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]