Please limit your resume to 5 pages. If more than 5 pages are submitted, only the first 5 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications. About the Position: This position will serve as a Senior Health Physicist with responsibility as a Quality Manager of the U.S. Army Dosimetry Center, developing new proposes to enhance the quality of the program and to address new dosimetry requirements.

Duties

Serve as Senior Health Physicist responsible for performing professional work in the field of personnel dosimetry. Design, develop, test and evaluate radiation instrumentation and other devices utilized in the mission of the Dosimetry Branch. Locate, evaluate and test commercially available dosimetry instruments by analyzing designs, radiation properties, electronic circuitry used, by making a determination of the scientific soundness of the principles used. Design and conduct tests of various competing designs of devices to determine the items which fulfill the legal and regulatory dosimetry requirements and best fulfill the needs of the Army dosimetry program. Proficiency in the related disciplines of mechanical engineering, electronics, mathematics, processing quality control/assurance and customer techniques is required for successful performance of duties.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Must obtain and maintain a Secret Security Clearance.

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. Current Department of Army Civilian EmployeesDomestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473People with Disabilities, Schedule APriority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the 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. Specialized Experience can be defined as having one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service which includes: 1) providing ionizing radiation dosimetry support through the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) to personnel whose duties require the use of radioactive material, consequence management response force personnel that respond to nuclear events and/or exposure from ionizing radiation devices. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Health PhysicsMeasurement and InstrumentationNuclear EngineeringTechnical Competence 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 (GS-12).

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Contacts

• Address GP-W1PLAA USA AMCOM TMDE ACTIVITY DO NOT MAIL Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk