You will serve as a PHYSICAL SCIENCE TECHNICIAN in the MATH AND SCIENCE DIVISION, CHEMISTRY DEPARTMENT of the NAVAL ACADEMY.

Duties

You will set up and take down, calibrate and maintain equipment for laboratory exercises. You will ensure chemical waste is properly stored and segregated by hazard class according to all relevant safety and regulatory guidelines. You will maintain inventory of all chemicals in all teaching and research laboratories. You will accurately prepare and/or analyze chemical unknowns on which students in laboratories will be graded.

Requirements

• 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.
• Per the preliminary nationwide injunction on E.O. 14043, COVID-19 vaccinations will not be implemented or enforced. For more information on vaccine status and workplace safety protocol requirements see Additional Information below.
• This is a bargaining unit position.
• 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.
• Bending, climbing on a ladder or step-stool, lifting (40 lbs) and sliding (100 lbs) heavy objects and spending long periods on his / her feet are required to fulfill the duties of this position.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the (GS-06) or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector: 1) Planning, coordinating, preparing and maintaining chemicals, solutions and equipment in support of a laboratory (e.g. classroom); 2) Setting up and breaking down chemicals and equipment for experiments, demonstrations or events ; 3) Managing inventory of equipment and supplies to support laboratory experiments and demonstrations; and 4) Testing laboratory instruments and equipment to ensure working condition. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series and https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1300/physical-science-technician-series-1311 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

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address NAVAL ACADEMY 121 Blake Road Annapolis, MD 21402 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]