You will serve as a Physical Scientist in the Operations Department (N3) of NAVOCEANO BAY ST LOUIS.

Duties

You will assist in the coordination of Command Duty Officer (CDO) manning, training and qualifications. You will maintain situational awareness of NAVOCEANO activities involving ships, gliders, and aircraft survey platforms, and other exercises and operations. You will monitor daily message traffic from the Detachments and ships. You will generate Operations Brief slides, platform locators and naval messages. You will schedule CDO boards.

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.
• 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.

Qualifications

In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to theGS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: - Experience responding to Naval Messages by written communication in a clear, precise and detailed manner in order to persuade/influence/inform. - Experience operating within oceanographic survey procedures and as well as using survey equipment to collect environmental data. - Experience conducting both informal briefs/debriefs for various technical groups. - Experience working within Microsoft software suite software such as, but not limited to Word, Excel, Access, and Power Point. - Experience coordinating tasks and projects by prioritizing assignments based on requirements. - Experience adapting analytical skills to execute projects directed toward solving problems. 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 General Physical Science Series, 1301 (opm.gov) 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

Basic Education Requirement:
Successful completion of a bachelor's degree or higher in 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
A combination of education and experience with education equivalent to one of the majors shown above that included at least 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

Substitution of Education:
Successful completion of 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree
OR
Possession of a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree

Contacts

• Address NAVOCEANO BAY ST LOUIS 1002 Balch Blvd Stennis Space Center, MS 39522 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]