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Duties

The Post-Secondary Hiring Authority is designed to appoint students from a wide variety of educational institutions (undergraduate and graduate) into paid opportunities to work in agencies and explore Federal careers while still in school. Students are exposed to jobs in the Federal civil service by providing meaningful developmental work at the beginning of their career, before their career paths are fully established. The CDC utilizes Direct/Expedited Hire Authorities to fill vacancies in a variety of occupations. This vacancy is a REPOSITORY of applications. Duties and responsibilities vary and may increase according to the grade level of the position. Applications may be periodically referred to hiring managers both during the open period and after the closing date. Because of the large number of applications anticipated, applicants' status will not be updated. This public notice will be used to fill Public Notice for Expedited Hire (Post-Secondary Student)- Physical Scientist Student Trainee, GS-1399 positions at the GS-07 through GS-11 grade levels. Duties may include but are not limited to: Designing and developing experimental equipment, instrumentation, and prototype systems to monitor, measure and evaluate physical hazards. Conducting minor design and systems analysis for the development of experimental equipment, instrumentation and prototype systems. Preparing proposals for accomplishing the work. Participating in the development of performance and testing requirements and protocols. Performing data analysis, compilation and reduction. Developing portions of technical publications.

Requirements

Qualifications

Education Requirements: This appointment will be made under the Post-Secondary hiring authority. To be eligible an applicant must be enrolled or accepted for enrollment and seeking a baccalaureate or graduate degree (diploma, certificate, etc.) on a full or half-time basis. AND Basic Qualification Requirements: 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 Combination of education and experience: 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. AND Minimum Qualification Requirements for GS-07: To qualify at the GS-07 grade level, you must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-05 grade level in the Federal service, to include setting up, adjusting, operating, and maintaining instrumentation and/or laboratory equipment; collecting, analyzing, and interpreting scientific data; participating in the design, development, calibration and/or operation of research instrumentation for laboratory experiments and field tests. OR Have successfully completed one (1) full academic year of graduate level education which provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work -- OR -- have a Bachelor's degree and meet Superior Academic Achievement as listed in Education Section below, from an accredited college or university. OR Have a combination of specialized experience and education that together meets 100% of the qualification requirement for this position. Minimum Qualification Requirements for GS-09: To qualify at the GS-09 grade level, you must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service, to include collecting, analyzing, and interpreting scientific data; preparing graphical representation of experimental findings; and assisting in the design, development, and conduct of experimental development projects concerned with the prevention and control of physical hazards. OR Have successfully completed: a Master's or equivalent graduate degree which provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work -- OR -- two (2) full academic years of progressively higher-level graduate level education leading to such a degree from an accredited college or university. OR Have a combination of specialized experience and education that together meets 100% of the qualification requirement for this position. Minimum Qualification Requirements for GS-11: To qualify at the GS-11 grade level, you must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service, to include conducting design and systems analysis for the development of experimental equipment, instrumentation and/or prototype systems to monitor, measure and evaluate physical hazards; participates in the development of performance and testing requirements and protocols; and performs data analysis, compilation and reduction. OR Have successfully completed a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree which provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work -- OR -- three (3) full academic years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree from an accredited college or university. OR Have a combination of specialized experience and education that together meets 100% of the qualification requirement for this position. 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.

Education

A copy of your transcripts or equivalent documentation is required for positions with an education requirement, or if you are qualifying based on education or a combination of education and experience. An official transcript will be required if you are selected.

A college or university degree generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools which meet these criteria, please refer to Department of Education Accreditation page.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. For more information, visit https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Superior Academic Achievement (S.A.A.) (GS-07 only) is based a bachelor's degree with one of the following:

1. Class standing -- Applicants must be in the upper third of the graduating class in the college, university, or major subdivision, such as the College of Liberal Arts or the School of Business Administration, based on completed courses.
2. Grade-point average (G.P.A.) -- Applicants must have a grade-point average of:
   1. 3.0 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B" or better) as recorded on their official transcript, or as computed based on 4 years of education, or as computed based on courses completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum; or
   2. 3.5 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B+" or better) based on the average of the required courses completed in the major field or the required courses in the major field completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum.
   3. Grade-point averages are to be rounded to one decimal place. For example, 2.95 will round to 3.0 and 2.94 will round to 2.9.
3. Election to membership in a national scholastic honor society--Applicants can be considered eligible based on membership in one of the national scholastic honor societies recognized by the Association of College Honor Societies.

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