About the Position: The US Army Research Laboratory (ARL) is participating in an alternative personnel system known as the Laboratory Personnel Demonstration Project (DEMO). Among other features, the demonstration project replaced GS grade level with occupational families and pay bands. The pay band DJ-04 is equal to the former GS- 14 step 01 through GS- 15 step 10.

Duties

Serves as a technical expert, advisor and authority in a specialty field such as the law, procurement, or similar business program carried out at the highest levels of the laboratory. Performs duties requiring an expert knowledge of the full range of specialized methods and techniques of the field; the pertinent laws, regulations, policies, and procedures; the critical major issues confronting the field. Develops and interprets guidelines in the specialty field, where technical decisions are accepted as those of an expert.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Confidential Executive Order 13526 security clearance or access for the duration of employment.
• This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 5% of the time.
• This is a Temporary position intended to last twelve months.
• This position requires the incumbent to work on an intermittent or unscheduled, on-call basis.

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. Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or 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: To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as: 1) Providing expert environmental safety guidance for major scientific and technical program; and 2) coordinating program efforts with multiple organizations, agencies, and facilities to build strategic partnerships. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (DJ-03/GS-13). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: CommunicationsPlanning and EvaluatingTechnical CompetenceWritten Communication

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address FN-W262AA US ARMY COMBAT CAPABILITIES DEV CMD DO NOT MAIL Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk