You will serve as a DENTAL LABORATORY TECHNICIAN in the Prosthodontics Lab Department of NAV POSTGRADUATE DENTAL SCHOOL.

Duties

You will serve as the fixed prosthodontics technical expert, technician and instructor. You will instruct and train an average of 15 military Dental Technicians annually in the fabrication of fixed prostheses. You will design and present highly technical, advanced dental laboratory technique courses to technicians and prosthodontic resident dental officers. You will provide on-the-job formal training in oral dental anatomy as it applies to dental laboratory technology. You will design and fabricate complex fixed and removable prostheses (including implant prostheses) with both traditional and Computer-Aided-Design (CAD)/Computer-Aided-Manufacturing (CAM) methods. You will serve as technical consultant to the NPDS staff and residents in the design of complex fixed prosthodontic cases, either with analog models or with CAD. You will plan and organize work schedule and production deadlines for he Fixed Prosthodontics Section. You will be responsible for the operation and care of the laboratory porcelain ovens, vacuum investing equipment, burnout ovens, centrifugal metal casting machines, CAD computers, etc, and related fixed Prosthodontic lab equipment.

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.
• This is a bargaining unit position.
• You will be required to receive the Heptavax series of immunizations, and to take annual hearing/eye examinations and other physical examinations as directed.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final Secret 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.
• Must be a Certified Dental Technician in Fixed Prosthetics.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-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 navigating Computer-Aided-Design (CAD)/Computer-Aided (additive and subtractive) Manufacturing (CAM) technologies including but not limited to sirona/exocad/exoplan/bluesky bio/hyperdent); Experience instructing and training dental technicians in the fabrication of fixed prostheses; Experience designing and fabricating simple and complex fixed and removable prostheses (including implant prostheses) with both traditional and CAD/CAM methods; Experience casting all dental alloys by using electrical or oxygen/natural gas procedures; and Experience operating and caring of laboratory porcelain ovens, vacuum investing equipment, burnout ovens, centrifugal metal casting machines, CAD computers, 5-axis mills, resin printers, and related fixed Prosthodontic laboratory equipment. This position has a selective placement factor that will be used to screen out ineligible candidates. The selective placement factor is: Certified Dental Technician in Fixed Prosthetics. MUST submit copy of CDT in Fixed Prosthetics certificate. 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 Dental Laboratory Aid and Technician Series 0683 (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

Applicants may substitute the following education for the required experience, provided it demonstrates the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to do the work of the position:

Two and a half full years of graduate education or a master's degree that is directly related to the work of the position
OR
A combination of experience and education as described above that equates to one year of specialized experience

A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education.

See Required Documents for additional information. Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications (https://www.ed.gov/). Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the qualification requirements if the applicant can provide documentation indicating that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is the responsibility of the applicant to provide such evidence when applying for further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

Contacts

• Address NAV POSTGRADUATE DENTAL SCHOOL Naval Postgraduate Dental School 8901 Wisconsin Ave Bethesda, MD 20889-5600 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]