You will serve as a INTERDISCIPLINARY PHYSICAL SCIENTIST/ OCEANOGRAPHER/ MATHEMATICIAN as the Technical Lead in the Hydrographic Branch (NP411), Data Management Division (NP41), Hydrographic Department (NP4), Naval Oceanographic Office (NA VOCEANO) of NAVOCEANO BAY ST LOUIS.

Duties

You will be responsible for compiling data quality information per projects and providing synopses to Department officials to support final product review. You will be responsible for assigning to field duty onboard survey vessels as the Senior NAVOCEANO Representative (SNR) or Subject Matter Expert (SME). You will be responsible for having knowledge of hydrographic, bathymetric, and oceanographic processes, techniques, and guidelines and the ability to apply that knowledge to help ensure survey requirements are met. You will be responsible for maintaining liaison with the Engineering department to resolve operational issues. You will be responsible for preparing scientific reports and providing updates on assigned projects and evaluating scientific literature for latest advancements in hydrography and bathymetry.

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 successfully complete a pre-appointment physical examination.
• 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.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.

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 the GS-12 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 evaluating hydrographic and bathymetric programs and processes and recommendations improvements and plans in order to create a more efficient and effective organization. Experience providing assistance in aspects of sonar and LIDAR data and sonar imagery validation to meet Navy Fleet objectives and requirements. Experience making use of software and computer programming techniques, such as programming and scripting in C or Matlab, to analyze problematic bathymetric and ancillary data in new and innovative ways. Experience with bathymetric, hydrographic, oceanographic, geodesic, statistics, navigation, cartography, applied mathematics, computer science, marine geology, marine geophysics, and acoustics which can be applied to the archival dissemination and analysis of bathymetric and hydrographic data via various physical principles. Experience in shipboard software and systems testing with the Engineering department and documents, reports, and distributes changes that affect operational data collection and processing. 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) Oceanography Series 1360 (opm.gov) Mathematics Series 1520 (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 must meet the following positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Applicants must possess

General Physical Science Series, 1301

Basic Requirements:

1. 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

2. Combination of education and experience -- education equivalent to one of the majors shown in A above that included at least 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

Oceanography Series 1360

Basic Requirements:

1. Degree: major study of at least 24 semester hours in oceanography or a related discipline such as physics, meteorology, geophysics, mathematics, chemistry, engineering, geology, or biology, plus 20 additional semester hours in any combination of oceanography, physics, geophysics, chemistry, mathematics, meteorology, computer science, and engineering sciences.

   or

2. Combination of education and experience -- course work as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

Applicants who qualify on the basis of major study in biology or geology must have had at least 6 semester hours in the major directly concerned with marine science or 6 semester hours in oceanography; applicants who qualify on the basis of other physical sciences or engineering must have had differential and integral calculus and at least 6 semester hours in physics.

Mathematics Series 1520

Basic Requirements:

1. Degree: mathematics; or the equivalent of a major that included at least 24 semester hours in mathematics.

   or

2. Combination of education and experience -- courses equivalent to a major in mathematics (including at least 24 semester hours in mathematics), as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

The total course work in either A or B above must have included differential and integral calculus and, in addition, four advanced mathematics courses requiring calculus or equivalent mathematics courses as a prerequisite.

***A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.***

Contacts

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