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Duties

As a Supervisory Health Physicist you will: Supervise professional and scientific occupations on the health physics team which is responsible for the promulgation of regulations that establishes methods for arriving at and providing reasonable estimates of the radiation doses received by individuals applying for assistance under Public Law 106-398. Monitor all phases of day-to-day operations and service delivery for a major health science program. Direct intensive oversight, reporting, and measurement to improve operational effectiveness. Provide scientific and/or technical guidance and leadership to the development, implementation, extension, activation and improvement of the Division of Compensation and Analysis, systems, strategies, and services. Responsible for providing scientific advice and consultation on solutions to critical problems that require outstanding creativity in generating new hypotheses, approaches, and standards to be used agency wide or nationwide by others. Maintain liaison on matters concerning the scientific/medical applications of dose reconstruction and probability modeling, with other federal agencies and non-federal organizations.

Requirements

Qualifications

All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. Basic Qualifications: A. Degree: natural science or engineering that included at least 30 semester hours in health physics, engineering, radiological science, chemistry, physics, biology, mathematics, and/or calculus. OR B. Combination of education and experience -- courses as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or other education; or certification as a health physicist by the American Board of Health Physics, plus appropriate experience and other education that provided an understanding of sciences applicable to health physics comparable to that described in paragraph A. Minimum Qualifications: To qualify at the GS-14 grade level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-13 grade level, which must include the following experience: providing technical advice and implementing the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 (Public Law-106-398); and providing estimates of the radiation doses received by individuals applying for assistance under the act. 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

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.

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/.

Contacts

• Address NIOSH-DIVISION OF COMPENSATION ANALYSIS AND SUPPORT 1600 Clifton Road, N.E. Atlanta, GA 30333 US
• Name: CDC HELPDESK
• Phone: (770) 488-1725
• Email: [email protected]