You will serve as a Physical Scientist within NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies. Applications will not be accepted through this flyer. Interested applicants must follow the directions in the "How to Apply" section of this flyer to be considered. There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer. Notice of Result letters will not be sent to applicants who respond to this flyer.

Duties

You will participate in research of giant magnetoresistance (GMR) materials, GMR-based electronic devices, and other types of magnetoelectronic devices. You will be responsible for the growth and characterization of GMR and related magnetic materials and shall participate in the construction of nanometer-size devices. You will use techniques such as photo-lithography and focused ion beam milling. You will use a variety of thin-film deposition techniques including thermal evaporation, DC and RF sputtering and ion beam deposition. You will understand the fundamental principles in order to design materials for optimum performance. You will plan and execute the processing sequences in the construction of the nanoscale devices.

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
• 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.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain a current valid United States driver’s license.
• 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.
• Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test (including marijuana) is required. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or fail the test. You will be subject to random testing.
• This is a Mission Essential position. You will be required to ensure organization or facility continuity of operations and/or completion of tasks that are considered essential to the mission designated by a local or command decision.
• You will be required to complete ethics orientation within three months of appointment and submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE-450, within 30 days of appointment.

Qualifications

In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower pay band (NP-02) or grade level (GS 5-10) in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector performing most or all of the following duties: 1) Working in conjunction with others in the development of new magnetoelectronic devices; 2) Familiarity with biofunctionalization techniques for adapting magnetoelectronic device surfaces to biosensor applications; 3) Familiar with microwave absorber design techniques and principles; 4) Participation in research topics with other team members including superconducting materials, hard and soft magnetic films and multilayered structures, micromagnetic properties of magnetic structure and the application of these materials to magnetoelectronic sensor devices; 5) Knowledge of the magnetic properties of materials including soft and hard magnetic materials, and GMR materials and how these magnetic properties derive from the materials properties; AND 6) Knowledge of biofunctionalization of magnetoelectronic device surfaces and magnet micro- and nano-particle labels. 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/1300/general-physical-science-series-1301/ 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 posses:

Basic Education Requirements:

A. 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.
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B. 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.
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The following can be substituted in order to meet the minimum qualification requirements of this position:

• Master's or equivalent graduate degree

Contacts

• Address NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY 4555 Overlook Avenue SW Washington, DC 20375-5324 US
• Name: Mary Vaa
• Phone: (717)-216-7575
• Email: [email protected]