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Duties

This notice is issued under direct-hire authority to recruit new talent to occupations for which NIST has a severe shortage of candidates. NIST works with industry and science to advance innovation and improve quality of life. We're looking for a Research Chemist to join our team! In this position, you will: Develop new algorithms and robust computational approaches to simulate semiconductor manufacturing processes. Modeling, data analysis, and software validation, involving computation of integrals arising in computational chemistry. Constructs multi-physics models for physical properties of semiconductor materials, with a focus on PFAS materials and the chemical mechanisms of their environmental durability and their toxicity. Through extensive computations, develops database of PFAS chemical characteristics to enable predictive approximation techniques.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service
• Suitable for Federal employment
• Bargaining Unit Position: No
• Transcripts are Required

Qualifications

Basic Requirements: A. Degree: physical sciences, life sciences, or engineering that included 30 semester hours in chemistry, supplemented by course work in mathematics through differential and integral calculus, and at least 6 semester hours of physics. OR B.Combination of education and experience -- course work equivalent to a major as shown in A above, including at least 30 semester hours in chemistry, supplemented by mathematics through differential and integral calculus, and at least 6 semester hours of physics, plus appropriate experience or additional education. IN ADDITION TO THE BASIC REQUIREMENTS: Applicants must also have 1 year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-9 (ZP-II at NIST) level. Specialized experience is defined as experience applying chemistry to models in some industry specialty, such as semiconductor manufacture. Numerical computation experience, particularly to computation of integral operators. Validating computational models, including extent of validity or uncertainty quantification. Evaluating dependence of models on materials properties, for example on specialized materials such as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). OR Master's or equivalent graduate degree as defined in the basic requirements. OR A combination of graduate education and specialized experience as defined in the additional requirements. 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. The qualification requirements in this vacancy announcement are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook. Applicant Reconsideration

Education

This position has an education requirement. Transcripts must be submitted to validate that the education requirement has been met. Unofficial transcripts will be accepted in the application package. However, an official copy will be required before a final offer of employment.

Use of foreign education for qualifications. An accredited organization must evaluate education completed outside of the U.S. to ensure that it is comparable to education received in accredited institutions in the U.S. Click here to view a listing of accredited organizations from the Department of Education's website. A copy of the foreign education evaluation (containing the results with course-by-course listing) is required with your application.

Contacts

• Address Applied and Computational Mathematics Division 100 Bureau Drive Gaithersburg, MD 20899 US
• Name: Tailor Thompson
• Email: [email protected]