Research Physical Scientist

Qualification requirements in the vacancy announcements are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook, which contains federal qualification standards. This handbook is available on the Office of Personnel Management's website located at: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/ To qualify for the 1301 series: BASIC REQUIREMENTS: This position requires applicants to meet a Basic Education Requirement in addition to at least one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience OR substitution of education for experience OR combination (if applicable) in order to be found minimally qualified. Transcripts must be submitted with your application package. You MUST meet one of the following 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. OR 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. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. This experience need not have been in the federal government. 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. To qualify at the ZP-3 or GS-11 level: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: In addition to meeting the Basic Requirements above, applicants must also possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the ZP-2 or GS-09 in the Federal service. Specialized experience MUST include all of the following: Assisting in research to support forecasting or numerical modeling or observations; and Assisting in developing or testing computer coding or software or instrumentation. OR SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION: Master's or equivalent graduate degree. OR COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: A combination of education and professional experience. Combinations of successfully completed graduate level education and specialized experience may be used to meet total experience requirements. (Note: Only graduate level education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level may be combined with experience.)

Positions can be filled in the following NOAA OAR offices: National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) Air Resources Laboratory (ARL) Global Ocean Monitoring and Observing (GOMO) Chemical Sciences Laboratory (CSL) Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL) As a Research Physical Scientist, duties may include one or more of the following, and are not limited to: Apply knowledge of oceanic or atmospheric processes, observations, technologies, data assimilation or modeling to enable understanding of ocean/atmosphere variability, change and improvement in ocean and atmospheric prediction and forecasting. Assist in theoretical and experimental research for advanced technologies in weather forecasting. Develop weather forecast models (dynamic core) and data assimilation software codes for massively parallel supercomputers across heterogeneous environments including on-premise and cloud platforms. Carry out projects as a full member of a research team under general direction and guidance on project objectives. Assist with developing competitive research proposals including software development for earth system prediction for exascale applications. Promote scientific and technology research via domestic and international collaborations and working groups. Present research findings at significant scientific conferences and workshops. Communicate scientific and technical information verbally and in writing. Throughout the recruitment and hiring process we will be communicating with you via email; therefore, it is imperative that the email address you provide when applying for this vacancy remains active. Should your email address change, please notify the point of contact identified in the vacancy announcement as soon as possible so that we can update our system.