Interdisciplinary Scientist

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR Applicants must demonstrate that they meet one of the Basic Requirements AND Specialized Experience requirements as noted below. Basic Requirement for the GS-0401, Biologist: You must meet one of the items listed below (A or B):A. You must possess a bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited college or university in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position. (Must provide transcripts) OR B. Combination of education and experience: Courses equivalent to a major, as shown in response A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. (Must submit transcript.) Basic Requirement for the GS-1301, Physical Scientist: You must meet one of the items listed below (A or B):A. You must possess bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited college or university in 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. (Must provide transcripts) OR B. Combination of education and experience: education equivalent to one of the majors shown in response A above that included at least 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science, plus appropriate experience or additional education. (Must provide transcripts). Basic Requirement for the GS-1320, Chemist: You must meet one of the items listed below (A or B):A. You must possess a bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited college or university in 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. (Must provide transcripts) OR B. Combination of education and experience: Courses 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. (Must provide transcripts) Basic Requirement for the GS-0601, Health Scientist: A. You must possess a bachelor’s degree or graduate/higher level degree with a major study in an academic field related to the medical field, health sciences or allied sciences appropriate to the work of the position. (Must provide transcripts). AND Specialized Experience: You must have one year specialized experience to perform successfully the duties of the position. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-14 grade level in the Federal service performing at least of 3 of the 4 following: Applying senior scientific expertise in an area of biology, microbiology, physical sciences, or health sciences to advance the development or evaluation of one or more medical countermeasures (e.g. a vaccine, drug or other biological agent, diagnostic device or test or their manufacturing); Providing scientific and program management expertise in developing, implementing, and coordinating multiple research initiatives for the development of one or more medical countermeasures (e.g. a vaccine, drug or other biological agent, diagnostic device or test or their manufacturing) and developing and implementing long and short-range goals and courses of action to achieve results. Leading multiple medical countermeasure focused projects or a comprehensive program, including coordinating and managing resources, monitoring schedule and contractor or grantee performance, and assessing costs related to performance and results. Analyzing the impact of unanticipated scientific or technical developments and budget revisions on medical countermeasure (e.g. a vaccine, drug or other biological agent, diagnostic device or test or their manufacturing) programs or projects and formulating and implementing strategies to minimize or mitigate their adverse effects. Documenting experience: IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Qualifications are based on breadth/level of experience. In addition to describing duties performed, applicants must provide the exact dates of each period of employment (from MM/YY to MM/YY) and the number of hours worked per week if part time. As qualification determinations cannot be made when resumes do not include the required information, failure to provide this information may result in disqualification. Applicants are encouraged to use the USAJOBS Resume Builder to develop their federal resume. Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational application questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. In accordance with Office of Personnel Management policy, federal employees are assumed to have gained experience by performing duties and responsibilities appropriate for their official series and grade level as described in their position description. Experience that would not normally be part of the employee’s position is creditable, however, when documented by satisfactory evidence, such as a signed memorandum from the employee’s supervisor or an SF-50 or SF-52 documenting an official detail or other official assignment. The documentation must indicate whether the duties were performed full time or, if part time, the “percentage of times” the other duties were performed. It is expected that this documentation is included in the employee’s official personnel record. In order to receive credit for experience in your resume that is not within the official series and grade level of your official position, you must provide a copy of the appropriate documentation of such experience as indicated above. 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; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to gain employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. If such experience is on a part-time basis, you must provide the average number of hours worked per week as well as the beginning and ending dates of the experience so it can be fully credited. OPM Qualification General Policies Website
This position is located in the Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response, headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia. *This announcement will remain open for 14 business days OR until the first 130 applications have been received, whichever occurs first*