Supervisory Physical Scientist/Supervisory Chemist

Applicants must meet both the basic requirements and specialized experience for the specific series to qualify. To qualify for this position, your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the education and experience requirements as defined below. If qualifying based on experience, be sure these types of examples are evident in your resume. All applicable transcripts must be submitted. Basic Requirement for the GS-1301 General Physical Science series: 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 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. Basic Requirement for the for the GS-1320 Chemistry series: 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 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 meeting the Basic Education requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the specialized experience requirements listed below: Applicants must have one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, GS-13, in the Federal Service. Specialized Experience is the experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA’s) to perform the duties of the position successfully, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level. Specialized experience must include three (3) of the following: 1. Develops and recommends policies and procedures which govern environmental concentrations of respirable dust, crystalline silica, diesel particulate, asbestos, trace metals, and related substances; 2. Applies analytical evaluation methods and techniques in developing new procedures and approaches to identify and resolve significant issues and problems of a unique nature; 3. Demonstrates effective written and oral communication skills utilizing Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and Adobe to draft, finalize and present reports and presentations dealing with dust control, exposure to hazardous airborne contaminants, and related topics. 4. Experience applying the requirements of the Mine Act; Title 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations; and MSHA’s policies, procedures; guidelines; and, standards relative to the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977. 5. Independently conducts laboratory investigations of hazardous airborne contaminants or other severe violations of safety standards that present some of the most serious, unusual and hard to define problems to solve.
The Analytical and Laboratory Services Division (ALSD) provides scientific and technical support regarding the evaluation of hazardous airborne contaminants present in the mining environments such as respirable dust samples, respirable crystalline silica dust, and other industrial hygiene samples. The primary duties of the position are to serve as the Chief of the ALSD to directs high-production laboratories and participate in the laboratory investigations and activities.