RESEARCH PHYSICIST

In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position (see Education section), your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: GS-13: *Experience utilizing Frequency and Time Standards without technical supervision and conducting research into new types of frequency standards including their acquisition, construction, development, maintenance, and evaluation. *Experience applying experimental atomic physics, laser, and optical technology, and high-precision measurements. *Experience assisting with development, improvement, and implementation of procedures for the thorough processing of data used in the evaluation and operation of standards and their associated time scales. *Experience applying professional knowledge of research on the physics and science that provide the foundation of atomic clocks, frequency standards and time keeping technology, and display familiarity with current progress in the field, nationally and internationally. GS-12: In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position (see Education section), your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: *Experience conducting research into new types of frequency standards including their acquisition, construction, development, maintenance, and evaluation. *Experience assisting with utilizing Frequency and Time Standards without technical supervision and conducting research into new types of frequency standards including their acquisition, construction, development, maintenance, and evaluation. *Experience assisting with applying experimental atomic physics, laser, and optical technology, and high-precision measurements. *Experience assisting with development, improvement, and implementation of procedures for the thorough processing of data used in the evaluation and operation of standards and their associated time scales. 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/physics-series-1310/ https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=Group-Standards 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.
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