Job description
Duties
As a PHYSICAL SCIENTIST at the GS-1301-13/14 some of your typical work assignments may include:
- The incumbent will aid in the formulation of a coherent, advanced technology development and demonstration plan defining programs and projects that will support directorate goals across the FYDP.
- The incumbent initiates outreach efforts within the R&D Community and directs a technically diverse, multi-agency government and contractor workforce in support of DTRA's combating WMD mission area. Advocates and implements research programs to understand Agent Defeat energetic fills and/or advanced materials for DoD weapons.
- Efforts include; weapons effects phenomenology and scaling effects for chemical and biological CWMD testing across all scales (lab scale - full scale), with focus on mid, large and full scale test plans and methodologies; synchronization of high fidelity and engineering models into test methodologies to include knowledge of current agent defeat weapons, new weapon system advancements, and tactics, techniques and procedures development for broad spectrum CWMD defeat requirements; assessment of new analytical instrumentation and technology for insertion into CWMD test methodologies; directing, coordinating, and reviewing technical activities associated with major test programs including data collection, analysis, and reporting performed in support of the specific test objectives, evaluating relevant test data to inform representatives of DoD, DTRA, services and other organizations of test results and significance; advising on test plan development and execution based on experience in instrumentation fielding and laboratory analytical knowledge in collecting, detecting, and identifying chemical and biological components from air and other substrates to assist in collateral effects assessments. As a subject matter expert, the incumbent demonstrates a broad mastery in the area of technical analysis through the development of innovative approaches to enable the defeat of chemical and biological WMD threats related to expected traditional and improvised WMD use and their impacts on command and controls systems, population, industry, and infrastructure.
- Develops plans to understand the defeat of chemical and biological warfare agents within DTRA campaigns, and establish costs, schedules, technical maturity, and risk. Develops and coordinates with the R&D community a coherent program to support DTRA's mission.
- Develops an actionable (using OSD obligation & expenditure goals as a benchmark) spending plan for technology programs under their leadership in accordance with assigned suspenses. Closely manages execution, as measured against the plan.
- Effectively employs assigned resources to develop, demonstrate and transition to the warfighter technologies, tactics, techniques and procedures or other operational capabilities. Incumbent leads and participates in technical forums related to principle directorate interest areas.
- The incumbent independently develops, plans, and manages programs, supervising the government staff to carry out assigned tasks. The incumbent is expected to seek out research needs and make recommendations to the chief. Adequacy and effectiveness of work performance are measured by results attained.
- Supervisor review is generally limited to policy conformance, availability of funds, and other resources, and fulfillment of broad program goals. The incumbent is expected to be qualified to speak and deal responsibly in the subject matter area and may represent the agency in interpreting agency policy and practices to steer specific research efforts in discussions with contractors.
- The incumbent must establish measures of effectiveness for R&D projects, analyze results to assess the degree to which contractors meet those measures, draw conclusions about the technical findings, determine the priority, timing and direction that future programs should take, and initiate necessary corrective actions. Submits recommendations that guide the course of major, generic, long range programs worldwide and impact the Department of Defense force structure, deployment strategy and employment objective over periods of time ranging from two to twenty years. Independently conducts literature searches, collects published information and reports, reviews and studies them, and disseminates and briefs evaluations.
- Gathers and studies relevant information, including intelligence data, foreign open-source material and publications from all media on advanced materials and energetic effects on chemical and biological agents. Authors technical papers and briefings and writes technical analyses, reports, and staff studies. The incumbent must understand and work from a broad reference base involving Combating WMD mission support and its relation
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- Must be a U.S. Citizen
- Incumbent is expected to be available for weekend travel, weekend layovers during travel, and long hours while in travel status. Individual TDY is required approximately 20% of the time, and may vary given the nature and urgency of assigned projects.
- Work Schedule: Flexible
- Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service
- Suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigation. Must be able to obtain and maintain a TS-SCI clearance.
- May be required to successfully complete a probationary period
- Overtime: Occasionally
- Work Schedule: Flexible
- Recruitment Incentives: Authorized - https://www.dtra.mil/Business/DTRA-Opportunities/
- Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt
- Financial Disclosure: Required
- Telework Eligibility: This position is telework eligible
- COVID19: Please see, additional information.
- This is an Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (ATL) Workforce position in the System, Planning, Research Development and Engineering (SPRDE) ? Science and Technology Career Field.
- The incumbent will be required to become certified at Level -II in the applicable career field within 24 months, unless a Position Requirements Waiver is approved to extend the 24 months.
- Incumbent must file a Financial Disclosure Statement.
- Incumbent must be willing to undergo pre-employment drug test, and random drug test.
Qualifications
A. One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service as listed below:
- Experience with weapons effects phenomenology and scaling effects for chemical and biological counter weapons of mass destruction across all scales (lab scale to full scale).
- Developing plans which consider established costs, schedules, technical maturity, and risk. Thorough understanding of chemical and biological defeat mechanisms by energetic and non-energetic materials.
- Synchronizing high fidelity and engineering models into test methodologies to include knowledge of current agent defeat weapons, new weapons systems, and tactics, techniques and procedures development.
- Ability to independently conducts literature searches, collect published information and reports, review and study them, then disseminates and briefs evaluations.
A. One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service as listed below:
- Thorough understanding of chemical and biological defeat mechanisms by energetic and non-energetic materials.
- Synchronizing high fidelity and engineering models into test methodologies to include knowledge of current agent defeat weapons, new weapons systems, and tactics, techniques and procedures development.
- Ability to independently conducts literature searches, collect published information and reports, review and study them, then disseminates and briefs evaluations.
In addition to meeting qualifications, your application package must reflect the applicable experience to meet the Individual Occupational Requirements for the 1301, series as listed below:
Education
Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.
You MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims.
All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement.
GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours that your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.
FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html
Additional information
COVID19 - To ensure compliance with an applicable preliminary nationwide injunction, which may be supplemented, modified, or vacated, depending on the course of ongoing litigation, the Federal Government will take no action to implement or enforce the COVID-19 vaccination requirement pursuant to Executive Order 14043 on Requiring Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination for Federal Employees. Therefore, to the extent a Federal job announcement includes the requirement that applicants must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 pursuant to Executive Order 14043, that requirement does not currently apply. Federal agencies may request information regarding the vaccination status of selected applicants for the purposes of implementing other workplace safety protocols, such as protocols related to masking, physical distancing, testing, travel, and quarantine.
Due to COVID-19, the agency is currently in an expanded telework posture. If selected, you may be expected to temporarily or intermittently telework.
Other Notes:
ACQUISITION POSITION: This is an Acquisition, Technology & Logistics (AT&L) Workforce position in the System, Planning, Research Development and Engineering (SPRDE) - Science and Technology Career Field. The incumbent will be required to become certified at Level -II in the applicable career field within 24 months, unless a Position Requirements Waiver is approved to extend the 24 months. RE-EMPLOYED ANNUITANT: This position DOES NOT meet criteria for re-employed annuitant. The DoD criteria for hiring Re-employed Annuitants can be found at: https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/140025/1400.25-V300.pdf
All applicants must meet qualifications and eligibility criteria by the closing date of the announcement.
Interagency Career Transition Assistance Programs: This program applies to employees who have been involuntarily separated from a Federal service position within the competitive service or Federal service employees whose positions have been deemed surplus or no longer needed. To receive selection priority for this position, you must: 1) meet ICTAP eligibility criteria; 2) be rated well-qualified for the position; Well qualified is defined as possessing the type and quality of experience that exceeds the positions minimum qualifications. and 3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your ICTAP eligibility. For more information:
https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/
Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see Who Needs to Register | Selective Service System : Selective Service System (sss.gov))
Benefits
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
How You Will Be Evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
We will review your resume and supporting documents, to ensure you meet the basic qualification requirements. We will evaluate each applicant who meets the basic qualifications on the information provided and evaluate your relevant work experiences as it relates to fundamental competencies, identified below, required for this position.
Traditional rating and ranking of applications does not apply to this vacancy. Your application (resume and supporting documentation) will be evaluated to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications required as listed on the announcement under qualification requirements.
Veterans Preference: If you are entitled to veterans preference, you should indicate the type of veterans' preference you are claiming on your resume. Your veterans' preference entitlement will be verified by the employing agency.
For information on entitlement see http://www.fedshirevets.gov/job/vetpref/index.aspx
Benefits
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
Review our benefits
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
Required Documents
As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of position you have - whether you're a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee. You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure you're eligible under their policies.
The documents you are required to submit vary based on the authority you are using to apply (i.e., applying as a veteran, applying as a current permanent Federal employee, applying as a reinstatement, etc).
Your complete application includes your COMPLETE resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.
The following documents are REQUIRED
1. Your resume:- Your resume may be submitted in any format. It must include your name and contact information and support the specialized experience described in this announcement.
- For qualifications determinations your resume must contain the number of hours worked per week and the dates of employment (i.e.," HRS per week and month/year" or "HRS per week and month/year to present").
- For additional information see: What to include in your resume.
- This position has a degree or education requirement so you are required to submit a copy of your transcript. We accept unofficial transcripts, as long as they contain your name, the name of the school, the date and degree that was awarded, and the lists of classes and credits earned.
- If applying using veteran's preference or under a Veteran's hiring authority you must submit the following documents:
- DD214 showing character of service, SF-15 Form and VA letter showing final percentage, or certification of expected discharge or release from active duty.
https://www.dla.mil/Portals/104/Documents/Careers/downloads/FourthEstateRequiredSupportingDocumentation%2011-16-2020.pdf?ver=Lgkkn1HW9a8is7V2lyCS2Q%3d%3d
Military Spouse PPP Self-certification ChecklistIf you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
How to Apply
To apply for this position, you must complete the online application and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below.
The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing date to receive consideration.
To begin, click Apply Online to access an online application. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account or you may need to create a new account.
You will be taken to an online application. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation, and submit the application.
You will receive an email notification when your application has been received for the announcement.
To verify the status of your application, log into your USAJOBS account, https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login, select the Application Status link and then select the More Information link for this position. The Application Status page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and your responses submitted to the online application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
To preview the questionnaire, please go to https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/11918734.
The Federal hiring process is setup to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
Equal Employment Opportunity Policy
The United States Government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy And gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.
- OPM Equal Employment
- Office of Equal Opportunity
Reasonable Accommodation Policy
Federal agencies must provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the hiring agency directly. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a Case-by-Case basis.
A reasonable accommodation is any change in the workplace or the way things are customarily done that provides an equal employment opportunity to an individual with a disability. Under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) must provide reasonable accommodations:
- When an applicant with a disability needs an accommodation to have an equal opportunity to compete for a job.
- When an employee with a disability needs an accommodation to perform the essential functions of the job or to gain access to the workplace, And
- When an employee with a disability needs an accommodation to enjoy equal access to benefits and privileges of employment (e.g., details, trainings, office-sponsored events).
- Disability Employment - Reasonable Accommodations
- How to contact an agency
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Financial Suitability
Social Security number request
Privacy Act
Selective Service
New employee probationary period
Signature & False statementsAgency contact information
DTRA Servicing Team
Phone
614-692-0259
Fax
(215) 516-6068
Email
DHRC-DDTRAHR@dla.mil
Address
Defense Threat Reduction Agency
8725 JOHN J KINGMAN ROAD
MSC 6201
FT BELVOIR, VA 22060-6201
USNext steps
A list of qualified applicants will be created and sent to the selecting official. All applicants reviewed and/or referred will receive a notification letter.
The selecting official may choose to conduct interviews, and once the selection is made, you will receive a notification of the decision.
REGARDING INTERVIEWS: Interviews may be required for this position. Accommodations may be made to conduct telephonic interviews to preclude travel hardships for applicants.
NOTE: Declining to be interviewed or failure to report for a scheduled interview will be considered as a declination for further consideration for employment against this vacancy.
This announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.Fair and Transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
- Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy
- Reasonable accommodation policy
- Financial suitability
- Selective Service
- New employee probationary period
- Signature and false statements
- Privacy Act
- Social security number request
Required Documents
The documents you are required to submit vary based on the authority you are using to apply (i.e., applying as a veteran, applying as a current permanent Federal employee, applying as a reinstatement, etc).
Your complete application includes your COMPLETE resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.
The following documents are REQUIRED
1. Your resume:
- Your resume may be submitted in any format. It must include your name and contact information and support the specialized experience described in this announcement.
- For qualifications determinations your resume must contain the number of hours worked per week and the dates of employment (i.e.," HRS per week and month/year" or "HRS per week and month/year to present").
- For additional information see: What to include in your resume.
- This position has a degree or education requirement so you are required to submit a copy of your transcript. We accept unofficial transcripts, as long as they contain your name, the name of the school, the date and degree that was awarded, and the lists of classes and credits earned.
- If applying using veteran's preference or under a Veteran's hiring authority you must submit the following documents:
- DD214 showing character of service, SF-15 Form and VA letter showing final percentage, or certification of expected discharge or release from active duty.
https://www.dla.mil/Portals/104/Documents/Careers/downloads/FourthEstateRequiredSupportingDocumentation%2011-16-2020.pdf?ver=Lgkkn1HW9a8is7V2lyCS2Q%3d%3d
Military Spouse PPP Self-certification Checklist
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
This job is open to
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The public
U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
Clarification from the agency
All U.S. Citizens
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