RESEARCH INDUSTRIAL HYGIENIST / CHEMIST / TOXICOLOGIST

You will serve as a RESEARCH INTERDISCIPLINARY in the SUBMARINE MEDICAL AND SURVIVAL SYSTEMS DEPARTMENT of NAVSUBMEDRSCHLAB NEW LONDON CT.

You will direct original research on submarine atmosphere health effects. | You will manage a Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Program of Record related to protection of warfighters and anticipation and characterization of potential adverse health effects associated with submarine atmospheres | You will manage the Submarine Atmospheric Health Assessment Program of Record. | You will supervise the planning, design, execution, and completion of the data gathering as well as the training of other staff | You will ensure the technical accuracy and interpretation of results, especially as to the validity of the findings that are reported by contract analysis laboratories that are contracted for by the Department of the Navy. | You will manage and maintain the Navy’s sole database of submarine atmospheric constituents across all classes of submarines. | You will coordinate with the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery’s Submarine Environment Advisory Board and reports directly to its chair on recent research efforts.

For GS-13:
In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, 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:

• Experience leading ongoing scientific efforts to characterize, monitor, and document atmospheric conditions and identifying research topics and capability gaps pertinent to atmospheric analysis.
• Experience writing and delivering research proposals, research protocols, technical reports, presentations, and/or public addresses.
• Experience budgeting and coordinating scientific research project workload needs as well as operating within funding constraints.
• Experience identifying and initiating improvements to sampling technology. Experience planning sequence of operations on a weekly, project, or longer basis to ensure an even flow and distribution of work.

For GS-12:
In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, 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 assisting in ongoing scientific efforts to characterize, monitor, and document atmospheric conditions while identifying research topics and capability gaps pertinent to atmospheric analysis.
• Experience writing research proposals, research protocols, technical reports, presentations, and/or public addresses to be reviewed before delivery.
• Experience assisting in the budgeting and coordination efforts for a scientific research project workload.
• Experience identifying improvements to sampling technology.
• Experience planning sequence of operations for review on a weekly, project, or longer basis to ensure an even flow and distribution of work.

OR
For GS-12:
Successful completion of a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, in a related field.

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/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series

IOR FOR APPLICABLE JOB SERIES
0415: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0400/toxicology-series-0415/
0690: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0600/industrial-hygiene-series-0690/
1320: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1300/chemistry-series-1320/

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.

Vacancies filled from this announcement may be filled at any grade level listed.

If selected below the full performance level, you may be noncompetitively promoted to the next higher grade level after meeting all regulatory requirements, and upon the recommendation of management. Promotion is neither implied nor guaranteed.

Applicants must meet the following positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual:

For 0415 Series:
Applicants must possess a bachelor's degree or higher in toxicology; or an appropriate discipline of the biological, medical, or veterinary sciences that included at least 30 semester hours in chemistry, biochemistry, or physiology, and 12 semester hours in toxicology.

For 0690 Series:
Applicants must possess a bachelor's degree or higher level in industrial hygiene, occupational health sciences, occupational and environmental health, toxicology, safety sciences, or related science;
OR, a Bachelor's degree in a branch of engineering, physical science, or life science that included 12 semester hours in chemistry, including organic chemistry, and 18 additional semester hours of courses in any combination of chemistry, physics, engineering, health physics, environmental health, biostatistics, biology, physiology, toxicology, epidemiology, or industrial hygiene;
OR, a Certification from the Board for Global EHS Credentialing (formerly American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH))

For 1320 Series:
Applicants must possess a bachelor's degree or higher 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;
OR, a combination of education and experience with 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.

Must be a US Citizen. | Must be determined suitable for federal employment. | Must participate in the direct deposit pay program. | New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov | Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. | Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326. | Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service. | You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal. | This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.