Description

Summary

You will serve as a METEOROLOGIST in the TRAINING DEPARTMENT of JOINT TYPHOON WARCEN PEARL HARBOR HI.

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Duties

• You will serve as the Training Department Head, providing daily supervision, technical guidance, and operational oversight for one assigned active-duty military member.
• You will develop and manage the training program for fundamental and advanced techniques in all aspects of tropical meteorology, tropical cyclone forecasting, and satellite analysis.
• You will develop short, intermediate, and long-range training plans.
• You will maintain, update, and develop new lesson plans and courses of instruction by utilizing expertise in the subject matter, understanding new developments and technologies and implementing them into the command training plans.
• You will maintain comprehensive professional knowledge of the theories, principles, and techniques of meteorology, climatology, satellite remote sensing systems and imagery interpretation.
• You will oversee the readiness program, assess mission effectiveness through training, inspections, and operational exercises, and integrate all resulting requirements into the long-range training plan.
• You will report/monitor training readiness via DRRS-N and NWTP/NWTS certification.
• You will represent JOINT TYPHOON WARNING CENTER (JTWC) training interests to ISIC and higher echelons.
• You will acquire and maintain proficiency as a fully qualified Typhoon Duty Officer, performing operational forecasting, to include standing and/or augmenting the watch.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• 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.
• This position is subject to work an uncommon tour, including nights, weekends, and holidays to meet mission requirements. Overtime or night differential pay and/or unusual duty hours may be required.
• This position requires occasionally working 12-hour rotating shifts to augment the Typhoon Duty Officer position, which includes nights, weekends, and holidays to meet mission requirements.
• This is a Mission Essential (ME) position. The incumbent may be required to report to work in the event of a natural disaster, inclement weather, crisis, unscheduled operational weather support or emergency requirements.

Qualifications

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.

• Experience applying meteorological theory and concepts, with specialized knowledge of tropical meteorology and application to tropical cyclone forecasting.
• Experience utilizing meteorological equipment, instrumentation, data types, and data formats.
• Experience utilizing satellite remote sensing concepts, imagery interpretation, numerical weather prediction concepts and application to operational forecasting.
• Experience with Navy organization and policy, training instructions regulations, and forms.
• Experience planning and organizing work, managing resources, and leading department and command personnel to meet deadlines
• Experience taking appropriate courses of action when interpreting regulations, refining techniques, practices or methods, and resolving complex training issues.

Desired Qualifications:

• While not strictly required for baseline eligibility, a Master's Degree in Tropical Meteorology is highly desired. Candidates possessing this credential should ensure it is clearly documented in their resume and uploaded transcripts.

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

https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1300/meteorology-series-1340/

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.

Education

BASIC EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:

A. Degree: meteorology, atmospheric science, or other natural science major that included

1. At least 24 semester (36 quarter) hours of credit in meteorology/atmospheric science including a minimum of:
   
   • Six semester hours of atmospheric dynamics and thermodynamics;*
   • Six semester hours of analysis and prediction of weather systems (synoptic/mesoscale);
   • Three semester hours of physical meteorology; and
   • Two semester hours of remote sensing of the atmosphere and/or instrumentation.
2. Six semester hours of physics, with at least one course that includes laboratory sessions.*
3. Three semester hours of ordinary differential equations.*
4. At least nine semester hours of course work appropriate for a physical science major in any combination of three or more of the following: physical hydrology, statistics, chemistry, physical oceanography, physical climatology, radiative transfer, aeronomy, advanced thermodynamics, advanced electricity and magnetism, light and optics, and computer science.

OR

B. Combination of education and experience course work as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education

A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.

Additional information

This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.

"Receiving Service Credit or Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience or military service experience. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be *requested and approved prior to the appointment date* and is not guaranteed."

Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement.

A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments.

During the application process you will have the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions.

Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf

PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation.

ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/

Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.

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Benefits

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