PHYSICAL SCIENTIST

PHYSICAL SCIENTIST

Department of the Navy United Stes Fleet Forces Command Summary This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticiped vacancies. Applicions will not be accepted through this flyer. Interested applicants must follow the directions in the "How to Apply" section of this flyer to be There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer. Notice of Result letters will not be sent to applicants who respond to this flyer. GS-09 = $ 70,623

• $ 91,815 GS-11 = $ 85,447
• $ 111,087 Learn more about this agency Summary This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticiped vacancies.

Applicions will not be accepted through this flyer. Interested applicants must follow the directions in the "How to Apply" section of this flyer to be There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer. Notice of Result letters will not be sent to applicants who respond to this flyer. GS-09 = $ 70,623

• $ 91,815 GS-11 = $ 85,447
• $ 111,087 Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/06/2026 to 05/11/2026 Salary $70,623
• $111,087 per year Pay scale & grade GS 9
• 11 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Suitland, MD 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Travel Required Occasional travel
• You may be expected to travel for this position.

Relocion expenses reimbursed Yes—Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocion or Student Loan Repayment) may be authorized to eligible selectees. Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential 11 Job family (Series) 1301 General Physical Science Supervisory stus No Security clearance Sensitive Compartmented Informion Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Special-Sensitive (SS)/High Risk Trust determinion process Nional security Financial disclosure No Bargaining unit stus No Announcement number

DE-12950645-26-EIF

Control number 867861200 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Clarificion from the agency

U.S. CITIZENS

Duties Help You will Interpret visible, infrared, synthetic aperture radar, and passive microwave sensor da to identify select environmental feures. You will use geographical informion systems (GIS) to display da sources, perform standardized analysis, manipulion of da, answer questions regarding sea ice parameters and develop professional graphics. You will use available imagery sources to produce analyses and forecasts with a tailored geographical informion system (GIS) th depicts relevant informion for routine products and tailored support products. You will compile, analyze and interpret da sources to produce high quality ice analyses and ice forecasts on a global, regional, or tactical scale using World Meteorological Organizion (WMO) standardized meteorological symbology. You will demonstre a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the principles of geography, oceanography, meteorology and climology. You will identify and assist in the transition of novel capabilities and initiives to operions for advanced analysis of sellite imagery, exploition of model da, and outside agencies products to improve USNIC efficiency and accuracy. You will participe in nional and internional working groups assigned in support of USNIC operional partnerships. You will provide technical guidance, mentoring, training, and knowledge sharing to fellow ice analysts. You will deploy aboard ship or on land as an ice analyst in support of USNIC customers on a rotional basis. Requirements Help Conditions of employment Must be a US Citizen. Must be determined suitable for federal employment. Must participe in the direct deposit pay program. New employees to the Department of the Navy required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verificion check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, e-verify.gov Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediely following retirement de to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United Stes Code 3326. Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service. You 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. Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test (including marijuana) is required. A tentive offer of employment rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or fail the test. You subject to random testing. You required to successfully complete a pre-appointment physical examinion. 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 may require travel from normal duty stion to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isoled sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time. You required to complete training, obtain, and maintain a government credit card for travel and travel-reled purchases. You required to obtain and maintain a U.S. Passport. Applicants may be placed on TDY and deploy aboard ships. You required to provide medical assessment documents to the receiving duty stion showing th the incumbent meets TDY requirements for medical screenings prior to traveling to the point of embarkion. Qualificions To qualify for a GS-09: In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstre least one year of one year of specialized experience or equivalent to the GS-07 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the prive or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstre the following: Applies knowledge of sellite imagery and model da in support of ice analyses and forecasts for regions including the Arctic, Antarctic, Gre Lakes, and U.S. Northeastern coastlines. Applies foundional understanding of visible, infrared, synthetic aperture radar, and passive microwave sensor da to identify and interpret select environmental feures. Compiles, analyzes, and interprets multiple da sources to produce high-quality analysis and forecasts on a global, regional, or tactical scale using standardized meteorological symbology. To qualify for a GS-11: In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstre least one year of one year of specialized experience or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the prive or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstre the following: Experienceanalyzing sellite imagery, model da, and produces ice analyses and forecasts for the Arctic, Antarctic, Gre Lakes, and U.S. Northeastern coastline. Experience interpreting visible, infrared, synthetic aperture radar, and passive microwave sensor da to identify select environmental feures. Experience compiling, analyzing and interpreting multiple da sources to produce high quality ice analyses and ice forecasts in digital or message form on a global, regional, or tactical scale using standardized meteorological symbology. Additional qualificion informion can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-da-oversight/classificion-qualificions/general-schedule-qualificion-standards/1300/general-physical-science-series-1301/ Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional 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 th transles directly to paid employment. Educion Applicants must meet the following positive educion qualificions requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM)

Qualificions Standards Manual:

Applicants must possess:

Basic Requirements:

Degree:

physical science, engineering, or mhemics th included 24 semester hours in physical science and/or reled engineering science such as mechanics, dynamics, properties of merials, and electronics. OR Combinion of educion and experience

• educion equivalent to one of the majors shown in A above th included least 24 semester hours in physical science and/or reled engineering science, plus approprie experience or additional educion.

In addition to meeting the basic entry qualificion requirements above, applicants must have specialized experience and/or directly reled educion as below. GS-09: Two years of progressively higher-level gradue educion leading to a master's degree or master's or equivalent gradue degree. GS-11: 3 years of progressively higher-level gradue educion leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree College transcripts must be provided with applicion to be Additional informion This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Several vacancies may be filled. A tentive offer of employment rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments.

Federal annuitant informion:

The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy informion may be found : http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf . Veteran's preference does not apply when selecting individuals under this specific hiring authority. However, if you claim veteran's preference, you required to submit supporting documention with your applicion as described in the Required Documents section below. Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help 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 th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn 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 informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or educion, knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being Resumes are restricted to no more than 2 pages. Illegible/unreadable resumes will not be Your resume is the key means we have for evaluing your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they rele to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience. As vacancies occur, the Human Resources Office will review your resume to ensure you meet the hiring eligibility and qualificion requirements listed in this flyer. You red based on the informion provided in your resume, along with your supporting documention. If selected, you may be required to provide additional supporting documention. If after reviewing your resume and supporting documention, a determinion is made th you infled your qualificions and/or experience, you may be found ineligible/not qualified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your ring or considerion for employment. All qualificion requirements must be met before being considered for any vacancies. Benefits Help 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 th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn 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 informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help A complete resume is required. Resumes are restricted to no more than 2 pages. Illegible/unreadable resumes will not be Your resume must show relevant experience, job title, duties and accomplishments. Your resume must show complete informion for each job entry to support minimum qualificions. The following informion should be provided in your resume: employer's name, starting and end des (Mo/Yr), hours per week if experience was less than full time (35-40 hours per week), and pay plan, series and grade level (e.g.

GS-0201-09

) for relevant federal experience.

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A good way to ensure you include all essential informion is to use the Resume Builder in USAJOBS to cree your resume. Are you claiming membership in any professional organizions, or possession of a license, certifice or credentials? Check the Conditions of Employment section above to see if any are required. If you claim membership, license, certificion, or credentials, you must submit a copy of said document in your applicion package. Are you using educion as a substitute for some or all of the experience requirement? Is there a basic educion requirement for this position? Check the Educion section above to see wh is allowed and wh is required. Any claims you make in your resume or assessment questionnaire regarding educion or degrees MUST be supported by submitting with your applicion official or unofficial transcripts or a list of courses, grades earned, completion des, and quarter and semester hours earned issued from your school. While unofficial transcripts are acceptable for initial applicion, an official transcript will ultimely be required if you are selected for the position. You may submit a copy your degree(s) if specific coursework does not have to be verified. Are you a veteran claiming 5-point veterans' preference or claiming sole survivorship preference? You must submit a copy of your lest DD-214 Certifice of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (any copy th shows all des of service, as well as character of service [Honorable, General, etc.] is acceptable) OR a VA letter th shows des of service or service connected disability AND character of service. If you have more than one DD-214 for multiple periods of active duty service, submit a copy for each period of service. If you were issued a DD-215 to amend aforementioned informion on the DD-214 you must submit th too. If you are not sure of your preference eligibility, the Department of Labor's website: Veterans' Preference Advisor Are you a disabled veteran or claiming 10-point veterans' preference? If you are eligible to claim 10 point veterans preference you must submit a DD-214 Certifice of Release or Discharge from Active Duty as described above for 5-point preference. You must also provide the applicable supporting documention of your disability (e.g. disability letter from the VA) as described on Standard Form-15 (SF-15).

http:

//www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/SF15.pdf . Are you an active duty service member? Active Duty Service Members are required to submit a stement of service printed on command letterhead and signed by the command. The stement of service must provide the branch of service, re/rank, all des of service, the expected de of discharge and anticiped character of service (Honorable, General, etc.). Applicion documents, including supplemental ones, may be shared outside the Human Resources Office. Supplemental documents may contain your SSN, DOB, or personal informion of others (e.g., on military orders, marriage certifices). You may redact this informion before submitting; however, if selected, you mustprovide unredacted originals. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help Interested Applicants must submit resumes/applicion packages to: rod.donnings@noaa.gov Please include "

PHYSICAL SCIENTIST

" in the subject line when submitting resume. Facsimile applicions will not be All resumes/applicions must be received no ler than the close de of this flyer. Resumes are restricted to no more than 2 pages. Illegible/unreadable resumes will not be It is the applicant's responsibility to verify th all informion in their resume and documents, are received, legible, and accure. HR will not modify answers/documents submitted by an applicant. Failure to submit a complete applicion package will result in an ineligible ring and loss of considerion. Agency contact informion Rodrecus Donnings rod.donnings@noaa.gov Address

NAVAL ICE CENTER 4231

Suitland Road Suitland, MD 20746 US Next steps Qualified applicants referred to the hiring manager. The selecting official may choose to conduct interviews. Our evaluion based on the informion you provide. You should expect th we will verify performance, suitability, and security informion and take th informion into account in making employment offers. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help A complete resume is required. Resumes are restricted to no more than 2 pages. Illegible/unreadable resumes will not be Your resume must show relevant experience, job title, duties and accomplishments. Your resume must show complete informion for each job entry to support minimum qualificions. The following informion should be provided in your resume: employer's name, starting and end des (Mo/Yr), hours per week if experience was less than full time (35-40 hours per week), and pay plan, series and grade level (e.g.

GS-0201-09

) for relevant federal experience.

TIP:

A good way to ensure you include all essential informion is to use the Resume Builder in USAJOBS to cree your resume. Are you claiming membership in any professional organizions, or possession of a license, certifice or credentials? Check the Conditions of Employment section above to see if any are required. If you claim membership, license, certificion, or credentials, you must submit a copy of said document in your applicion package. Are you using educion as a substitute for some or all of the experience requirement? Is there a basic educion requirement for this position? Check the Educion section above to see wh is allowed and wh is required. Any claims you make in your resume or assessment questionnaire regarding educion or degrees MUST be supported by submitting with your applicion official or unofficial transcripts or a list of courses, grades earned, completion des, and quarter and semester hours earned issued from your school. While unofficial transcripts are acceptable for initial applicion, an official transcript will ultimely be required if you are selected for the position. You may submit a copy your degree(s) if specific coursework does not have to be verified. Are you a veteran claiming 5-point veterans' preference or claiming sole survivorship preference? You must submit a copy of your lest DD-214 Certifice of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (any copy th shows all des of service, as well as character of service [Honorable, General, etc.] is acceptable) OR a VA letter th shows des of service or service connected disability AND character of service. If you have more than one DD-214 for multiple periods of active duty service, submit a copy for each period of service. If you were issued a DD-215 to amend aforementioned informion on the DD-214 you must submit th too. If you are not sure of your preference eligibility, the Department of Labor's website: Veterans' Preference Advisor Are you a disabled veteran or claiming 10-point veterans' preference? If you are eligible to claim 10 point veterans preference you must submit a DD-214 Certifice of Release or Discharge from Active Duty as described above for 5-point preference. You must also provide the applicable supporting documention of your disability (e.g. disability letter from the VA) as described on Standard Form-15 (SF-15).

http:

//www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/SF15.pdf . Are you an active duty service member? Active Duty Service Members are required to submit a stement of service printed on command letterhead and signed by the command. The stement of service must provide the branch of service, re/rank, all des of service, the expected de of discharge and anticiped character of service (Honorable, General, etc.). Applicion documents, including supplemental ones, may be shared outside the Human Resources Office. Supplemental documents may contain your SSN, DOB, or personal informion of others (e.g., on military orders, marriage certifices). You may redact this informion before submitting; however, if selected, you mustprovide unredacted originals. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help Interested Applicants must submit resumes/applicion packages to: rod.donnings@noaa.gov Please include "

PHYSICAL SCIENTIST

" in the subject line when submitting resume. Facsimile applicions will not be All resumes/applicions must be received no ler than the close de of this flyer. Resumes are restricted to no more than 2 pages. Illegible/unreadable resumes will not be It is the applicant's responsibility to verify th all informion in their resume and documents, are received, legible, and accure. HR will not modify answers/documents submitted by an applicant. Failure to submit a complete applicion package will result in an ineligible ring and loss of considerion. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Rodrecus Donnings rod.donnings@noaa.gov Address

NAVAL ICE CENTER 4231

Suitland Road Suitland, MD 20746 US Next steps Qualified applicants referred to the hiring manager. The selecting official may choose to conduct interviews. Our evaluion based on the informion you provide. You should expect th we will verify performance, suitability, and security informion and take th informion into account in making employment offers. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/06/2026 to 05/11/2026 Salary $70,623

• $111,087 per year Pay scale & grade GS 9
• 11 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Suitland, MD 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Travel Required Occasional travel
• You may be expected to travel for this position.

Relocion expenses reimbursed Yes—Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocion or Student Loan Repayment) may be authorized to eligible selectees. Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential 11 Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

DE-12950645-26-EIF

Control number 867861200