Supervisory Astronomer Smithsonian Institution Summary This position serves as a Supervisory Astronomer supporting science and test operions the Submillimeter Array (SMA) balancing direct observional duties—such as opering complex submillimeter radio astronomy instrumention, monitoring system performance, and ensuring da quality—with comprehensive leadership responsibilities, leading a team of Astronomical Observers, providing technical oversight, conducting performance management, and overseeing training and safety compliance. Learn more about this agency Summary This position serves as a Supervisory Astronomer supporting science and test operions the Submillimeter Array (SMA) balancing direct observional duties—such as opering complex submillimeter radio astronomy instrumention, monitoring system performance, and ensuring da quality—with comprehensive leadership responsibilities, leading a team of Astronomical Observers, providing technical oversight, conducting performance management, and overseeing training and safety compliance. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: SMA Base Camp Hilo, HI 1 vacancy No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $64,438

• $83,774 per year Salary reflects base pay. Night differential, hazard pay, and Sunday premium pay may apply for scheduled evening, overnight, or Sunday observing work. Pay scale & grade GS 09 Promotion potential 09 Learn more about pay scale and grade Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time
• Full-time
• This position supports ongoing scientific observing operions.

Work is performed on a roting schedule th includes evenings, overnight shifts, weekends, and holidays as required by observing assignments and operional needs. Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series 1330 Astronomy And Space Science Supervisory stus Yes Federal service type This job is in the Competitive Service Represented by a union No Drug test No Security clearance Not Required Position sensitivity and risk Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk Jobs require a background check and some require a security clearance . The type depends on the job. Background check type Credentialing Suitability/Fitness Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number 26-124 Control number 885739500 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Duties Help Execute observional programs

by selecting configurions and

opering the SMA,

including telescope startup,

shutdown, and array setup Monitors telescope, instrument,

and environmental performance,

ensuring da quality and identifying

anomalies for corrective action Opere telescopes, receivers, and

correlors with increasing

autonomy while implementing

observing scripts and calibrions. Monitor conditions continuously

to ensure safe, optimal operions

and instrument readiness Lead a team of Astronomical

Observers conducting submillimeter

observions, da acquisition,

calibrion, and instrument

monitoring Assign daily and long-range

work, sets priorities, and adjusts

staffing to meet dynamic observing

schedules and weher-dependent

windows Manage schedules, leave,

staffing forecasts, and workload

distribution for the observer team Prepare reports, metrics,and

briefings for management on

operional stus, staffing, and

performance trends Conducts performance

management establishes standards,

evalues performance,recommends

awards, and addresses conduct or

performance issues. Oversee training programs for new

observers, ensuring proficiency in

SMA systems, safety protocols, and

scientific da workflows Planning meetings to coordine

observing campaigns, maintenance

cycles, and instrument upgrades

representing the observer team in

cross-functional discussions with

astronomers, engineers, and external

collaborors. The duties listed are the full performance GS-09 grade level. Requirements Help Conditions of employment U.S. Citizenship is required. Must successfully complete a background investigion. Selectee may be required to serve a supervisory probionary period. This position supports astronomical observing operions and requires participion in a roting work schedule th includes evenings, overnight shifts, weekends, and holidays. Work is performed a remote observory site and may require travel between observory facilities. Work is conducted in low-light environments and may involve extended computer use, outdoor exposure to weher conditions, and occasional lifting or handling of scientific equipment. Qualificions Basic Requirements (GS-1330 Physics Series)

Degree:

in one or a combinion of astronomy, physics, mhemics, space science, or electronics. The course work must have included differential and integral calculus and 12 semester hours in astronomy and/or physics.

.

OR Combinion of educion and experience

• least 30 semester hours of courses equivalent to a major in any combinion of astronomy, space science, physics, mhemics, and electronics, with required course work as shown in A above, plus approprie experience or additional educion.

GS-9:

Specialized Experience:

You qualify for this position if you have one year of specialized experience equivalent to least the GS-07 level in the Federal Service. For this position, specialized experience is defined as opering scientific instrumention or optical telescopes; conducting or supporting astronomical observing activities; acquiring imaging or spectroscopic da; performing calibrion exposures and preliminary da reduction; monitoring scientific systems; resolving routine operional issues; and supporting researchers during observional activities. Experience must demonstre hands-on operional experience in observory or comparable scientific environments. Experience must also demonstre experience leading or coordining the work of others, such as assigning or prioritizing work, providing technical direction, training staff, or evaluing work products. OR Educion A master's degree or two full years of progressively higher gradue educion leading to a degree in astronomy, physics, astrophysics, or a closely reled physical science may be substituted for specialized experience. OR Combinion Educion and experience may be combined to meet qualificion requirements. Educion Please see Qualificions Section for Educion Requirements. Additional informion Special Instructions for Foreign Educion If you are qualifying by educion and/or have educion completed a foreign college or university, you must provide transcripts and documention verifying U.S. equivalency. See the Required Documents section of this announcement for additional informion. Additional Informion Grade point averages should be rounded to one decimal point. For example, 2.95 is rounded to 3.0 and 2.94 is rounded to 2.9. If more than 10 percent of undergradue coursework was completed on a pass/fail basis, qualificion under Superior Academic Achievement must be based on class standing or honor society membership. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work performed through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions. Volunteer experience helps build critical competencies and may be credited if directly reled to the duties of this position. Part-time and/or unpaid experience reled to this position prored to determine creditable experience. Applicants should clearly indice the number of hours worked per week. No incentives are authorized for this position. 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 . The Smithsonian offers a comprehensive benefits package th includes, in part, vacion and sick leave, holidays, health/life insurance, accident insurance, and excellent retirement program options.

Please see Benefits https:

//www.si.edu/OHR/benefits for a complete description. Flexible Spending Accounts

• https://www.fsafeds.com/ Health Insurance
• http://www.opm.gov/insure/health/index.asp Leave
• http://www.opm.gov/oca/leave/index.asp Life Insurance
• http://www.opm.gov/insure/life/index.asp Long Term Care Insurance
• http://www.ltcfeds.com Retirement Program
• https://www.

opm.gov/retirement-services/ 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. Applicants for this position may be evalued in multiple stages. The first stage is an evaluion of your responses to the online multiple-choice questionnaire assessing your experience, educion, and/or training reled to the competencies below: Knowledge of observional astronomy and SMA operions to plan, execute, and independently opere the array for routine programs. Knowledge of supervisory principles, performance management, and training methodologies. Comprehensive knowledge of training programs, safety compliance requirements, and technical documention standards to maintain operional continuity and proficiency. Ability to communice technical informion effectively, contributing to documention, scientific reports, and assisting with user inquiries. Applicants who meet the minimum qualificion requirements placed into one of three quality cegories based on their responses to the job-reled assessment and the extent to which their experience demonstres the competencies required for the position: Best Cegory

• 95-100
  Better Cegory
• 85-94.99
  Good Cegory
• 70-84.

99 This cegory ring process does not add veterans' preference points or apply the rule of three but protects the rights of veterans by placing preference eligibles ahead of non-preference eligibles within each cegory. A selecting official may make selections from the highest quality cegory provided no preference eligible in th cegory is passed over to select a non-preference eligible unless the requirements of 5 U.S.C. 3317(b) or 3318(b) are sisfied. Preference eligibles who meet minimum qualificion requirements and who have a compensable service-connected disability of least 10 percent must be listed in the highest quality cegory, except when the position being filled is scientific or professional the GS-9 grade level or higher. Applicants who do not submit a resume in USAJOBS and complete all required assessment questions will not be Your resume and supporting documention compared to your responses to the occupional questionnaire for consistency. If a determinion is made th your self-assessment is not supported by your resume, your ring may be adjusted to reflect documented experience. Your resume should clearly describe how your educion and experience rele to the duties and qualificion requirements of this position. You may preview questions for this vacancy. 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 . The Smithsonian offers a comprehensive benefits package th includes, in part, vacion and sick leave, holidays, health/life insurance, accident insurance, and excellent retirement program options.

Please see Benefits https:

//www.si.edu/OHR/benefits for a complete description. Flexible Spending Accounts

• https://www.fsafeds.com/ Health Insurance
• http://www.opm.gov/insure/health/index.asp Leave
• http://www.opm.gov/oca/leave/index.asp Life Insurance
• http://www.opm.gov/insure/life/index.asp Long Term Care Insurance
• http://www.ltcfeds.com Retirement Program
• https://www.opm.gov/retirement-services/ 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 Resume
• Your resume can be uploaded and tached to your applicion or creed using the USA Jobs on-line resume builder.

Ensure your resume contains the job title (including the occupional series and grade if it is Federal), job-reled qualificions, starting and ending des (month and year), and hours worked per week, for each employment period. It is your responsibility to ensure all informion is submitted. Failure to include this informion may result in disqualificion for the position. For assistance with creing a resume, please click USAJOBS Help Center

• How do I write a resume for a federal job? Proof of Veteran's Preference
• DD214 (Member 4 Copy) , if you are a veteran.

Additionally, applicants claiming 10-point preference must complete Standard Form (SF) 15, Applicion for 10-Point Veteran Preference, as well as additional documention required by the SF-15, such as a VA letter. Unofficial school transcripts, if the position has an educion requirement or if you are using educion to qualify. If selected for the position, you must provide an official transcript before appointment. Proof of U.S. accredition for foreign study, if applicable. 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. 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 Click on the "Apply Online" button on the upper right side of the page.

Please Note:

You must apply for this position online through the 'Apply Online' button and submit required supplemental documents (if they are relevant to you). Your resume must be no more than two (2) pages. You may submit required documents by uploading them online during the applicion process. The complete applicion package, including any required documents, is due in the SAO Office of Human Resources on the closing de of the announcement by 11:59 PM Eastern Time. If you are unable to apply online, paper applicions may be accepted with prior approval of the Contact Person listed below. Agency contact informion Stephanie Javier Phone 617-495-7074 stephanie.javier@sao.si.edu Address

SMITHSONIAN 160

Concord Ave Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138 United Stes Next steps At the end of the applicion process you able to cree and save a PDF file th contains your responses to the assessment questions. You may save this file as receipt of your applicion. The Smithsonian receives many applicions for each job. Each applicion is reviewed carefully which may take a few weeks. We will send you an e-mail to upde you as we go through phases of the applicion review process. You may also check your applicion stus by logging into www.usajobs.gov and selecting the tab "My USAJOBS;" e-mailing vacancy.info@si.edu; or by contacting the Office of Human Resources Representive listed. 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 Resume

• Your resume can be uploaded and tached to your applicion or creed using the USA Jobs on-line resume builder.

Ensure your resume contains the job title (including the occupional series and grade if it is Federal), job-reled qualificions, starting and ending des (month and year), and hours worked per week, for each employment period. It is your responsibility to ensure all informion is submitted. Failure to include this informion may result in disqualificion for the position. For assistance with creing a resume, please click USAJOBS Help Center

• How do I write a resume for a federal job? Proof of Veteran's Preference
• DD214 (Member 4 Copy) , if you are a veteran.

Additionally, applicants claiming 10-point preference must complete Standard Form (SF) 15, Applicion for 10-Point Veteran Preference, as well as additional documention required by the SF-15, such as a VA letter. Unofficial school transcripts, if the position has an educion requirement or if you are using educion to qualify. If selected for the position, you must provide an official transcript before appointment. Proof of U.S. accredition for foreign study, if applicable. 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. 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 Click on the "Apply Online" button on the upper right side of the page.

Please Note:

You must apply for this position online through the 'Apply Online' button and submit required supplemental documents (if they are relevant to you). Your resume must be no more than two (2) pages. You may submit required documents by uploading them online during the applicion process. The complete applicion package, including any required documents, is due in the SAO Office of Human Resources on the closing de of the announcement by 11:59 PM Eastern Time. If you are unable to apply online, paper applicions may be accepted with prior approval of the Contact Person listed below. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Stephanie Javier Phone 617-495-7074 stephanie.javier@sao.si.edu Address

SMITHSONIAN 160

Concord Ave Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138 United Stes Next steps At the end of the applicion process you able to cree and save a PDF file th contains your responses to the assessment questions. You may save this file as receipt of your applicion. The Smithsonian receives many applicions for each job. Each applicion is reviewed carefully which may take a few weeks. We will send you an e-mail to upde you as we go through phases of the applicion review process. You may also check your applicion stus by logging into www.usajobs.gov and selecting the tab "My USAJOBS;" e-mailing vacancy.info@si.edu; or by contacting the Office of Human Resources Representive listed. 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 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: SMA Base Camp Hilo, HI 1 vacancy No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $64,438

• $83,774 per year Salary reflects base pay. Night differential, hazard pay, and Sunday premium pay may apply for scheduled evening, overnight, or Sunday observing work. Pay scale & grade GS 09 Promotion potential 09 Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time
• Full-time
• This position supports ongoing scientific observing operions.

Work is performed on a roting schedule th includes evenings, overnight shifts, weekends, and holidays as required by observing assignments and operional needs. Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series Supervisory stus Yes Federal service type This job is in the Competitive Service Represented by a union No Drug test No Security clearance Not Required Position sensitivity and risk Jobs require a and some require a . The type depends on the job. Background check type Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number 26-124 Control number 885739500