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Research Physiologist
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A Soil or Plant Scientist studies soil composition and nutrition, the impact of soil treatment practices on plant or crop growth, and soil conservation and management methods relevant to farming and forestry.
$83,316 / year median in the U.S.
+5% projected growth
Job Description
Research Physiologist Department of Transportion Federal Aviion Administrion Aviion Safety, CAMI, Aerospace Medical Research Div, Life Sciences Section, AAM-631 Summary The Federal Aviion Administrion¿s Civil Aerospace Medical Institute (CAMI) supports the agency¿s aviion safety mission by executing an aerospace medicine research program. This research program focuses on safety sensitive personnel, airline passenger, and commercial space flight participant health, safety, and performance in current and forecasted future civilian aerospace operions. Learn more about this agency Summary The Federal Aviion Administrion¿s Civil Aerospace Medical Institute (CAMI) supports the agency¿s aviion safety mission by executing an aerospace medicine research program. This research program focuses on safety sensitive personnel, airline passenger, and commercial space flight participant health, safety, and performance in current and forecasted future civilian aerospace operions. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Oklahoma City, OK No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible Yes—Situional telework may be permitted in accordance with agency policy. Relocion expenses reimbursed Yes—
Cappadony@faa.gov Address Federal Aviion Administrion AAC Regional HR Services Branch 6500 S. Macarthur Blvd, HQ Room 155 AHF-S210 Oklahoma City, OK 73169 US Next steps Once we receive your complete applicion, the Human Resources Office will conduct an evaluion of your qualificions. Eligible and qualified candides referred to the hiring manager for considerion. You contacted directly if selected for an interview. For instructions on how to check the stus of your applicion, please go to: USAJOBS Help Guide . Important
Cappadony@faa.gov Address Federal Aviion Administrion AAC Regional HR Services Branch 6500 S. Macarthur Blvd, HQ Room 155 AHF-S210 Oklahoma City, OK 73169 US Next steps Once we receive your complete applicion, the Human Resources Office will conduct an evaluion of your qualificions. Eligible and qualified candides referred to the hiring manager for considerion. You contacted directly if selected for an interview. For instructions on how to check the stus of your applicion, please go to: USAJOBS Help Guide . Important
- Fixed Re PCS
- Permanent Change of Stion (U.S. Citizens)
- In accordance with applicable FAA Travel regulions, a fixed relocion payment of $10,000 paid to new hires to Federal service, former Federal employees (reinstements), and student trainees. A fixed relocion payment of $27,000 paid to current Federal employees. Relocion expenses paid are subject to applicable taxes. Salary $90,547
- $140,335 per year Salary includes locality pay of 17.06% Pay scale & grade FV I Promotion potential NA Learn more about pay scale and grade Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel
- The job may require travel from time-to-time, but not on a regular basis.
AAC-AAM-26-AAM631-99773
Control number 878711200 This job is open to Help Internal to an agency Current federal employees of the hiring agency th posted the job announcement. Clarificion from the agency Open to current permanent FAA employees. Videos Duties Help Researchers conduct aerospace-relevant applied research in the biomedical, biodynamics and survivability/cabin safety sciences. The research physiologist works primarily as an integral member of a multi-disciplinary environmental physiology and civil aerospace medical research team.This team has two goals:
(1) conduct research on environmental factors th may influence human performance, physiology, safety, and health in aviion/aerospace environments in response to stressors such as hypoxia, rapid decompression, and biological/chemical thres to include cabin air quality issues, and (2) develop test procedures to assess environmental hazards and the adequacy of life support systems, medical devices, and other equipment altitude. Incumbent will perform multiple, varying, and complex assignments under the limited direction of a section manager and research team leader. May act as a contributing associe investigor on large work activities or as a principal investigor for single or small work activities. Applies experience and advanced technical knowledge in human physiology, aviion/aerospace physiology, and environmental physiology to accomplish assignments. Also employs technical knowledge of physiological sensor technologies, and skills in experimental set-up, instrumention, and operion and maintenance of complex da acquisition systems to collect, record, and analyze human physiological da. Understands how his/her technical area interacts with or is affected by other disciplines and considers the objectives of the research sponsor when developing research projects addressing diverse, complex problems. Typical assignments include formuling hypotheses; developing and carrying out research plans; determining resource needs; keeping the supervisor informed of general plans and progress; addressing novel and difficult problem requiring modificion of standard methods; analyzing and interpreting results; preparing comprehensive reports of findings; and working with research sponsors to interpret and implement research findings. Defines, plans, and organizes assigned resources to accomplish research projects and achieve research objectives. Alloces resources to accomplish small work-activities within established schedules. Contacts are internal and external. May act as a key technical point of contact for assigned activities. Is primary author or contributes to the preparion of management/technical reports or contractual documents, and may communice the overall results of a project or work activity to FAA management, the aviion and aerospace industries, and other external parties. Work is expected to result in selection to serve on committees and review panels of technical groups and professional organizions; recognition by the scientific community as a significant contributor in epidemiology, public health, or aerospace medicine; and invitions to make presentions to professional societies and others outside the organizion on technical mters; and consultions by agency technical and managerial staff and other researchers who are respected in their fields of study. Uses or adapts guidelines consisting of literure in the fields of human physiology, aviion/aerospace physiology, and environmental physiology; procedures; instructions; or precedents to meet the requirements of the current assignment. May need to deal with situions where the existing literure is of limited usefulness due to contradictions, critical gaps, or limited applicability, or is largely absent because of the novel nure of the work. Provides guidance to lower-level technical staff on how to solve difficult technical issues. Resolves all but unique technical problems without the intervention of management or a more experienced technical specialist. Performs other duties as assigned. Requirements Help Conditions of employment US Citizenship is required. Selective Service Registrion is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Must submit an SF50 (See Required Documents). Designed or Random Drug Testing required. This position has a positive educion requirement. Transcript(s) required. Successful completion of a security investigion may be required. A one-year probionary period may be required. Pre-employment Physical is Required. Please review Required Documents & Additional Informion.Qualificions Basic Requirements:
Degree:
in one of the basic animal sciences or physiology; or a reled discipline or field of science th included least 24 semester hours in the basic animal sciences, of which 10 semester hours were in animal physiology. (transcripts must be submitted)Evaluion of Educion:
Courses such as anomy; cytology; invertebre and vertebre zoology; embryology; entomology; animal, dairy, and poultry husbandry; nutrition; genetics; and physiology may be used to meet the 24-semester-hour requirement in the basic animal sciences. You must submit a transcript of your college coursework by the closing de of the announcement. In addition to the above basic requirements: To qualify the FV-I (FG/GS 13) level , you must demonstre in your applicion you possess one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the FV-H (FG/GS 10-12) level. Specialized experience is experience th has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position.Specialized experience includes:
Conducting research on environmental factors th may influence human performance, physiology, safety, and health in aviion/aerospace environments; developing test procedures to assess environmental hazards and the adequacy of life support systems, medical devices, and other equipment altitude; experience setting up, opering and maintenance of instrumention; experience collecting, recording, and analyzing human physiological da; preparion of technical reports, presentions, and publicions; experience identifying and recommending solutions for complex/difficult problems Applicants should provide examples of Specialized Experience in their Work History AND Quality Ranking Factor (QRF): A well-qualified candide will demonstre all of the following: 1) Experience designing and conducting human physiology, environmental physiology. 2) Exercise science research studies as a lead/lead/principal investigor or as a research team member. 3) Record of communicing scientific findings to the broader research community through research publicions, such as peer-reviewed professional journal articles, monographs, books, reviews, reports, etc.AND Physical Requirements:
You must be able to perform efficiently the essential functions of the position without hazard to yourself or others. Selectee must pass a preemployment physical prior to appointment. Qualificions must be met by the closing de of the announcement. Educion This position has a positive educion requirement: Applicants must submit a copy of their college or university transcripts(s) and certifices by the closing de of announcement to verify qualificions. If selected, an official transcript required prior to appointment. You may upload these documents with your applicion in USAJOBS or fax it to fax number provided in the announcement (please include announcement number on each page). Failure to do so will result in loss of considerion. Schools must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion. Accredition may be verified the following website: www.ed.gov/accredition . Foreign educion must be evalued by a prive professional organizion specializing in interpretion of foreign educion credentials or an accredited U.S. educional institution in terms of equivalence to a degree acquired an American college or university. A copy of the evaluion results must be included, otherwise your foreign educion will not beKSA Informion:
As a part of the Federal-Wide Hiring Reform Initiive (streamlining the hiring process), the FAA is committed to elimining the use of the Knowledge, Skills and Ability (KSA) narrives from the initial applicion in the hiring process for all announcements. Therefore, as an applicant for this announcement, you are not required to provide a narrive response in the text box listed below each KSA. In lieu of providing a KSA narrive response in the text box listed below each KSA, in your work history please include informion th provides specific examples of how you meet the response level or answer you chose for each KSA. Your work history examples should be specific and clearly reflect the highest level of ability. Your KSA answers evalued further to valide whether the level th you selected is approprie based on the work history and experience you provided. Your answers may be adjusted by a Human Resource Specialist as approprie. Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualificion requirements and selective factor(s), if applicable, may be further evalued on the KSA's listed in the announcement. Based on this evaluion, applicants placed in one of the following cegories: score order, cegory grouping, or alphabetical and referred to the selecting official for considerion. Preview job questionnaire Make sure your resume includes detailed informion to support your qualificions and answers to the job questionnaire. Additional informion We may use this vacancy to fill other similar vacant positions. Position may be subject to a background investigion. A one-year probionary period may be required. The person selected for this position may be required to file a financial disclosure stement within 30 days of entry on duty. FAA policy limits certain outside employment and financial investments in aviion-reled companies. www.faa.gov/jobs/workinghere/financial-disclosure-requirements This position is covered by the Department of Transportion's Drug and Alcohol Testing Program. Any applicant tentively selected for this position subject to pre-employment or pre-appointment drug screening. Persons occupying a "testing designed position (TDP)" subject to random drug and/or alcohol testing.Notes:
1) Applicants must apply online to receive considerion for this vacancy announcement. Faxed, mailed or emailed applicions cannot be accepted. Errors or omissions may impact your ring or may result in you not being considered for the job. 2) Some, none, or all candides may be interviewed. 3) This position is covered by the FAA Core Compension plan. Additional informion about core compension is available on the following website: https://www.faa.gov/jobs/working_here/benefits 4) Additional informion regarding living in Oklahoma can be found www.abetterlifeokc.com 5) If eligible, Permanent Change of Stion (PCS) paid in accordance with the Federal Aviion Administrive Travel Policy (FAATP). 6) Selectee must pass a pre-employment physical prior to appointment. 7) To check receipt of emailed documents, please contact Ryan Cappadony ryan.cappadony@faa.gov. This position is eligible but not in a bargaining unit. Links toImportant Informion:
Locality Pay , COLA 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.IMPORTANT
Applicants may be red on the extent and quality of experience, educion, and training relevant to the duties of the position(s). All answers provided in the on-line process must be substantied. Ensure th your applicion package/resume supports your responses. 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 Notificion of Personnel Action (Current SF-50) is required to verify area of considerion. Transcripts are required, please see below. Other supplemental documention accepted in combinion with your on-line applicion and must be uploaded or emailed to 9-AMC-AHF-S210@faa.gov on or before the closing de of this announcement. All submitted documents should reference the announcement number. This position has a positive educion requirement; college transcripts are required for ALL candides newly appointed to the FAA in the 413 series. College transcripts must be submitted from current FAA employees applying for internal vacancies if they have never held a position in the 413 series with the FAA. College transcripts are not required from current FAA employees who are currently occupying a 413 series. If selected, official transcripts are required prior to employment. If you are an FAA employee, you MUST provide a copy of your SF-50 (Notificion of Personnel Action) containing informion in Blocks 15, 17, 18, 19, 22, and 24 so it can be used to verify your position title, series, grade, tenure, and organizion of record by the closing de of the announcement. You may fax your SF-50 or upload it into the on-line applicion. If faxing the SF-50, please ensure you include the vacancy announcement number on the faxed copy. If you are an FAA employee, you can access and print your SF-50 from the eOPF system https://eopf.opm.gov/dot/ . 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 Applicants may be required to complete one or multiple assessments as part of the evaluion process. This assessment aims to evalue the competencies and qualificions essential for the position. You must apply online to receive considerion. Your applicion must be submitted by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on the Close De for it to be accepted. If you are applying for positions associed with FAA registers, your applicion must be submitted the time a referral list is creed in order to receive considerion for positions associed with a register.RESUMES ARE LIMITED TO TWO PAGES. IN DESCRIBING YOUR WORK EXPERIENCE AND/OR EDUCATION, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC AND INCLUDE INFORMATION AS IT RELATES TO THE QUALIFICATIONS AND SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS POSITION.
Please ensure EACH work history includes ALL of the following informion: Job Title (include series and grade if Federal Job) Relevant work experience: should align to the Job Announcement and address all required qualificions and include job title, employer name, start/end des, number of hours worked per week. Educion, certificion or licensure: If required, educion should include school/institution name, completion de, degree type and GPA. Determining length of General or Specialized Experience is dependent on the above informion and failure to provide ALL of this informion may result in a finding of ineligible. You may upload completed documents to your USAJOBS Account. This will provide you the opportunity to utilize the uploaded informion again when applying for future vacancies. Agency contact informion Ryan Cappadony Phone 1 (405) 954-4156 Ryan.Cappadony@faa.gov Address Federal Aviion Administrion AAC Regional HR Services Branch 6500 S. Macarthur Blvd, HQ Room 155 AHF-S210 Oklahoma City, OK 73169 US Next steps Once we receive your complete applicion, the Human Resources Office will conduct an evaluion of your qualificions. Eligible and qualified candides referred to the hiring manager for considerion. You contacted directly if selected for an interview. For instructions on how to check the stus of your applicion, please go to: USAJOBS Help Guide . Important
- If you make any changes to your applicion, you must resubmit it.
RESUMES ARE LIMITED TO TWO PAGES. IN DESCRIBING YOUR WORK EXPERIENCE AND/OR EDUCATION, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC AND INCLUDE INFORMATION AS IT RELATES TO THE QUALIFICATIONS AND SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS POSITION.
Please ensure EACH work history includes ALL of the following informion: Job Title (include series and grade if Federal Job) Relevant work experience: should align to the Job Announcement and address all required qualificions and include job title, employer name, start/end des, number of hours worked per week. Educion, certificion or licensure: If required, educion should include school/institution name, completion de, degree type and GPA. Determining length of General or Specialized Experience is dependent on the above informion and failure to provide ALL of this informion may result in a finding of ineligible. You may upload completed documents to your USAJOBS Account. This will provide you the opportunity to utilize the uploaded informion again when applying for future vacancies. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Ryan Cappadony Phone 1 (405) 954-4156 Ryan.Cappadony@faa.gov Address Federal Aviion Administrion AAC Regional HR Services Branch 6500 S. Macarthur Blvd, HQ Room 155 AHF-S210 Oklahoma City, OK 73169 US Next steps Once we receive your complete applicion, the Human Resources Office will conduct an evaluion of your qualificions. Eligible and qualified candides referred to the hiring manager for considerion. You contacted directly if selected for an interview. For instructions on how to check the stus of your applicion, please go to: USAJOBS Help Guide . Important
- If you make any changes to your applicion, you must resubmit it.
- Fixed Re PCS
- Permanent Change of Stion (U.S. Citizens)
- In accordance with applicable FAA Travel regulions, a fixed relocion payment of $10,000 paid to new hires to Federal service, former Federal employees (reinstements), and student trainees. A fixed relocion payment of $27,000 paid to current Federal employees. Relocion expenses paid are subject to applicable taxes. Salary $90,547
- $140,335 per year Salary includes locality pay of 17.06% Pay scale & grade FV I Promotion potential NA Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel
- The job may require travel from time-to-time, but not on a regular basis.