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style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;
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0, 0); background: transparent;">Physical Scientist</span></p>
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color: rgb(133, 0, 0); background: transparent;">Department
Of Commerce</span></p>
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background: transparent;">Agency:</strong><span
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color: rgb(133, 0, 0); background: transparent;">National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration</span></p>
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vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 12px; background:
transparent;">Job Announcement Number:</strong><span
class="info" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px;
border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 12px;
color: rgb(133, 0, 0); background: transparent;">PH-15-RCS-1333676</span></p>
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break-word; background: transparent;">$89,580.00 to
$137,613.00 / Per Year</span></td>
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baseline; font-size: 1em; display: inline-block;
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normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal;
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Verdana, Arial, Geneva, san-serif; background:
transparent;">Monday, March 2, 2015 to Friday, March
13, 2015</span></td>
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transparent;"><span class="info" style="margin: 0px 0px
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break-word; background: transparent;">ZP-1301-04</span></td>
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<h3 style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px; border:
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transparent;">POSITION INFORMATION:</h3>
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transparent;"><span class="info" style="margin: 0px 0px
0px 10px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align:
baseline; font-size: 1em; display: inline-block;
width: 400px; color: rgb(69, 68, 66); font-style:
normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal;
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transparent;">Full Time - Permanent</span></td>
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transparent;">
<h3 style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px; border:
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transparent;">PROMOTION POTENTIAL:</h3>
<span class="info" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px;
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<h3 style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px; border:
0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 1.083em;
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transparent;">DUTY LOCATIONS:</h3>
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transparent;"><span class="info" style="margin: 0px 0px
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baseline; font-size: 1em; display: inline-block;
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normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal;
font-stretch: normal; line-height: 1.5em; font-family:
Verdana, Arial, Geneva, san-serif; background:
transparent;">1 vacancy in the following location:<br>
Boulder, CO<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a
class="openMap"
href="https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/395622100#"
onclick="getMapCoordinates('40.01574','-105.27924','Physical
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Map</a><br>
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<h3 style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px; border:
0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 1.083em;
color: rgb(0, 109, 168); font-weight: bold;
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display: inline-block; width: 220px; background:
transparent;">WHO MAY APPLY:</h3>
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<td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;
vertical-align: top; font-size: 12px; background:
transparent;"><span class="info noUSAJobsCSS"
style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; border:
0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 1em;
display: inline-block; width: 400px; color: rgb(69,
68, 66); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;
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line-height: 1.5em; font-family: Verdana, Arial,
Geneva, san-serif; background: transparent;">US
Citizens and Status Candidates</span></td>
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<h3 style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px; border:
0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 1.083em;
color: rgb(0, 109, 168); font-weight: bold;
font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;
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font-family: Verdana, Arial, Geneva, san-serif;
display: inline-block; width: 220px; background:
transparent;">SECURITY CLEARANCE:</h3>
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transparent;"><span class="info noUSAJobsCSS"
style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; border:
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display: inline-block; width: 400px; color: rgb(69,
68, 66); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;
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<h3 style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px; border:
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transparent;"><span class="info noUSAJobsCSS"
style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; border:
0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 1em;
display: inline-block; width: 400px; color: rgb(69,
68, 66); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;
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<h3 style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;
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1.385em; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Geneva, san-serif;
background: transparent;">JOB SUMMARY:</h3>
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<p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 1em; color: rgb(69, 68,
66); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight:
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font-family: Verdana, Arial, Geneva, san-serif; background:
transparent;" align="center"><b style="margin: 0px; padding:
0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-size:
12px; background: transparent;"><font style="margin: 0px;
padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;
font-size: 12px; background: transparent;"
face="Verdana" size="2">Science, Service, and
Stewardship </font></b></p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 1em; color: rgb(69, 68,
66); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight:
normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 1.5em;
font-family: Verdana, Arial, Geneva, san-serif; background:
transparent;"><font style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;
border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 12px;
background: transparent;" face="Verdana" size="2">This
position is located in the,</font></p>
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vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 12px; background:
transparent;" face="Verdana" size="2">
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 1em; color: rgb(69,
68, 66); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;
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1.5em; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Geneva, san-serif;
background: transparent;"> </p>
</font>
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vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 1em; color: rgb(69, 68,
66); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight:
normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 1.5em;
font-family: Verdana, Arial, Geneva, san-serif; background:
transparent;"><font style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;
border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 12px;
background: transparent;" face="Verdana" size="2"><strong
style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 12px; background:
transparent;"><font style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;
border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-size:
12px; background: transparent;" color="#ff0000">Oceanic
and Atmospheric Research<span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></font><font
style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 12px; background:
transparent;" color="#ff0000">Division</font></strong> of
the National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration.</font></p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 1em; color: rgb(69, 68,
66); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight:
normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 1.5em;
font-family: Verdana, Arial, Geneva, san-serif; background:
transparent;"><font style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;
border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 12px;
background: transparent;" face="Verdana" size="2"><b
style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 12px; background:
transparent;">Who May Apply:<span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b> U.S.
Citizens and Nationals, and merit promotion candidates.</font></p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 1em; color: rgb(69, 68,
66); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight:
normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 1.5em;
font-family: Verdana, Arial, Geneva, san-serif; background:
transparent;"><font style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;
border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 12px;
background: transparent;" face="Verdana" size="2">You are
eligible under merit promotion procedures, if you meet one
of the following criteria: </font></p>
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vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 1em; color: rgb(69, 68,
66); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight:
normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 1.5em;
font-family: Verdana, Arial, Geneva, san-serif; background:
transparent;"><font style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;
border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 12px;
background: transparent;" face="Verdana" size="2">•
Federal employees with career or career-conditional
appointments in the competitive service.</font></p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 1em; color: rgb(69, 68,
66); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight:
normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 1.5em;
font-family: Verdana, Arial, Geneva, san-serif; background:
transparent;"><font style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;
border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 12px;
background: transparent;" face="Verdana" size="2">•
Federal employees with career or career-conditional
appointment in the excepted service and under an
Interchange Agreement.</font></p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 1em; color: rgb(69, 68,
66); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight:
normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 1.5em;
font-family: Verdana, Arial, Geneva, san-serif; background:
transparent;"><font style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;
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background: transparent;" face="Verdana" size="2">• Former
Federal status employees with reinstatement eligibility
based on previous Federal service.</font></p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 1em; color: rgb(69, 68,
66); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight:
normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 1.5em;
font-family: Verdana, Arial, Geneva, san-serif; background:
transparent;"><font style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;
border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 12px;
background: transparent;" face="Verdana" size="2">•
Displaced Federal employees requesting special priority
selection consideration under the Career Transition
Assistance Plan (CTAP) and the Interagency Career
Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP).</font></p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 1em; color: rgb(69, 68,
66); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight:
normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 1.5em;
font-family: Verdana, Arial, Geneva, san-serif; background:
transparent;"><font style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;
border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 12px;
background: transparent;" face="Verdana" size="2">•
Veterans eligible for the Veterans Employment
Opportunities Act (VEOA), who are preference eligible or
who have been separated under honorable conditions after 3
years or more of continuous service.</font></p>
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vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 1em; color: rgb(69, 68,
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transparent;"><font style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;
border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 12px;
background: transparent;" face="Verdana" size="2">•
Individuals with disabilities under Schedule A hiring
authority - Refer to "Other Information" section for
eligibility details. </font></p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 1em; color: rgb(69, 68,
66); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight:
normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 1.5em;
font-family: Verdana, Arial, Geneva, san-serif; background:
transparent;"><font style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;
border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 12px;
background: transparent;" face="Verdana" size="2">•
Applicants entitled to non-competitive appointment
authorities or special hiring authorities, e.g., Peace
Corps; Americorps VISTA, Boren Fellows; military spouse
preference; and applicants who previously held, or
currently hold, this grade with the same promotion
potential of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><font
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class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>(SF-50(s) must
show proof of this), etc.</font></p>
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vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 1em; color: rgb(69, 68,
66); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight:
normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 1.5em;
font-family: Verdana, Arial, Geneva, san-serif; background:
transparent;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;
border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-size: small;
color: rgb(69, 68, 66); font-family: Verdana; background:
transparent;">Additional vacancies may be filled through
this vacancy announcement if they become available.</span></p>
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109, 168); font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;
font-variant: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height:
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background: transparent;">TRAVEL REQUIRED</h3>
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background: transparent;">
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0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 1em; color:
rgb(69, 68, 66); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;
font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height:
1.333em; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Geneva, san-serif;
background: transparent;">Occasional Travel</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 2px 30px; padding: 0px; border:
0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 1em; color:
rgb(69, 68, 66); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;
font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height:
1.333em; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Geneva, san-serif;
background: transparent;">Approx. 15% foreign and domestic
travel may be required</li>
</ul>
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font-size: 12px; background: transparent;">
<h3 style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 1.083em; color: rgb(0,
109, 168); font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;
font-variant: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height:
1.385em; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Geneva, san-serif;
background: transparent;">RELOCATION AUTHORIZED</h3>
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vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 12px; list-style: disc;
background: transparent;">
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 2px 30px; padding: 0px; border:
0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 1em; color:
rgb(69, 68, 66); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;
font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height:
1.333em; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Geneva, san-serif;
background: transparent;">No</li>
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12px; background: transparent;">
<h3 style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 1.083em; color: rgb(0,
109, 168); font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;
font-variant: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height:
1.385em; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Geneva, san-serif;
background: transparent;">KEY REQUIREMENTS</h3>
<ul style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 12px; list-style: disc;
background: transparent;">
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 2px 30px; padding: 0px; border:
0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 1em; color:
rgb(69, 68, 66); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;
font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height:
1.333em; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Geneva, san-serif;
background: transparent;">You must be a U.S. citizen or
national.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 2px 30px; padding: 0px; border:
0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 1em; color:
rgb(69, 68, 66); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;
font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height:
1.333em; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Geneva, san-serif;
background: transparent;">Males born after 12/31/59 must be
registered for selective service.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 2px 30px; padding: 0px; border:
0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 1em; color:
rgb(69, 68, 66); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;
font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height:
1.333em; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Geneva, san-serif;
background: transparent;">Resume and supporting documents
(See How To Apply section).</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 2px 30px; padding: 0px; border:
0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 1em; color:
rgb(69, 68, 66); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;
font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height:
1.333em; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Geneva, san-serif;
background: transparent;">Required to pass background
investigation and fingerprint check</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 2px 30px; padding: 0px; border:
0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 1em; color:
rgb(69, 68, 66); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;
font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height:
1.333em; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Geneva, san-serif;
background: transparent;">A three-year probationary/trial
period may be required.</li>
</ul>
</div>
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border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 12px; color:
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font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal;
letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 15.996000289917px; orphans:
auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;
white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;
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border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-style: solid;
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baseline; font-size: 1.083em; color: rgb(0, 109, 168);
font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;
font-stretch: normal; line-height: 1.385em; font-family:
Verdana, Arial, Geneva, san-serif; background: transparent;">DUTIES:</h3>
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font-size: 0.917em; display: inline-block; color: rgb(0, 109,
168); text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; font-variant:
normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height:
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position: relative; top: -22px; float: right; background:
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border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 12px;
background: transparent;">
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 1em; color: rgb(69, 68,
66); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight:
normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 1.5em; font-family:
Verdana, Arial, Geneva, san-serif; background: transparent;"><b
style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 12px; background:
transparent;"><font style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;
border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 12px;
background: transparent;" face="Verdana" size="2">Duties
include but are not limited to the following:</font></b></p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 1em; color: rgb(69, 68,
66); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight:
normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 1.5em; font-family:
Verdana, Arial, Geneva, san-serif; background: transparent;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 1em; color: rgb(69, 68,
66); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight:
normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 1.5em; font-family:
Verdana, Arial, Geneva, san-serif; background: transparent;">Leading
the research for NOAA related to Global Navigation Satellite
Systems (GNSS) Radio Occultation (RO) used by the National
Weather Service (NWS) and other parts of NOAA as input to
weather forecast models.</p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 1em; color: rgb(69, 68,
66); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight:
normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 1.5em; font-family:
Verdana, Arial, Geneva, san-serif; background: transparent;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 1em; color: rgb(69, 68,
66); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight:
normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 1.5em; font-family:
Verdana, Arial, Geneva, san-serif; background: transparent;">Conducting
Observing System Experiments (OSEs) and Observing System
Simulation Experiments (OSSEs) to guide government decision
makers on investments in existing and future observation
systems.</p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 1em; color: rgb(69, 68,
66); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight:
normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 1.5em; font-family:
Verdana, Arial, Geneva, san-serif; background: transparent;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 1em; color: rgb(69, 68,
66); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight:
normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 1.5em; font-family:
Verdana, Arial, Geneva, san-serif; background: transparent;">Providing
scientific leadership for the Global Observing Systems
Analysis, (GOSA Group), finding funding to keep the research
going, and serving on and participating in scientific
meetings/organizations to stay abreast of the RO science.</p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 1em; color: rgb(69, 68,
66); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight:
normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 1.5em; font-family:
Verdana, Arial, Geneva, san-serif; background: transparent;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 1em; color: rgb(69, 68,
66); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight:
normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 1.5em; font-family:
Verdana, Arial, Geneva, san-serif; background: transparent;">Conducting
research and supporting the Global Positioning System (GPS)
ground based observing system developed at Global Systems
Division, (GSD), that provides low-cost, high-accuracy data
under all weather conditions.</p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 1em; color: rgb(69, 68,
66); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight:
normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 1.5em; font-family:
Verdana, Arial, Geneva, san-serif; background: transparent;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 1em; color: rgb(69, 68,
66); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight:
normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 1.5em; font-family:
Verdana, Arial, Geneva, san-serif; background: transparent;">Conducting
science to improve weather forecast models using RO technology
and data</p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 1em; color: rgb(69, 68,
66); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight:
normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 1.5em; font-family:
Verdana, Arial, Geneva, san-serif; background: transparent;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 1em; color: rgb(69, 68,
66); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight:
normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 1.5em; font-family:
Verdana, Arial, Geneva, san-serif; background: transparent;">Publishing
results</p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 1em; color: rgb(69, 68,
66); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight:
normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 1.5em; font-family:
Verdana, Arial, Geneva, san-serif; background: transparent;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 1em; color: rgb(69, 68,
66); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight:
normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 1.5em; font-family:
Verdana, Arial, Geneva, san-serif; background: transparent;">Providing
leadership within NOAA/OAR to determine priorities and
analysis of OSE/OSSE assessments.</p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 1em; color: rgb(69, 68,
66); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight:
normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 1.5em; font-family:
Verdana, Arial, Geneva, san-serif; background: transparent;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 1em; color: rgb(69, 68,
66); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight:
normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 1.5em; font-family:
Verdana, Arial, Geneva, san-serif; background: transparent;">Managing
the GOSA group, Leading federal and non-federal employees</p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 1em; color: rgb(69, 68,
66); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight:
normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 1.5em; font-family:
Verdana, Arial, Geneva, san-serif; background: transparent;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 1em; color: rgb(69, 68,
66); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight:
normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 1.5em; font-family:
Verdana, Arial, Geneva, san-serif; background: transparent;">Exploring
new uses of the technology to improve forecasts and
situational awareness for forecasters.</p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 1em; color: rgb(69, 68,
66); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight:
normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 1.5em; font-family:
Verdana, Arial, Geneva, san-serif; background: transparent;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 1em; color: rgb(69, 68,
66); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight:
normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 1.5em; font-family:
Verdana, Arial, Geneva, san-serif; background: transparent;"> </p>
</div>
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12px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Geneva,
san-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight:
normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 15.996000289917px;
orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform:
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baseline; font-size: 1.083em; color: rgb(0, 109, 168);
font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;
font-stretch: normal; line-height: 1.385em; font-family:
Verdana, Arial, Geneva, san-serif; background: transparent;">QUALIFICATIONS
REQUIRED:</h3>
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font-size: 0.917em; display: inline-block; color: rgb(0, 109,
168); text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; font-variant:
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background: transparent;">
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vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 1em; color: rgb(69, 68,
66); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight:
normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 1.5em; font-family:
Verdana, Arial, Geneva, san-serif; background: transparent;"><font
style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 12px; background:
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style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 12px; background:
transparent;" color="#000000">In order to qualify for this
position you must meet both the basic education
requirement and the specialized experience requirement</font>:</font></p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 1em; color: rgb(69, 68,
66); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight:
normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 1.5em; font-family:
Verdana, Arial, Geneva, san-serif; background: transparent;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 1em; color: rgb(69, 68,
66); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight:
normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 1.5em; font-family:
Verdana, Arial, Geneva, san-serif; background: transparent;"><font
style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 12px; background:
transparent;" color="#ff0030" face="Verdana"><strong
style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 12px; background:
transparent;">Basic Education Requirement:</strong></font></p>
<font style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 12px; background:
transparent;" face="Verdana" size="2">
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 1em; color: rgb(69, 68,
66); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight:
normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 1.5em;
font-family: Verdana, Arial, Geneva, san-serif; background:
transparent;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 1em; color: rgb(69, 68,
66); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight:
normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 1.5em;
font-family: Verdana, Arial, Geneva, san-serif; background:
transparent;">You must possess a Bachelor's or higher degree
in physical science, engineering, or mathematics that
included 24 semester hours in physical science and/or
related engineering science such as mechanics, dynamics,
properties of materials, and electronics.</p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 1em; color: rgb(69, 68,
66); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight:
normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 1.5em;
font-family: Verdana, Arial, Geneva, san-serif; background:
transparent;" align="center"><strong style="margin: 0px;
padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;
font-size: 12px; background: transparent;">OR</strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 1em; color: rgb(69, 68,
66); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight:
normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 1.5em;
font-family: Verdana, Arial, Geneva, san-serif; background:
transparent;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 1em; color: rgb(69, 68,
66); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight:
normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 1.5em;
font-family: Verdana, Arial, Geneva, san-serif; background:
transparent;">Possess a combination of education and
experience. This includes education equivalent to one of the
majors shown in A above that included at least 24 semester
hours in physical science and/or related engineering
science, plus appropriate experience or additional
education.</p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 1em; color: rgb(69, 68,
66); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight:
normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 1.5em;
font-family: Verdana, Arial, Geneva, san-serif; background:
transparent;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;
border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 12px;
background: transparent;"><font style="margin: 0px;
padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;
font-size: 12px; background: transparent;"
color="#ff0000">Specialized Experience</font></strong>: </p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 1em; color: rgb(69, 68,
66); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight:
normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 1.5em;
font-family: Verdana, Arial, Geneva, san-serif; background:
transparent;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 1em; color: rgb(69, 68,
66); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight:
normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 1.5em;
font-family: Verdana, Arial, Geneva, san-serif; background:
transparent;">You must possess a minimum of one year of
specialized experience, equivalent to the ZP-03, GS-13 or
equivalent pay band level in the Federal service leading and
evaluating research techniques and funding requests related
to Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) Radio
Occultation (RO) as input to weather forecast models; expert
scientific knowledge of GNSS-RO and Ground Based GPS
theories, concepts, principles and applications; conducting
Observing System Experiments (OSEs) and Observing System
Simulation Experiments (OSSEs) to guide decision makers on
investments in existing and future observation systems;
experience in atmospheric sciences/forecasting; experience
with program/project management including budgeting,
scheduling and leading a team or staff; communicating and
collaborating on atmospheric science/forecasting issues with
a variety of audiences; experience in communicating
technical information effectively; and conducting and
publishing original research in scientific peer reviewed
journals.</p>
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vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 1em; color: rgb(69, 68,
66); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight:
normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 1.5em; font-family:
Verdana, Arial, Geneva, san-serif; background: transparent;"><font
style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 12px; background:
transparent;" face="Verdana" size="2"><br>
</font><font style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 12px; background:
transparent;" face="Verdana" size="2"><font style="margin:
0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;
font-size: 12px; background: transparent;"><strong
style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 12px; background:
transparent;"><font style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;
border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-size:
12px; background: transparent;" color="#ff0000">Experience</font></strong><span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>refers to paid and
unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through </font>National
Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other
organizations (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. You will receive credit for all
qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.</font></p>
<br>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 1em; color: rgb(69, 68,
66); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight:
normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 1.5em; font-family:
Verdana, Arial, Geneva, san-serif; background: transparent;"><font
style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 12px; background:
transparent;" face="Verdana" size="2"><b style="margin: 0px;
padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;
font-size: 12px; background: transparent;">ARE YOU USING
YOUR EDUCATION TO QUALIFY?</b> You MUST provide
transcripts or other documentation to support your
educational claims. Unless otherwise stated: (1) unofficial
transcripts are acceptable, or (2) you may submit a list
with all of your courses, grades, semester, year, and credit
for the course. All materials must be submitted<font
style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 12px; background:
transparent;" color="#ff0000"><span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></font>by 11:59
p.m. EST on the closing date of the announcement. <span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>
<b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 12px; background:
transparent;"><br>
</b></font></p>
<div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(69, 68,
66); background: transparent;"><font style="margin: 0px;
padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;
font-size: 12px; background: transparent;" face="Verdana"
size="2"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 12px; background:
transparent;">SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOREIGN EDUCATION: </b>If
you are using education completed in foreign colleges or
universities to meet the qualification requirements, you
must show that the education credentials have been evaluated
by a private organization that specializes in interpretation
of foreign education programs and such education has been
deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S.
education program; or full credit has been given for the
courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For
further information, visit: <a
href="http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html"
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rgb(0, 109, 168); text-decoration: none; font-style:
normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal;
font-stretch: normal; line-height: 19.5px; font-family:
Verdana, Arial, Geneva, san-serif; display: inline-block;
outline: invert none 0px; background-image: initial;
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none 0px; background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll
transparent;">http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html</font></a><br>
<b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 12px; background:
transparent;">Translated transcripts are required.</b><br>
</font></div>
<span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 12px; background:
transparent;">Only education/experience obtained by 11:59 p.m.
EST on the closing date of this announcement will be
considered.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>
<br>
Current and former career and career-conditional Federal
employees must meet the time-in-grade/band requirement of 52
weeks at the next lower grade. Applicants must meet all the
eligibility requirements (e.g.,time-in-grade and qualification
requirements) by the closing date of the announcement.<span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>
<br>
Current career and career-conditional Federal employees must
submit a copy of their most recent SF-50, which shows
competitive service appointment, tenure group, grade, and
salary. If you are applying for a higher grade, please provide
the SF-50 Form which shows the length of time you have been in
the next lower grade level. (NOTE: Federal employee applicants
must submit SF-50s, which demonstrate how they meet all
announcement requirements. Examples of appropriate SF-50s
include promotions, with-in grade/range increases, and SF-50s
one or more years old.)<br>
<br>
You may be required to serve a probationary period of up to
three years.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>
<br>
</span>
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vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 1.083em; color: rgb(0,
109, 168); font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;
font-variant: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height:
1.385em; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Geneva, san-serif;
background: transparent;">HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:</h3>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 1em; color: rgb(69, 68,
66); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight:
normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 1.5em; font-family:
Verdana, Arial, Geneva, san-serif; background: transparent;"><font
style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 12px; background:
transparent;" face="Verdana" size="2">Once the application
process is complete, a review of your resume and supporting
documentation will be made and compared against your
responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine if
you are qualified for this job. </font></p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 1em; color: rgb(69, 68,
66); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight:
normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 1.5em; font-family:
Verdana, Arial, Geneva, san-serif; background: transparent;"><font
style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 12px; background:
transparent;" face="Verdana" size="2"><b style="margin: 0px;
padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;
font-size: 12px; background: transparent;">Applicants
applying under Delegated Examining (all U.S. citizens)
procedures </b>will be rated under NOAA's Category Rating
and Selection Procedures. Your resume and supporting
documentation will be used to determine whether you meet the
job qualifications listed in this announcement. If you meet
the minimum qualifications, your resume and supporting
documentation will be compared to your responses on the
Occupational Questionnaire. If you rate yourself higher than
is supported by your application materials, your score may
be lowered and/or you may be excluded from consideration for
this job. If it is determined you meet minimum qualification
requirements, your application will then be placed in one of
three categories: <b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;
border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 12px;
background: transparent;">Gold, Silver, or Bronze. </b>Within
these categories, applicants eligible for Veterans'
Preference will receive selection priority over non-veteran
preference eligibles. Candidates placed in the
"gold" category will be identified for referral to the
hiring manager for further review and consideration. </font></p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 1em; color: rgb(69, 68,
66); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight:
normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 1.5em; font-family:
Verdana, Arial, Geneva, san-serif; background: transparent;"><font
style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 12px; background:
transparent;" face="Verdana" size="2"><b style="margin: 0px;
padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;
font-size: 12px; background: transparent;">Applicants
applying under merit promotion procedures</b><span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span> will be rated in
accordance with the Merit Staffing plan of NOAA. Your resume
and supporting documentation will be used to determine
whether you meet the job qualifications listed in this
announcement. If you are minimally qualified for this job,
your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to
your responses on the Occupational Questionnaire. If you
rate yourself higher than is supported by your application
materials, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be
excluded from consideration for this job If you are found to
be among the top candidates, you will be referred to the
selecting official for employment consideration. </font></p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 1em; color: rgb(69, 68,
66); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight:
normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 1.5em; font-family:
Verdana, Arial, Geneva, san-serif; background: transparent;"><font
style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 12px; background:
transparent;" face="Verdana" size="2">You will be rated
based on the following knowledges, skills, abilities (KSAs)
or competencies:</font></p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 1em; color: rgb(69, 68,
66); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight:
normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 1.5em; font-family:
Verdana, Arial, Geneva, san-serif; background: transparent;"> </p>
<font style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 12px; background:
transparent;" face="Verdana" size="2"><font style="margin:
0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;
font-size: 12px; background: transparent;" color="#ff0030">
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vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 12px; list-style:
disc; background: transparent;">
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0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 1em; color:
rgb(69, 68, 66); font-style: normal; font-variant:
normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal;
line-height: 1.333em; font-family: Verdana, Arial,
Geneva, san-serif; background: transparent;"><strong
style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 12px; background:
transparent;">Technical Abilities-Satellite Weather
Forecasting</strong></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 2px 30px; padding: 0px; border:
0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 1em; color:
rgb(69, 68, 66); font-style: normal; font-variant:
normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal;
line-height: 1.333em; font-family: Verdana, Arial,
Geneva, san-serif; background: transparent;"><strong
style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 12px; background:
transparent;">Ability to Develop/Evaluate Research
Proposals/Grants</strong></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 2px 30px; padding: 0px; border:
0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 1em; color:
rgb(69, 68, 66); font-style: normal; font-variant:
normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal;
line-height: 1.333em; font-family: Verdana, Arial,
Geneva, san-serif; background: transparent;"><strong
style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 12px; background:
transparent;">Skill in Program/Project Management</strong></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 2px 30px; padding: 0px; border:
0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 1em; color:
rgb(69, 68, 66); font-style: normal; font-variant:
normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal;
line-height: 1.333em; font-family: Verdana, Arial,
Geneva, san-serif; background: transparent;"><strong
style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 12px; background:
transparent;">Ability to Communicate Technical
Information</strong></li>
</ul>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 1em; color: rgb(69,
68, 66); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;
font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height:
1.5em; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Geneva, san-serif;
background: transparent;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 1em; color: rgb(69,
68, 66); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;
font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height:
1.5em; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Geneva, san-serif;
background: transparent;"><font style="margin: 0px;
padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;
font-size: 12px; background: transparent;"
color="#000000" face="Verdana" size="2">In order to be
rated as meeting the minimum qualifications,<span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><strong
style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 12px; background:
transparent;">we must be able to determine from your
application package</strong><span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>that you have
the education and/or specialized or general experience
that is required. Applicants who have qualifying
experience performed on less than a full-time basis must
specify the percentage and length of time spent in
performance of such duties.</font></p>
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