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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/497091700">https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/497091700</a><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#222222"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#046B99">Duties<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#212121">Summary<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#212121">This position is located in the National Weather Service (NWS), National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP), National Hurricane Center (NHC), Tropical Analysis and
Forecast Branch (TAFB) and is for two vacancies located in Miami, FL.<br>
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This position is also announced under vacancy number NWS-NCEP-2018-0062, which is open to status candidates. You must apply to both announcements if you want to be considered for both.<br>
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*A one year probationary period may be required.<br>
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*Payment of relocation expenses <strong><span style="font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif">is not</span></strong> authorized<br>
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*This position <strong><span style="font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif">is</span></strong> in the bargaining unit.<br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif">NOTES:</span></strong><br>
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This Job Opportunity Announcement may be used to fill other Meteorologist, GS-1340-12 positions throughout NOAA. The position must be alike (e.g.: within the same geographic locations, same grade/band and requires the same qualifications and specialized experience
as indicated in this vacancy announcement).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;background:white"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#212121"><a href="https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/497091700#agency-modal-trigger"><b><span style="color:#0071BC;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white">Learn
more about this agency</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#212121">Responsibilities<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#212121">As a Meteorologist, you will perform the following duties:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#212121">Conduct analysis on surface and upper-air weather and on ocean conditions in the tropics.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1;background:white">
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#212121">Interpret geostationary and polar orbiting satellite imagery, use conventional marine observational data sets (ship, buoy, CMAN) and other observational
data (WSR-88D and rawinsondes).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#212121">Interpret Numerical Weather Prediction model guidance (including ensembles) for marine specific parameters (10-m winds, significant wave heights,
swell direction and period).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#212121">• Operate prescribed NHC computer and communication systems use to disseminate warnings and forecasts and impact-based decision support services,
and communicate orally and in writing with partners, coworkers and users.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#212121">Travel Required<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#212121">Occasional travel - 2% of domestic and foreign travel may be required.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#212121">Supervisory status<o:p></o:p></span></h5>
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<span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#212121">No<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#212121">Promotion Potential<o:p></o:p></span></h5>
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<span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#212121">12<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#212121">Who May Apply<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#212121">This job is open to…<o:p></o:p></span></h4>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;background:#DCE4EF"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#212121">* All qualified United States Citizens or Nationals;<br>
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* CTAP/ICTAP eligibles.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:#DCE4EF"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#212121"><a href="javascript:void(0);" id="lnkHiringPaths"><span style="color:#4C2C92">Questions? This job is open to 2 groups.</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#212121"><a href="https://www.usajobs.gov/Search/?j=1340"><span style="color:white">1340 Meteorology</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#212121">College Transcript: </span></strong><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#212121">If you are qualifying based on education,
submit a copy of your college transcript that lists college courses detailing each course by the number and department (i.e., bio 101, math 210, etc.), course title, number of credit hours and grade earned. You must submit evidence that any education completed
in a foreign institution is equivalent to U.S. education standards with your resume. You may submit an unofficial copy of the transcript at the initial phase of the application process. If course content cannot be easily identified from the title of the course
as listed on your transcript, you must submit an official course description from the college/university that reflects the content at the time the course was taken.<br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif">Note: Your college transcript is used to verify successful completion of degree, or college course work. An official college transcript will be required before you can report to duty.</span></strong></b><br>
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Applicants must meet ALL application requirements, to include a complete online resume, by 11:59 p.m. EASTERN TIME (ET) on the closing date of this announcement.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#212121">Qualifications<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;background:white"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#212121">Qualification requirements in the vacancy announcements are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management
(OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook, which contains federal qualification standards. This handbook is available on the Office of Personnel Management's website located at: <a href="http://www.opm.gov/qualifications"><span style="color:#4C2C92">http://www.opm.gov/qualifications</span></a>.<br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif">BASIC REQUIREMENTS:</span></strong> This position requires applicants to meet a Basic Education Requirement in addition to at least one year of specialized experience in order to be found minimally
qualified. You MUST meet one of the following basic education requirements: <br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif">A.</span></strong> <strong><span style="font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif">Degree:</span></strong> meteorology, atmospheric science, or other natural science major that included<br style="box-sizing: inherit">
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#212121">At least 24 semester (36 quarter) hours of credit in meteorology/atmospheric science including a minimum of:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;background:white"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#212121">a. Six semester hours of atmospheric dynamics and thermodynamics;*<br>
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b. Six semester hours of analysis and prediction of weather systems (synoptic/mesoscale);<br>
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c. Three semester hours of physical meteorology; and<br>
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d. Two semester hours of remote sensing of the atmosphere and/or instrumentation.<br>
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2. Six semester hours of physics, with at least one course that includes laboratory sessions.*<br>
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3.Three semester hours of ordinary differential equations.*<br>
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4. At least nine semester hours of course work appropriate for a physical science major in any combination of three or more of the following: physical hydrology, statistics, chemistry, physical oceanography, physical climatology, radiative transfer, aeronomy,
advanced thermodynamics, advanced electricity and magnetism, light and optics, and computer science.<br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif">OR</span></strong><br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif">B. Combination of education and experience:</span></strong> course work as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.<br>
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*<em><span style="font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif">There is a prerequisite or corequisite of calculus for course work in atmospheric dynamics and thermodynamics, physics, and differential equations. Calculus courses must be appropriate for a physical
science major.</span></em><br>
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Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge,
skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. This experience need not have been in the federal government.<br>
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Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through 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.<br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif">To qualify at the GS-12 level:</span></strong><br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif">SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:</span></strong> In addition to meeting the Basic Requirements above, applicants must also possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11
in the Federal service. Specialized experience MUST include all of the following: <br style="box-sizing: inherit">
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#212121">Assisting in the development of tropical and marine analyses;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#212121">Using conventional marine observational data sets and other observation data; and<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#212121">Operating computer and communication systems to prepare and disseminate weather and ocean analyses.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#212121">Education<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#212121">Substitution of education for specialized experience is not applicable to this vacancy.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#212121">Additional information<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#212121">CTAP and ICTAP candidates will be eligible if it is determined that they have exceeded the minimum qualifications for the position by attaining at least a rating of Silver
(Well Qualified). Information about ICTAP eligibility is on the Office of Personnel Management’s Career Transition Resources website at: <a href="http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#4C2C92">Employee
Guide to Career Transition</span></a><br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif">CTAP</span></strong> applicants MUST submit the following documents:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#212121">A copy of your specific RIF notice; notice of proposed removal for failure to relocate; a Certificate of Expected Separation (CES); or certification
that you are in a surplus organization or occupation (this could be a position abolishment letter, a notice eligibility for discontinued service retirement, or similar notice).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#212121">A copy of your SF-50 “Notification of Personnel Action”, noting current position, grade level, and duty location;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#212121">A copy of your latest performance appraisal including your rating; and<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#212121">Any documentation from your agency that shows your current promotion potential.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;background:white"><strong><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#212121">ICTAP</span></strong><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#212121"> applicants
MUST submit the following documents:<br style="box-sizing: inherit">
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#212121">A copy of your RIF separation notice; notice of proposed removal for failure to relocate; notice of disability annuity termination; certification
from your former agency that it cannot place you after your recovery from a compensable injury; or certification from the National Guard Bureau or Military Department that you are eligible for disability retirement;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#212121">A copy of your SF-50 “Notification of Personnel Action” documenting your RIF separation, noting your positions, grade level, and duty location,
and/or Agency certification of inability to place you through RPL, etc;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#212121">A copy of your latest performance appraisal including your rating; and<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#212121">Any documentation from your agency that shows your current promotion potential.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;background:white"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#212121">NOAA participates in e-Verify. E-Verify is an Internet based system operated by the Department of Homeland
Security (DHS) in partnership with the Social Security Administration (SSA) that enables participating employers to electronically verify the employment eligibility of their newly hired employees.<br style="box-sizing: inherit">
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<span style="font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#212121">How You Will Be Evaluated<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#212121">You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#212121">We will review your resume, optional cover letter and supporting documentation to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications for the position. If you meet the minimum
qualifications stated in the vacancy announcement, we will compare your resume, optional cover letter and supporting documentation to your responses on the scored occupational questionnaire (True/False, Yes/No, Multiple Choice questions) and place you in one
of the three pre-defined categories. The categories are “gold”, “silver” and “bronze”. However, your resume or optional cover letter must support your responses to the scored occupational questionnaire, or your score may be lowered. Candidates placed in the
“gold” category will be identified for referral to the hiring manager and may be invited for an interview.<br>
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How you will be evaluated for preference eligibility: Within each category, those entitled to veterans’ preference will be listed at the top of the pre-defined category for which they are placed. Preference eligible with a service-connected disability of 10%
or more will be listed at the top of the highest quality category (gold) depending on the position and grade level of the job. For more information on Category Rating, please go to <a href="http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-authorities/competitive-hiring/#url=Category-Rating"><span style="color:#4C2C92">Category
Rating</span></a><em><span style="font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif">.</span></em><br>
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The scored occupational questionnaire will evaluate you on the following competencies; please do not provide a separate written response:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#212121">Knowledge of the principles, theories, and practices of meteorology including, the dynamics of the atmosphere, marine meteorology, mesoscale
meteorology, weather analysis, and prediction in the tropics.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#212121">Knowledge of observing systems such as Doppler radars, geostationary and polar orbiting satellites, ship and buoy observations and other diagnostic
tools.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#212121">Knowledge of numerical weather prediction model guidance including ensembles and operational wave models.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#212121">Ability to communicate orally and in writing in order to disseminate warnings and forecasts.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>To preview questions please <a href="https://careerconnector.jobs.treas.gov/doc/vacancy/previewVacancyQuestions.hms?orgId=16&jnum=115588" target="_new"><span style="color:#4C2C92">click here</span></a>.</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#212121">Background checks and security clearance<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#212121">Security clearance<o:p></o:p></span></h5>
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<span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#212121"><a href="https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/faq/job-announcement/security-clearances/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#4C2C92">Public Trust - Background Investigation</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#212121">Required Documents<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#212121"><a href="https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/job-announcement/required-documents/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#4C2C92"> Help</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h2 style="margin-top:0in;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#046B99">Required Documents<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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Your resume must indicate your citizenship and if you are registered for Selective Service if you are a male born after 12/31/59. Your resume must include information about your paid and nonpaid work experience related to this position including: job title,
duration of employment (mm/dd/yy – mm/dd/yy), hours per week, duties and accomplishments, salary, and your education. For work in the Federal service, please include the grade level for the position/s. Your resume may be used to validate your responses to
the scored occupational questionnaire.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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must submit a copy of your DD-214 stating disposition of discharge or character of service or other valid proof of eligibility (i.e., statement of service that shows service dates AND character of service). <strong><span style="font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif">If
you are claiming 10-point veterans' preference,</span></strong> you must also submit an SF-15, "Application for 10-Point Veterans' Preference" <strong><span style="font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif">plus the proof required by that form.</span></strong> For
more information on veterans' preference see <a href="http://www.opm.gov/staffingPortal/Vetguide.asp#VeteransEmploymentAct1998"><span style="color:#4C2C92">http://www.opm.gov/staffingPortal/Vetguide.asp#VeteransEmploymentAct1998</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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must submit a statement of discharge/certification of release or an official written document from the armed forces that certifies you are expected to be discharged or released from active duty service in the armed forces under honorable conditions no later
than 120 days from the date the announcement closes. Enlisted Record Briefs and military identification do NOT qualify as official documentation. If the appropriate information is not submitted to confirm the discharge status, dates of service, etc., you will
not be considered for this job opportunity under Veteran Preference procedures. To gain access to your DD-214 online please visit <a href="http://www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records/get-service-records.html"><span style="color:#4C2C92">http://www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records/get-service-records.html</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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applicable (see additional information).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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proof of higher education, you must submit an unofficial transcript or a list of courses that includes the following information: name of accredited institution, grades earned, completion dates, and quarter and semester hours earned. <strong><span style="font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif">Special
Instructions for Foreign Education: </span></strong>Education completed in foreign colleges or universities must be evaluated in terms of equivalency to that acquired in U.S. colleges and universities. Applicants educated in whole or in part in foreign countries
must submit sufficient evidence, including transcripts, to an accredited private organization for an equivalency evaluation of course work and degree. A listing of these accredited organizations can be found on the Department of Education's website. You <strong><span style="font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif">MUST</span></strong> provide
a copy of the letter containing the results of the equivalency evaluation with a course by course listing along with your application. Failure to provide such documentation by the closing date of the announcement will result in lost consideration.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:white">Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide
only the attendance and/or degrees from <a href="http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/" target="_blank"><span style="color:white">schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:white">Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#212121"><a href="https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/job-announcement/benefits/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#4C2C92"> Help</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#212121">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
that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. <a href="https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/benefits/"><span style="color:#4C2C92">Learn more about federal benefits</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#212121"><a href="https://careerconnector.jobs.treas.gov/doc/vacancy/preview!benefits.hms?orgId=16&jnum=115588" target="_blank"><span style="color:#4C2C92">Review our benefits</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:white">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 information
on the specific benefits offered.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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