Job Summary

About the Position: This position is in the Defense Health Agency Public Health, Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG), MD. This is not a virtual/remote position. You must live within or be willing to relocate within a commutable distance of the identified duty location (Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland). Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service. Leave accrual negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service.

Job Description

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education/experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. In order to qualify for a GS-07 position you must have one year of specialized experience which includes: performing chemical analysis; assisting with ordering supplies; and documenting records. OR Education: One full academic year of graduate level education in a field directly related to the work of the position astronomy, physics, geophysics, chemistry, hydrology, health physics, engineering, electronics, geology, oceanography, and metallurgy related to the occupation. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts). OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education (directly related to the occupation) and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of graduate education by 18. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the Federal Service GS-06 In order to qualify for a GS-08 position you must have one year of specialized experience which includes: assisting with analysis to include preparation of a variety of environmental and industrial hygiene samples; evaluating analytical method Quality Control (QC); and reviewing data to include reporting results. OR Education: one and a half years (i.e., 27 semester hours) of graduate level education in a field directly related to the work of the position, such as astronomy, physics, geophysics, chemistry, hydrology, health physics, engineering, electronics, geology, oceanography, and metallurgy. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education (directly related to the occupation) and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of graduate education beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 9. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) In order to qualify for a GS-09 position you must have one year of specialized experience which includes: preparing environmental, clinical, and/or industrial hygiene samples for various toxic contaminants, providing training as required and reviewing completed work for accuracy, and performing qualitative and quantitative tests and analyses. OR Master's or equivalent graduate degree or two (2) full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a degree, such as astronomy, physics, geophysics, chemistry, hydrology, health physics, engineering, electronics, geology, oceanography, and metallurgy.or completion of all requirements for an LL.B or J.D. degree from an accredited college or university (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first year (total semester hours minus 18) by 9. Add the two percentages.to be used to qualify for this position This position will be filled as a GS-07, GS-08 or GS-09, at management's selection. If selected at the developmental GS-07 or GS-08 level, promotion to the next grade will be at management's discretion following time-in-grade requirements, training, performance, and experience.