INTERDISCIPLINARY PHYSICAL SCIENTIST/OCEANOGRAPHER

Administrative travel may be required for project coordination, meetings or scientific conferences.

Incumbent is sometimes required to work over the side or over the stern of a ship launching oceanographic equipment under sometimes hazardous conditions when aboard ship.

Work requires some physical exertion, such as long periods of standing, walking over rough, uneven, or rocky surfaces; recurring bending, crouching, stooping, stretching, reaching, or similar activities.

May spend as much as 50% of time aboard Navy survey vessels, requiring strenuous physical exertion. Will be required to work outside in adverse weather conditions during at-sea assignments. Field survey duty consists of rigorous demands, including extensive climbing of ladders, occasional moderate to heavy lifting, and the ability to maintain balance on an unsteady platform for days at a time. Cannot be seriously prone to motion sickness.

Non-survey duties are primarily sedentary and performed in an office environment.

This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.

Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement.

A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments.

Only Military Spouse Preference/PPP applicants currently occupying positions for which a comprehensive training plan has been developed and authorized are entitled to exercise their priority status for this announcement. The most common formal training positions are apprentices, formal interns, and scientist and engineering interns. Upward Mobility Positions that have equivalent training plans are also included when the positions have been pre-identified in an Affirmative Action or similar plan. You must provide documentation supporting you are in a formal training plan (e.g., SF50 and official signed training agreement between you and your command).

Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.

Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf

Veteran's preference does not apply when selecting individuals under the specific hiring authority addressed in the Summary section of this announcement. However, if you claim veteran's preference, you will be required to submit supporting documentation with your application as described in the Required Documents section below.