Research Geophysicist - Albuquerque, United States - Air Force STEM

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Job Overview

This job announcement will be accepting candidate submissions until 03 May 2024. Resume experience must show DD/MMM/YYYY

The Air Force Research Laboratory's Atomic-Long Systems Branch seeks a mid-to-senior career highly motivated, creative, curious, self-starting, polymathic, and experienced professional to work for the US Air Force (USAF) Nuclear Explosion Monitoring (NEM) program.

This position requires collaborative work with NEM managers, scientists, and customers to develop basic and applied research results that will improve operational monitoring capabilities.

This is a high-visibility, multidisciplinary position impacting critical missions across the USAF and Department of Defense (DoD).

This position is expected to be a lateral move for internal AFRL candidates but a pay increase/promotion may be considered depending on a candidate's education and level of experience.

AFRL/RVBN provides basic & applied research that supports significant capability improvements in Air Force nuclear explosion monitoring (NEM) for underground tests.

Position duties include but are not limited to:

Provide technical leadership to determine strategic and tactical program Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E) directions within the US Air Force, AFRL, Space Vehicles (RV) Division, and NEM.

Ensure highest Air Force and national NEM priorities are addressed by the research program, and that potential and expected NEM capability improvements are fully communicated and coordinated with NEM customers.

Assess opportunities for capability improvements from the dynamic state of the art in areas relevant to NEM research, including geophysical sciences, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Deep Learning (DL), and modeling & simulation emerging from the broad academic, industry, and government research communities.

Work with branch level program managers (PMs) to manage contract efforts with academia and industry to ensure program execution.
Advocate for all significant capability improvements through the AFRL chain-of-command and through customer agencies and chains.

Ensure AFRL in-house and external efforts are making substantial improvements that are put to use by Air Force operational customers.

Guide development of new capabilities related to NEM, AI, modeling & simulation, and data sciences.
Plan training and integration projects with interagency partners and stakeholders.
Foster collaboration with DoD partners and stakeholders as well as Dept.

of Energy (DoE) and its National Laboratories, Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), State Dept., and other US and foreign government partner agencies.

Telework

Yes, this position is eligible for telework opportunities; as determined by agency policy

Maximum Telework Flexibilities:
The duty location for this position is listed below, however, this position is eligible for maximum telework flexibilities. Telework options can be negotiated and implemented after entrance on duty.

Kirtland AFB, NM
Remote Work (CONUS)

No, this position is not approved for remote work.
Required Qualifications

US Citizenship
Applicants must currently hold or have the ability to obtain a DoD TS/SCI clearance
Bachelor's degree from an accredited university in science, engineering, or mathematics
Applicants must have at least one year of specialized experience at the next lower grade or equivalent grade level. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position, and that are typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled
Experience in data sciences, AI/Deep Learning & Machine Learning, modeling & simulation, seismology, geo- & space-physics, and/or related research fields applicable to NEM
Demonstrated experience with further advanced research and/or operational monitoring
Strong and effective communication skills, critical thinking skills, and practical problem-solving

Desired Qualifications

3 or more years of experience solving scientific problems by conducting or directing research
Experience in researching new operational monitoring capabilities
Familiarity with broad state-of-the-art in fields related to NEM research
Able to assess likely technical performance of potential research and its likely impacts on the NEM field
Advanced experience or advanced degree equivalent to Masters or Ph.

D in any research fields applicable to NEM, potentially including seismology, data sciences, AI, geo- & space-physics, numerical modeling, etc.

Experience in technical leadership of diverse groups of researchers to tackle multidisciplinary challenges
Ability to recognize significant research opportunities and engage multiple parties in exploring these opportunities

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