General Biological Scientist - Washington, United States - US DHS Headquarters

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2 weeks ago

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Description

Duties:

As a General Biological Scientist, GS /14, your typical work assignments may include:

  • Providing authoritative advice concerning scientific concepts, potential threats, and impacts of biological agents and other hazards to senior managers of DHS and other agencies and to representatives of foreign governments and entities.
  • Conducting projects and studies which require analysis of interrelated issues of effectiveness, efficiency, and productivity of substantive missionoriented programs.
  • Developing detailed plans, goals, and objectives for long range implementation and administration of the program, and/or developing criteria for evaluating the effectiveness of the program.
  • Participating as active member or leader of panels, committees, and task forces concerning innovative research and development objectives, international programs and projects, and new and emerging threats and technologies
View common definitions of terms found in this announcement: Common Definitions.


Requirements:


Conditions of Employment:


  • Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
  • You must successfully pass a background investigation.
  • You must submit to a preemployment drug test.
  • You may be required to serve a oneyear probationary period.
  • This position has been designated as SPECIAL-SENSITIVE and requires security clearance at the TOP SECRET level with special access to secret compartmentalized information (SCI).
  • Required to file on a yearly basis form OGE SF 450, Confidential Financial Disclosure Report.
  • You will need to set up direct deposit so we can pay you.
  • This position is nonbargaining.

Qualifications:


Basic requirements for the GS-0401 General Natural Resources Management and Biological Sciences Series**:


  • Degree: biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position.
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Combination of education and experience: Courses equivalent to a major, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.


Specialized Experience:

You qualify for the
GS-13 grade level if you possess one year of specialized experience, equivalent to the
GS-12 grade level in the Federal government, performing duties such as:
You qualify for the
GS-14 grade level if you possess one year of specialized experience, equivalent to the
GS-13 grade level in the Federal government, performing duties such as:
Substitution of education in lieu of specialized experience may not be used for this grade level.

  • All qualifications and eligibility requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.
  • 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.
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Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.


Education:

If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency (a U.S. private organization's interpretation that such education has been deemed at least equivalent to conventional U.S. education programs) with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For more information regarding evaluation of foreign education for federal employment, please visit the U.S. Department of Education webpage on the Recognition of Foreign Qualifications.


Additional information:

The Department of Homeland Security encourages persons with disabilities to apply, to include persons with intellectual, severe physical or psychiatric disabilities, as defined by 5 CFR u), and or Disabled Veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30 percent or more as defined by 5 CFR Veterans, Peace Corps, VISTA volunteers, and persons with disabilities possess a wealth of unique talents, experiences, and competencies that can be invaluable to the DHS mission.

If you are a member of one of these groups, you may not have to compete with the public for federal jobs.

To determine your eligibility for non-competitive appointment and to understand the required documentation, click on the links above or contact the servicing Human Resources Office listed at the bottom o
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