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Research
Chemist - Dauphin Island, AL
US Food and Drug
Administration
$64,649
- $100,739 a year - Full-time
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$64,649 - $100,739 a year
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Full-time
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Description
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Summary
This position is located in the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA),Center for Food Safety and
Applied Nutrition (CFSAN),Office of Food Safety (OFS), Division of Seafood
Science and Technology (DSST), Chemical Hazards Science Branch. The incumbent
serves as a Research Chemist, leading and working with a research team, to
investigate chemical contaminants and biological toxins in seafood.
Responsibilities
- Responsibilities
at the GS-11 grade level:
- Investigate
chemical contaminants and biological toxins in seafood.
- Plans and
executes complex chemical studies, adapting, modifying, and improving
approaches to meet specific needs or to resolve problems.
- Performs a
wide range of duties for conducting laboratory experiments in food
safety using diverse microbiological, biological, and chemical assays
for the analysis of microbial pathogens and toxins in foods.
- Writes reports
detailing results and conclusions.
- Responsibilities
at the GS-12 grade level:
- Investigate
chemical contaminants and biological toxins in seafood.
- Identify
appropriate procedures and materials needed for the project by reviewing
literature and obtaining information from seminars and meetings, and
recommendations to the project leader or branch chief for approval and
implementation.
- Performs a
wide range of duties for conducting laboratory experiments in food
safety using diverse microbiological, biological, and chemical assays
for the analysis of microbial pathogens and toxins in foods.
- Writes
reports, makes poster and slide presentations at conferences, writes
manuscripts for publication in peer-reviewed articles in professional
journals.
Travel Required
25% or less - You may be expected to travel for this
position.
Supervisory status
No
Promotion Potential
13
1320 Chemistry
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Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- Citizenship
Requirement: You must be a U.S. Citizen to be considered for this
advertisement unless explicitly stated otherwise.
- Direct
Deposit: You will be required to have all federal salary payments
electronically deposited into a bank account with a financial
institution of your choice.
- Background
Investigation Requirement: All employees must pass a security
investigation. Failing to pass the background check may be grounds for
removal or legal action. If hired, you may be subject to additional
investigations at a later time.
- FDA
participates in e-Verify: All new hires must
complete the I-9 form; this information will be processed through e-Verify to determine your employment eligibility.
If a discrepancy arises, you must take affirmative steps to resolve the
matter.
- Certification
of Accuracy: All information concerning eligibility and qualification
is subject to investigation and verification. False representation may
be grounds for non-consideration, non-selection, or appropriate legal
action.
- You may be
required to serve a one-year probationary period.
Qualifications
The position of Research Chemist
falls under the 1320 occupational series. To qualify for this position at
grade GS-11/12,
you must meet the following:
In order to qualify for this Research Chemist position, GS-1320, you must
meet the following:
Basic Requirement
A. Degree: physical sciences, life
sciences, or engineering that included 30 semester hours in chemistry,
supplemented by course work in mathematics through differential and integral
calculus, and at least 6 semester hours of physics.
OR
B. Combination of education and
experience - course work equivalent to a major as shown in A above, including
at least 30 semester hours in chemistry, supplemented by mathematics through
differential and integral calculus, and at least 6 semester hours of physics,
plus appropriate experience or additional education.
NOTE: Applicants must submit all
relevant transcripts that demonstrate you possess the required education to
meet the Basic Qualifications.
AND
Minimum Qualifications
Specialized Experience. Specialized experience is experience that
equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities
to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in
or related to the work of the position to be filled.
You must possess 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09
grade level in the Federal service that includes experience:
Conducting or reviewing studies concerning chemical and/or physical related
processes. OR
Education: Have 3 years of progressively higher-level graduate
education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral
degree. OR
Combination of Education and Experience: Have a combination of
education and experience: course work equivalent to a major as shown in A
above, including at least 30 semester hours in chemistry, supplemented by
mathematics through differential and integral calculus, and at least 6
semester hours of physics, plus appropriate experience or additional
education. (Applicants must possess a combination of education and experience
such that when the two are combined the total equals 100%.)
To qualify at the GS-12 grade level, you must possess one (1) full year of
specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal
service.
Conducting or reviewing studies concerning chemical and/or physical related
processes; AND
Writing reports that provide recommendations to management on findings or
writing scientific publications.
All qualification requirements must be met by 11:59 pm (Eastern Time) on
09/17/2021. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting
documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your responses
when compared to your background information, you may be deemed ineligible or
your score may be adjusted to more accurately reflect your skills and
abilities. You must continue to meet all requirements through the hiring
process.
You may be asked to provide additional information at a later time. All
interview requests and selection decisions are at the full discretion of the
hiring office.
NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and
appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date . To verify your application is complete, log into
your USAJOBS account, https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login, select the Application
Status link and then select the More Information link
for this position. The Details page will display the status of your
application, the documentation received and processed, and any correspondence
the agency has sent related to this application. Your uploaded documents may
take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT
MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Qualifications are based on
breadth/level of experience. In addition to describing duties performed,
applicants must provide the exact dates of each period of employment (from
MM/YY to MM/YY) and the number of hours worked per week if part time. As
qualification determinations cannot be made when resumes do not include the
required information, failure to provide this information may result in
disqualification. Applicants are encouraged to use the USAJOBS Resume Builder
to develop their federal resume.
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.
Education
TRANSCRIPTS:
Positions which are scientific or technical in nature often have very
specific educational requirements. You must submit an official transcript,
unofficial transcript, or a list including courses, grades earned, completion
dates, and quarter and semester hours earned. If you are using
education completed in foreign colleges or universities, see the Foreign
Education section below for additional requirements.
Pay careful attention to the Qualifications and Education sections to
identify vacancies where a transcript is required. Even if you hold a similar
position or are a current employee, you are not exempt from transcript
requirements.
Electronic Transcript Caution: If you have obtained your
transcripts electronically, the file might contain security measures that
could prevent our application system from reading the file. Therefore, you
should consider asking the institution to provide the file in a non-secured
electronic format. Alternatively, you could scan or take a photo of the
printed copy of the transcript. If your uploaded transcript cannot be read by
our system, you may receive consideration and credit for the information we
can access.
See the Application Manager Documentation for tips on
submitting your paper-based documents.
FOREIGN EDUCATION
Applicants
using part or all of their education
completed outside of the U.S. to meet the qualification requirements
, must have their foreign education
evaluated by an accredited organization to ensure that the foreign education
is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in
the U.S. We will only accept the completed foreign credential evaluation.
To be acceptable, the foreign credential evaluation must include/describe
at a minimum, the following information: (1) The type of education
received by the applicant; (2) The level of education in relation to the U.S.
education system, and state that its comparability recommendations follow the
general guidelines of the International Evaluation Standards Council; (3) The
content of the applicant's educational program earned abroad, and the
standard obtained; (4) The status of the awarding foreign school's
recognition and legitimacy in its home country's education system; and (5)
Any other information of interest such as what the evaluation service did to
obtain this information, the qualifications of the evaluator, and any
indications as to other problems such as forgery.
Note: Some positions require the
completion of specific courses or a specified number of credit hours.
Therefore, the foreign credential evaluation should provide information
similar to that of an official transcript, to include a list of the courses
taken, quarter and/or semester hours awarded, the cumulative grade point
average (GPA), honors received, if any, date degree awarded.
Applicants can request an evaluation from a member organization of one of
the two national associations of credential evaluation services listed below:
- National
Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES)
- Association
of International Credentials Evaluators
(AICE)
Credential evaluations are not free,
and applicants are responsible for the cost of the selected service.
For more information about this requirement, please visit the U.S.
Department of Education website for Foreign Education Evaluation
Additional information
For some advertisements, the Food
& Drug Administration receives hundreds, even thousands, of applications
from job-seekers. Because of this high level of interest in positions with
the FDA, the agency reserves the option of setting an application number
limit.
When an application limit is set, USAJOBS will close the vacancy at 11:59 pm
Eastern Time on either:
(A) the day the limit is reached,
-OR-
(B) the pre-defined closing date of 09/17/2021, whichever comes
first.
If the limit is reached before 11:59 pm ET, all applications in excess of the
limit will continue to be accepted until 11:59 pm ET.
The application limit, if applicable, for this advertisement is: 100
For more information about announcement closing,
see: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/faq/job-announcement/expiration/
Additional Conditions of Employment:
- Pre-employment
physical required: NO
- Drug testing
required: NO
- License
required: NO
- Mobility
agreement required: NO
- Immunization
required: NO
- Bargaining
Unit Position: YES,
3591
- Telework
eligible position: Telework is
at the discretion of the supervisor.
Additional Information:
- Incentives
may be authorized; however, this is contingent upon funds availability. If authorized, certain incentives
will require you to sign a service agreement to remain in the Federal
government for a period of up to 3 years. Note: This statement does not
imply nor guarantee an incentive will be offered and paid. Incentives
include the following: moving expenses, recruitment or relocation
incentive; student loan repayment, superior qualifications appointment,
creditable service for annual leave for prior non-federal work
experience or prior uniformed military service, etc.
- Additional
selections may be made for similar positions across the Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS) within the local commuting area(s) of
the location identified in this announcement. By applying, you
agree to have your application shared with interested selecting
official(s) at HHS. Clearance of CTAP/ICTAP will be applied for similar
positions across HHS.
- If you are
serving, or have served in the last 5 years (from 09/17/2021) as an Executive
Branch political, Schedule C, or Non-career SES appointee, HHS/FDA may
be required to obtain approval by the Office of Personnel Management
(OPM) prior to beginning employment. You can find out if you have held one
of these appointment types by looking at your Standard Form 50s in your
Electronic Official Personnel Folder (eOPF),
in Section 5 where the legal authorities are listed. If you have served
or are currently serving, you must provide a copy of your SF-50,
Notification of Personnel Action, documenting this appointment. In
addition, you will be required to respond to the question in the
assessment and certify your responses to the questionnaire. See Political
Appointee FAQ - OPM for more.
How You Will Be Evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job
based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
This is a direct hire announcement.
Traditional rating and ranking of applications, and veterans' preference does
not apply to this vacancy. We will evaluate you against the basic
qualifications. Qualified applicants will be referred for consideration in
accordance with the Office of Personnel Management direct hire
guidelines. Note: Volunteer experience can also be used as
qualifying experience.
Once the job opportunity announcement closes (at 11:59 pm Eastern Time
on 09/17/2021), a review of your résumé and supporting
documentation will be conducted, the information will be compared against
your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine your eligibilityfor Federal employment, and then whether you
are qualifiedfor this particular position. If,
after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination
is made that you have inflated your responses when compared to your
background information, you may be deemed ineligible.
If you are referred to the hiring manager for consideration, you may be
further evaluated based on an interview; review of requested work samples,
writing samples, most recent performance evaluation(s), or professional
references; or results of an oral presentation or work-related test. Failure
to comply with any of the additional assessment requirements will result in
removal from further consideration. These assessment methods/tools may also
be listed under Key Requirements.
Interagency / Career Transition Assistance Program (I/CTAP):
Well-Qualified is defined as an applicant who meets the qualification
standards and eligibility requirements for the position, including minimum
educational and experience requirements; any medical qualifications and suitability;
is able to perform the essential duties of the position, with or without
reasonable accommodation; meets any applicable selective placement factors
for the position (such as the ability to speak a specific language or any
other factor required immediately upon hire); and is able to
satisfactorily perform the duties of the position upon entry. Learn
more on the USAJOBS Career Transition Assistance Site.
Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may
affect your eligibility.
Background checks and security clearance
Security
clearance
Other
Drug
test required
No
Position
sensitivity and risk
Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk
Trust
determination process
Suitability/Fitness
Required Documents
A document that is required must be submitted by all
applicants because the document is needed to verify your qualifications,
education, or other eligibility information. Failure to provide one of the
documents in the list below may result in your application being considered
incomplete.
- Cover Letter
- DD-214/
Statement of Service
- Disability
Letter (Schedule A)
- Disability
Letter (VA)
- License
- Other
supporting documentation not listed above
- PCS Orders
- Performance
Appraisal
- Professional
Certification
- Resume
- Separation
Notice (RIF)
- SF-15
- SF-50/
Notification of Personnel Action
- Transcript
These documents may be required for some applicants. Applicants
relying on education to qualify, those seeking consideration under a special
hiring authority, or those who need to verify a license or certification,
will need to submit appropriate supporting documentation from this
list. RESUME REQUIREMENTS:
The federal government has very specific resume requirements. If you have not
written a federal resume before, you should watch this Resume Writing
Tutorial video on the USAJOBS YouTube channel, or read through a
helpful Resume Writing FAQ on the USAJOBS Help Site to learn
what details you should, and should not, include in your resume.
At a minimum your resume should list the position title, employer, start
and end dates (including month and year), salary (or grade and step), hours
worked per week, and a list of duties performed or accomplishments, for EACH
position listed. A CV (curriculum vitae) may not contain enough information
to meet these resume requirements.
Displaced employees:
If you are a former Federal employee who was displaced due to a
Reduction-in-Force (RIF) or surplused by some other
means, please submit a copy of the separation letter or RIF notice from your agency.
To be selected under I/CTAP, you must still be found well-qualified for this
position. See the How You Will Be Evaluated section for the
agency's definition of well-qualified. Learn more on the USAJOBS
Career Transition Assistance Site.
Learn more about supporting documents and documentation requirements on
USAJOBS:
- How to
Understand the Required Documents Section
- What Types of
Documents May I Need?
- How to Manage
Your Documents on USAJOBS
If you
are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
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 schools accredited by accrediting institutions
recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
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.
Benefits
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. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
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.
Help
This job is
open to
- Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL)
Federal employees who meet the
definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee.
U.S. citizens, nationals or those who
owe allegiance to the U.S.
Clarification from the agency
You must be a U.S. Citizen or U.S. National. Foreign
nationals or legal permanent residents are not eligible for consideration.
This is a direct hire authority announcement. Traditional federal rules
regarding rating, ranking, and veterans' preference do not apply. This
vacancy will also be used to clear CTAP/ICTAP.
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