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Department: Department Of The Army Agency: U.S. Army Research,
Development and Engineering Command Job Announcement Number:
NEDB09513647
Job Title: FOOD TECHNOLOGIST
Salary Range: 50,769.00 - 66,000.00 USD /year
Series & Grade:
GS-1382-09/11
Promotion Potential: FPL 11
Open Period:
Friday, August 07, 2009
to Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Position Information:
- This is a Permanent position. -- Full Time
Duty Locations:
1 vacancy - MA - Natick
Who May Be Considered:
Status Candidates
Job Summary:
Challenge Yourself - Be an Army Civilian - Go Army!
Civilian employees serve a vital role in supporting the Army mission.
They provide the skills that are not readily available in the military,
but crucial to support military operations. The Army integrates the
talents and skills of its military and civilian members to form a Total
Army.
Organization(s):
RSCH, DEV & ENGR CMD, NATICK SOLDIER CENTER, DOD COMBAT FEEDING
DIRECTORATE, NATICK, MA
About the Position: About the Position: The Combat Feeding Directorate,
Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center (NSRDEC),
is a Customer-Driven, Customer-Focused organization. The NSRDEC is the
Science Behind the Soldier. Through our research, development,
engineering and technology transfer of products and systems (such as
clothing and individual soldier equipment, rations and field feeding
equipment, personnel and cargo airdrop systems, and shelters), the
NSRDEC plays a vital role to maximize the effectiveness of America's
military. Help shape our future to become the recognized center of
choice for individual warrior-related technologies and warrior systems,
and internationally known as a preeminent provider of research,
development, engineering and integration services.
Who May Apply: Click here for more information.
Applicants eligible under Veterans Employment Opportunities Act
of 1998 (VEOA)
Interagency Career Transition
Assistance Plan (ICTAP) eligibles.
Key Requirements:
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Major Duties:
Serves in an advanced trainee level capacity as a Food Technologist.
Performs duties characteristic of the specific occupational series also
shown above, accomplishing a variety of developmental duties in support
of the overall work of the organization. Assignments are selected to
broaden skills and provide practical experience for progressively more
complex assignments, as prescribed in the Master Intern Training Plan.
You will perform professional or technical duties such as: designs
equipment, structures, or systems using established criteria or
specifications; tests material, equipment, or systems for compliance
with specifications or for evaluation in terms of operational use;
reviews technical aspects of applications, designs, or proposed plans
for compliance with laws, regulations, standards, specifications, or
other requirements and criteria.
Qualifications:
THIS POSITION HAS A MANDATORY
EDUCATION REQUIREMENT A) Degree: food technology, or dairy technology,
microbiology, biology, chemistry, physics, or a related discipline or
field of biological or physical science. The course work must have been
comprised of at least 30 semester hours in the basic biological and
physical sciences, and included at least 20 semester hours in food
technology and closely related subjects, or 20 semester hours in
subjects that can be applied directly to food technology. OR B) Combination
of education and experience--courses equivalent to a major, including
the course work specified, as shown in A above, plus appropriate
experience or additional education. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Qualified
candidates for this job must show in their resume that they possess one
year of specialized experience that provided the knowledge of and skill
in the characteristics, properties, processing methods, evaluation,
test requirements, acceptable quality levels, and packaging
requirements of food products and operational rations. This specialized
experience should be equivalent to at least the GS-7 grade level.
The experience described in your
resume will be evaluated and screened for the Office of Personnel
Management's basic qualifications requirements, and the skills needed
to perform the duties of this position as described in this vacancy
announcement.
Education can be substituted for
experience. Review the qualification requirements for specific
information.
One year of experience in the same or
similar work equivalent to at least the next lower grade or level
requiring application of the knowledge, skills, and abilities of the
position being filled.
Must have 52 weeks of Federal service
at the next lower grade (or equivalent).
Only degrees from an accredited
college or university recognized by the Department of Education are
acceptable to meet positive education requirements or to substitute
education for experience. For additional information, please go to the
Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and U.S. Department of Education
websites at - http://www.opm.gov/qualifications and
http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html
Foreign education must be evaluated
for U.S. equivalency in order to be considered for this position.
Please include this information in your resume.
GS-09: Bachelor's degree directly
related to this occupation and 1 year of experience directly related to
this occupation equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, or 2
years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a
master's degree or master's or equivalent graduate degree.
Other Requirements:
Click here for more information.
Personnel security investigation
required.
Defense Acquisition Workforce
Improvement Act Career Field Position.
This is an Army Acquisition,
Logistics and Technology Workforce position. Selectees must meet
position requirements for certification at Level I in Acquisition
Career Field Systems Planning, Research Development, and Engineering
within 24 months of entrance on duty.
Male applicants born after December
31, 1959 must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for
Selective Service Registration.
Direct Deposit of Pay is Required.
One year trial/probationary period
may be required.
How You Will Be Evaluated:
Resumes will be evaluated for basic qualifications requirements and for
the skills needed to perform the duties of the position, as described
in this vacancy announcement and identified by the Selecting Official
for the position.
Benefits:
The Department of Defense offers excellent benefits programs some of
which may include:
Comprehensive health and life
insurance
Competitive salaries
Generous retirement programs
Paid holidays, sick leave, and
vacation time
Flexible work environment and
alternate work schedules
Paid employment related training and
education
Possible student loan repayment
Payment of licenses, certification,
and academic degrees as applicable
Bonuses, incentives, and awards as
appropriate for the job.
Other Information:
Click here for more information.
Noncompetitive promotion potential to
target grade.
This is a Career Program Position
(CP). # 16
Salary includes applicable locality
pay or Local Market Supplement.
Permanent Change of Station (PCS)
allowances may be authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint
Travel Regulations and an agency determination that a PCS move is in
the Government interest.
How To Apply:
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Resumes must be received by the
closing date of this announcement.
Self-nomination must be
submitted by the closing date.
Resume must be on file in our
centralized database.
Announcements close at 12:00am
(midnight) Eastern Time.
You must have an ACTIVE resume with
the Army Centralized Resumix database before you submit your Self-nomination. If you do not
have an ACTIVE resume on file, please click here to use the Army Resume Builder to create or update
your resume.
Required Documents:
You will be required to provide proof
of U.S. Citizenship.
If selected, official college or
university transcript must be submitted.
Contact Information:
Central Resume Processing Center
Phone: 410-306-0137
Email: applicanthelp@cpsrxtp.belvoir.army.mil
Or write:
Central Resume Processing Center
314 Johnson Street
Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005-5283
What To Expect Next:
Once this announcement closes, candidates will be evaluated using an
automated system, (Resumix) which compares your skills and experience
as described in your resume with the requirements of the position. If
you are found to be a highly qualified candidate, you will be referred
to the selecting official for further consideration. (In some cases,
individuals with priority for special consideration must be considered
and selected before other candidates.) Whether or not you are contacted
for an interview depends upon the location of the position and the
judgment of the selecting official. You can view the status of
announcements that you applied for through our automated response
system, ANSWER, accessed through our Civilian Personnel On-Line web
page.
Control Number: 82716720
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