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Duties at the summit of Mt. Hopkins (elevation ~ 8,556 ft.) and on other areas of the mountain are regular and recurring. The environment can be extreme, and range from dry heat to bitter cold. Travel to the summit over a mountain road can be hazardous, and involve exposure to snow and rain, lightning, and flash floods. In addition, the facility includes laboratory and machine shop settings that require the incumbent to be cognizant of, and to observe, documented precautions required in areas where cutting and welding tools, high voltage, chemicals, LN2 or other cryogenics, and other potentially hazardous materials or practices are employed.
Learn more about this agency04/05/2018 to 04/16/2018
$50,949 - $80,138 per year
GS 09 - 11
1 vacancy in the following location:
Occasional travel - Occasional travel to meetings, conferences, etc.
No
Permanent - Career/Career-Conditional.
Full-time - Full Time
11
No
18-31
495937300
GS-09 level:
Part-time and/or unpaid experience related to this position will be considered to determine the total number of years and months of experience. Be sure to note the number of paid or unpaid hours worked each week.
Or Education
Grade 9: Two full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master’s or equivalent degree related to this position may be substituted to meet the experience requirements.
Grade 11: Three full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree related to this position may be substituted to meet the experience requirements.
Or a Combination:
For Grades 9 or 11 Only: Education and experience may be combined to meet the basic qualifications; for example, a half year of experience and a half year of graduate education beyond the first year in the field may be qualifying for Grade 9.
Or Certification: Have received certification as a Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), or Certified Health Physicist (CHP), or similar certification that included successful completion of a written examination that meets the requirements for the GS-5 level.
Selective Placement Factor: In addition to the above, applicants must meet the required factors below:
Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- safety or occupational health fields (safety, occupational health, industrial hygiene), or degree in other related fields that included or was supplemented by at least 24 semester hours of study from among the following (or closely related) disciplines: safety, occupational health, industrial hygiene, occupational medicine, toxicology, public health, mathematics, physics, chemistry, biological sciences, engineering, and industrial psychology.
The incumbent must also be able to operate FLWO four wheel drive vehicles over a narrow, steep, unpaved mountain on a routine basis to access telescope and other building sites.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Your application will be evaluated first for the basic qualifications described above. Applications that meet the basic qualifications will be evaluated further against the following criteria:
Your application package should include the following documents:
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.
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This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/495937300. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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