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.
About the Position:
This is a Career Program 16 position located at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center(WRNMMC), Bethesda, MD. The Research & Surveillance (R&S) division of the DoD-VA Extremity Trauma & Amputation Center of Excellence (EACE) conducts research studies aimed at improving the function and quality of life for patients with traumatic extremity injuries, including limb loss. The incumbent will serve as the source matter expert for orthotic and prosthetic device clinical studies to support of the EACE research program. The incumbent serves under the direction of the WRNMMC EACE Facility Research Director, who assign areas of responsibility and sets defined program objectives.
The work involves applying extensive knowledge of the full spectrum of orthotic and prosthetic (O & P) devices as it relates to traumatic extremity injuries and limb loss. Incumbent must have in-depth experience functioning as a research team member. Research concentrates on major problems relevant to military extremity trauma and amputation. The highly preferred candidate will have skill in professional design, prototype construction, fabrication, alteration fitting and repair of all types of prostheses and experience conducting complex multi-disciplinary clinical investigations. The candidate can expect to accomplish a variety of research, engineering, and project administrative goals to achieve professional goals that are in line with the Command's strategic plan.
Who May Apply: US Citizens
Summary
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.
About the Position:
This is a Career Program 16 position located at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center(WRNMMC), Bethesda, MD. The Research & Surveillance (R&S) division of the DoD-VA Extremity Trauma & Amputation Center of Excellence (EACE) conducts research studies aimed at improving the function and quality of life for patients with traumatic extremity injuries, including limb loss. The incumbent will serve as the source matter expert for orthotic and prosthetic device clinical studies to support of the EACE research program. The incumbent serves under the direction of the WRNMMC EACE Facility Research Director, who assign areas of responsibility and sets defined program objectives.
The work involves applying extensive knowledge of the full spectrum of orthotic and prosthetic (O & P) devices as it relates to traumatic extremity injuries and limb loss. Incumbent must have in-depth experience functioning as a research team member. Research concentrates on major problems relevant to military extremity trauma and amputation. The highly preferred candidate will have skill in professional design, prototype construction, fabrication, alteration fitting and repair of all types of prostheses and experience conducting complex multi-disciplinary clinical investigations. The candidate can expect to accomplish a variety of research, engineering, and project administrative goals to achieve professional goals that are in line with the Command's strategic plan.
Initiate, formulate and plan the use of state-of-the-art orthotic and prosthetic devices to support a research program.
Initiate original research as a co-investigator, including the generation of research grant proposals and formulation of Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) and Institutional Review Board (IRB) approved research protocols.
Conduct systematic, critical, intensive investigations toward the development new or fuller scientific knowledge of subject studied.
Schedules, directs, and personally performs complex research, integrating and consolidating the work of co-investigators and colleagues through insight, analysis and interpretation.
Responsible for identification of potential study participants, providing information on study objectives and constraints.
Consolidates research findings and conclusions into completed products for review by EACE Facility Research Director and subsequent publication in high impact scientific journals and oral presentations at national and international scientific conferences.
Assists with fiscal and scientific oversight, reporting, and direction to the research projects in orthotic and prosthetic (O & P) aimed at improving the function and quality of life of those who have sustained extremity trauma or amputation.
Assures compliance with review process in conjunction with Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) Department of Research Programs, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS) Office of Research, and other affiliated review boards.
Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
Two year trial/probationary period may be required.
Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination.
Direct Deposit of Pay is Required.
This is a Career Program (CP) 53 position.
Must be able to obtain and maintain a secret security clearance.
Occasional travel inside and outside of the continental United States may be required 10 percent of the time.
Relocation incentive may be authorized based on funding and availability. Recruitment and Retention incentives are not authorized for this position.
Mandatory Influenza seasonal vaccination is required for this position.
Qualifications
In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.
Basic Requirement for General Natural Resources Management and Biological Sciences Series, 0401:
A. Degree: Bachelor's degree or Master's degree in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position OR
B. Combination of Education and Experience: Courses equivalent to a major, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
(Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts and/or foreign education evaluation documentation with your application package for any one of these options. Failure to attach the proper documents will result in an ineligible rating due to an incomplete application package.) Basic Requirement for Physiology Series, 0413:
Degree: Bachelor's degree or Master's degree in one of the basic animal sciences or physiology; or a related discipline or field of science that included at least 24 semester hours in the basic animal sciences, of which 10 semester hours were in animal physiology.
(Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts and/or foreign education evaluation documentation with your application package for any one of these options. Failure to attach the proper documents will result in an ineligible rating due to an incomplete application package.) Basic Requirement for Biomedical Engineering, 0858:
1.I have a Bachelor's degree or Master's degree in professional engineering. To be acceptable, the curriculum must: (1) be in a school of engineering with at least one curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) as a professional engineering curriculum; or (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics. OR
2.I have a professional registration in biomedical engineering or related engineering field -- Current registration as a professional engineer by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. OR
3.I have at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and in engineering that included the courses specified in 1. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of a professional engineering curriculum as described in 1. OR
4.I have successfully completed a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in engineering technology or in an appropriate professional field, e.g., physics, chemistry, mathematics, biology, or biomedical, in lieu of a degree in engineering, and I have at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance.
(Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts and/or foreign education evaluation documentation with your application package for any one of these options. Failure to attach the proper documents will result in an ineligible rating due to an incomplete application package.)
In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:
Specialized experience is defined as conducting clinical and/or pre-clinical research studies, writing research manuscripts, writing research grant proposals, and providing recommendations to other professional and senior leaders.
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
Administration and Management
Oral Communication
Research
Written Communication
Education
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 submit your foreign education evaluation with your application.
Additional information
If you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document you do not have in electronic form, view the following link for information regarding an Alternate Application.
Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet.
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.
How you will be evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine your eligibility, qualifications, and quality ranking for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.
Basis for Rating: Qualified candidates will be assigned to one of three quality categories: Best Qualified, Highly Qualified and Qualified. Veteran preference eligibles are listed ahead of non-preference eligibles within each quality category.
Best Qualified. Candidates in this category possess exceptional skills and experience to exceed well above the minimum requirements for the announced position.
Highly Qualified. Candidates in this category possess good skills and experience above the minimum requirements for the announced position.
Qualified. Candidates in this category meet the minimum experience requirements for the announced position.
Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP). If you are a Federal employee in the competitive service and your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority. Additional information about the program is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website.
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.
The documents you are required to submit vary based on whether or not you are eligible for preference in federal employment. A complete description of preference categories and the associated required documents is in the Applicant Checklist (External).
As described above, your complete application includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.
Your resume:
Your resume may be submitted in any format.
If you submit more than one copy of your resume, only the most recent version will be reviewed. The latest timestamp will be used to determine which version of your resume is "most recent." It is your responsibility to check the status and timestamp of all documents you submit as part of your application.
If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determinations and you may not be considered for this vacancy.
For qualifications determinations your resume must contain hours worked per week and the dates of employment (i.e., HRS per week and month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this information, your application will be marked as incomplete and you will not receive consideration for this position.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements: You MUST submit a copy of your transcript if you want to substitute your education for experience. If you claim qualifications based on education, and do not submit a transcript, your education will not be used in making a qualification determination and you may be found "not qualified." See: Transcripts and Licenses
NOTE: Documents submitted as part of the application package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal information before you submit your application. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
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.
To apply for this position, you must complete the online questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below.
The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 11/01/2017 to receive consideration
To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire (https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/10061033).
Click the Submit My Answers button to submit your application package.
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, 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.
To return to an incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account and click Update Application in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete.
It is your responsibility to verify that your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) is complete, accurate, and submitted by the closing date. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan.
The Department of Army provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the servicing civilian personnel unit. Your requests for reasonable accommodation will be addressed on a case-by-case basis.
AS-APF-W3J1A2 W3J1 EACE WALTER REED
DO NOT MAIL
Fort Belvoir, VA 22060
US
Next steps
If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your application. Your application package will be used to determine your eligibility, qualifications, and quality ranking for this position. If you are determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your application will receive no further consideration.
The documents you submit must support your responses to the online questionnaire. If your application contradicts or does not support your questionnaire responses, you will receive a rating of "not qualified" or "incomplete application" and you will not receive further consideration for this job.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
The documents you are required to submit vary based on whether or not you are eligible for preference in federal employment. A complete description of preference categories and the associated required documents is in the Applicant Checklist (External).
As described above, your complete application includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.
Your resume:
Your resume may be submitted in any format.
If you submit more than one copy of your resume, only the most recent version will be reviewed. The latest timestamp will be used to determine which version of your resume is "most recent." It is your responsibility to check the status and timestamp of all documents you submit as part of your application.
If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determinations and you may not be considered for this vacancy.
For qualifications determinations your resume must contain hours worked per week and the dates of employment (i.e., HRS per week and month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this information, your application will be marked as incomplete and you will not receive consideration for this position.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements: You MUST submit a copy of your transcript if you want to substitute your education for experience. If you claim qualifications based on education, and do not submit a transcript, your education will not be used in making a qualification determination and you may be found "not qualified." See: Transcripts and Licenses
NOTE: Documents submitted as part of the application package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal information before you submit your application. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
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.
To apply for this position, you must complete the online questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below.
The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 11/01/2017 to receive consideration
To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire (https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/10061033).
Click the Submit My Answers button to submit your application package.
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, 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.
To return to an incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account and click Update Application in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete.
It is your responsibility to verify that your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) is complete, accurate, and submitted by the closing date. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan.
The Department of Army provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the servicing civilian personnel unit. Your requests for reasonable accommodation will be addressed on a case-by-case basis.
AS-APF-W3J1A2 W3J1 EACE WALTER REED
DO NOT MAIL
Fort Belvoir, VA 22060
US
Next steps
If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your application. Your application package will be used to determine your eligibility, qualifications, and quality ranking for this position. If you are determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your application will receive no further consideration.
The documents you submit must support your responses to the online questionnaire. If your application contradicts or does not support your questionnaire responses, you will receive a rating of "not qualified" or "incomplete application" and you will not receive further consideration for this job.
Fair and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
