Physical Scientist

**Duties**:
**This series covers positions managing, supervising, leading, and/or performing administrative and management work.**
- Vacancies filled under this public notice may have varying levels of promotion potential and supervisory level, if any.
- Positions may be filled as permanent, term, or temporary with a full-time or part-time work schedule.

**As a **Physical Scientist** you may**:

- Provide scientific advice and guidance to officials, managers, scientists, and engineer.
- Serve as an expert for a significant segment of a specific area in one or more of the following: advanced scientific computing research; basic energy sciences; biological and environmental research; fusion energy sciences; high energy physics; nuclear physics; and workforce development.
- Provide technical guidance on proposed research projects and programs of interest.
- Coordinate, implement, and evaluate segments of research programs in the assigned area of responsibility.
- Assemble essential information on topics of assigned segments of research through various source materials.

**Requirements**:
**Conditions of Employment**:

- Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
- This employer participates in the e-Verify program.
- Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
- Subject to satisfactory security and suitability requirements.
- May be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
- Positions may be filled as permanent, term, or temporary with a full-time or part-time work schedule. Pay will vary by geographic location.
- The vacancies filled through these appointments have varying levels of background investigative requirements, up to a Top Secret DOE "Q" clearance.
- These positions are to be filled under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act or Scientific, Technical, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) direct hire authority.
- Positions may be covered by a bargaining unit. Bargaining unit will vary by departmental element, grade, and/or location.

**Qualifications**:

- Assisting with gathering information concerning environmental impacts.

**OR** EDUCATION: 1 year of graduate-level education
- **OR** SUPERIOR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT: Based on a Bachelor's degree that is demonstrated through class standing (upper 1/3 of class); grade point average (3.0/4.0 overall or 3.5/4.0 in major), or election to membership in a qualifying national scholastic honor society.
- **OR** COMBINATION: You may qualify on a combination of education and experience, the total percentage of experience at the required grade level compared to the specialized experience requirement, as well as the percentage of completed education compared to the educational requirement must equal at least 100 percent. The first 18 semester hours (27 quarter hours) may be combined to be considered for qualifying education.
- Gathering and analyzing information concerning environmental or scientific impacts;** AND**:

- Analyzing environmental or scientific information and preparing or reviewing reports.

**OR**: 2 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master's degree **or **master's **or** equivalent graduate degree.
- **OR**:You may qualify on a combination of education and experience, the total percentage of experience at the required grade level compared to the specialized experience requirement, as well as the percentage of completed education compared to the educational requirement must equal at least 100 percent. Only graduate level education in excess of the first 18 semester hours (27 quarter hours) may be combined to be considered for qualifying education.
- Researching scientific data and making recommendations for efficiencies; **AND**:

- Performing projects using standard techniques and models related to scientific processes; **AND**:

- Analyzing environmental or scientific information and preparing or reviewing reports.

**OR**: 3 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree **_or_**Ph.D. **or** equivalent doctoral degree.
- **OR**: You may qualify on a combination of education and experience, the total percentage of experience at the required grade level compared to the specialized experience requirement, as well as the percentage of completed education compared to the educational requirement must equal at least 100 percent. Only graduate level education more than 36 semester hours (54 quarter hours), may be used to combine education and experience.
- Researching and interpreting program related laws, regulations, guidelines, and procedures related to environmental or scientific regulations and compliance,** AND**:

- Preparing technical reports as it relates to environmental or scientific issues; **AND**:

- Monitoring program implementation and making recommendations on the allocation of resources.

NOTE: There is no substitution of education for specialized experience at the GS-12 level.
- Researching and interpreting program related laws