Meteorologist (research)
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Job Announcement Number: NWS-NCEP-2011-0089
Series & grade: GS-1340-11/11
Job summary
Your Career Forecast is Sunny and Bright with the National Weather Service. The National Weather Service (NWS), the world's preeminent weather and atmospheric sciences organization, offers you an opportunity to help protect American lives and property. Since 1870, the NWS has served the public by providing forecasts and hazardous weather warnings while studying the most dynamic forces of nature. Contribute your talents to this tradition. The National Weather Service...Working together to save lives.
This position is located in the Global Climate and Weather Modeling Branch of the Environmental Modeling Center (EMC), National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) of the National Weather Service (NWS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The incumbent is a researcher or member of a research team performing research on problems of metrological phenomena.
Payment of relocation expenses is not authorized.
A one-year probationary period may be required.
Key requirements:
U.S. Citizen.
Suitable for Federal employment.
Registered for Selective Service, if applicable (www.sss.gov).
Duties:
The successful candidate will work as a member of the data assimilation team enhancing the current NCEP operational data assimilation systems. Responsibilities will include the development, enhancement, maintenance and implementation of a hybrid variational/ensemble data assimilation system and working with the rest of the team to enhance the overall capabilities of the NCEP data assimilation system. The position will require working with external partners in the development process.
Qualifications and Evaluations
Qualification requirements in vacancy announcements are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook, which contains federal qualification standards. This handbook is available on OPM's website at: http://www.opm.gov/qualifications
Basic education requirements for all grades:
There is a Positive Educational Requirement applicants to GS-1340 positions must meet. For information on the requirements for this position, please click on http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/Standards/IORs/gs1300/1340.htm