SUPV ASTRONOMER

Description:

This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies. Applications will not be accepted through this flyer. Interested applicants must follow the directions in the "How to Apply" section of this flyer to be considered. There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer. Notice of Result letters will not be sent to applicants who respond to this flyer.

Requirements:

Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-13 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:

Experience and expert knowledge of specific areas of optical and/or radio astronomy, astrophysics, time scales, numerical analysis, statistics, and computational techniques.

Experience and knowledge with the instrumentation, observing, and data processing techniques required for determination of fundamental positions, motions and distances of selected celestial objects.
Subject matter experts in independently develops and implements original approaches to problems, while incorporating current best practices from the astronomical community.

Experience overseeing and supervising subordinates.

Experience communicating clearly orally and in writing.

Experience in presenting presentations and reports.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website:

https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1300/astronomy-and-space-science-series-1330/

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.