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Duties
As a chemist in the CBRNE Analytical and Remediation Activity (CARA) Mobile Expeditionary Laboratory (MEL), the incumbent is required to plan, direct, coordinate and accomplish analytical chemistry studies and qualitative and quantitative analyses pertaining to inhalation toxicology and field hazard assessments, such as chemical sampling using solid sorbent, organic extraction, GC/MS, FTIR and others. Advises on gas chromatography and organic chemistry problems. Plans and conducts difficult and complex analyses on a variety of sample types to determine chemical composition with regard to constituents of toxic industrial chemicals/materials (TICs/TIMs) explosives and chemical warfare agents (CWAs). Operates advanced spectroscopic and chromatographic instrumentation with demonstrable competence and devises analytical schemes using these instruments. Incumbent is directly responsible for operation and method development involving gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC/MS) liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (LC/MS), Capillary Electrophoresis (CE), and other advanced instrumentation techniques to include gas chromatography, infrared and ultraviolet spectroscopy and computer data systems. Performs required analyses using these techniques, interprets data, and presents results. Is responsible for maintaining all associated instrumentation in proper working order, determines need for and specifies the purchase of upgrading and replacement instrumentation. Conduct a training program for junior chemists, biologists, or physical science technicians for the GC-MS system and other advanced instrumentation. Maintains awareness of the latest developments in the field through reviews of current literature and through contacts with other professionals in the field.
Qualifications
In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.
Experience required: 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.
To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as: (1) Evaluating the physical and chemical reactivity of compounds; (2) Sampling and analyzing complex materials; and (3) Calibrating and operating analytical instruments.
This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11)
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency (knowledge, skills, abilities) in the following areas:
Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the GS-11 grade (or equivalent).
Education
Basic Requirement:
A. Degree: physical sciences, life sciences, or engineering that included 30 semester hours in chemistry, supplemented by course work in mathematics through differential and integral calculus, and at least 6 semester hours of physics.
OR
B. Combination of education and experience - course work equivalent to a major as shown in A above, including at least 30 semester hours in chemistry, supplemented by mathematics through differential and integral calculus, and at least 6 semester hours of physics, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
Foreign education must be evaluated for U.S. equivalency in order to be considered for this position. You must include this information with your application package.
Only degrees from an accredited college or university recognized by the Department of Education are acceptable to meet positive education requirements or to substitute for experience.
Headquarters
Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland
Open jobs
13
Website
forscom.army.mil