Ocean Career: NOAA Physical Scientist​/Hydrologist​/Meteorologist

Emergency Response Specialist

As a Physical Scientist/Hydrologist/Meteorologist, you will perform the following duties:

• Provide accurate and timely Impact-based Decision Support Service (IDSS) to emergency managers, emergency response officials, state or regional decision makers for high impact weather, water and/or environmental events.
• Support development and execution of exercises in collaboration with state, regional, territorial partners and National Weather Service (NWS) field offices.
• Collaborate with partners identifying service gaps and requirements for weather, water and environmental information needs.
• Collaborate with NWS local, regional and national center offices on consistent messaging of weather, water, and environmental events.

Key Requirements:

• Applicants must be U.S. Citizens.
• Suitable for Federal employment, as determined by background investigation.
• More requirements are listed under Qualifications and Additional Information.
• Must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable (sss.gov)
• Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.

Qualifications:

This position may be filled with series 1301 (General Physical Science) / 1315 (Hydrology) / 1340 (Meteorology). Each series requires applicants to meet a Basic Education Requirement in addition to at least one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience in order to be found minimally qualified. Transcripts must be submitted with your application package. You MUST meet one of the following basic education requirements:

To qualify for the 1301 series:

Degree:
Physical science, engineering, or mathematics that included 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science such as mechanics, dynamics, properties of materials, and electronics.

OR

Combination of education and experience:
Education equivalent to one of the majors shown in A above that included at least 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

To qualify for the 1315 series:

Degree: physical or natural science, or engineering that included at least 30 semester hours in any combination of courses in hydrology, the physical sciences, geophysics, chemistry, engineering science, soils, mathematics, aquatic biology, atmospheric science, meteorology, geology, oceanography, or the management or conservation of water resources. The course work must have included at least 6 semester hours in calculus (including both differential and integral calculus), and at least 6 semester hours in physics.

Calculus and physics, as described above, are requirements for all grade levels.

OR

Combination of education and experience — course work as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

To qualify for the 1340 series:

Degree:
Meteorology, Atmospheric Science, or other natural science major that included:

• At least 24 semester (36 quarter) hours of credit in meteorology/atmospheric science including a minimum of:

• Six semester hours of atmospheric dynamics and thermodynamics;*
• Six semester hours of analysis and prediction of weather systems (synoptic/mesoscale);
• Three semester hours of physical meteorology; and
• Two semester hours of remote sensing of the atmosphere and/or instrumentation.

* There is a prerequisite or corequisite of calculus for course work in atmospheric dynamics and thermodynamics, physics, and differential equations. Calculus courses must be appropriate for a physical science major.

OR

Combination of education and experience: course work as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

AND

SPECIALIZED

EXPERIENCE:

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