PHYSICAL SCIENCE TECHNICIAN

Summary

You will serve as a PHYSICAL SCIENCE TECHNICIAN in the RADIATION HEALTH DIVISON, RADIOLOGICAL CONTROL OFFICE of PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD.

Duties

• •You will Perform liaison functions within and outside the shipyard (e.g., Shipyard management and Naval Dosimetry Center).
• •You will input necessary exposure control information into the Automated Radiological Controls Management Information System (ARCMIS).
• •You will record radiation exposure data in the occupational health record and review radiation exposure data present in the record for completeness and accuracy.
• •You will troubleshoot equipment and/or software issues associated with the internal monitoring equipment.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specilaized experience at or equivalent to the GS-05 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: GS-06 *Generates and reviews for accuracy a variety of radiological control reports from ARCMIS. *Performs monitoring of personnel for internal deposition of radioactivity. *Prepares and reviews personnel exposure reports on a regular basis to be sent to NAVSEA, Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED), parent activities of visitors, and individual workers. *Reviews personnel exposure information for individuals and for specific jobs. *Investigates and then compiles an historical exposure record for each new radiation worker.Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-04 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: GS-05 *Assisting in generating and reviewing for accuracy a variety of radiological control reports from ARCMIS. *Assisting in monitoring of personnel for internal deposition of radioactivity. *Assisting in preparing and reviewing personnel exposure reports on a regular basis to be sent to NAVSEA, Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED), parent activities of visitors, and individual workers. *Assisting in reviewing personnel exposure information for individuals and for specific jobs. *Assisting investigations and compiling an historical exposure record for each new radiation worker. 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/physical-science-technician-series-1311/ 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.

Education

Applicants may substitute the following education for the required experience, provided it includes courses directly related to the work of the position: GS-06: Successful completion of one semester (9 hours) of directly-related graduate-level education leading to a Master's degree from an accredited college or university. GS-05: Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree (a) with major study in an appropriate field of physical science, or (b) that included at least 24 semester hours in any combination of courses such as physical science, engineering, or any branch of mathematics, except financial and commercial mathematics. NOTE: If you are claiming substitution of education for experience, you must submit a copy of your transcripts at the time of application. Failure to upload the transcripts will result in an ineligible rating. COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Equivalent combinations of graduate-level education and experience may be used to meet the total qualification requirements. If you are using education to meet all or part of the qualification requirements, you must submit a copy of your transcripts or an itemized list of college courses which includes equivalent information from the transcript (course title, semester/quarter hours, and grade/degree earned). See OPM's General Policies for information on crediting education.A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information. Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the qualification requirements if the applicant can provide documentation indicating that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is the responsibility of the applicant to provide such evidence when applying for further information, visit: https://www.ed.gov/about/initiatives/international-affairs/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications. A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.