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COMPUTER SCIENTIST

Air Force Civilian Career Training · Department of the Air Force
📍 Location Negotiable After Selection 💰 $56763 – $88225/yr

Job Summary

Force Renewal Programs are designed to attract students & recent graduates with management/leadership potential to careers as Federal employees with the Air Force Civilian Service. This is accomplished by recruiting & selecting high-caliber candidates & training them to become competent, effective, & productive employees in a variety of career fields, providing training & developmental opportunities, & preparing them to successfully complete required training & developmental assignments.

Major Duties

GS-07 Performs routine tasking, or assists others with more complex assignments. Performs a variety of specific duties designed to develop knowledge and skill in applying computer scientist principles, methods and techniques. Performs a variety of specific duties designed to develop knowledge and skill in applying system evaluation methods and techniques in support of systems acquisition. Participates in conducting studies to identify computer system deficiencies. Carries out special projects and assignments in the development of software and solutions to be used by higher-level computer scientists, scientists, contractors and/or customers. GS-09 Assists in applying methods and functions of program modeling/simulating and algorithm techniques to segments of a study or project. Applies system evaluation methods and techniques to portions of a larger project/study. Considers real world operational factors, technical state of the art and applicable scientific methods and techniques in the evaluation process. Assists senior specialists in developing research/development, testing/evaluation or implementation, and acquisition strategies. Carries out special projects and assignments in the development of software and solutions to be used by higher-level computer scientists, scientists, contractors and/or customers. *This is a formal AF intern position in the Recent Palace Acquire Program (PAQ) and, as such, it is centrally funded by HQ AFPC/DPZS. These are the CONUS locations listed for this Computer Scientist Public Notice: BARKSDALE AFB, LA BUCKLEY SFB, CO CANNON AFB, NM CAPE CANAVERAL, FL DAHLGREN, VA (JWAC) EDWARDS AFB, CA EGLIN AFB, FL EIELSON AFB, AK ELLSWORTH AFB, SD ELMENDORF AFB, AK HANSCOM AFB, MA HILL AFB, UT HURLBURT FIELD AFB, FL JOINT BASE ANDREWS, MD JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, VA JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, HI JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO (LACKLAND), TX JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO (RANDOLPH), TX KEESLER AFB, MS KIRTLAND AFB, NM LAUGHLIN AFB, OK LITTLE ROCK AFB, AR LOS ANGLES AFB, CA LUKE AFB, AZ MAXWELL AFB, AL MCCONNELL AFB, KS MCDILL AFB, FL OFFUTT AFB, NE PATRICK SFB, FL PENTAGON, VA PETERSON SFB, CO ROBINS AFB, GA SCHRIEVER SFB, CO SCOTT AFB, IL TINKER AFB, OK TYNDALL AFB, FL USAF ACCADEMY, CO VANDENBERG AFB, CA WHITEMAN AFB, MO WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, OH

Education

IF USING EDUCATION TO QUALIFY: If position has a positive degree requirement or education forms the basis for qualifications, you MUST submit transcripts with the application. Official transcripts are not required at the time of application; however, if position has a positive degree requirement, qualifying based on education alone or in combination with experience; transcripts must be verified prior to appointment. Please submit copies of all transcripts to include transferred hours. Official copies are not required at the time of application, but if selected you will be required to provide official copies of all transcripts. ***NOTE*** Degree Audits are not accepted. If you qualify based on undergraduate education, but you have not graduated prior to applying for this position, you may be offered a position contingent upon your final grade point average or class ranking. An accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education must accredit education. Click here to check accreditation. FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: For Direct Hire Positions: This is a Direct Hire Public Notice, under this recruitment procedure applications will be accepted for each location/ installation identified in this Public Notice and selections are made for vacancies as they occur. There may or may not be actual/projected vacancies at the time you submit your application. This Public Notice is to gather applications which may or may not result in a referral or selection and may be used to fill positions in other equivalent pay systems (i.e., NH, NJ, NK).

Contact

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Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government

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