You will serve as an INTERDISCIPLINARY PHYSICIST/ OCEANOGRAPHER/ MATHEMATICIAN in the Ocean Projects Department (N9) of NAVOCEANO BAY ST LOUIS.
You will have knowledge of advanced concepts, theories, and principles of acoustic and ancillary data analysis.
Applicants must meet the following positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Applicants must possess Physics Series 1310 Basic Requirements: Degree: physics; or related degree that included at least 24 semester hours in physics.
or Combination of education and experience -- courses equivalent to a major in physics totaling at least 24 semester hours, plus appropriate experience or additional education. In either A or B above, the courses must have included a fundamental course in general physics and, in addition, courses in any two of the following: electricity and magnetism, heat, light, mechanics, modern physics, and sound.
***A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education.
See Required Documents for additional information.*** Oceanography Series 1360 Basic Requirements: Degree: major study of at least 24 semester hours in oceanography or a related discipline such as physics, meteorology, geophysics, mathematics, chemistry, engineering, geology, or biology, plus 20 additional semester hours in any combination of oceanography, physics, geophysics, chemistry, mathematics, meteorology, computer science, and engineering sciences.
or Combination of education and experience -- course work as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
Applicants who qualify on the basis of major study in biology or geology must have had at least 6 semester hours in the major directly concerned with marine science or 6 semester hours in oceanography; applicants who qualify on the basis of other physical sciences or engineering must have had differential and integral calculus and at least 6 semester hours in physics. ***A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education.
See Required Documents for additional information.*** Mathematics Series 1520 Basic Requirements: Degree: mathematics; or the equivalent of a major that included at least 24 semester hours in mathematics. or Combination of education and experience -- courses equivalent to a major in mathematics (including at least 24 semester hours in mathematics), as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
The total course work in either A or B above must have included differential and integral calculus and, in addition, four advanced mathematics courses requiring calculus or equivalent mathematics courses as a prerequisite. ***A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.***
This position is with United States Fleet Forces Command, Department of the Navy.
The posted pay range is $89508 – $138370/yr.
This position requires a Top Secret security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-09-14.
This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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