This position is located in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Weather Service (NWS), Office of Operations, Monitoring Response and Coordination Center, National Operations Center, with 3 vacancies in College Park, MD.
As a Meteorologist, you will perform the following duties: The working title of this position is Emergency Response Specialist (ERS). As an ERS, provide Impact Based Decision Support Services to emergency managers, emergency response officials and federal decision makers. Serve as the Point of Contact (POC) for high impact weather, water, climate, and environmental events to provide accurate, timely information to key decision makers for the protection of life and property. Provide weather, water, climate and environmental information to high-level decision makers during high impact events, which requires access to compartmented "Specially Sensitive" information. This includes congressional representatives, cabinet members, and other senior executives in various federal agencies. Provide outreach and coordination efforts that include federal, state, and local officials who have decision making authority dealing with community response for weather, water, or other disasters. Collaborate and coordinate with other National Weather Service (NWS) entities to gather critical information necessary to maintain NWS operations and informing senior leadership on evolving issues and to participate in area-wide weather preparedness and coordination programs. Throughout the recruitment and hiring process we will be communicating with you via email; therefore, it is imperative that the email address you provide when applying for this vacancy remains active. Should your email address change, please notify the point of contact identified in the vacancy announcement as soon as possible so that we can update our system. CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT: Drug test is required due to the sensitivity level of the position. Some travel is required. Must be able to obtain and maintain a Special Sensitive security clearance to carry out duties requiring access to Top Secret documents and information, systems, or meetings.
Substitution of education for specialized experience is not applicable to this vacancy. College Transcript: If you are qualifying based on education, submit a copy of your college transcript that lists college courses detailing each course by the number and department (i.e., Bio 101, Math 210, etc.), name of accredited institution, course title, number of credit hours and grade earned. You must submit evidence that any education completed in a foreign institution is equivalent to U.S. education standards with your resume. You may submit an unofficial copy of the transcript at the initial phase of the application process. If course content cannot be easily identified from the title of the course as listed on your transcript, you must submit an official course description from the college/university that reflects the content at the time the course was taken. Note: Your college transcript is used to verify successful completion of degree, or college course work. An official college transcript will be required before you can report to duty. Education completed in colleges or universities outside the United States may be used to meet the above requirements. You must provide acceptable documentation that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. For more information on how foreign education is evaluated, visit: OPM Foreign Education Evaluation.
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