Summary This vacancy is for a GS-0401-13, Marine Environmental Response and Research Specialist located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, Great Lakes Oil Spill Center of Expertise (GLCOE) in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Responsibilities You will serve as a Supervisory Marine Environmental Response and Research Specialist and be responsible for providing management, oversight, alignment, and coordination of the Great Lakes Center of Expertise (GLCOE) and its relationships with community, government, academia, and private industry and international partners as it relates to oil spill research in the Great Lakes and other freshwater bodies. Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments include: Monitoring and assessing the current state of knowledge regarding freshwater oil spill response technologies and behaviors, including the effects of oil spills in fresh water, cold weather environments, and the Great Lakes. Providing scientific and technical expertise in implementing and evaluating complex and innovative collaborative research projects in the areas of aquatic ecology, environmental chemistry, fish/wildlife, biology, and water resources for the Great Lakes, and other freshwater bodies where it applies to oil spill research and response. Coordinating with CG District Great Lakes, the CG National Strike Force (NSF), CG Research and Development Center (RDC), and other CGHQ programs/units, along with Great Lakes regional stakeholders to include academia, private industry, state, Federal, tribal, and international partners, as needed, to facilitate research, training, and emergent technology evaluation projects. Making written and oral presentations to professional, academia, community, civic, and/or special interest groups to promote interest in and gain acceptance for GLCOE programs. Serving as CG liaison and oil spill response research subject matter expert to institutions of higher learning, providing direct oversight for all academic partnerships. Managing Coast Guard research and development operations for both the Sault Sainte Marie, and Ann Arbor, Michigan GLCOE locations and serving as civilian supervisor for both sites. Requirements Conditions of Employment All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. Do NOT include the following types of information in your resume: Social Security Number (SSN) Date of Birth (DOB) Photos of yourself (if included on your resume you will not be considered for this position) Personal information: such as age, gender, religious affiliation, etc. Key Requirements: Must be a U.S. Citizen. Must be registered or exempt from the Selective Service. See www.sss.gov A one-year probationary period may be required. Under provisions of the Civil Service Reform Act, first time supervisors and/or managers will be required to serve a one-year probationary period. To ensure the accomplishment of our mission, DHS requires every employee to be reliable and trustworthy. To meet those standards, all selected applicants must undergo and successfully pass a background investigation. This position requires a Secret clearance. This not a Bargaining Unit position. electee must be able to obtain/maintain a valid state driver's license. Time-in-Grade requirement must be met by the closing date of the vacancy. All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit. The Office of Personnel management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule, C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office. Qualifications Basic Requirements: This position has a positive Education Requirement in addition to at least one year of Specialized Experience or substitution of education for experience or combination (if applicable) in order to be found minimally qualified. Transcripts must be submitted with your application package. You MUST meet the following requirements: EDUCATION: Basic Requirements Degree: biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position. OR Combination of education and experience: Courses equivalent to a major, as shown above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. AND To qualify at the GS-13 grade level, your resume must demonstrate at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 grade level in the federal sector. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. Examples of specialized experience include performing the following types of tasks on a regular and recurring basis. Evaluation Research - Evaluating freshwater oil spill response technologies Aquatic Environmental Research - Researching projects in the areas of aquatic ecology, environmental chemistry, fish/wildlife, biology and water resources. Scientific Paper Review - Scientific analysis and technical reviews of literature published within limnologist, meteorologist and other aquatic science. NOTE: All experience statements (i.e., duties, specialized experience, or related applicable assessment) copied from this announcement and pasted into your resume will not be considered as a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. NOTE: Education cannot be substituted for experience at this grade level. National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Education This position has a positive education requirement. If you are including education on your resume, report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. See Required Documents section for detail. Are you qualifying based on education? Submit a copy of your college transcript (unofficial is acceptable) from an accredited institution. Once selected & prior to appointment, applicants must provide an official college transcript. Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the U.S. (see FOREIGN EDUCATION below). College Transcript: If this position requires specific educational course work to qualify, or you are qualifying based in whole or part on education, you are required to provide all unofficial transcripts (undergraduate, graduate, etc.) by the closing date of this announcement or you will be disqualified from further consideration. Transcripts should be legible and detailed, showing course number and department (i.e., bio 101, math 210, etc.), course title, number of credit hours, and grade earned. 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. FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your
