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Job as chief of the STP Division, NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC, Boulder CO - due 6 July
The National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration invites applicants for Chief of the Solar Terrestrial Physics Division at the NOAA/NESDIS/National Geophysical Data Center in Boulder, Colorado, USA. The person selected will lead a division dedicated to providing data center functionality (ingest, archive, access, product generation and scientific collaborations) for environmental satellite data, ground-based observations, and products generated from the archived environmental data. Major duties will include administrating financial, personnel, and physical resources of the Division; conceiving, developing, and implementing plans to build and operate the long-term archives for NOAA environmental satellite (earth observation, space environment, solar, and geomagnetic field) and ground-based observatories (geomagnetic, solar, and ionospheric) data; and, implementing programs for expanding the delivery and exchange of environmental data. Basic entry qualification requirements are:
- Degree: Physical Science, Engineering, or Mathematics that included 24 semester hours in physical science and/or
- Combination of education and experience-education equivalent to one of the majors shown in A above that included at least 24 hours semester hours in physical science.
- Must demonstrate strong leadership skills.
- Must be eligible for a top secret security clearance.
In addition to meeting these requirements, applicants must have one year specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in Federal service. Applicants must have experience working in the areas of the space environment, remote sensing, geomagnetic remote sensing, or earth observation remote sensing. Applicants must have at least one year of specialized experience directly related to the processing and analysis of large volumes of environmental data. Applicants must also have the ability to deal effectively with individuals or groups representing widely divergent backgrounds, interests, and points of view; establish program objectives or performance goals, and assess progress toward their achievement; analyze organizational problems and develop timely and economical solutions; and, represent the activity both within and outside the organization or agency to gain support for the agency's program goals.
A complete vacancy announcement may be found at http://www.usajobs.opm.gov, announcement numbers NSDIS-NGDC-2005-0003 and 0004. The position is for a Physical Scientist (Supervisory), ZP-1301-V, $105,811 to $140,300 per year. Applications will be taken through July 6, 2005. For more information, contact Jackie Albert (Albert@noaa.gov), 303-497-3156.
-- Revised 17 May 2005 by emery@ucar.edu
