Community:Announcement swpc08
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Forecaster at NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center, Boulder, Colorado
If you are looking for a challenging, intellectually stimulating job involving the frontier science of space weather and its practical application, we have the job for you. The Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) is seeking an energetic professional to fill an entry level position as a Space Weather Forecaster (ZP2, salary level 39,376-68,954 USD). Headquartered in beautiful Boulder, Colorado, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA), Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) provides the Nation's official Space Weather Services to meet growing user demands for space weather information. The Center is one of the nine National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) within the National Weather Service (NWS). SWPC continually monitors and forecasts space weather; provides accurate, reliable, and useful solar-terrestrial information; conducts and leads research and development programs; and, transitions promising models and techniques into operational products to improve space weather services. See http://swpc.noaa.gov.
Major Duties: The successful applicant for this position will serve as a Space Weather Forecaster in the Space Weather Forecast Center within SWPC. The primary duties of this position will be to: serve as a space weather forecaster intern on a rotating shift schedule; monitor and analyze space weather conditions using real-time space weather data; prepare space weather forecasts, reports, and products; update forecasts as necessary; issue space weather alerts, warnings, and watches to notify affected users; and monitor the integrity of the real-time operational systems.
Key Requirements: U.S. Citizenship; Knowledge of space weather and its impacts and effects on humanity and technology; Ability to work efficiently and accurately, while being reliable, responsible and accountable, in a rotating shift schedule
Career Growth: While this is an entry level job (Physical Scientist, ZP-1301-band II (ZP2) or GS-7 through GS-10, with salary range 39,376-68,954 USD per year), we expect successful candidates to quickly develop the skills to be eligible to move to the next level (ZP3, salary level 58,274-90,803 USD). The top level achievable for a forecaster is a ZP4 (salary level 83,057-127,590 USD). This is a full time permanent federal government job.
Directions for getting to job announcement on USAJOBS
- Step 1: Go to USAJOBS at http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/
- Step 2: On the home page under the title SEARCH JOBS, in the box with the word "what", enter the announcement number for the ZP2 forecaster job: Enter this number if you are a government employee, NWS-NCEP-2008-0117. Enter this number if you are not a government employee, NWS-NCEP-2008-0123. Then click on the SEARCH button to bring up the job summary
- Step 3: Click on the title to get expanded information about the job
- Step 4: To apply for the job click on the APPLY ONLINE button.
- Step 5: Read all directions very carefully, they must be followed or your application may be deemed incomplete and not considered.
