Physical Scientist - Master Instructor

As a Physical Scientist - Master Instructor, you will perform the following duties: Serve as a Master Instructor, facilitator, and training program analyst.

Develop and provide subject matter expertise for the development of training and resources, and to meet needs under the scope of the National Weather Service (NWS) Operations Training Unit, and the various Physical Sciences services provided by the NWS.

Assist with coordination of Scientific topics, instructors, and logistics for all Operations Training Unit residence courses. May personally deliver training to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) employees within the Physical Science job series using best practices.

Visit NWS field offices to gain knowledge in and stay current on NWS field procedures and culture. Serve as a team manager with a focus on multiple professional and technical performance support solutions to enable NWS employees to reach optimum performance in present assignments and future responsibilities.

Responsible for coordinating and integrating permanent and temporary instructors assigned to the division, based on the training needs of the target audience. Plan, coordinate, and provide classroom instruction (including seminars, conferences, practical exercises, lectures, and other activities) for resident and mobile courses.

Mentor and develop associated instructors, ensuring they use adult learning techniques based on the experiential learning model. Research, evaluate, and direct the integration of simulation packages into technology instruction where applicable.

Utilize established curriculum development guides and faculty development and quality assurance programs to provide professional training research and analysis. Assist with the development of exercise and practical exercise scenario support products.

Review and direct the updates of courseware, at least annually, or as changes in technologies or instructional requirements dictate. In accordance with standards, ensure the publishing and maintenance of all required curriculum on Commerce Learning Center, or other academic information sharing mediums.

Serve as a technical authority or team leader and provide authoritative advice to other agency scientists and high-level officials, conducting investigations into phenomena that may require development of new techniques. Develop, revise, and write technical portions of agency guidelines that may affect other agencies or industries.

Write reports and position papers on subjects which often generate controversy. Develop and maintain functional competencies in appropriate meteorological sciences, systems, and applications, utilized in the assessment and communication of weather-related events, in order to act as primary or assistant instructor on curricula as required.

Qualification requirements in the vacancy announcements are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook, which contains federal qualification standards.

This handbook is available on the Office of Personnel Management's website located at: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/ BASIC REQUIREMENTS: This position requires applicants to meet a Basic Education Requirement in addition to at least one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience in order to be found minimally qualified.

Transcripts must be submitted with your application package. You MUST meet one of the following basic education requirements: To qualify for the 1301 series: EDUCATION: A.

Degree: physical science, engineering, or mathematics that included 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science such as mechanics, dynamics, properties of materials, and electronics. OR B.

Combination of education and experience: course work as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. -AND- SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal Service.

Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. This experience need not have been in the federal government.

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.

To qualify at the GS-13 level: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: In addition to meeting the Basic Requirements above, applicants must also possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 in the Federal service.

Specialized experience MUST include all of the following: Supporting the development or implementation of training resources or guidelines for systems or applications used in atmospheric, oceanic, or other technological assessments; Designing, updating, or maintaining technical curriculum and courseware using adult learning methodologies; and Coordinating, integrating, or mentoring teams of permanent or temporary technical instructors to deliver resident, mobile, or practical classroom training.