Total 5 Science / R&D / Research job vacancies in Arlington, Virginia

• You will assist in managing and directing the work of 23 Science Advisors that are deployed to operational fleet/ force commands across the globe.
• You will facilitate, coordinate, track and monitor SA program activities.
• You will conceive, organize plans, and assist in the execution of SA program events.
• You will monitor and strengthen relationships and collaboration across Naval resourcing, acquisition, development, and operational organizations.
• You will represent the SA program office in meetings and events.

Starting at $137,170 Per Year (GS 15)

This position starts at a salary of $139,395.00 (GS-14, Step 1) to $181,216.00 (GS-14, Step 10) with promotion potential to $181,216.00 (GS-14 Step 10).

The Intelligence Research Specialist in this position has program planning, direction, or evaluation responsibilities for the research or collection operations of a major geographical area of a functional program with world-wide implications; and they also serve as Government-wide experts in broad fields of research or operation.

Major Duties include but are not limited to:

• Applying a full range of analytical processes and tradecraft to provide and oversee finished intelligence products in support of operations.
• Guiding and usage of Structure Analytic Techniques (SATs) and analytic tradecraft to address unusual problems, which do not appear to be susceptible to treatment by accepted methods.
• Ensuring that the appropriate intelligence disciplines and methodologies are identified and applied to exploitation of information from a variety of sources to generate intelligence products that reveal the following: potential threat identities, associations, and travel/movements; organizational composition, tactics, techniques, and procedures; and threat activities, chronologies, capabilities, resources, and patterns.
• Applying safeguarding procedures and proper handling techniques when working with classified and sensitive but unclassified information.

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DHS offers competitive salaries and an attractive benefits package, including: health, dental, vision, life, and long-term care insurance; retirement plan; Thrift Savings Plan [similar to a 401(k)]; Flexible Spending Account; Employee Assistance Program; personal leave days; and paid federal holidays. Other benefits may include: flexible work schedules; telework; tuition reimbursement; transportation subsidies; uniform allowance; health and wellness programs; and fitness centers. DHS is committed to employee development and offers a variety of employee training and developmental opportunities. For more information visit, DHS Careers website and select "Benefits." Disabled veteran leave will be available to any Federal employee hired on or after November 5, 2016, who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rating of 30 percent or more.

Starting at $139,395 Per Year (GS 14)

As a OPERATIONS RESEARCH ANALYST at the GS-1515-14 some of your typical work assignments may include:

• Provides advice and analysis to senior staff and managers within the Joint Staff, Combatant Commands, and Services, regarding operational issues of major importance to the Department of Defense (DoD) for joint capability development and implementation.
• Leads matrixed personnel involved in major analysis, assessments, and evaluations in support of joint capability development and implementation for senior staff.
• Identifying and integrating related projects or initiatives; identifying issues in need of remediation; conducting
  cost benefit analyses; identifying alternative operational approaches to solving future joint warfighting challenges
• Performs analyses for difficult-to-define, futurist, innovative and new approaches, functions, or processes with major impact on the development of capabilities required by the future Joint Force.
• Performs tasks assigned through use of the Electronic Task Management System (ETMS) to include development of staff packages, documenting proper processing procedures, and the importance of meeting internal and external suspense time frames.

Starting at $139,395 Per Year (GS 14)

As a Supervisory Human Resources Specialist (Employee & Labor Relations), you will perform the following duties:

• Serve as the principal authority responsible for recommending the overall direction of the National Science Foundation's (NSF's) labor relations program through policy and guidance as established by agency senior officials and advising executive leadership of issues having NSF-wide impact.
• Provide authoritative interpretation of laws, regulations, policies, and procedures that govern Labor Management Relations (LMR), develop broad LMR guidance for NSF, and establish and maintain effective relationships with labor organizations.
• Establish authoritative employee relations policies, procedures, and guidelines, make recommendations to management on the need for changes in existing policies, and develop new agency strategies and plans for employee relations.
• Provide managers and employees with information about NSF's employee relations policies, procedures, and guidelines, and advise supervisors and managers on issues related to employee conduct and performance.
• Perform supervisory duties such as coordinating the development of workload objectives, assigning work and priorities to staff, developing performance standards and evaluating employee performance, identifying training needs, resolving employee complaints, and effecting minor disciplinary measures.

Starting at $163,964 Per Year (GS 15)

• Participates in engineering research/operational aspects of a wide variety of flight, simulation requiring operation of aircraft types from single engine piston, medium jet aircraft to large transport category multi-engine turbo prop aircraft.
• Serves as a Lead Research Pilot on assigned flight/simulation experiments providing support piloting/operational consultation on other experiments/activities both inside and outside the continental United States.
• Develops, executes, and leads complex plans for flight mission operations with complicated and interactive factors, concepts, or conditions. Develops mission operations plans to accomplish research objectives.
• Applies accepted flight research principles/practices/techniques for aircraft operations to meet requirements of research experiments. Serves as safety pilot during flight experiments/research with other subject pilots.
• Interfaces with experiment developers, flight crew, research systems personnel, and mechanics in formulating/applying system constraints/procedures to flight documentation or flight/ground activities.
• Applies aviation/flight test knowledge and experience/safety practices to all flight projects in order to safely plan and operate Goddard/Wallops aircraft in support of NASA missions.
• Develops/designs flight operations, equipment, or systems for a broad range of interdisciplinary activities that cut across conventional lines of engineering/scientific fields.
• Fosters a culture of engagement, diversity, inclusiveness, excellence and innovation. Champions NASAs commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility to create an environment that promotes a commitment to safety, integrity, and teamwork.

Starting at $153,801 Per Year (GS 15)