Total 35 Science / R&D / Research job vacancies in Fort Bragg, California

• As a Research Psychologist, you will perform the following duties which is not an all-inclusive list:
• Communicate and inform Army leaders at the 4-star level concerning research outcomes and best practices to ensure a strategic understanding of the nuance and application of human performance optimization research.
• Apply appropriate statistical and analytic procedures to achieve empirical solutions to optimize Soldier physical performance.
• The incumbent will provide subject matter expertise to develop, direct, implement, coordinate and oversee empirical research designed to optimize Soldier and unit physical readiness and reduce injuries and attrition.
• Initiate programmatic changes to the U.S. Army physical readiness training and assessment doctrine and independently make changes to the Army’s program of instruction to reflect best practices in physical fitness training and health promotion.

As the federal agency whose mission is to ensure the fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans, the Department of Justice is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. To build and retain a workforce that reflects the diverse experiences and perspectives of the American people, we welcome applicants from the many communities, identities, races, ethnicities, backgrounds, abilities, religions, and cultures of the United States who share our commitment to public service.

These Supervisory Intelligence Research Specialist (IRS) (Group Supervisor) positionsare located in the following areas:

Houston Division, Houston Division Office, Intelligence Group 2 in Houston, TX.
San Francisco Division, Sacramento District Office (Central Valley California HIDTA) in Sacramento, CA.

Among other duties, the incumbents will perform the following:

• Plans and directs the activities of staff in the collection, evaluation, production and dissemination of drug law enforcement intelligence.
• Oversees and plans the operations of an intelligence program with worldwide implications. Assesses unforeseen developments, new phenomena, and difficulties encountered.
• Initiates, plans, and evaluates broad and comprehensive research and analysis programs, procedures, and policies.
• Prepares and presents briefings to high-level federal, state, and local law enforcement representatives and to foreign dignitaries in regard to difficult, complex, and controversial drug trafficking issues.
• Performs the administrative and human resource management functions relative to the staff supervised.
• Establishes guidelines and performance expectations for staff members.
• May be required to testify during career as an Intelligence Research Specialist.

As the federal agency whose mission is to ensure the fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans, the Department of Justice is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. To build and retain a workforce that reflects the diverse experiences and perspectives of the American people, we welcome applicants from the many communities, identities, races, ethnicities, backgrounds, abilities, religions, and cultures of the United States who share our commitment to public service.

These Supervisory Intelligence Research Specialist (IRS) (Group Supervisor) positionsare located in the following areas:

Houston Division, Houston Division Office, Intelligence Group 2 in Houston, TX.
San Francisco Division, Sacramento District Office (Central Valley California HIDTA) in Sacramento, CA.

Among other duties, the incumbent will perform the following:

• Plans and directs the activities of staff in the collection, evaluation, production and dissemination of drug law enforcement intelligence.
• Oversees and plans the operations of an intelligence program with worldwide implications. Assesses unforeseen developments, new phenomena, and difficulties encountered.
• Initiates, plans, and evaluates broad and comprehensive research and analysis programs, procedures, and policies.
• Prepares and presents briefings to high-level federal, state, and local law enforcement representatives and to foreign dignitaries in regards to difficult, complex, and controversial drug trafficking issues.
• Performs the administrative and human resource management functions relative to the staff supervised.
• Establishes guidelines and performance expectations for staff members.
• May be required to testify during career as an Intelligence Research Specialist.

• Serve as center’s IH Program Manager and Subject Matter Expert (SME) for all matters regarding Industrial Hygiene.
• Formulate IH health hazard evaluations (in response to center safety reviews and project consultations) on all center operations to include institutional, science and construction projects; reporting the needed mitigation to ensure safe operations.
• Develop, plan, and implement comprehensive IH sampling/assessment design and perform health hazard sampling, surveys, and exposure assessments as required by the NASA set Environmental Health (EH) policies.
• Manage, implement, and audit the center’s 20+ IH related programs by complying to NASA’s Occupational Health policies.
• Draft and manage IH center directives and policies, reports, records, instructions, and standard operating procedures (SOP).
• Provide branch management and center leadership with required scheduled metrics regarding the status of the IH programs.
• Develop and deliver IH training to workforce in-person and/or online.
• Develop effective working partnerships with other support/customer services, aircraft operations, and engineering organizations (e.g., Safety, Environmental, Medical, Facilities and Science and Aircraft engineering).
• Foster a culture of engagement, diversity, inclusiveness, excellence and innovation. Champion NASA's commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility to create an environment that promotes a commitment to safety, integrity, and teamwork.

• Direct the performance of a broad range of strategic and operational analyses to evaluate alternative force structure requirements and capabilities.
• Prepare analysis reports and model documentation pertaining to assigned studies describing objectives, assumptions, methodology, sources and uses of data, and results obtained.
• Lead the development of complex models and computer simulations of military force generation and readiness based.
• Assess performance and effectiveness of new or substantially modified force concepts.
• Analyze feasibility of advanced approaches or radically different proposed policies.

• Research, compile, and tabulate wildlife inventory data.
• Conduct field surveys on for federally listed and sensitive wildlife species.
• Conduct site, habitat, and vegetation monitoring.
• Conduct habitat and vegetation treatments as needed to meet management objectives.
• Complete inventories for specific species in potential habitat areas, document locations using maps and GIS/GPS technology.
• Process samples and enter data into databases.
• Interpret aerial photos, land-sat imagery, and topographic maps to determine land use and vegetation distribution and to plot nest/herd breeding sites.
• Higher grade positions my lead lower-level grades, plan projects related to wildlife habitat
• Improvement, and create analytical reports on environmental impacts to wildlife and present results at scientific and technical forums

Devils Postpile National Monument Mammoth Lakes, CA--Grade levels include GS 07. View this link for salary. Government Housing MAY be available. A Driver's License Record will be required before entering on duty. You will work weekends, evenings, and Overtime. A Uniform will be required and supplied through the park.
Mount Rainier National Park Longmire, WA--Grade levels include GS 05/06/07. View this link for salary. Government Housing WILL be available. Recruitment and Relocation Incentives will not be offered. Telework will be offered by Supervisory approval. You will work Overtime.
North Cascades National Park Marblemount, WA--Grade levels include GS 06/07. View this link for salary. Government Housing MAY be available. A Driver's License Record will be required before entering on duty. A mixed tour of duty schedule is being offered. You will work Overtime. There will be approximately 5 days of travel a month.
Sequoia National Park Three Rivers, CA--Grade levels include GS 05/06. View this link for salary. Government Housing MAY be available. Recruitment and Relocation Incentives will not be offered. You will work weekends evenings, holidays and other. There will be approximately 12 days of travel a month.
Yosemite National Park Mariposa, CA--Grade levels include GS 05/06/07. View this link for salary. Government Housing WILL be available. Recruitment and Relocation Incentives will not be offered. A Uniform will be required and supplied through the park. There will be approximately 8 days of travel a month.

Major Duties:
At the GS-05, duties may include:

• Collects and organizes field data.
• Performs routine and recurring testing of collected samples.
• Performs data entry and compiles reports.
• Monitors conditions in assigned program areas.
• Provides logistical support and area orientation for contract or cooperating scientists.
• Operates and maintains sampling, monitoring and laboratory equipment and instruments.
• Participates in the operation and maintenance of the park's comprehensive air quality monitoring network:
• Participates in the operation and maintenance of the park's water quality monitoring network.
• Processes GIS data (e.g., data collected via GPS and converted into GIS data layer) and prepares maps.

• Takes necessary precautions to prevent loss or contamination of air and water samples.
• Provides recommendations for establishing and improving air and water quality monitoring networks, sampling methodology and analytical procedures.
• Assists researchers with the implementation of their projects, including environmental compliance and logistical support.
• Conducts initial assessments to evaluate potential environmental contamination levels.
• Assists with the park's integrated pest management program by conducting chemical evaluations, recommending corrective actions and completing pesticide use documents.

• Uses scientific knowledge to determine best sites for data collection.
• Plans work for field crews, exercising judgment to collect the best data possible without compromising safety.
• Ensures data is collected according to established protocols, providing guidance and training as necessary.
• Summarizes and interprets data in reports for use by park managers and staff.

***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION***


The employee will serve as a project coordinator for one or more clinical demonstration projects. In this position, he/she will be responsible for coordinating all administrative tasks related to the assigned projects and will assist In implementation of detailed work plans to achieve the project goals and timelines. He/she will facilitate the execution of these plans by developing a solid understanding of the roles, responsibilities, and motivations of each member of the Clinical Demonstration team.

He/she will work with the project Principal Investigators (Pis) to manage the study budgets and to complete all progress and other required reporting forms. He/she will work with the GRECC team in setting-up and managing project databases and provide data entry and security.

In addition, he/she will coordinate project participant care by serving as liaison to both VA and non-VA clinical care entities. These other clinical care entities include, but are not limited to, the VA Palo Alto Primary Care Behavioral Health Team (PCBHT) and the Stanford Partners in Caring Program. He/she will also provide some assistance with behavioral health counseling of project participants, with supervision.

Coordinate activities between the project clinical care entities, including, but not limited to, the VA Palo Alto Primary Care Behavioral Health Team (PCBHT) and Stanford Partners in Caring Program. Such coordination activities will Include, but are not limited to, arranging conference calls or meetings, providing timely communication of programmatic information and needs, coordinating flow of participants' care, and providing or facilitating timely access to address participant questions.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday (8:00am - 4:30pm)
Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized

Telework: VA supports the use of telework as a way to help attract and retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies. This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process.

• Leads and manages the Computational Aerosciences Branch with the Branch Chief by providing supervisory oversight, technical guidance, and personnel coordination in a complex and high-performing organization.
• Supports the Branch Chief by providing specific technical and administrative direction to subordinates, assisting in resource planning, aiding in development of strategic objectives, and defending organization and employee work to higher management.
• Plans and manages agency project supporting tasks involving innovative concepts or approaches.
• Supports the Branch Chief by managing a team of high-fidelity modeling and simulation code developers responsible for advancing computational fluid dynamics, aeroacoustics, fluid-structure interaction, and multi-physics capabilities.
• Provides guidance towards computational analysis tasks pertaining to space vehicle development, which include aerodynamic database generation and debris impact assessments for launch vehicles.
• Fosters inter-organizational technical collaboration and exchange, to include collaborators from NASA, industry, academia, and governmental entities, to advance the state of the art in computational aerosciences in service of the NASA missions.
• Perform a full range of supervisory duties which includes assigning and evaluating work; recommending personnel actions; taking disciplinary actions; and identifying training needs and developing employees.
• Foster a culture of engagement, diversity, inclusiveness, excellence and innovation. Champion NASA's commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility to create an environment that promotes a commitment to safety, integrity, and teamwork.

• Serves as the Division Chief of the Test Analysis Division with full line authority for directing and performing full range of supervising duties. Responsible for developing advanced engineering and scientific techniques and methods.
• Directs and supervises the Test Analysis Division participating in the conceptual development, design, execution, and evaluation of operational tests and evaluations or combined developmental/operational (DT/OT) tests.
• Directs and supervises the Test Analysis Division that supports complex post mission test operations. Directs the development of innovative systematic approaches for problem solving and courses of actions.

• Develops the techniques and tools necessary for science investigations, e.g., computer codes, sensors and other instrumentation and devices used in experiments.
• Facilitates the development of technologies to enable astrophysics research.
• Conducts development of data reduction pipelines and underlying algorithms, data analysis tools, and the delivery of scientific data products.
• Monitors contracted work either externally or on-site in the facility of the contractor.
• Obtains research data through the use of instruments aboard aircraft, balloons, rockets, spacecraft, and satellites.
• Documents and communicates findings through written papers and publications.
• Fosters a culture of engagement, diversity, inclusiveness, excellence and innovation. Champion NASA's commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility to create an environment that promotes a commitment to safety, integrity, and teamwork.

The typical seasonal period for Sequoia Kings Canyon National Park is May-November. Anticipated Enter on Duty date would be May/June.

Major Duties:

• removes nonnative fish from alpine lakes;
• completes visual encounter surveys for amphibians and reptiles;
• sets, cleans and repairs gill nets;
• electro-fishes in streams;
• conducts fish, amphibian, and reptile surveys;
• collects field data;
• kills nonnative fish; handles dead fish;
• follows detailed protocols;
• records environmental parameters; using topographic maps, compass, and/or global positioning systems (GPS) for navigation;
• provides an overview of the project to park visitors.
• and occasionally assists with research projects.

• Duties described below are at the highest grade advertised. Duties assigned at lower grade levels will be of more limited scope, performed with less independence and limited complexity; duties will be commensurate with the grade of selected employee.
• Lead team using technical approaches, policies, effective communication, and teamwork to achieve objectives and maintain effective relationships. Adapt to changing needs and consider complex cross-organizational implications when resolving issues.
• Direct airworthiness assessment of vehicles, operations, or processes, evaluate in-house and contract proposals of flight systems, and provide engineering dispositions. Act as primary operations interface with test teams or external partners.
• Assess and implement civil, military, international, manufacturer and NASA standards and requirements to ensure airworthiness of flight vehicles and/or mission success to meet research goals.
• Develop effective operational plans for small, moderate, and complex projects including scope definition, requirements and verification, schedule, cost and resource estimation and allocation for all project phase activities.
• Determine system performance and interface requirements to meet technical and safety objectives. Prepare risk assessments, and verify mitigation implementation through inspection, test, analysis, etc., to develop recommendations and resolve issues.
• Prepare complex integration plans and procedures for air and ground vehicles and infrastructure. Acquire and/or confirm integration readiness of equipment to ensure product support documentation and configuration management.
• Lead development and management of concept of operations, test plan and test cards. Manage command and control activities according to mission objectives including real-time decision-making and problem resolution during mission critical operations.
• Report ground and/or flight research results, and develop and deliver technical results/briefs to internal and external stakeholders.
• Foster a culture of engagement, diversity, inclusiveness, excellence and innovation. Champion NASA's commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility to create an environment that promotes a commitment to safety, integrity, and teamwork.

• Supervises a staff of Market Analysts, Program Analysts, Material/Industrial Engineers, and Economists.
• Places exceptional emphasis on implementing and administering regulations governing the safeguarding of classified information, assuring that subordinates are trained and fully comply with the provisions of security regulations.
• Provides leadership and management to a staff of highly technical professionals responsible for coordinating, developing, and maintaining plans for the operation of Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Strategic Materials.
• Analyzes and modifies short-and-long-range plans, programs, and objectives, recommending major changes to ensure the best possible level of support to the customer, stakeholders, and organization.
• Serves as the primary focal point on numerous issues related to the identification of strategic and critical material requirements and major application areas, and development of cost effective and responsive risk mitigation plans.
• Works closely and collaborates with high level management/personnel from DLA, Military Services, Office of Secretary of Defense (OSD), Joint Staff, other Department of Defense (DoD) and federal entities, US and foreign industry and governments.
• Keeps the Administrator informed on marketing factors such as changes in supply/demand, production, consumption, imports/exports, prices and stock levels and their influence on markets for stockpile materials sales program.

• As an Operations Research Analyst, you will perform the following duties which is not an all-inclusive list:
• Serve as a system analyst team member or an individual analyst.
• Plan and organize assignments, analyzing assignments to determine individual problems to be considered.
• Review reports of prior work in the field to determine what available solutions can be used.
• Participate in the statistical design of qualitative assessments tests, development of independent evaluation plans, snd subsequent analyses for assigned projects.