Summary The National Ocean Service (NOS) Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) is a national-regional partnership working to provide new tools and forecasts to improve safety, enhance the economy, and protect our environment. Integrated ocean information is available in near real time, as well as retrospectively. Easier and better access to this information is improving our ability to understand and predict coastal events - such as storms, wave heights, and sea level change. Responsibilities The Senior Advisor will be the principal scientific advisor on coastal modeling science, development, and policy to the IOOS Director, the NOS Executive Leadership and the NOAA. The Senior Advisor has the overall responsibility for ensuring all NOS coastal modeling related efforts are based on sound science principles, solid resource management and planning techniques, and are aligned to stakeholder requirements. The Senior Advisor will: Champion efforts to improve the NOS coastal modeling vision, research science, and its application for forecasting, prediction, and other decision support tools. Oversee transition of physical and social science techniques into operations to improve coastal modeling prediction, projections and eventually leading to forecasting tools and techniques, and their use and application for decision-making. Coordinate efforts of NOAA and the interagency community on coastal modeling scientific operations to develop integrated plans for advancing science operations to meet critical national needs for improving coastal and marine forecasting systems. Consult with research and development program managers, and outreach and educational professionals, to advocate for improved coastal modeling services and ensure that proposed new services have adequate scientific basis. Monitor the progress of key internal science and service developments and cutting-edge external science research to ensure efficient program implementation. Provide guidance for the development and implementation of improved decision assistance and forecast preparation tools. Evaluate NOAA marine and coastal modeling products and services and provide recommendations for improvement and application for decision-makers at all levels. Serve as subject matter expert and liaison to inter-agency committees, academia, and private industry on coastal modeling research and science matters to advocate for NOAA research and operational program. Be principal NOS modeling lead for NOAA's next generation strategic plan objectives to improve environmental predictions and projections and to improve resilience of coastal communities and economies. The position is responsible for coordinating across NOAA and representing NOS in updates of the NOAA Strategic Plan and the development of the Annual Guidance Memorandum. DESIRED SCIENTIFIC QUALIFICATIONS The incumbent will have high levels of professional recognition from major organizations for expertise in coastal and/or marine modeling sciences, applied services, and operations. Examples of evidence for such high-level recognition may include selection for service as an Editor of major scholarly journals on coastal modeling, prediction, forecasting, and/or management science and service, awards received including Fellowship in national scientific organizations, or appointments on high-level agency, interagency, or international committees. The incumbent should have demonstrated scientific or services leadership at the NOAA, national, or international level. e.g., served as chair on high-level committees that are highly influential in shaping the direction of science and policy related to coastal modeling and associated decision support. Requirements Conditions of Employment To meet the minimum requirements for this position, candidates must demonstrate their experience in their narrative responses to the Mandatory Professional/Professional Technical Qualifications (PTQs) questions and all narrative responses must be fully supported within their resume. Experience must have been at a sufficiently high level of difficulty to clearly show that the candidate possesses the required professional/technical qualifications set forth below. 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. Professional Technical Qualifications: Applicants must clearly demonstrate in their application materials that they possess technical attributes in the Professional Technical Qualifications (PTQs). Key Requirements: Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI). Newly appointed SL members must serve a 1 year probationary period. Position is subject to pre-employment background investigation. Public Financial Disclosure (OGE-278 filing within 30 days is required). Position is subject to random drug testing. Qualifications To meet the minimum qualifications for this position, you must possess all of the mandatory Professional Technical Qualifications listed below. These qualifications would typically be acquired through education, experience, and training which reflect progressive development and achievement in managing a comprehensive business program in a complex organization. An individual's total experience and education must demonstrate the ability to perform the duties of the position. Applicants must meet all of the qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Professional Technical Core Qualifications (PTQs): PTQ 1 - Broad background in modeling science and/or engineering with experience in coastal modeling techniques, development, resources and operations, as well as modeling transition to operations techniques based on sound physical and social science principles. In-depth knowledge of the scientific advances, opportunities, strategies, and challenges in coastal modeling science and services. PTQ 2 - Ability to apply broad physical and social science background to use and application of coastal observations to improve prediction and forecasting information, products, and services for coastal and marine modeling and coastal decision-making. PTQ 3 - Ability to solicit and synthesize both scientific and user input from an extensively developed scientific and educational network spanning a wide spectrum of universities, agencies and organizations to inform and guide program development as well as using this network to educate, advise and champion for coastal modeling research and operational programs. NOTE: Responses to PTQs must not exceed 2 pages per PTQ, for a total of 6 pages. 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 -- education equivalent to one of the majors shown in "a." above that included at least 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science, plus appropriate experience or additional education. Additional Information Background Investigation: This position is designated as Top Secret with Sensitive Compartmented Information and requires that a background investigation be conducted and favorably adjudicated in order to establish security eligibility. Public Financial Disclosure: This position is covered under the Ethics in Government Act, which requires comprehensive financial disclosures from employees. The appointee will be required to file a Public Financial Disclosure Report (OGE-278), within 30 days after his/her appointment, and then annually thereafter. Qualifications Approval and Probationary Period: Persons newly selected for a career appointment to the Scientific and Professional (SL) will be required to serve a one-year probationary period. If an employee has completed their 1 full year probationary period requirement under the current position they were competitively selected for, and were selected for a SL appointment, they will not need to complete a new probationary period. Direct Deposit: All Federal employees are required by P.L. 104-134 to have federal payments made by Direct Deposit. Drug Testing: Applicants tentatively selected for employment in any position are subject to designated and/or random pre-employment and employment urinalysis. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment and/or removed from employment with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce. Selective Service: Male applicants born after 12/31/1959, who are required to register with the Selective Service under section 3 of the Military Selective Service Act, must be registered (or must have registered at the time they were required to do so) in order to be eligible for appointment. For more information, visit the SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM web site at http://www.sss.gov/default.htm. Veterans' preference: Veterans' preference applies to SL positions and will be applied accordingly: When category rating is used to fill a SL position, each veteran goes to the top of the quality category for which they are qualified. In practice, this means that veterans who qualify for the highest quality category will be the highest-ranked candidates. False Statements: If you make a false statement in any part of your application, you may not be hired, you may be fired after you begin work, or you may be subject to fine, imprisonment, or other disciplinary action. SSN: You will be required to enter your full social security number (SSN) only to initially access and create an account at the OPM USAJOBS website; however, only the last four digits will appear in your resume. Please DO NOT put your SSN on pages within your application package. Privacy Act - Privacy Act Notice (PL 93-579): The information requested here is used to determine qualifications for employment and is authorized under Title 5 U.S.C. 3302 and 3361. Signature: Before you are hired, you will be required to sign and certify the accuracy of the information in your application. Application materials: The materials you send with your application will not be returned.