Job Announcement: Microbiologist (Inspector)

Position Title: Microbiologist (Inspector)
Location: Atlanta, GA
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
Sub-Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Organization: OPHPR/Division of Select Agents and Toxins
Series & Grade: GS-0403-13
Who May Apply: US Citizens
Job Announcement Number: HHS-CDC-D5-16-1813648
Open: Wednesday, 9/28/16
Closes: Thursday, 10/13/16
 

Please Note
This vacancy was originally announced under HHS-CDC-D5-16-1771925. You must reapply to this announcement if you wish to be considered. This vacancy is also being announced concurrently with vacancy announcement HHS-CDC-M5-16-1813675 under merit promotion procedures. Please review that announcement to see if you are eligible for consideration under merit promotion procedures. NOTE: Applicants must apply separately for each announcement in order to be considered.

This position is located in the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response, Division of Select Agents and Toxins (DSAT), Operations Branch (OB), Atlanta, GA.

PHS Commissioned Corps Officers interested in performing the duties of this position within the Commissioned Corps (not as a career/career-conditional employee) are encouraged to apply under the merit promotion announcement indicated above.

Additional selections may be made within the same geographical location CDC-wide.

CDC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Job Description

As a Microbiologist (Inspector), you will:

• Conduct on-site inspections that include Biosafety Level (BSL) 2, 3, and/or 4, and Animal Biosafety Level (ABSL) 2, 3, and/or 4, facilities registered under the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Title 42, Part 73 at various locations in the United States.
• Prepare written compliance reports of inspection findings based upon regulatory requirements.
• Facilitate the registrations of entities that possess, use and/or transfer select agents and toxins and review applications from entities required to register.
• Provide training on all aspects of 42 CFR Part 73 and/or 42 CFR Part 71.54 to internal and external audiences.
• Respond to emergencies involving select agents and toxins.
• Develop operation and policy decisions, standard operating procedures, and guidance materials.
• Communicate specific compliance-related requirements to the regulated community (federal, state and local public health laboratories; private industry; and private and public universities).

Qualification Requirements

Basic Qualifications: Have successfully completed a full 4 year course of study at an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree that included a major field of study or specific course requirements in microbiology; or biology, chemistry, or basic medical science that included at least 20 semester hours in microbiology and other subjects related to the study of microorganisms, and 20 semester hours in the physical and mathematical sciences combining course work in organic chemistry or biochemistry, physics, and college algebra, or their equivalent; OR

Have a combination of education and experience which includes courses equivalent to a major in microbiology, biology, chemistry, or basic medical science that included courses as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. The quality of the combination of education and experience must have been sufficient to demonstrate that the applicant possesses the knowledge, skill, and abilities required to perform Microbiologist work, and is comparable to that normally acquired through the successful completion of a full 4 year course of study with a major study in one of the appropriate fields.

Minimum Qualifications: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 level of difficulty and responsibility in the Federal service as defined in the next paragraph.

Specialized experience is experience at or equivalent to which is directly related to the position which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) to successfully perform the duties of the position to include experience inspecting and identifying laboratory safety and establishing biosafety approaches for Biosafety Level (BSL) 4 laboratories.

Foreign Education: Education completed in colleges or universities outside the United States may be used to meet the education requirements. You must provide acceptable documentation that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. For more information on how foreign education is evaluated, visit: http://wwwdev.cdc.gov/employment/newhire/foreigned.html.

For more information and to apply

Click the following link for complete announcement and application instructions: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/451934500