Chemist

This position is with the U. S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), within the Directorate of Technical Support and Emergency Management (DTSEM), OSHA Technical Center in the Industrial Hygiene Chemistry Division, located in Sandy, UT.

• This position is at the full performance level.
• This position is inside the bargaining unit.
• This position is NOT remote. Selectee will be expected to report to the office above.

You must meet the Basic Requirements and the Specialized Experience to qualify for the Chemist position, as described below.
*Please note, transcripts are required to be uploaded in your application package in order to be considered for this position.

The Chemist Series (1320) has an Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR):

Basic Requirements:

1. Degree: physical sciences, life sciences, or engineering that included 30 semester hours in chemistry, supplemented by course work in mathematics through differential and integral calculus, and at least 6 semester hours of physics.

   OR

2. Combination of education and experience -- course work equivalent to a major as shown in A above, including at least 30 semester hours in chemistry, supplemented by mathematics through differential and integral calculus, and at least 6 semester hours of physics, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

For the GS-13: Applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, GS-12, in the Federal Service.

Specialized Experience is the experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to perform the duties of the position successfully, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level.

Qualifying specialized experience for theGS-13 Chemist includes:

• Applied advanced knowledge of industrial hygiene sampling and analysis for substances to which workers may be exposed.
• Knowledge of and experience developing methods to be used for the collection of industrial hygiene samples.
• Knowledge and/or experience with OSHA chemical exposure standards.
• Demonstrated ability to successfully work with others in completing complex projects.
• Demonstrated ability to follow laboratory policies and procedures.

Any applicant falsely claiming an academic degree from an accredited school will be subject to actions ranging from disqualification from federal employment to removal from federal service.

If your education was completed at a foreign college or university, you must show comparability to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States and comparability to applicable minimum coursework requirements for this position. Click Evaluation of Foreign Education for more information.