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Computational Physicist
National Institute of Standards and Technology · Department of Commerce
- Location
- Gaithersburg, MD
- Pay
- $85,447 – $133,142 a year
- Type
- 2 years, may be extended up to 4 years
- Dates
- Posted Nov 4 · Closes Nov 10
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What to know about this job
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- This kind of job
A U.S. federal government job. You apply on USAJOBS with a federal résumé; it has a closing date and pay follows fixed scales (GS or others).
- The pay, plainly
About $85,447–$133,142 a year, or $41.08–$64.01 an hour full time (40 hours). Before taxes and deductions.
- Documents usually requested
- Federal résumé (with hours per week and dates for each job)
- Academic transcript, if the position requires education
- DD-214 if you claim veterans' preference
- SF-50 if you are a current federal employee
- Photo ID and Social Security card or work authorization (Form I-9)
- In our catalog
Posted 2 days ago.
About the job
NIST is seeking a Computational Physicist to support computing infrastructure across the Material Measurement Laboratory. This role enhances the performance and reproducibility of materials science workflows, and involves deploying CPU/GPU resources, administering CTCMS projects, migrating data, and ensuring IT policy alignment. This notice is issued under direct-hire authority to recruit new talent to occupations for which NIST has a severe shortage of candidates.
Qualifications
Basic Requirements: Degree: physics; or related degree that included at least 24 semester hours in physics. OR Combination of education and experience: Courses equivalent to a major in physics totaling at least 24 semester hours, plus appropriate experience or additional education. AND In addition to the basic requirements: Applicants must also have 1 year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-9 (ZP-II at NIST) level. Specialized experience is defined as experience in Linux system administration, HPC cluster operations and resource management. OR 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree OR Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree. OR A combination of graduate education and specialized experience as defined in the additional requirements. 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. The qualification requirements in this vacancy announcement are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook. If requesting reconsideration of your qualification determination, please refer to the following site: Applicant Reconsideration
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