Duties

Summary

The International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP) works with foreign governments to develop professional and transparent law enforcement institutions that protect human rights, combat corruption, and reduce the threat of transnational crime and terrorism. ICITAP supports both national security and foreign policy objectives. ICITAP works in close partnership with the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Agency for International Development, and the Department of Defense.
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Responsibilities

The Physical Scientist (Deputy Assistant Director, Forensics) has a broad range of responsibilities to include:

• Assisting the Assistant Director for Forensics/Regional Assistant Directors to plan, create, and establish overall goals and performance standards to evaluate the performance of the forensic efforts for all ICITAP programs.
• Conducting scientific research in forensic disciplines based on biological or chemical analysis, such as toxicology and fiber analysis as well as formulating new forensic investigative techniques such as, laser or ultraviolet light analysis.
• Meeting with international senior foreign government and forensics enforcement officials to explore the potential for new specialized projects of marked difficulty, responsibility, and national significance, obtains feedback on current projects and seeks recommendations for improving products and services.
• Advising senior level federal, state, and local criminal justice officials on matters of unique difficulty and controversy.
• Identifying new areas of business and innovative techniques for delivering developmental assistance and arranging collaborative developmental specialized initiatives.
• Assisting the forensics assistant director to define and implement goals and performance standards established in region and evaluating the performance of the region regarding all forensics programs.
• Researching, analyzing and preparing background information on the legal, social, political and economic context in which an ICITAP forensics program operates to support program managers in preparing proposals and program plans.
• Ensuring that all forensic proposals are drafted to reflect international forensic standards as incorporated in International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 17025.
• Dealing with service contractors regarding execution of training and technical assistance activities, and ensuring that program data is accurate, complete and organized in accordance with the program's financial management policy.

Travel Required

Occasional travel - Occasional travel will be required.

Supervisory status
No

Promotion Potential
14

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• You must be a United States Citizen.
• You must undergo a pre-employment security investigation.
• Selective Service Registration is required, as applicable.
• You must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
• Direct Deposit: All federal employees are required to have federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choosing.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, you must meet the grade level qualifications and series qualifications.

Series Qualifications:

Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree in physical science, engineering, or mathematics that included 24 semester hours or the equivalent in physical science and/or related engineering science such as mechanics, forensics, dynamics, properties of materials, and electronics; OR

A combination of education and experience - education equivalent to one of the majors shown in "A" above (24 semester hours or the equivalent in physical science, engineering, or mathematics) that included at least 24 semester hours or the equivalent in physical science and/or related engineering science as described above, plus appropriate experience and/or additional education for a total of 4 years. The education or combined education and experience must be comparable in type, scope and thoroughness to that acquired through successful completion of a 4-year course of study as described in "A" above.

Grade Level Qualifications:

To qualify for the GS-14 federal grade level, you must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at, or equivalent to, the GS-13 federal grade level. This experience must include duties such as: assessing and evaluating forensics training and development programs or projects; leading and managing procurement projects to increase the capacity of forensics labs; managing the budget of forensics programs/projects; developing forensics reports and proposals; conducting briefings for various program stakeholders and the international forensics community; and writing briefing papers or cables to support international forensics development programs.

All academic degrees and coursework must be completed at a college or university that has obtained accreditation or pre-accreditation status from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools that meet this criteria, see www.ed.gov ( http://www.ed.gov )

Education

Please see requirements as described in Qualifications.

Additional information

Additional selections may be made from this vacancy announcement to fill vacancies that occur subsequent to this announcement.

The Criminal Division participates in the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program ( E-Verify ). E-Verify helps employers to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees.

The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) provides eligible displaced federal competitive service employees with selection priority over candidates from other agencies for competitive service vacancies. If your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority over other applicants who are not DOJ employees if this vacancy is within your ICTAP eligibility, you apply under the instruction in this announcement, and you are found well-qualified. Well qualified is defined as possession of the majority of competencies required for the position and will be determined, based upon a review of your resume against the competencies required for the position being filled. You must provide proof of eligibility with your application to receive selection priority. Proof may include a copy of your written notification of ICTAP eligibility or a copy of your separation personnel action form. Additional information about ICTAP eligibility: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/ .

The Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provides eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in the Department of Justice with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your Department of Justice component has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if this vacancy is within your CTAP eligibility, you apply under the instructions in this announcement, and you are found well-qualified. Well qualified is defined as possession of the majority of competencies required for the position and will be determined, based upon a review of your resume against the competencies required for the position being filled. You must provide a copy of your written notification of CTAP eligibility with your application. Additional information about CTAP eligibility: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/ .

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

This is a direct hire position. Applications will be evaluated against the basic qualifications. Qualified candidates will be considered in accordance with the Office of Personnel Management Direct Hire Guidelines. Veterans' Preference does not apply to the direct hire recruitment procedures.

Background checks and security clearance

Security clearance
Top Secret

Drug test required
Yes

Required Documents

To apply for this position, you must provide a complete application package which includes:

Resume (cover letter is optional) - Applicants will be evaluated based on a comparison of the position requirements against the quality and extent of experience or related education as reflected in their resume. Applicants are encouraged to ensure work experiences clearly show the possession of knowledge of the subject matter pertinent to the position and the technical skills to successfully perform the duties of the position. Resumes of any length will be accepted, however only information contained in the first five (5) pages will be reviewed against the position requirements. Please ensure all information you believe is qualifying for the position is contained in the first five pages, or you may be marked ineligible. Additionally, your resume must include the following information for each job listed: month and year, start/end dates (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008), and full-time or part-time status (include hours worked per week).

Unofficial Transcripts to verify series qualifications are met.

Documentation of eligibility for special hiring authorities (if applicable) to prove appointment eligibility. Examples include: Schedule A disability letter, Peace Corps volunteer letter, military spouse hiring authority documentation, etc.

Current or Former Political Appointees (if applicable) - Please note on your resume and attach an SF-50. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, or Non-Career SES employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the HR Office.

Schedule A Documentation (if applicable) - The Criminal Division welcomes and encourages applications from persons with disabilities and is firmly committed to satisfying its affirmative obligations under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to ensure that persons with disabilities have every opportunity to be hired and advanced on the basis of merit within the Department. The Criminal Division also encourages eligible Schedule A applicants to submit their resumes directly to the Criminal Division disability POC, LaToya Washington at latoya.washington@usdoj.gov .