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MICROBIOLOGIST
Defense Threat Reduction Agency · Posted 95 days ago
About the Role
This position may be filled using Direct Hire Authority and is in the Department of Defense (DoD) Acquisition Workforce Personnel Demonstration Project (AcqDemo): Z5CAV/Direct-Hire Authority (Certain DoD Personnel) PL 118-31, Sec 125OB (i)(2), 12/22/2023.This position is being filled under the memorandum from the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (USD(P&R)) "Expansion of Direct Hire Authority for Certain Personnel of the Department of Defense," dated August 12,2024.
What You'll Do
- →Develop, coordinate, and manage research and development activities performed by Service/National laboratories, academia, industry, and private sector while coordinating with interagency and international partners.
- →Applies professional knowledge of microbiology to critically evaluate the scientific validity of research projects, determining if the proposed experimental methodologies for studying chemical and biological agent fate, pathogenesis, and transmission are scientifically sound.
- →Identifies and translates Joint Force operational vulnerabilities into specific microbiological research objectives, identifying gaps in current CB defense science to generate technical S&T plans.
- →Provides authoritative scientific oversight of R&D deliverables, analyzing complex microbiological data (e.g., genomic sequencing, viral replication rates) or chemical data (toxicity, human health estimates, etc.) to determine if research projects are achieving the required scientific outcomes.
- →Generates technical and fiscal program plans for accomplishing focused and cost effective CB threat characterization research and development efforts.
Requirements
- ✓Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.
Personality Fit
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Job ID: 68831fe5-1b6c-4e97-b7fe-d4b8cbea7bf4
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