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Position Title
Chemist
Agency
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
Announcement Number
23-TTB-3-P Opens in new window
Open Period
Friday, October 28, 2022 to Thursday, November 10, 2022
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1. Do you claim Veterans’ Preference? (limit characters)
2. Are you a surplus or displaced Federal employee eligible under the Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)?  Click CTAP for eligibility and a detailed list of required documents you must submit in order to be eligible.
 
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3. Are you a displaced Federal employee eligible under the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)?  Click ICTAP for eligibility and a detailed list of required documents you must submit in order to be eligible.
 
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Preferences
1. Select the lowest grade you are willing to accept for this position. (limit characters)
2. Are you currently serving or have served in the last five years in a Political Appointment in the Federal Government? (limit characters)
3. Where did you learn about this Department of the Treasury job opportunity? (limit characters)
4. Are you a current Federal employee?
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5. If you are, or ever were a Federal civilian employee, indicate the pay plan and grade level or pay band of the highest graded position you have ever held.
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Performance Appraisal
1. As outlined in the vacancy announcement, you must submit a copy of your most recent rating of record(i.e; final annual performance appraisal issued and signed by appropriate management officials) dated within the last 18 months. If you have not submitted an appraisal meeting these requirements or if it is not dated within the last 18 months, you must explain why you are unable to do so. If you do not provide a copy of the performance appraisal, or a statement advising why it is unavailable, you will be removed from further consideration.

Type "yes" in the text box below if you are providing a performance appraisal meeting the above requirements with your application. If you are unable to provide a performance appraisal with your application meeting the requirements, please provide a reason in the text box below. (This is required of all applicants regardless of prior federal service. "N/A" is not considered an acceptable response.)
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Assessment 1
1. To be qualified for this position, you must meet the basic educational and/or work experience requirements for chemist positions in the federal government. This includes:

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Education: A degree in 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
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A 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.

Choose the answer below that best describes your educational/experience background for a chemist position.
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2. For the GS-09: Specialized experience for the GS-09 is one year of experience at the GS-07 level, or equivalent. This experience as provided below, should have equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities required to successfully perform the duties of the position. This specialized experience includes:
- Performing chemical analysis utilizing modern analytical techniques, including gas or liquid chromatography, to provide data or findings; AND
- Developing methods of qualitative or quantitative analysis of ingredients in water, food, chemical or pharmaceutical products.

OR - You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows:
A master's degree or equivalent or two years of progressively higher education leading to such a degree, if related.

OR - You may qualify on a combination of education and specialized experience as follows: To combine education and experience, the total percentage of experience at the required grade level compared to the requirement, as well as the percentage of completed education compared to the requirement must equal at least 100 percent. Only graduate level education in excess of the first 18 semester hours, or 27 quarter hours may be combined to be considered for qualifying education.

Select the choice that best describes your specialized experience.
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3. For the GS-7: Specialized experience for the GS-07 is one year of experience at the GS-05 level, or equivalent. This experience as provided below, should have equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities required to successfully perform the duties of the position. This specialized experience includes:
- Performing analysis in a lab setting to identify the chemical makeup or characteristics of a particular sample using modern analytical chemistry techniques; OR
- Conducting qualitative or quantitative analysis of ingredients in products using modern analytical chemistry techniques; AND
- Assisting in the development of quantitative or qualitative analytical methods.

OR - You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows:
One full year of graduate level education in a related field; or Superior Academic Achievement based on a bachelor's degree that is demonstrated through class standing (upper 1/3 of class); or grade point average (2.95/4.0 overall or 3.5/4.0 in major), or election to membership in a qualifying national scholastic honor society.

OR - You may qualify on a combination of education and specialized experience as follows: To combine education and experience, the total percentage of experience at the required grade level compared to the requirement, as well as the percentage of completed education compared to the requirement must equal at least 100 percent.

Select the choice that best describes your specialized experience.
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4. Select all the laboratory techniques and equipment you have used, operated, maintained or calibrated. Include selections wherein you performed troubleshooting as well. (limit characters)
5. Choose the statement that best describes your experience writing laboratory summary reports, technical project updates, or technical publications for the scientific community. (limit characters)
6. Indicate where this experience can be found in your resume. Do not put "see resume." (limit 250 characters)
7. I have experience writing standard operating procedures for the operation of analytical equipment. (limit characters)
8. Select the statement that best describes your experience orally presenting technical information. (limit characters)
9. From the following list, identify the types of contacts that you interact/communicate with in performance of chemist duties. (limit characters)
10. Choose the statement that best describes your experience using chemistry to analyze alcoholic beverages, natural products, food products, chemical or pharmaceutical products. (limit characters)
11. Indicate where this experience can be found in your resume. Do not put "see resume." (limit 250 characters)
12. Choose the statement that best describes your experience in working in an ISO 17025 accredited analytical laboratory. (limit characters)
13. Indicate where this experience can be found in your resume. Do not put "see resume." (limit 250 characters)
14. Select the response that best describes your experience using analytical problem solving in a laboratory environment. (limit characters)
15. Indicate where this experience can be found in your resume. Do not put "see resume." (limit 250 characters)
16. Choose all statements that describe your performance in meeting goals set for the analysis of samples. (limit characters)