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Summary TOUGH WORK. VITAL MISSION. Challenge yourself! You have the power to help combat drug trafficking. Be a part of DEA! It's tough work, but a vital mission. Whatever your background or expertise, your work at DEA will be tremendously rewarding because it will have a daily impact on national security and the quality of life of all Americans. Responsibilities This position is located in the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Diversion Control Division (DC), Office of Diversion Control Operations (DO), Drug & Chemical Evaluation Section (DOE), Data Analysis Unit (DOED), Arlington, VA. This position's primary purpose is to serve as a chemist responsible for providing leadership on technical matters to the Office of Diversion Control. As a Chemist your typical work assignments may include: Providing leadership on technical and on scientific matters to the Drug and Chemical Evaluation Section, Diversion Control Division. Maintaining liaison with scientists, public health and law enforcement officials, and other professionals, nationally and internationally, to orient them to the priorities of drugs of abuse and diversion of chemicals. Providing expert testimony or scientific support for drug case prosecutions. Serving as authority on chemistry, drug scheduling and chemical control, and providing advice in these areas to the section and program, other officials within DEA and other Federal or state/local agencies. Participating in inter- and intra-agency meetings and scientific conferences concerning drug issues and chemical control. Informing and defending agency policies on drug and chemical control issues to worldwide professionals, industry, scientific community and other agencies. Analyzing drug abuse, chemical diversion indicators, and other technical data. Recommending immediate and long range policies by developing and monitoring drug abuse and chemical diversion. Developing information for policy decisions and Drug/chemical regulations, based on drug scheduling and chemical diversion issues. Drafting and recommending positions on assigned drug scheduling issues. Proposing agency policy relative to drug scheduling and chemical control, based on organic chemical considerations. Providing subject matter expertise in the field of chemistry on technical matters. Preparing technical guidance used by domestic and international drug and chemical control agencies. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Applicants must meet all of the required qualification requirements described below by the closing of this announcement. If you are qualifying based on education or if there are mandatory education requirements listed below, you MUST submit a copy of your college transcript with your application. Applicants must meet the Basic Qualification- Individual Occupational Requirements (IOR) AND Specialized Experience requirements as noted below. Qualification claims will be subject to verification. You must demonstrate in your resume at least one (1) year of qualifying specialized experience. Specialized 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. One year of specialized experience for this position includes: Basic Qualification-Individual Occupational Requirements (IOR) 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 B. 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. AND Experience Required GS-13: Must have one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 level or pay band in the Federal service that includes performing the following duties: 1) Providing technical expertise in the field of organic chemistry related to drugs of abuse; 2) Utilizing scientific knowledge to evaluate processes and procedures as they relate to agency mission; 3) Recommending various information sources needed to track and evaluate drugs of abuse; 4) Proposing regulatory policy based on knowledge and experience in organic chemistry; and 5) Identifying and assessing complex scientific issues through a comprehensive understanding of agency mission. GS-14: Must have one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-13 level or pay band in the Federal service that includes performing the following duties: 1) Serving as authority on chemistry, drug scheduling and chemical control; 2) Preparing technical guidance used by domestic and international drug and chemical control agencies; 3) Recommending solutions to current and potential public health and safety threats relative to drug and chemical diversion; 4) Developing policy relative to drug scheduling and chemical control; and 5) Providing expert testimony relating to drug case prosecutions. Additional information on the position qualification requirements are located in the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) Qualifications Standards Handbook. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants must meet time-in-grade and time after competitive appointment requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Education This position requires specific coursework and/or a degree to meet the basic education requirement. You must submit an official transcript, unofficial transcript, or a list including courses, grades earned, completion dates, and quarter and semester hours earned. Your transcript(s) must clearly demonstrate the course(s) listed in the qualification requirement section. If the transcript(s) does not clearly demonstrate this you must submit a copy of the course description and/or other documentation demonstrating that the courses are equivalent. Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. For a list of accredited organizations recognized as specializing in interpretation of foreign education credentials, visit: www.naces.org/members.php. If you are claiming education as any part of your qualifications for this position, you must submit an official transcript, unofficial transcript, or a list including courses, grades earned, completion dates, and quarter and semester hours earned. Additional Information For reasonable accommodation at the Drug Enforcement Administration, please contact the Human Resources office listed in this announcement. Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA): To be eligible for a VEOA appointment under Merit Promotion procedures, the veteran must be a preference eligible or a veteran separated after 3 years or more of continuous active service performed under honorable conditions. Current or Former Political Appointees: 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, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. Additional selections may be made beyond the total number of vacancies specified using this vacancy announcement. Recruitment and/or Relocation Incentives may be considered and approved under conditions specified provided the agency has determined that the position is likely to be difficult to fill in the absence of an incentive and funding for such an incentive is available. If eligible, telework and/or remote work agreements may be permitted with supervisory approval. Please note that any approved remote work arrangement is subject to the locality pay area of the alternative telework worksite.