Research Chemist

**Duties**:
As a Research Chemist, the duties will include:

- Fabricating electronically functional and electrochemically active polymer sample.
- Performing resonant and non-resonant X-ray scattering and diffraction,
- Scanning probe measurements, and electrochemical measurements, and recording and interpreting measurement results.
- Choose model material sets, select experimental parameters, and adapt data analysis pipelines to achieve impactful results.

**Requirements**:
**Conditions of Employment**:

- U.S. citizenship
- Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service
- Suitable for Federal employment
- Bargaining Unit Position: No
- Transcripts are required.

**Qualifications**:
**Basic Requirements**:
**A. Degree: 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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**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
- **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 resonant and non-resonant wide
- and small-angle scattering as well as resonant soft X-ray scattering with in-situ liquid cells.
- **OR**

Master's or equivalent graduate degree as defined in the basic requirements
- **OR**

A combination of graduate education and specialized experience as defined in the additional requirements.- The qualification requirements in this vacancy announcement are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook.
- Applicant Reconsideration

**Education**:
**Additional information**:
This position is covered under NIST's Alternative Personnel Management System (APMS). The APMS is a pay-for-performance system with excellent HR flexibilities to help NIST recruit and retain top talent. Find out more about the APMS here
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- All documents submitted for this announcement must be legible in order to make qualification or eligibility determinations.
- A probationary period may be required.
- NIST strives to build a flexible and encouraging work environment to bring out the best in our employees. To help our employees balance responsibilities at home and at work, NIST offers a variety of work-life flexibilities such as:

- Telework
- Flexible work schedules
- Paid parental leave
- Paid vacation
- Sick leave
- Family-friendly leave
- Childcare subsidy program for qualifying families
- Child and elder-care resources
- On-site childcare center
- Lactation spaces
- Wellness programs
- Fitness center
- Employee assistance programs
- Benefits

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**How You Will Be Evaluated**:
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

We will review your resume, optional cover letter and supporting documents to assess your qualifications for this position. Please be sure that your resume and supporting documents include detailed information to support your qualifications for this position. Failure to provide sufficient and/or legible evidence in your resume or supporting documents may result in a "not qualified" determination. You **MUST** also selected at least **ONE eligibility** (i.e., how you wish to be considered) in order to receive consideration for this position.

**REFERRAL**
All applicants that meet the minimum qualifications will be referred to the selecting official for consideration. Under Direct Hire Authority, applicants are not rated and ranked and veteran's preference does not apply.

**CTAP or ICTAP eligibility**: If you are a displaced or surplus Federal employee eligible for the Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) or Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP), you must be determined eligible and rated as well-qualified to receive special selection priority. "Well Qualified" means that in addition to meeting the minimum qualification requirements and selective placement factor(s