About the Position: As the Department of Defense's lead laboratory for the development of medical countermeasures against chemical, biochemical, and other acute non-kinetic battlefield injuries, the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense (USAMRICD) is increasingly called upon to provide expertise and consultative services related to medical chemical defense research and to the medical management of chemical casualties. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation
Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Basic Requirement for Research Biologist (0401 Series): A. Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) OR B. Combination of Education and Experience: Courses equivalent to a major, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) Basic Requirement for Research Pharmacologist (0405 Series): Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in biological, medical, veterinary, or physical science, or in pharmacy that included at least 30 semester hours in chemistry and physiology and 12 semester hours in pharmacology. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) Basic Requirement for Research Physiologist (0413 Series): Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in one of the basic animal sciences or physiology; or a related discipline or field of science that included at least 24 semester hours in the basic animal sciences, of which 10 semester hours were in animal physiology. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) Basic Requirement for Research Toxicologist (0415 Series): Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in toxicology; or an appropriate discipline of the biological, medical, or veterinary sciences that included at least 30 semester hours in chemistry, biochemistry, or physiology, and 12 semester hours in toxicology. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) Basic Requirement for Research Chemist (1320 Series): A. Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in the 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. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) OR B. Combination of Education and Experience: Course work equivalent to a major in the physical sciences, life sciences, or engineering, 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. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes 1) Conducting basic and/or applied research projects for inhalation hazards using in silco, in vitro, and/or in vivo models; 2) Assist in the preparation of research proposals for submission to funding opportunities; AND 3) Assist in the development of research plans and protocols to execute research projects. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.
Serve as a principal investigator leading a team that conducts basic and applied research to develop medical solutions for chemical, biochemical, and other acute non-kinetic battlefield injuries.
Identify knowledge gaps in the field of inhalation toxicology and writes research proposals to address the gaps that align with the USAMRICD mission.
Utilize in vitro, ex vivo, and/or in vivo models to perform research endeavors from concept to definitive pre-clinical studies.
Develop medical countermeasures (therapeutics and/or devices), knowledge products and methodologies that advance medical treatments.
Oversee all facets and phases of the research work: planning and conducting experiments; developing new or utilizing available model systems; gathering, analyzing, and interpreting data; making recommendations for future related work