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Administrative Judge (Technical) (Part-Time/Intermittent)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission · Anywhere in the U.S. (remote job) · Closes in 173 days

1 Check you can apply
2 Resume and documents
3 Apply on USAJOBS
4 After you apply

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1 Check you can apply You are here

Who can apply: The public, Military spouses, Peace Corps & AmeriCorps Vista, Veterans, Federal employees - Competitive service, Individuals with disabilities, Special authorities, Federal employees - Excepted service.

The job is open to the public. You must be a U.S. citizen, national, or someone who owes allegiance to the U.S. The agency says all U.S. citizens may apply.

Experience: The minimum is at least 15 years of work experience in a field related to the Board's work. The preferred candidate has a Ph.D. or M.D. plus at least 10 years of recent specialized experience after that degree, and at least one year of it should be comparable to GS-15 level work (a senior federal grade).

Education: For the engineering series (0801): a Ph.D. from an engineering school, or a combination of education and experience such as a professional engineer license, passing the Fundamentals of Engineering exam, at least 60 semester hours of physical, math and engineering science courses, or a related bachelor's degree plus at least 1 year of engineering experience. For the physical science series (1301): a Ph.D. in a physical science, engineering or math with at least 24 semester hours in physical science or engineering science, or a medical degree with an undergraduate major in one of those fields plus the same 24 hours and appropriate experience or education.

Experience can be paid or unpaid, volunteer work included: if it matches the duties, it counts. The full rules are in the announcement.

2 Resume and documents

Write a federal resume for this job. For each job you held, give the month and year you started and ended, your hours per week and what you did, using the words of the experience the announcement asks for. Many announcements accept resumes of up to 2 pages: check this one.

Resume ready: dates, hours per week, duties Resume of no more than two pages showing job title, employer, dates, hours per week, and federal series and grade Official or unofficial transcripts showing school name, student name, degree and date awarded Transcripts for each degree you have, such as BS, MS and PhD Two writing samples substantially written by you, showing communication, technical and analytical skills Cover letter (optional) SF-50 if you are a current federal employee or reinstatement eligible DD-214, SF-15 and supporting documents if you claim veterans' preference Schedule A letter if you apply under the disability hiring authority

3 Apply on USAJOBS

Closes in 173 days (April 26, until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time).

You sign in to USAJOBS with a Login.gov account, answer the questionnaire and upload your documents, then you submit. Answer the questionnaire honestly: your resume must show what you claim.

How they rate you: Your resume, transcripts and answers to the vacancy questions are rated against the qualifications. The top candidates may be referred to the hiring manager for interview. Missing any required document, or failing to answer all required questions, means your application will not be considered.

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4 After you apply

In USAJOBS, under Applications, you can see where your application stands: received, reviewed, referred to the hiring manager or not, then selected or not. It can take a few weeks.

For the interview, prepare three examples with the STAR method: the Situation, the Task, what you did (Action) and the Result.

If they choose you: a tentative offer, then a background check, a security clearance (Q Access Authorization), then the final offer with your start date.

Tips for this job:

Your resume should show, for each job, the hours worked per week and the federal series and grade if applicable.
Send transcripts for each degree, and make sure they show the school name, your name, the degree and the date awarded.
Send two writing samples that you wrote yourself, and mark which parts you wrote if a sample was co-authored.

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