Defense Career Opportunities Newsletter – DEFCON 1 Newsletter for April 15, 2009

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Alion Hosts Career Fair!!

Alion Science and Technology Engineering and Integration Solutions

Sector (EISS) is seeking qualified candidates for its open positions.

Do you know someone who is looking for a great career opportunity and

who would enjoy being an employee-owner? If so, spread the word about

Alion's Career Fair to be held on April 21, 2009 at our 1100 New Jersey

Avenue office in DC. We are looking for the best and brightest

qualified candidates for an array of open positions.

If you have questions regarding the Career Fair, feel free to contact

Patrice Galloway at pgalloway@alionscience.com..

Thanks for your assistance in filling our open positions.

http://www.alionscience.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=careers.welcome

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Defense Career Opportunities Newsletter – DEFCON 1 Newsletter for April 15, 2009

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*** In this issue (This week's jobs are listed here, and then offered

with links or in more detail below):

1.) Sr. Chemist- Aerosol Mass Spectrometry, Alion Science and

Technology, Durham Park, NC

2.) Composites Manufacturing Engineer-Secret Clearance, ATK, Rancho

Bernardo, CA

3.) GIS Specialist, NOAA Fisheries Office of Habitat Conservation,

Habitat Protection Division (HPD), I.M. Systems Group, Inc. (IMSG),

Silver Spring, Maryland

4.) Microbiologist, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Ft Belvoir, VA

5.) IT Specialist (PLCYPLN), Defense Information Systems Agency,

Brussels, Belgium

6.) Government Affairs Spec Sr, Alion Science and Technology,

Washington, DC

7.) Northeast Regional Program Manager, Stanley, Arlington, VA

8.) Web Strategist, ProLogic, San Bernardino, CA

9.) PKI Consultant, IR Technologies, Dumfries, VA

10.) Mine and ASW Senior Military Analyst, Cubic Applications, Inc.,

San Diego, California

11.) Communications Cable Specialist/CVC Technician, L-3 EITS (A

division of L-3 Communications), projects located in Alaska, Hawaii,

Guam, Japan, and South Korea

12.) Systems Analyst Lead Specialist, QinetiQ, Stafford, VA

13.) Software/Systems Engineer, Adaptive Methods, Centreville, VA

14.) SEIZED PROPERTY SPECIALIST, Immigration and Customs Enforcement,

Department Of Homeland Security, Omaha, NE

15.) Instructional Systems Specialist, US Coast Guard, New London, CT

16.) Sr Specialist, Training, General Dynamics Information Technology,

Fort Benning, GA

17.) Specialist, Marketing & Technical Communications, Communications &

External Relations, Pacific Northwest National Labs, Richland, WA

18.) Maintenance Instructor, Insitu, Bingen, WA

19.) Anlst, EH&S Spec, Sikorsky, Horseheads, NY

20.) HUMINT Instructor, Oak Grove Technologies, Fort Huachuca, AZ

21.) ESTIMATE & PRICING SPECIALIST, PDS Technical Services, Mesa, AZ

22.) Engineering Aircraft Support 1, Northrop Grumman, Sierra Vista, AZ

23.) Material Planner Sr, BAE Systems, York, PA

*** And more.

*** Naval History Seminar

“The Battle of Baltimore and the Bicentenary of the War of 1812”

April 21, 2009, 12:00 PM

Join Vincent Vaise, Chief of Interpretation with the National Park

Service and Anna von Lunz, partnerships coordinator at the Fort McHenry

National Monument and historic shrine as they discuss the US Navy and

the defense of Baltimore, as well as the National Park Services' plans

for the Bicentennial Commemoration of The War of 1812. For more

information, contact: Dr. Michael J. Crawford, Senior Historian, Naval

History and Heritage Command, 202-433-6936 or michael.crawford@navy.mil

This event will be held in Conference Room B1, PLC2 in the Pentagon at

12:00 PM.

*** Offshore Patrol Vessels & Naval Security Middle East 2009

April 21 – 22, 2009 . Crowne Plaza, Abu Dhabi, UAE

http://www.iqpc.com/ShowEvent.aspx?id=165408

*** Communications issues in a cross cultural environment:

On behalf of Ned Lundquist, ABC, vice chair of the IABC Accreditation

Council, I am pleased to invite you to join UAE-based members of the

International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) for a

discussion on “Communications issues in a cross cultural environment”.

The UAE is probably one of the most diverse business environments, and

given the growing importance and influence of the GCC in global

businesses, this is surely a timely moment for us to identify common

issues that confront our daily business lives, and explore solutions

that make a difference.

Date: Sunday, 19 April 2009

Time: 3:45pm – 5:30 pm

Venue: We will confirm the exact location once we have an

indication of numbers. This is most likely to be in the vicinity of

Emirates Palace as traffic and parking will be more manageable. F&B will

be at your own expense.

Ned Lundquist, ABC, is an award-winning communicator who is visiting Abu

Dhabi that week. He will facilitate our discussion. We will examine

communication issues from a global and regional context. Ned will help

us identify issues, and explore potential solutions that tap on the

services, expertise and resources IABC and its members around the world

can offer.

IABC (www.iabc.com) provides a professional network of over 15,500

business communication professionals in over 80 countries. We have an

exciting opportunity to shape the communications profession in the UAE,

and we will be pleased if you can join us for the discussion. You do not

need to be an IABC member to join in this dialogue. If you are able to

do so, please confirm your participation on this email, or call me at

mobile 05 0 875 4977, by Wednesday, 15 April 2009.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Best regards.

Suan

Hwee Suan Ong, Associate Director

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1.) Sr. Chemist- Aerosol Mass Spectrometry, Alion Science and

Technology, Durham Park, NC

Job Ref. No. 10023

Responsibilities

You will be responsible for an Aerodyne high resolution Aerosol Mass

Spectrometer (for information see

http://cires.colorado.edu/jimenez-group/ToFAMSResources/ and

http://cires.colorado.edu/~jjose/ams.html).

As part of your role in the team you will receive general direction as

to project goals and objectives from our management and the customer. A

major part of your duties will be to use the AMS to characterize

secondary organic aerosol (SOA) originated from the oxidation of

biogenic and aromatic and other hydrocarbons in smog chambers.

The candidate will also use the aerosol mass spectrometer to

characterize the chemical species present in the ambient atmospheric

aerosol. Candidates should have a PhD and previous experience with the

aerosol mass spectrometry. The characterization of particles shall be

studied in great detail. There will be strong collaboration with other

scientists within the atmospheric group and within our client working

group at the smog chamber. Other duties may include but not limited to

meet project objectives as well as troubleshoot problems and recommend

corrective actions for the AMS. As part of your collaborative and team

building effort you will interpret project results and communicate

findings to supervisor, associates, and peers as well as provide

authorship of project reports, manuscripts (including peer-reviewed) and

presentations. Other responsibilities include: developing accurate,

reliable data and timely reports; providing and executing ideas for

continuous improvements in the characterization processes. You will be

expected to write, update and follow Standard Operating Procedures

(SOPs) as necessary along with writing quality assurance documents for

projects

Qualifications

You have completed a PhD and are a subject matter expert in

environmental science, chemistry, physics or equivalent. You

preferentially have experience in mass spectrometry and atmospheric

science including aerosol chemistry. As a PhD candidate you have a

strong background on the Aerodyne AMS system and the characterization of

polar organic compounds. Now that is our preferred list, here is what we

must have.

At minimum a Master level and 6 yrs experience or PhD with 2 to 4 years

experience with the AMS instrument. Candidates should have a good

knowledge of aerosol science physics; chemistry, aerosol generation and

measurement mainly the organic fraction are encouraged to apply. You

like challenging science and you enjoy working in a team but you are

also able to accomplish results on your own.

We require excellent communication skills both verbal and written and

must be proficient in MS Office Word and Excel. This position requires

someone with the following attributes: Good problem solving, team

building/mentoring, analytical and critical thinking skills, computer

proficiency including programming language, statistical software,

spreadsheet and word processing programs are a must. Our selected

candidate will have a proven record of good technical writing and

interpersonal skills along with effective presentation background.

You must be eligible to work in the US as Citizen or permanent resident;

there is no sponsorship for this position.

Alion Science and Technology is an employee-owned technology solutions

company delivering technical expertise and operational support to the

Department of Defense, civilian government agencies and commercial

customers. Building on 70 years of R&D and engineering experience, Alion

brings innovation and insight to multiple business areas: naval

architecture & marine engineering; defense operations; systems

engineering; modeling & simulation; information management & technology;

chemical, biological, nuclear & environmental sciences; wireless

spectrum engineering; and industrial technology. Based in McLean,

Virginia, Alion employee-owners are located at major offices, customer

sites and laboratories worldwide.

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2.) Composites Manufacturing Engineer-Secret Clearance, ATK, Rancho

Bernardo, CA

http://www.aeroindustryjobs.com:80/ViewCompanyProfile.aspx?client_id=813&job_id=23518

3.) GIS Specialist, NOAA Fisheries Office of Habitat Conservation,

Habitat Protection Division (HPD), I.M. Systems Group, Inc. (IMSG),

Silver Spring, Maryland

http://www.seadiscovery.com/mtjob.aspx?showjob=143461784

4.) Microbiologist, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Ft Belvoir, VA

http://jobsearch.usajobs.gov/getjob.asp?JobID=80379048

5.) IT Specialist (PLCYPLN), Defense Information Systems Agency,

Brussels, Belgium

http://jobs.defensedaily.com/c/job.cfm?site_id=2160&jb=5386141

6.) Government Affairs Spec Sr, Alion Science and Technology,

Washington, DC

Job Ref. No. 9866

Responsibilities

Provide senior level analytical, planning and operations support to PMS

420, reporting directly to the Program Manager. Interact with visitors

and PMS 420 as appropriate in the execution of duties. Provide

management of front office contractor support staff and assist the

Executive Assistant/Operations Manager in all facets of Front Office

operation as required. Research, identify, and locate directives,

studies, and other documents of a technical or administrative nature.

Determine applicability of materials and provide summaries, extracts, of

applicable data for use in conferences, reports, and oral presentations.

Prepare materials in draft or final format as directed. Complete the

full range of correspondence development and preparation requirements.

Coordinate and schedule all travel and calendar events as required in

support of the PEO Executive Assistant/Operations Manager and complete

similar responsibilities for the PEO SHIPS staff as needed.

Additionally, may perform some of the Executive Assistant/Operations

Manager's duties during their absence.

Coordinates actions through strategic partners in government and

industry communicating corporate positions and objectives.

Develops, coordinates, implements and/or administers complex public

relations and/or government affairs programs within the Government

Contractors industry.

Good communication skills and customer service attitude are crucial

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in related discipline plus at least 5 years of

directly related experience or a Master's degree and 3 years of

experience.

In some cases, educational requirements may be adjusted or waived for

more than 10 years applicable work experience. Work experience may be

adjusted for highly specialized knowledge or uniquely applicable

experience for positions involving new technology or labor market

shortages as reflected by

market survey data.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

Extensive knowledge of government or other contracting environment.

Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills.

Proficient in MS Office applications; effective communication and

leadership skills.

Provides public affairs, legislative affairs, policy documentation, and

other strategic communications knowledge and support to internal

organizations as well as external organizations and/or customers.

Researches, writes and edits articles, speeches, reports, briefings,

talking points and press releases representing the company, project,

and/or customer.