Job Posting: National Institutes of Health

The NIH Center for Cooperative Resolution/Office of the Ombudsman is hiring a Scientific Dispute Specialist. The full-time position "provides highly confidential, impartial, independent and informal resource to help all individuals working at NIH - including scientists, management, executives, and research fellows, trainees, and trades professionals - to prevent, address and resolve work and science-related conflict." The position is based in Montgomery County, Maryland and is eligible for telework. Some travel may be required.

The position is open only to Federal Status applicants (i.e. current or former federal employee eligible to apply under merit promotion procedures or eligible through an OPM interchange agreement or for a non-competitive appointment). Applicants also must be a U.S. citizen or national and have a Bachelor's or graduate/higher level degree related to the medical field, health sciences or allied sciences. The GS-14 position pays $122,530 to $159,286 per year. Applications are due by December 20, 2021. (Previously, a reliable source assures that, "the quick turnaround for the application is not reflective of having any person in mind to hire; it’s a requirement of federal HR.") (FederalGovernmentJobs.)

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