FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGIST
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary of Defense
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
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Overview
Accepting applications
Open & closing dates
09/27/2021 to 10/01/2021
Service
Competitive
Pay scale & grade
GS 13
Salary
$92,445 to $120,179 per year
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time
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Location
1 vacancy in the following location:
Offutt AFB, NE
Relocation expenses reimbursed
Yes Relocation incentive may be authorized in accordance with regulatory requirements
Telework eligible
Yes as determined by agency policy
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This job is open to
Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL)
Federal employees who meet the definition of a “surplus” or “displaced” employee.
Federal employees – Competitive service
Current or former competitive service federal employees.
Land & base management
Certain current or former term or temporary federal employees of a land or base management agency.
Military spouses
Veterans
Clarification from the agency
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency Employees ONLY, WHS PPP Pilot, VEOA
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Announcement number
ST-11213615-21-SB
Control number
611871300
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Summary
The mission of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) is to provide the fullest possible accounting for our missing personnel from our Nation’s past conflicts to their families and our Nation. DPAA personnel research, investigate, recover and identify remains of DoD personnel unaccounted for from World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Cold War, and the Iraq conflicts and Persian Gulf War. The Director, DPAA (SES-III), reports to the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.
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Responsibilities
Incumbent typical work assignments may include the following:
Serves as forensic anthropologist providing professional, scientific leadership to a team engaged in forensic and biological anthropological studies and investigations leading to establishing the medico-legal identity of skeletal remains.
Program leader for overseeing and performing forensic recoveries of missing U.S. Service Personnel using forensic and archaeological techniques.
Correlates investigative evidence with laboratory findings to achieve identification of casualties in accordance with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) Laboratory standards.
Maintains a continuous liaison with other OSD agencies, other service headquarters counterparts, and DoD offices to integrate Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency plans with other agencies.
Travel Required
Occasional travel – You may be expected to travel for this position.
Supervisory status
No
Promotion Potential
None
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