Remote - Technical Communicator

Summary This Technical Writer-Editor position is located within the Research and Development Service at Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center - Cleveland - OH. Applicants must possess at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-7) in Federal Service that has equipped you with the knowledge - skills - and abilities necessary to perform the duties of a Technical Writer-Editor GS-9. Specialized experience is experience that requires substantial subject-matter or technical knowledge of the field. NOTE: Your experience must be fully documented in your resume and must include job title - duties - month and year start/end dates AND hours worked per week.
NOTE: If you are qualifying based on education - transcripts are required with application. A Master's degree or equivalent graduate degree - or 2 full years of graduate-level education leading to such a degree - or an LL.This education must have included a total of 15 semester hours in an appropriate scientific - technical - or social science field(s) - and at least one course above the introductory level in the field(s) covered by the position. For technical manuals and specifications writers or editors - the equivalent of 15 semester hours may have been gained through vocational or educational training above the high school level at a public - private - or Armed Forces school. NOTE: If you are qualifying based on education - transcripts are required with application. Equivalent combination of successfully completed graduate-level education and specialized experience - as described above - which meets the total experience requirements for this grade level. NOTE: If you are qualifying based on experience and education - transcripts are required with application.
This position includes a Selective Placement Factor (skill - knowledge - ability or other worker characteristic basic to - and essential for - satisfactory performance of the job). The Selective Placement Factor for this position is: Experience with Functional Electrical Stimulation research. For more information on these qualification standards - please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at
Duties ***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION - YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION*** The Technical Writer-Editor is responsible for developing - managing - and coordinating research grant proposals to federal funding agencies - private foundations - non-profit organizations - and commercial entities
managing submissions to scientific publications - including writing - editing - and overseeing timelines - supporting additional writing and editing needs such as annual and community reports - scientific presentations - press releases - and website/social media content
Leading and managing writing and editing needs for Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) Center research programs
Serving as the primary contact with funding agencies to gather application specifications and ensuring that application comply
Developing - managing - and coordinating research grant proposals
Writing and editing a variety of complex scientific grant proposals - journals - manuscripts using a substantial knowledge of medical science - research - and related fields
Creating and managing submissions to scientific publications and journals
Writing and editing scientific educational presentations - publications - news releases for Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) program
Preparing post-funding reports - analysis - and analytics
Coaching and assisting investigators during article writing - managing references - and advising on content and submission requirements
Creating educational - public and media content that showcase center capabilities
Work Schedule: Full Time - Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm NOTE: This is a TERM appointment (not-to-exceed 10/5/2027)
Term appointments are non-status - non-permanent appointments of limited duration (more than 1 year but not more than 4)
Term employees are eligible to earn leave and generally have the same benefits as permanent employees including health and life insurance - within-grade increases and Federal Employees Retirement System and Thrift Savings Plan coverage
The appointment to a Term position does not confer eligibility for promotion or reassignment to other positions or the ability to be non-competitively converted to permanent employment
Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved Telework: This position may be authorized for Ad Hoc telework as determined by the Supervisor.

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