Personnel Psychologist, CG-0180-13

Qualifying experience may be obtained in the private or public sector. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g. Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic, religious spiritual; community; student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.  Additional qualifications information can be found here.

Applicants must possess the following basic requirement:

Degree: Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a Bachelor's or higher degree with a major (or equivalent) in Psychology.  YOU MUST PROVIDE YOUR TRANSCRIPT(S) (unofficial copy is acceptable)

In addition to meeting the basic requirement, applicants must also meet the Specialized Experience:

Applicants must have completed at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the grade 12 level or above in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as (1) applying Industrial and Organizational psychological principles, theories, techniques and guidelines to design assessments (i.e., power analysis, sample size determination, internal and external threats to validity); and (2) conducting statistical analysis utilizing statistical software packages (e.g., SPSS, SAS) to analyze data related to job analysis, surveys and test development (e.g., computing test item and scale statistics, performing content or criterion validation, cutoff score determination) in the employee selection, certification, or training evaluation context.

Applicants eligible for ICTAP (Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program) must achieve a score of 80 or higher in the online assessment to be determined “well qualified” for this position. For more information, click here.