Personnel Psychologist, CG-0180-14

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.

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.

In addition to the Basic Requirement, applicants must have completed at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the grade 13 level or above in the Federal service.  Specialized experience is defined as experience designing, developing, analyzing, evaluating and validating employee assessment tools; and experience providing consultant services to the workforce using models and theories of industrial/organizational psychology.

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.