Public Notice for Direct Hire (STEM) - Statistician
Company
Department of Health and Human Services - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Location
Multiple Locations
Type
Full Time
Job Description
Summary
As a global leader in public health & health promotion, CDC is the agency Americans trust with their lives. In addition to our everyday work, each CDC employee has a role in supporting public health emergency management, whether through temporary assignments to emergency responses or sustaining other CDC programs and activities while colleagues respond. Join our team to use your talent, training, & passion to help CDC continue as the world's premier public health organization. Visit www.cdc.gov
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Conditions of Employment
Due to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) process enhancement to use Shared Certificates throughout the Agency, some of the requirements below may differ:
- US Citizenship is required.
- Males born after December 31, 1959 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (http://www.sss.gov).
- May be subject to a Background/Security Investigation. Security clearance level may differ from the position announced when certificates are shared.
- CDC participates in the USCIS Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify). If selected, CDC will determine your employment eligibility using your social security number.
- Direct deposit is required.
- One-year probationary period may be required.
- This position may be subject to a Collective Bargaining Agreement.
- This public notice may be used to fill supervisory or managerial positions and selectees may be subject to 1 year supervisory or managerial probationary period.
- Positions may be filled as permanent or term appointments.
- This position may be subject to the OGE Financial Disclosure requirements of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (P.L. 95-521). CDC inspires public confidence in its trust responsibilities and mission by maintaining high ethical principles. If selected, you may be required to complete a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 450) to determine if a conflict or an appearance of a conflict exists between your financial interest and your prospective position with the agency. If identified, this will be an annual requirement.
- In accordance with Executive Order 12564 of September 15, 1986, The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is A Drug-Free Federal Workplace. This position may require a Drug Test and be subject to Random Drug Testing. The position may require the submission of a urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment and be subject to reasonable suspicion and post-accident drug testing upon hiring. If required to submit to urinalysis, the appointment to the position will be contingent upon a negative test result.
Qualifications
- Degree: that included 15 semester hours in statistics (or in mathematics & statistics, provided at least 6 semester hours were in statistics), & 9 additional semester hours in one or more of the following: physical or biological sciences, medicine, education, or engineering; or in the social sciences including demography, history, economics, social welfare, geography, international relations, social or cultural anthropology, health sociology, political science, public administration, psychology, etc. Credit toward meeting statistical course requirements is given for courses in which 50 percent of the course content appears to be statistical methods, e.g., courses that included studies in research methods in psychology or economics such as tests & measurements or business cycles, or courses in methods of processing mass statistical data such as tabulating methods or electronic data processing
- Combination of education & experience: courses as above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. The experience should have included a full range of professional statistical work such as (a) sampling, (b) collecting, computing, & analyzing statistical data, & (c) applying statistical techniques such as measurement of central tendency, dispersion, skewness, sampling error, simple & multiple correlation, analysis of variance, & tests of significance
- GS-11:
- At least 3 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree OR
- At least 1 year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service, to include experience planning and conducting studies, using statistical methods and techniques to analyze scientific data and report study results OR
- A combination of education & experience
- GS-12:
- At least 1 year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service, to include experienceplanning and conducting research studies, incorporating statistical methods and techniques, to identify, analyze, and report on emerging public health issues and problems (e.g., the causes, incidence, and cost of accidents, disease, and/or disabling illnesses)
- GS-13:
- At least 1 year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service, to include experience designing and conducting statistical and epidemiologic research; analyzing and interpreting scientific data from national surveys and/or other data systems; and reporting on health topics and preparing comprehensive reports.
- GS-14:
- At least 1 year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service, to include experience providing national and international measurement and statistical guidance, consultation, and assistance in the design, analysis, methodology and presentation of disability from national survey data; and conducting and publishing research on population functioning and disability
- GS-15:
- At least 1 year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-14 grade level in the Federal service, to include experience designing, implementing, and collaborating on survey methods and measurement research projects; and disseminating scientific information through professional presentations and scientific manuscripts
Promotion potential: Promotion to the next grade level is at management's discretion and is based on your meeting qualifications and time-in-grade requirements, demonstrated ability to perform the higher-level duties, the continuing need for the higher-level duties, and administrative approval. Promotion to the next grade level is not guaranteed and no promise of promotion is implied.
Education
A copy of your transcripts or equivalent documentation is required for positions with an education requirement, or if you are qualifying based on education or a combination of education and experience. An official transcript will be required if you are selected.
A college or university degree generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools which meet these criteria, please refer to Department of Education Accreditation page.
FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. For more information, visit https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
Additional information
Telework: This position has been designated as telework eligible and:
- May include telework options and/or flexible work scheduling. These options may be requested once you have become an employee and you will be required to sign a Workplace Flexibilities Agreement that details remote or telework working conditions and expectations in accordance with the HHS Workplace Flexibilities Policy.
- May be eligible for inclusion in the Bargaining Unit. The name of the union, local, and BU Codes will be provided upon selection.
- For more information visit: https://www.usajobs.gov//faq/job-announcement/telework/
- This announcement includes Term positions which may be made for more than 1 year but fewer than 10 years up to the 10-year limit in increments determined by the agency IAW 5 CFR 316.301(c).
May be required to work other than normal duty hours, to include evenings, weekends and/or holidays.
Applicant Expiration: Applications will expire 4 months after submission/resubmission. To remain eligible for consideration, reapplying is required.
The Federal government, as the largest employer in the Nation, can and should show the way towards achieving drug-free workplaces through programs designed to offer drug users a helping hand, and at the same time demonstrating to drug users and potential drug users that drugs will not be tolerated in the Federal workplace if declared a drug-testing position. The use of illegal drugs, on or off duty, by Federal employees is inconsistent not only with the law-abiding behavior expected of all citizens, but also with the special trust placed in such employees as servants of the public.
Incentives:
- Recruitment and/or relocation incentives may be authorized.
- Annual Leave for non-federal service may be authorized.
- Student loan repayment incentive may be authorized.
- Travel, transportation, and moving expenses may be paid.
- PCS Expenses may be authorized, subject to the terms of the Joint Travel Regulation (JTR).
Date Posted
09/29/2024
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