Social Science Analyst

You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Basic Requirements: Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree in behavioral or social science; or related disciplines appropriate to the position.
OR
Combination of education and experience that provided the applicant with knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field
OR
Four years of appropriate experience that demonstrated that the applicant has acquired knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field.

AND

To be qualified for this position at the GS-13 level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience at the GS-12 level, or equivalent, which is directly related to the position as listed in this announcement and has equipped the candidate with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the position successfully. Specialized experience is defined as follows:
- Assisting in designing, procuring, and overseeing studies and surveys to evaluate and assess a program's effectiveness; AND
- Presenting findings / evaluation results to organizational management or stakeholders; AND
- Analyzing or linking datasets across administrative or survey databases; AND
- Conducting statistical analyses using social science principles and methods in one of the following substantive areas: poverty, housing, social determinants of health, or community development.

To be qualified for this position at the GS-12 level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience at the GS-11 level, or equivalent, which is directly related to the position as listed in this announcement and has equipped the candidate with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the position successfully. Specialized experience is defined as follows:
- Presenting findings / evaluation results to organizational management or stakeholders; AND
- Analyzing or linking datasets across administrative or survey databases; AND
- Conducting statistical analyses using social science principles and methods in one of the following substantive areas: poverty, housing, social determinants of health, or community development.

To be qualified for this position at the GS-11 level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-9 level, or equivalent, which is directly related to the position as listed in this announcement and has equipped the candidate with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the position successfully. Specialized experience is defined as follows:
- Analyzing or linking datasets across administrative or survey databases; AND
- Conducting statistical analyses using social science principles and methods in one of the following substantive areas: poverty, housing, social determinants of health, or community development.
OR
3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree.
OR
You may qualify on a combination of education and experience. To combine education and experience, the total percentage of experience at the required grade level compared to the requirement, as well as the percentage of completed education compared to the requirement must equal at least 100 percent. Only graduate level education in excess of the first 36 semester hours (54 quarter hours) may be combined to be considered for qualifying education.

Experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your resume.