Statistician

You may qualify at the GS-1530-09 level, if you fulfill the following qualifications:

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: To be considered minimally qualified for this position, you must demonstrate that you meet the Basic Requirement, and possess the Specialized Experience and/or education for the respective grade level to which you are applying.

Basic Requirement: All applicants must meet one of the following basic requirements. Applicants MUST submit a copy of their transcripts for verification.

A. Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) that included 15 semester hours in statistics (or in mathematics and statistics, provided at least 6 semester hours were in statistics), and 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. (Must submit transcripts)

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B. Combination of education and experience -- courses as shown in A 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, and analyzing statistical data, and (c) applying statistical techniques such as measurement of central tendency, dispersion, skewness, sampling error, simple and multiple correlation, analysis of variance, and tests of significance. (Must be reflected in resume and must submit transcripts).

In addition to the Basic Requirement listed above, all applicants must possess the following specialized experience and/or education to be considered minimally qualified:

Specialized Experience: At least one year (12 months) of full-time specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service performing the following duties: 1. Assisting with the preparation of regular and recurring statistical reports and quantitative analysis of financial data; 2. Assisting with the design and improvement of statistical and quantitative models involving multiple variables used to forecast an organizations probable program expenditures; 3.Creating and maintaining the necessary documentation related to data sources, the statistical methods and techniques used, program information, work notes, and other background materials related to the creation of the report; 4. Applying a wide range of analytical and statistical theories, principles, and practices sufficient to perform a range of assigned duties; and 5. Analyzing data using established statistical methods, modeling techniques and procedures.

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Education: Master's or equivalent graduate degree from an accredited or pre-accredited college or university or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: ex.Quantitative Methods, Data Science,or Applied Statistics (MUST SUBMIT TRANSCRIPTS).

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Combination: A combination of education and specialized experience as listed above. (MUST SUBMIT TRANSCRIPTS)

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

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. If your resume does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s).
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

This position is being filled as a College Graduate under Public Law 115-232 (codified at Title 5, U.S.C. 3115), 5 CFR § 315.614.

Applicant Eligibility

The authority defines an eligible college graduate as an individual who has received a bachelor's or graduate degree within two years of submitting an application for employment. The two-year eligibility period begins on the date the degree is received, not the date of the graduation ceremony.

Employment applications may be accepted prior to the applicant's receipt of their degree. If such an applicant is selected, the applicant may not be appointed until after the degree is completed. Additionally, an applicant who has applied for a specific position within the two-year eligibility period may be appointed to the position after the two-year eligibility period expires. For example, if an applicant receives a degree in May 2021 and applies for a position in April 2023, then the appointment may be made after May 2023.

In addition, veterans, who have completed a bachelor's or graduate degree and were unable to apply within two years of obtaining their degree due to a uniformed service obligation of at least four years, may apply within two years of their discharge from uniformed service. The two-year eligibility period begins on the date of the individual's discharge or release from the uniformed service.

I/CTAP Career Transition Assistance Plans (CTAP) and Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plans (ICTAP) do not apply when filling college graduate hiring authority positions (5 C.F. R., part 330, subparts F and G).

Reasonable Accommodation Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended and Americans with Disabilities Act 1990 as amended, that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a reasonable accommodation in your online application. Requests for Reasonable Accommodations for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for Reasonable Accommodation must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for Reasonable Accommodations are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a Reasonable Accommodation, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments here: https://help.usastaffing.gov/Apply/index.php?title=Reasonable_Accommodations_for_USA_Hire

Applications will not be accepted if submitted using Government franked envelopes.

Note:
Multiple selections may be made from this announcement.

Recruitment incentive may be authorized.

Relocation incentive may be authorized.