About the Position: This position is located at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation

Duties

Work as part of a multidisciplinary team to plan and execute epidemiological surveillance, analytical projects, and field investigations. Assist in the planning and execution of investigations of clusters, outbreaks, focused surveillance projects, and comprehensive behavioral and social health outcomes analyses. Design a plan of action, selecting and applying the most promising approaches and making modifications or implementing new approaches to solve novel problems. Conduct outcomes analysis to evaluate interventions of preventive measures to determine their efficacy. Document trends, rates, and relative impacts of behavioral health disorders and behavioral and social issues among military populations. Advise on epidemiology, surveillance, and health-related outcomes. Recommend preventive measures to reduce such threats in military populations.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Secret security clearance or access for the duration of employment. A background investigation and credit check are required.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Basic Requirement for of Behavioral Health Epidemiologist GS-0601-12: Degree: Bachelor's or graduate (or higher level) degree with major study in an academic field related to the medical field, health sciences or allied sciences appropriate to the work of the position. This degree must be from an educational program accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained. In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: planning epidemiological surveillance, assisting with behavioral and social health investigations (such as suicide, substance use, sexual assault, and all-cause mortality); and utilizing Defense Medical Surveillance System (DMSS) or the Person-Data Environment (PDE). This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address KF-DHA-DDAAFC DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY HQ DO NOT MAIL Falls Church, VA 22042 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk