This vacancy is for a Survey Statistician (Direct Hire) position in the Department of Commerce located at the U.S. Census Bureau Headquarters in Suitland, Maryland. The Census Bureau is accessible from the Metro Rail Green Line - Suitland Station. This Job Opportunity Announcement may be used to fill other Survey Statistician (Direct Hire), 1530, 14, FPL None positions within the Census Bureau in the same geographical location with the same qualifications and specialized experience.

Duties

Provides professional leadership to other staff members. Is a recognized authority in their specialty area. Serves as contact within the division and with other organizations within the Federal sector, State governments and private research organizations for cooperative efforts and exchange of information. Responsible for the statistical validity and technical judgments in the formulation of plans, the execution, the interpretation of findings and the resultant recommendations. Responsible for the development of budget recommendations and tracking for the support of the specific statistical programs managed.

Requirements

• Applicants must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
• U.S. Citizen
• Suitable for Federal employment.
• Registered for Selective Service if applicable. (www.sss.gov)
• A one-year probationary period may be required.
• This is a NON-BARGAINING unit position.

Qualifications

Minimum Education Requirement: 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. Credit toward meeting statistical course requirements should be 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 and measurements or business cycles, or courses in methods of processing mass statistical data such as tabulating methods or electronic data processing. or 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. AND Specialized Experience: For the GS-14, you must have one year of experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-13 in the Federal service. Experience for this position includes: working with survey or administrative data; Managing projects or completed project management training; Collaborating with or leading other on a project, team, or as a supervisor. OR Education: Education cannot be substituted at this level. 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.

Contacts

• Address Social Economic and Housing Statistics Division 4600 Silver Hill Road Washington, DC 20233 US
• Name: Michelle Bone
• Phone: 123-456-7890
• Email: [email protected]