You will serve as a RESEARCH EPIDEMIOLOGIST in the Military Population Health, Deployment Health Research of NAVHLTHRSCHCEN SDIEGO. This announcement uses the Expansion of Direct Hire Authority for Certain Personnel to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to certain positions in the competitive service.

Duties

You will supervise and mentor others, lead data analysis projects, and develop research proposals to assist the PI. You will assist the Principal Investigator (PI) in providing management oversight of the Millennium Cohort Study to ensure efficient operations and data integrity. You will participate in all aspects of the research design, implementation, analysis, and presentation of results for epidemiological research projects that are conducted You will work with the study team, funding agencies, key stakeholders, and develop plans for the collection of survey data and the study research agenda. You will submit research proposals to funding agencies on topics prioritized by the Navy, DoD, civilian stakeholders. You ill prepare and submit all required documents to the institutional research board (IRB) for the protection of human subjects. You will write and prepare scientific reports and manuscripts and review reports, manuscripts, and other documents for accuracy in reported findings and their interpretation. You will present findings from research studies to appropriate government and professional organizations. You will summarize research results, prepare technical report and journal articles, present research at professional meetings, and publish results in professional journals.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit www.dhs.gov/E-Verify/.
• A SECRET security clearance is a requirement of this position. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a position offer or removal.
• A favorable ANACI (Access National Agency Check and Inquiries) background investigation is required for noncritical sensitive positions with access to network systems.
• Occasional travel may be required.
• Recruitment incentives may be authorized to eligible new hires
• A relocation incentive is generally a single payment intended to offset some of the relocation costs experienced by the selectee. A relocation incentive may be authorized.
• The incumbent will have proven research dissemination ability as exemplified by peer-reviewed scientific publications.
• The incumbent will have demonstrated abilities to supervise and mentor others, lead data analysis projects, and develop research proposals to assist the PI.

Qualifications

ALL APPLICANTS MUST MEET THE BASIC REQUIREMENT: Successful completion of a Bachelor's or graduate/higher level degree: 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 from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained. (Possession of the requirements must be verifiable via submitting a COPY of the complete transcripts with your application. Failure to provide the required documentation will result in an ineligible status and further removal from consideration for the position.) In addition to meeting the Basic Requirements, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Utilizing epidemiologic research methods to directly assist a Principal Investigator (PI), (i.e. coordination of multidisciplinary investigator team; application of appropriate statistical methodology for analysis of data; participates research design, implementation, analysis, and presentation of results for epidemiological research projects; conducting population health research methods, specifically in the physical, behavioral, and mental health of a diverse population, {e.g., military service members and veterans}); Conducting research and statistical methods, with evidence of expertise in research methods, experimental design, and advanced statistical analytic techniques; Adapting or developing novel methods for recruiting participants, sampling populations, assessing constructs of interest, and analyzing data; Respond to deficiencies in existing theoretical, methodological, or statistical approaches by modifying existing approaches or by developing new, more complex, approaches that promise to more accurately address emerging issues; Writing and preparing scientific reports, manuscripts - reviewing reports, manuscripts, and other documents for accuracy in reported findings and their Interpretation; Developing improvements and modifications to established procedures or developing new procedures to address novel concepts and theories; AND Mentoring junior researchers and providing research leadership to team members in all stages of research, including the development of research ideas, (i.e., pursuit of funding; selecting research methods, populations, and measures; execution of research; statistical analysis of data; interpretation of findings; and preparation of reports and briefings). Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=GS-PROF. https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0600/general-health-science-series-0601/

Education

There is no substitution of education for experience for the 0601 series at the GS-13 grade level.

ALL APPLICANTS MUST MEET THE BASIC REQUIREMENT:

Successful completion of a Bachelor's or graduate/higher level degree: 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 from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained.

(Possession of the requirements must be verifiable via submitting a COPY of the complete transcripts with your application. Failure to provide the required documentation will result in an ineligible status and further removal from consideration for the position.)

Foreign Education: Required for vacancies with Positive Education or Education Substitution: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the qualification requirements if the applicant can provide documentation indicating that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is the responsibility of the applicant to provide such evidence when applying for further information, visit:
http://www.ed.gov/about/officies/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

Contacts

• Address NAVHLTHRSCHCEN SDIEGO 140 Sylvester Road San Diego, CA 92106-3521 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]