About the Position: Position is located at US Army Cadet Command Headquarters, G1 ASD, Fort Knox, KY

Duties

Serve as the proponent and is responsible for developing and coordinating statistical analysis for the Army ROTC Officer Accession Program for organization, Accessions Command, TRADOC, and HQDA. Uses advanced mathematical and computer techniques to solve complex accessions, production, and projection problems for the organization. Keep abreast of current developments in operations research/systems analysis techniques, modeling and simulation techniques, graphics, and computer technology. Establish liaison/strong-working relationships with counterparts in other organizations and other headquarters who have an interest in studies and analyses.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
• Temporary Duty (TDY), approximately 20% of the time.
• May be required to complete one year probationary period.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. 30 Percent or More Disabled VeteransCurrent Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Interagency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActNon-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI)Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligibleReinstatementVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 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. To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as: Work that includes advance techniques developing methodologies to determine alternatives to current and future operations in support of officer accession programs, practices, and policies. Provide familiarity in a wide range of operations research and systems analysis methodologies and techniques applied to military accessions-related problems. Perform work that involves the mastery and responsibility for quantitative/qualitative research and analysis with Intensive familiarity of methods as applied to qualitative measurements and applications. Conduct a variety of complex duties requiring the use of scientific and mathematical principles, methods and techniques to support operational analysis, planning, coordination and implementation actions in the areas of operations research, mathematical or statistical theories, principles and practices in order to use theories, principles, concepts and methods such as statistical analysis, computer modeling, decision theory, regression analysis and other advanced mathematical/statistical techniques appropriate for the organization.. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12). Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-12).

Education

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 both education and experience. No substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Education degree in operations research; or at least 24 semester hours in a combination of operations research, mathematics, probability, statistics, mathematical logic, science, or subject-matter courses requiring substantial competence in college-level mathematics or statistics. At least 3 of the 24 semester hours must have been in calculus. (TRANSCRIPTS MUST BE ATTACHED)

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 DM-APF-W0MTAA HQ USA CADET CMD DO NOT MAIL Fort Knox, KY 40121 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk