This vacancy is for an Interdisciplinary Research Social Science Analyst/Research Survey Statistician 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.

Duties

Oversees and conducts research and development on data collection methods and other methodological topics. Formulates work plans and directs and carries out research projects aimed at improving data collection and questionnaires. Designs and implements surveys, including developing, pilot testing and administering questionnaires, and designing and executing appropriate survey samples. Creates new datasets from multiple sources and databases, selecting and joining appropriate tables and variables and applying existing and new quantitative and qualitative behavioral science.

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 BARGAINING unit position.
• This position may be covered by one or more of the following bargaining units: American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Local 2782(HQ) or AFGE Local 1438(DN). If you have specific questions, please contact the HR Specialist.

Qualifications

This vacancy is advertised under 2 different announcements. Please read the 'Who May Apply' section carefully to determine your eligibility. If you are not eligible under this announcement, please see Announcement Number, 24-CBSM-12185908-ST-MB. This Job Opportunity Announcement may be used to fill other Interdisciplinary Research Social Science Analyst/Research Survey Statistician, 0101/1530, 14, FPL GS-14 positions within the Census Bureau in the same geographical location with the same qualifications and specialized experience. Minimum Education Requirement: For 0101 (Research Social Science Analyst) Series: Degree: behavioral or social science; or related disciplines appropriate to the position. OR Combination of education and experience: that provided the applicant with knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field. OR Four years of appropriate experience that demonstrated that the applicant has acquired knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field. For 1530 (Research Survey Statistician) Series: 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: Applying behavioral science methods in designing and evaluation of data collection instruments and statistical products; conducting research of data from surveys and censuses; designing, conducting, and analyzing experimental and methodological research, focusing on historically undercounted populations, questionnaires and sample surveys with particular focus on full population enumerations; or questionnaire design principles, languages, survey methods research, and social science research. OR Education: Education cannot be substituted at this grade 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 Center for Behavioral Methods 4600 Silver Hill Road Washington, DC 20233 US
• Name: Eric Perez
• Email: [email protected]