This position is located in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Readiness (OASD R), Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, USD (P&R). The ASD Readiness is responsible for policy formulation, program and budget review, and staff oversight for all military readiness programs: Service and Joint to include inter-agency, intergovernmental, and multi-national.

Duties

This is a Direct Hire Public Notice, under this recruitment, applications will be accepted for each location and/or installation identified in this Public Notice and selections are made for vacancies as they occur. There may or may not be actual/projected vacancies at the time you submit your application. This Public Notice is to gather applications which may or may not result in a referral or selection. This position is being filled under Direct Hire Authority (DHA) in accordance with Section 9905 of title 5 U.S.C. Please read this Public Notice in its entirety prior to submitting your application for consideration. Incumbents typical work assignments may include the following: Elicit analysis and technical requirements from customers and stakeholders to identify problems and business cases (practical applications) to be addressed by an analytic application or project. Conducts operations research and analytical studies that involve application of operations research techniques and methodologies to problems of join force readiness over time. Compiles the results of their analysis and modeling efforts in narrative form with accompanying visualizations or plots for inclusion in formal briefs and reports.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is required
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see https://www.sss.gov/Home/Registration)
• Total salary varies depending on location of position
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary/trial period
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment
• Required to participate in the direct deposit program
• This position is subject to pre-employment and random drug testing
• This position requires you to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/Sensitive Compartment Information security clearance.
• This position may require work to be performed outside normal duty hours, which may include evenings, weekends, and/or holidays and/or overtime.
• This position may require occasional travel away from your normal duty station for official business on military or commercial aircraft.

Qualifications

For qualifications determinations, it is recommended that applicants include their months and hours worked per week for each employment listed on their resume. If a determination is not able to be made about the length of your creditable experience for qualification requirements, you will be removed from consideration. Read more about what should I include in my federal resume? at https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/faq/application/documents/resume/what-to-include/ BASIC REQUIREMENT:This position requires a 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. You may qualify at the GS-13 level if you fulfill the following qualification requirement: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service (experience may have been gained in the private sector) that demonstrates your ability finding, accessing, and interpreting data; summarizing, visualizing, and briefing large volumes of information and analysis to answer senior-level questions and inform decisions; and supporting the development of analysis for force planning, design, and development efforts. 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 experience. All qualifications and education requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement and clearly documented in your resume.

Education

Education cannot be substituted for experience.

Contacts

• Address Office of the USD for Personnel and Readiness Human Resources Directorate 4800 Mark Center Drive Alexandria, VA 22350 US
• Name: Washington HQ Services
• Phone: 000-000-0000
• Email: [email protected]