You will serve as a RESEARCH PSYCHOLOGIST in the Health and Behavioral Sciences Department at the Naval Health Research Center of NAVHLTHRSCHCEN SDIEGO. This announcement uses the Expansion of Direct Hire Authority Personnel of the Department of Defense to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to certain positions in the competitive service.

Duties

You will conduct all aspects of research. You will pursue funding of research programs within the department and assist other department members in their efforts to obtain research funding. You will facilitate the utilization of departmental research results through briefings, reports, demonstrations and conferences. You will review incoming directives, changes in policies, regulations and procedures. You will conduct health and behavioral science research with military populations.

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 e-verify.gov
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.

Qualifications

BASIC REQUIREMENTS: Degree: major or equivalent in psychology for all specializations except clinical psychology and counseling psychology. EXPERIENCE: In addition to the Basic Requirements listed above. Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-13 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Synthesizing the current state of research in a given domain to identify new and emerging issues in need of empirical study, generating and developing new hypotheses and theories for study and testing; Securing funding from governing sources, e.g., (military and other government), or private research funding sponsors; Planning, coordinating, and executing scientific research; Adapting or developing novel methods for recruiting participants, sampling populations, assessing constructs of interest, and analyzing data; Developing, implementing, and evaluating novel programs designed to promote positive health outcomes; Writing and editing manuscripts, briefings, presentations, and other reports; Publishing numerous scientific reports in peer-reviewed journals; Delivering research briefings on complex and technical topics to stakeholders and a myriad of diverse groups, (e.g., government officials; military medical, policy, and line leadership; funding sponsors; and the general scientific community.) Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: General Schedule Qualification Standards (opm.gov). Psychology Series 0180 (opm.gov) Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.

Education

BASIC REQUIREMENTS:

Degree: Major or equivalent in psychology for all specializations

SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR EXPERIENCE: Not applicable at the GS-14 grade level.

Contacts

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