NIST works with industry and science to advance innovation and improve quality of life. We're looking for a Data Scientist to join our team! The program duration is one year. Upon successful completion of the program and at the agency's discretion, the appointee may be converted to a term or permanent position in the competitive service.

Duties

This position will provide data science skills and engineering to NIST research digital asset management, analysis and operation to advance productivity in scientific and metrology digital dissemination. Data analysis will be applied to both domain specific and multidisciplinary research workspace. Technical work will utilize digital repository and technical collaboration tools in coordination with project team management.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service
• Suitable for Federal employment
• Must have completed in the last 2 years, a qualifying degree
• Degree must be from a qualifying institution
• Bargaining Unit Position: No

Qualifications

Basic Requirements: Degree: Mathematics, statistics, computer science, data science or field directly related to the position. The degree must be in a major field of study (at least at the baccalaureate level) that is appropriate for the position. or Combination of education and experience: Courses equivalent to a major field of study (30 semester hours) as shown in paragraph A above, plus additional education or appropriate experience. In addition to the above basic requirement, this position requires one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-5 (ZP-I at NIST) level. Specialized experience is defined as: experience in application of data science for analytics, utilization of database technology and machine learning methods. Project demonstration and execution of use of this technology. OR 1 year of graduate-level education OR superior academic achievement. OR A combination of education and specialized experience as described above. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done. We will credit all qualifying volunteer experience in your application. The qualification requirements in this vacancy announcement are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook. Applicant Reconsideration

Education

This position has an education requirement. Transcripts must be submitted to validate that the education requirement has been met. Unofficial transcripts will be accepted in the application package. However, an official copy will be required prior to a final offer of employment.

Education completed outside of the U.S. must be evaluated by an accredited organization to ensure that it is comparable to education received in accredited institutions in the U.S. Click here to view a listing of accredited organizations from the Department of Education's website. A copy of the foreign education evaluation (containing the results with a course by course listing) is required with your application.

Contacts

• Address Associate Director for Laboratory Programs 100 Bureau Drive Building 227/Room A309 Mail Stop 8300 Gaithersburg, MD 20899 US
• Name: Tailor Thompson
• Phone: 000-000-0000
• Email: [email protected]