This position is located in Natural Resources Stewardship and Science, in the Environmental Quality Division. The incumbent serves as a Social Scientist supporting the National Park Service via analyses, implementation, performance, and reporting of various dimensions of the Socioeconomic Monitoring efforts. Open to the first 30 applicants or until 08/29/2024 whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration.

Duties

The major duties of the Social Scientist position include, but are not limited to, the following: Technical expert in visitor use and social science research and monitoring. Project management for socioeconomic monitoring protocol development, analyses and related refinements Technical writing, reporting and documentation of socioeconomic data results Knowledge of policy regarding data collections, time and space analytic resolution, approach and related requirements to collaborate with recreation, leisure, protected area and visitor use programs.

Requirements

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-08/29/2024-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 for each federal position listed as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of qualifying experience that you will be granted. An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees, your resume must state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience. Failure to adequately provide information needed to determine number of hours worked in each position may result in that time not being credited when evaluating qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the full and/or part-time hours requirement as the service dates will be reflected. SELECTIVE FACTOR: This position performs socioeconomic duties, and experience working with a diversity of socioeconomic methods to establish protocols for analyzing and reporting socioeconomic monitoring data and results for recreation, leisure, protected area and visitor use programs over time is required. Candidates who do not meet this requirement by close of this announcement will receive no further consideration for this position. - AND - To qualify for this position at the GS-12 grade level, you must possess ALL of the following basic and minimum qualifications by close of the announcement: BASIC REQUIREMENT: 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. -AND- EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes ALL of the following:(1) provides leadership to parks and programs regarding socioeconomic monitoring data, (2) conducts data analyses including utilizing primary and secondary data sources, (3) generates tools and reference materials to assist parks and their stakeholders to understand socioeconomic data, methods and approaches, analyses, and results (4) maintains socioeconomic monitoring databases to receive, manage, document and communicate to various stakeholders, and (5) Provides technical assistance to park managers and interested external stakeholders in the use and interpretation of socioeconomic monitoring data and results. You must include hours per week worked. You must include months, years and hours per week worked to receive credit for your work and/or volunteer experience. One year of specialized experience is equivalent to 12 months at 40 hours per week. Part-time hours are prorated. You will not receive any credit for experience that does not indicate exact hours per week or is listed as "varies". Experience listed as full-time will be credited at 40 hours per week. Volunteer Experience: 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.

Education

To qualify based on education, you must submit a legible copy of transcripts from an accredited institution with your name, school name, credit hours, course level, major(s), and grade-point average or class ranking. Transcripts do not need to be official, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work.

If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet qualification requirements, you must show that your 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.

There is no substitution of education for experience at the grade level(s) of this announcement.

Contacts

• Address Natural Resources Stewardship and Science 1849 C Street, NW Washington, DC 20240 US
• Name: Kierra Snowden
• Email: [email protected]