This vacancy is being filled via the Direct-Hire Authority (DHA) for a Survey Statistician position in the International Programs Center located at the U.S. Census Bureau Headquarters in Suitland, Maryland. The Census Bureau is accessible from the Metro Rail Green Line - Suitland Station. This Job Opportunity Announcement may be used to fill other similar positions within the Census Bureau in the same geographical location with the same qualifications and specialized experience.

Duties

Independently plans the statistical approach and integrates a variety of methods to solve unique problems requiring novel approaches. Identify program requirements and recommend activities/applications to address these needs Responsible for the statistical validity and technical judgments in the formulation of plans, the execution and interpretation of findings, and the resultant recommendations. Develops and executes statistical research programs or major statistical projects

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

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS Minimum Education Requirement: 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 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 MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS 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: Using a statistical software package (such as R, STATA, Python) to analyze census or household-based survey data; presenting statistical analysis and conclusions through articles published in scientific journals; presenting demographic, health or statistical findings at professional conferences; leading and mentoring junior colleagues. 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.

Education

Education cannot be substituted for Specialized Experience at this Grade Level.

Contacts

• Address Population 4600 Silver Hill Road Washington, DC 20233 US
• Name: Bradley Ellerman
• Phone: 301-763-3780
• Email: [email protected]