Statistician (Social Science)

Summary

Positions are located in the Bureau of Justice Statistics, DOJ's principal statistical agency. Your work will involve designing, processing, coordinating core and periodic data collections; applying appropriate theories, techniques, and methods for analyzing, interpreting, and reporting on statistical information; and producing a variety of analytical models, survey instruments, and statistics.

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Overview

• Accepting applications
• Open & closing dates

03/15/2024 to 03/29/2024

$117,962 - $153,354 per year

GS 13 - 14

Location

5 vacancies in the following location:

• Washington, DC 5 vacancies
  
• Remote job
  

No

Yes-as determined by the agency policy.

Occasional travel - May be required for meetings, conferences, and/or training.

• Relocation expenses reimbursed

No

Permanent -

Full-time - Full Time

Competitive

14

1530 Statistics

No

Not Required

Yes

JP-24-120

781910800

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This job is open to

• Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL)

Federal employees who meet the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee.

U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.

Clarification from the agency

This position is being filled under the Direct Hire Authority. U. S. Citizenship is required. This position is not a remote position. The duty station is Washington, DC. The selectee will be required to report to the duty station at least 4 days in a bi-weekly pay period.

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Duties

(The duties described reflect the full performance level of this position)

Assesses the feasibility of establishing new statistical programs or modifying existing programs to incorporate new data collections.

Designs and manages one or more complex statistical data series or major components of a large scale data series, which may include single or multi-year, local or national data collections on topics such as State and Federal prisoner characteristics, policy agency activities, State and Federal court processing activities, and the experiences of victims of crime.

Plans and develops data collection methods, the development of the questions and survey instruments, design of the sample, negotiation with collection agents and respondents, formulation of data processing specifications, monitoring of all phases of the project, identification and resolution of technical and operational problems, evaluation of the collected information, and preparation of documentation for public release of the final data.

Provides statistical policy and procedural consultation, advice, and guidance on complex scientific and criminal justice issues in a statistical area related to government functions.

Analyzes a variety of data sets using appropriate statistical software such as SPSS, SAS, STATA, or R.

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Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Federal payments are required to be made by Direct Deposit.
• Requires registration for the Selective Service. Visit www.sss.gov.
• Pre-employment drug testing required.
• 1-year probationary period may be required.
• Submission of Documents.

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Qualifications

BASIC REQUIREMENTS GRADES 13: AND GS-14

A. Applicants must show successful completion of a full four-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree that included 15 semester/22 quarter hours in statistics (or in mathematics and statistics, provided at least 6 semester/9 quarter hours were in statistics), and 9 additional semester (13 quarter) 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 is given for courses in which 50 percent of the course content includes 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.

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B. Combination of education and experience----courses as shown in A 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.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS FOR GS-13

In addition to meeting the basic entry qualification requirements, applicants must have had one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least GS-12.

Specialized experience is experience which is in or related to the line of work of the position to be filled and which has equipped the applicant with the specific knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience is defined as: Developing statistical models using the computer and applied models; performing specific statistical functions; collecting data using advanced sampling techniques.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS FOR GS-14

In addition to meeting the basic entry qualification requirements, applicants must have had one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least GS-13. Specialized experience is experience which is in or related to the line of work of the position to be filled and which has equipped the applicant with the specific knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience is defined as: developing computer programs to resolve a range of statistical problems; evaluating statistical results for research; serving as an expert and consultant regarding broad statistical research or specialized statistical methods; authoring original and creative reports requiring minimal edits, which reflects a high order of professional competence.

Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualification Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions and is available at OPM's website: https://www.opm.gov/qualifications/standards/indexes/num-ndx.asp

All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

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Education

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Additional information

This position is included in the bargaining unit.

This vacancy announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.

As the federal agency whose mission is to ensure the fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans, the Department of Justice is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. To build and retain a workforce that reflects the diverse experiences and perspectives of the American people, we welcome applicants from the many communities, identities, races, ethnicities, backgrounds, abilities, religions, and cultures of the United States who share our commitment to public service.

This position may be eligible for telework per agency policy,

This position has a duty station of Washington, D.C. The selectee will be required to physically report to the OJP office building at least four (4) days per two-week pay period and may incorporate leave and official travel plans into this reporting requirement. The office director or supervisor may request the selectee's presence in the office more frequently, as determined by the needs of the office. The selectee will be responsible for covering all commuting-related travel expenses. OJP employees are eligible for one transportation benefit - parking or the Department of Justice (DOJ) transit subsidy.

OJP offers opportunities for flexible work schedules.

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A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.

To explore the major benefits offered to most Federal employees, visit the Office of Personnel Management's website at http://www.usajobs.gov/ResourceCenter/Index/Interactive/Benefits#icc.

Fitness Reimbursement: OJP offers a fitness reimbursement program for employees' individual fitness-related expenditures.

OJP also offers credit union services, a health unit, and on-site nurse for your usage.

Transit Benefits: To defray your commuting cost, we are pleased to offer the Employee Transit Benefit Program.

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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

You will be rated based on your qualifications for this position as evidenced by the education, experience and training you report relative to this position which shows that you possess the knowledges, skills and abilities required. Paid or unpaid experience will be considered.

For Direct Hire applicants:Your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine whether you meet the job qualifications listed on this announcement. Your resume must contain sufficiently detailed information upon which to make a qualification determination. Qualified candidates will be considered in accordance with the Office of Personnel Management Direct Hire guidelines. Veterans' Preference does not apply to direct hire recruitment procedures.

Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)/Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP): The ICTAP provides eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. The CTAP provides eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in the Department of Justice with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, or if your Department of Justice component has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your ICTAP/CTAP eligibility; 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement; and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well-qualified, applicants must possess experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors if applicable, and must be proficient in most of the requirements of the job. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website, which can be found at https://www.opm.gov/