- Position Title
- Statistician
- Agency
- National Transportation Safety Board
- Announcement Number
- RE-10600838-19-DM-DE Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Thursday, September 12, 2019 to Monday, September 30, 2019
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Eligibilities
1.
Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?
Preferences
1.
Select the lowest grade you are willing to accept for this position.
Assessment 1
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
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Do you possess a 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.
OR
a 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.
2.
Do you possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level? Specialized experience must include a full range of professional statistical work such as (1) applying known research designs (e.g., meta-analysis, systematic review, case-control) and statistical techniques (e.g., measurement of central tendency, dispersion, skewness, sampling error, simple and multiple correlation, regression analysis, analysis of variance, and test of significance) to derive insights from data; (2) conducting surveys and sampling, collecting and preparing data for statistical analysis, computing and analyzing statistical data, and interpreting descriptive and inferential statistics; (3) conducting structured data queries from databases, unstructured text mining, data visualizations, and statistical analysis using programming skills in one or more of the following languages or applications: Python, SQL, SAS, R, SPSS, STATA, or MATLAB; and (4) using oral and written communication skills to clearly communicate results and recommendations in plain language to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
3.
Do you possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level? Specialized experience must include: (1) computing, analyzing, and presenting descriptive and inferential statistics, applying known statistical techniques (such as measurement of central tendency, dispersion, skewness, sampling error, simple and multiple correlation, regression analysis, analysis of variance, and tests of significance) to interpret data; (2) conducting structured data queries from databases, unstructured text mining, data visualizations, and statistical analysis using programming skills in one or more of the following languages or applications: Python, SQL, SAS, R, SPSS, STATA, or MATLAB; and (3) deriving insights from statistical data where the results from the research were published in a national or international peer-reviewed journal in which you were identified as a primary author?
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Do you possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level? Specialized experience must include: (1) computing, analyzing, and presenting descriptive and inferential statistics, applying known statistical techniques (such as measurement of central tendency, dispersion, skewness, sampling error, simple and multiple correlation, regression analysis, analysis of variance, and tests of significance) to interpret data; and (2) deriving insights from statistical data where the results from the research were presented at a professional conference or forum via an in-person presentation or poster presentation?
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Do you possess experience using known statistical theories, methods, and techniques to conduct scientific examinations of the risk factors, causes, incidence, and costs of transportation accidents or injury, and to evaluate the effectiveness of transportation safety data, policies, programs, and technologies?
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With which organization(s) and during what period of time was this work performed?
(limit 250 characters)
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
7.
Do you possess experience designing and using quantitative and qualitative data sampling and collection instruments (such as sample surveys, text mining, machine learning, and other structured and unstructured data collection methods and techniques)?
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With which organization(s) and during what period of time was this work performed?
(limit 250 characters)
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
9.
Have you received formal training in the design and application of meta-analysis, systematic or evidence-based review, cohort studies, case-control studies, or other observational and experimental research designs?
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With which organization(s) and during what period of time was this work performed?
(limit 250 characters)
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
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Have you received formal training in the application of statistical, mathematical, or other quantitative research techniques for the systematic investigation and study of the risk factors, causes, incidence, and costs of accidents and injury?
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With which organization(s) and during what period of time was this work performed?
(limit 250 characters)
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
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Have you used statistical and data science programming languages or software applications (such as Python, SAS, R, SQL, SPSS, STATA, or MATLAB) to conduct structured data queries from databases, text mining, data visualization, and statistical analyses?
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With which organization(s) and during what period of time was this work performed?
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For each task, choose the statement from the list below that best describes your experience and/or training. Please select only one letter for each item.
A - I have not had education, training, or experience in performing this task.
B - I have had education or training in performing this task but have not yet performed it on the job.
C - I have performed this task on the job. My work on this task was monitored closely by a supervisor or senior employee to ensure compliance with proper procedures.
D - I have performed this task as a regular part of a job. I have performed it independently and normally without review by a supervisor or senior employee.
E - I am considered an expert in performing this task. I have supervised performance of this task or am normally the person who is consulted by other workers to assist them in doing this task because of my expertise.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
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Uses transportation safety data, databases, and other data systems, software, and applications to evaluate quantitative data, compute statistics, and derive insights from identified patterns and trends.
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Develops ideas for transportation safety research, investigations, studies, and other reports.
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Designs, plans, and conducts systematic examinations of risk factors or hazards that influence the causes, incidence, and costs of accidents or injury.
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Designs, plans, and conducts systematic evaluations of the effectiveness of transportation safety data, policies, programs, and technologies.
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Develops written proposals for carrying out transportation safety research, investigations, studies, and other reports.
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Applies statistical theories, methods, and techniques to conduct systematic examinations as a part of a major transportation accident investigation or a transportation safety research study.
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Conducts surveys, including the development of survey research designs, methods, and instruments (such as census and sample surveys).
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Queries, collects, and merges data (structured and unstructured) from relational databases, spreadsheets, or using application program interfaces to conduct statistical data analysis.
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Collects qualitative data through interviews, focus groups, text mining, or machine-learning techniques to conduct statistical data analysis.
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Uses statistical and data science programming languages or software applications (such as Python, SAS, R, SQL, SPSS, STATA, or MATLAB) to conduct advanced statistical analysis and modeling.
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Processes, summarizes, and graphs data to support research and analysis.
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Uses descriptive and inferential statistics to derive insights.
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Manages research projects and research project team members as the primary researcher or principal investigator.
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Prepares written factual and analytical reports that evaluate and identify strengths and deficiencies in research or transportation safety analyses.
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Expresses written findings on complex technical matters in a manner easily understood by non-technical audiences.
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Makes clear and convincing oral presentations on complex technical findings from transportation safety investigations, research, or analyses to a variety of audiences.