- Position Title
- Statistician
- Agency
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- Announcement Number
- ST-10814078-20-TD Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Friday, May 8, 2020 to Thursday, May 28, 2020
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Eligibilities
1.
Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?
2.
Are you a veteran who separated from active duty under honorable conditions and you:
• have a rating by the Department of Veterans Affairs showing a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more OR
• have retired from active military service with a service-connected disability rating of 30% or more?
• have a rating by the Department of Veterans Affairs showing a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more OR
• have retired from active military service with a service-connected disability rating of 30% or more?
3.
Are you a current employee of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) who meets the definition of surplus or displaced from a position in the competitive service? If yes, confirm you meet all of the following requirements:
- you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy;
- your grade is equivalent to or below the grade level of the vacancy;
- your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
4.
Do you meet the one of the following military spouse options?
- Relocating with your spouse under Permanent Change of Station (PCS) orders
- A spouse of a service member who is 100% disabled due to a service-connected injury
- A spouse of a service member killed while on active duty.
5.
Are you a family member of a federal employee, or unformed service member, who has:
- worked at least 52 weeks in an appropriated fund position, under a local hire appointment;
- received a successful or equivalent performance rating during your time on the job; and
- returned to the United States to resume residence less than 3 years ago?
6.
Have you completed three years of substantially continuous service immediately before separation from an unlimited, career-type Foreign Service appointment that meets a requirement for career tenure?
OR
Have you had service that began with a non-temporary Foreign Service appointment counting towards the 3-year service requirement for career tenure and have been separated within the past 30 days from the career-type appointment in the Foreign Service?
OR
Have you had service that began with a non-temporary Foreign Service appointment counting towards the 3-year service requirement for career tenure and have been separated within the past 30 days from the career-type appointment in the Foreign Service?
7.
Are you a current or former federal employee who meets the definition of displaced (CFR 330.702) from a position in the competitive service from a federal agency other than the agency hiring for this position? If yes, confirm you meet all of the following requirements:
- you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy;
- your grade is equivalent to or below the grade level of the vacancy;
- your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent;
- it has been less than a year from your separation from Federal Service (see ICTAP eligibility period CFR 330.708.)
8.
Are you a current excepted service employee of one of the following agencies that has a valid interchange agreement:
- Tennessee Valley Authority;
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission;
- Veterans Health Admin of the Department of Veterans Affairs;
- Nonappropriated Fund (NAF) employees of the Department of Defense;
- Federal Aviation Administration
- Department of Homeland Security, TSA
- Corporation of National and Community Service; or
- other agency currently under an Interchange agreement with OPM.
9.
Are you are a current or former land management agency appointee who has initially been hired under competitive examining procedures to a time limited (temporary/term) appointment? You must have served under one (1) or more time-limited (temporary/term) appointments by a land management agency for a period totaling more than 24 months without a break in service of two (2) or more years; and you have performed at an acceptable level during each period of service.
10.
Do you meet one of the following Competitive Merit Promotion eligibility options?
- A current or former Federal Employee who has held or currently holds a career or career conditional appointment in the competitive service; or
- Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) Eligible - a veteran whose latest discharge was under honorable conditions and you served three or more years of continuous active duty service in the military (NOTE: if released shortly before completing a 3-year tour, you are considered to meet the eligibility) OR are entitled to veterans' preference.
11.
Do you meet one of the following Non-Competitive eligibility options?
- A current or former Federal Employee who has held or currently holds a career or career conditional appointment in the competitive service and has held a permanent (non temporary) position in the competitive service at the same or higher full performance level as the position being announced; or
- Miscellaneous Authorities not regulated by OPM (Postal Career Service Employee; Postal Rate Commission Employee; Government Accountability Office (GAO) Employee; Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts Employee.)
12.
Are you are a former Peace Corps Volunteer who has completed two years of service or AmeriCorps VISTA Volunteer who has completed one year of service within the past twelve months; or,
Are you are a former Peace Corps or AmeriCorps VISTA Volunteer who has completed your service within the past 36 months and you are requesting an extension of non-competitive eligibility due to military service, status as a full-time student, or other experience directly related to the position. You must state you are requesting an extension and why in your documentation; or,
Are you are a current or former Peace Corps employee/staff member who has completed at least 36 months of continuous service without a break in service of three days or more and has been separated from the Peace Corps for less than three years.
For more information, visit: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/peace-corps/
Are you are a former Peace Corps or AmeriCorps VISTA Volunteer who has completed your service within the past 36 months and you are requesting an extension of non-competitive eligibility due to military service, status as a full-time student, or other experience directly related to the position. You must state you are requesting an extension and why in your documentation; or,
Are you are a current or former Peace Corps employee/staff member who has completed at least 36 months of continuous service without a break in service of three days or more and has been separated from the Peace Corps for less than three years.
For more information, visit: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/peace-corps/
13.
Are you eligible for appointment under the Excepted Service Authority for Individuals with intellectual disabilities, severe physical disabilities, or psychiatric disabilities? {5 CFR 213.3102(u)}
Assessment 1
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
1.
Basic Requirements:
Do you meet the basic requirements as listed below? (You must provide a copy of your unofficial transcripts).
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. 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
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.
Do you meet the basic requirements as listed below? (You must provide a copy of your unofficial transcripts).
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. 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
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.
2.
Carefully read the following descriptions of experience and knowledge. Select the one that best describes your qualifications for the GS-12 Statistician. Make sure your resume supports the response that you select.
3.
Perform long-range planning and analysis of new substantive agency programs where precedents are scarce or nonexistent.
4.
Develop operations and procedures for the collection, editing, verification, and management of statistical data.
5.
Perform statistical analyses of administrative and survey data. Designing and executing these analyses based on the application of statistical theories.
6.
Maintain control of full study design including assisting EEOC staff in developing the generally stated project objectives into clearly defined specific study questions, study populations and/or samples and appropriately defined outcome measures.
7.
Apply advanced higher level mathematical, statistical or data science principles and methods to complex technical problems.
8.
Provide analysis plans, protocols and regulatory documents as needed, and summarizes results (i.e. tables, figures and listings) for inclusion in presentations or reports.
9.
Perform analytical studies and develops new processes to improve methods.
10.
Identify what data is available and relevant, including internal and external data sources, leveraging new data collection processes.
11.
Provide on-going tracking and monitoring of performance of deployed decision systems and statistical models.
12.
Assist customers by answering questions through the cross referencing of different manuals and information systems.
13.
Present scientific information to a variety of stakeholders through participation at scientific and policy conferences and meetings.
14.
Manage and track customer service inquiries.
15.
Analyze and evaluate, on a quantitative and qualitative basis the effectiveness of the Customer Service Program or operations in meeting established strategic and performance goals.