- Position Title
- Student Trainee (Science)
- Agency
- Food and Drug Administration
- Announcement Number
- FDA-OO-22-IN-11661815-SG Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Friday, September 23, 2022 to Thursday, September 29, 2022
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Eligibilities
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This position has an age requirement. Enter or select your date of birth.
2.
Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?
3.
Are you applying for eligibility under the Pathways Program for Students & Recent Graduates?
You may quality for this eligibility type if any of the following statements apply to you:
Visit the Students & Recent Graduates page on USAJOBS to learn more about these eligibility types...
To verify your eligibility for Pathways:
You must provide proof of current enrollment and active student status, such as a transcript or enrollment verification certificate.
You may quality for this eligibility type if any of the following statements apply to you:
- You are current a student, and have been accepted for enrollment of at least half-time, in pursuit of a qualifying degree or certification, at an accredited educational institution.
- You are a currently enrolled student, at least half-time, in a program leading to a qualifying degree or certification, at an accredited educational institution.
Visit the Students & Recent Graduates page on USAJOBS to learn more about these eligibility types...
To verify your eligibility for Pathways:
You must provide proof of current enrollment and active student status, such as a transcript or enrollment verification certificate.
Preferences
1.
Select the location(s) you want to be considered for. You must choose at least one location.
2.
Select the lowest grade you are willing to accept for this position.
3.
Select the series you want to be considered for. You must choose at least one series.
4.
In the last five years, based on the closing date of this announcement, have you served or are you currently serving as an Executive Branch political, Schedule C, or Non-career SES appointee?
You can find out if you have held one of these appointment types by looking at your Standard Form 50s in your Electronic Official Personnel Folder (eOPF), in Section 5 where the legal authorities are listed.
You can find out if you have held one of these appointment types by looking at your Standard Form 50s in your Electronic Official Personnel Folder (eOPF), in Section 5 where the legal authorities are listed.
- A political appointee is an appointment made by the President without confirmation by the Senate (5 CFR 213.3102(c)) OR an assistant position to a top-level federal official if filled by a person designated by the President as a White House Fellow (5 CFR 213.3102(z)).
- A Schedule C appointee occupies a position excepted from the competitive service by the President, or by the Director of OPM, because of the confidential or policy-determining nature of the position duties (5 CFR 213.3301 and 5 CFR 213.3302).
- A Non-career SES appointee is approved by the White House and serves at the pleasure of the appointing official without time limitations (5 CFR 317 Subpart F).
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===== Acknowledgement of Restrictions on the Employment of Relatives by Public Officials =====
5 U.S. Code, § 3110 lays out specific and important restrictions on the employment of relatives within an agency.
A public official of a government agency may not appoint, promote, or otherwise advocate for the employment, advancement, or promotion of relatives within the agency for which the public official is employed or has control over.
Employees hired in violation of 5 U.S. Code, § 3110 will not be entitled to any pay for their period of employment, and any pay already received before the violation becomes known, will be considered as a debt to the government on the part of the employed individual.
For the purpose of this question, a "relative" is defined as: father, mother, son, daughter, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, first cousin, nephew, niece, husband, wife, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, stepfather, stepmother, stepson, stepdaughter, stepbrother, stepsister, half brother, or half sister.
QUESTION:
After having read the definition of "relative" as stated above, does the Food and Drug Administration employ any of your relatives?
IF YES: You must provide the following information, for each relative employed by the FDA:
- The full legal name of the relative.
- The relative's relationship to you (from the list above).
- If known, the relative's employing organization and position.
6.
Your responses to the all questions, and any information or documentation which you provide as part of your application, will be thoroughly reviewed for accuracy and truthfulness. Please take this opportunity to review your responses to ensure their accuracy. If you fail to answer this question, your application will not be considered. Knowingly providing false information in your application (or submitted documentation) is a crime!
- I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, all of the information included in my application is true, correct, and provided in good faith.
- I understand that if I intentionally make a false statement, or commit deception or fraud in my application, or in any document or interview associated with the examination process, I may be fined or imprisoned (18 USC, Sec 1001); my eligibility may be canceled, I may be denied an appointment, or I may be removed and debarred from Federal service (5 CFR, Part 731).
- I understand that any information I provide may be investigated.
- I understand that responding "No" to this item will result in my not being considered for this position.
7.
If you are a male at least 18 years of age, born after December 31, 1959, have you registered with the Selective Service System?
(Note: If you currently do not have an approved exemption or Status Information Letter you must request one from the Selective Service System. A copy of your proof of registration or the exemption/Status Information Letter must be provided prior to appointment.)
(Note: If you currently do not have an approved exemption or Status Information Letter you must request one from the Selective Service System. A copy of your proof of registration or the exemption/Status Information Letter must be provided prior to appointment.)
8.
If you are a male at least 18 years of age, born after December 31, 1959 AND you have NOT registered with the Selective Service System, do you have an approved exemption or Status Information Letter from the Selective Service System?
(Note: If you currently do not have an approved exemption or Status Information Letter you must request one from the Selective Service System. A copy of your proof of registration or the exemption/Status Information Letter must be provided prior to appointment.)
(Note: If you currently do not have an approved exemption or Status Information Letter you must request one from the Selective Service System. A copy of your proof of registration or the exemption/Status Information Letter must be provided prior to appointment.)
Assessment 1
INSTRUCTIONS: The following questions will be used to determine if you meet the agency's eligibility requirements to be considered for a pathways internship. Note: If your transcripts do not establish that you meet these requirements, you will be deemed outside the area of consideration for a pathway's internship at the Food and Drug Administration.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
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Are you currently a student who is enrolled at least half-time in an accredited college, professional, technical, vocational, or trade school pursuing a qualifying degree or certificate? To verify your eligibility, you must provide proof of Fall 2022 current student status and the latest unofficial transcript. Note: You must remain enrolled in a degree or certificate program to be eligible for this Internship.
2.
Do you have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher in your current educational program? Note: You must submit the unofficial transcript to support your claim.
For statements below, please select the response that best describes your education. The following questions will be used to determine if you are minimally qualified at the following grade levels. Note: You must submit the unofficial transcript(s) to support your claim.
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Please select the response that best describes how you meet the qualification requirements for the GS-04 grade level.
4.
Please select the response that best describes how you meet the qualification requirements for the GS-05 grade level.
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Please select the response that best describes how you meet the qualification requirements for the GS-07 grade level.