- Position Title
- Data Scientist
- Agency
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Announcement Number
- OAR CPO-23-11851619-DE Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Tuesday, March 7, 2023 to Tuesday, March 21, 2023
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1.
Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?
2.
Are you a current Department of Commerce employee who meets the definition of surplus or displaced from a position in the competitive service that makes you eligible under the Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)? If yes, please confirm that you meet all the following eligibility requirements:
- This position is in the same local commuting area as the position of record from which you will be separated; and
- This position is at a grade level no higher than the grade of the position of record from which you will be separated; and
- This position has no greater promotion potential than the position of record from which you will be separated; and
- You have a current performance rating of record of at least fully successful or the equivalent; and
- You have not yet been separated.
3.
Are you a current or former employee of a Federal agency (other than the Department of Commerce) who meets the definition of displaced from a position in the competitive service that makes you eligible under the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)? If yes, please confirm that you meet all the following eligibility requirements:
- This position is in the same local commuting area as the position of record from which you were separated; and
- This position is at a grade level no higher than the grade of the position of record from which you were separated; and
- This position has no greater promotion potential than the position of record from which you were separated; and
- Your last performance rating of record was at least fully successful or the equivalent; and
- You were separated from your position of record less than one year ago.
Preferences
1.
Select the lowest grade you are willing to accept for this position.
Assessment 1
Please select the responses to the questions below that best describes your experience as it relates to this position.
1.
I meet the Individual Occupational Requirement for the 1560 Data Science Series because I have:
2.
ZP-3: In addition to meeting the Individual Occupational Requirement, do you have at least one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower pay band (ZP-2) or GS-09 grade level in the federal service? OR 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree OR Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree OR a combination of education and experience? See the "Qualifications" section for the definition of specialized experience.
3.
ZP-4: In addition to the meeting the Individual Occupational Requirement, do you have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower pay band (ZP-3) or GS-12 grade level in the federal service? (See the "Qualifications" section of this announcement for the definition of specialized experience.).
4.
Select the statement that best describes your skills in the use of computer programming for scientific data analysis.
5.
Which of the following best describes your experience evaluating and documenting code and tools in an open source framework?
6.
Which of the following best describes your experience analyzing and troubleshooting tools, systems, and technologies for data science?
7.
Have you designed, developed, and managed database systems and worked to establish standards for the handling of data?
8.
Which of the following best describes your experience developing and maintaining visualizations for climate and health data?
9.
Which of the following best describes your experience performing quantitative and qualitative data analysis of climate and health datasets (e.g. geospatial, time series)?
10.
Which of the following best describes your experience developing models and predictions with the support of statistical software and web-based platforms?
11.
Do you have experience participating in efforts to improve climate and health (principally heat-health) user decision-making?
12.
Please select the statement that best describes your experience leading and managing activities for improving climate and health (principally heat-health) user decision-making?
13.
Do you have experience eliciting and documenting user decision context (e.g. use cases) and information needs/requirements for new web-based climate and health information and tools?
14.
Do you have experience supporting products and services to inform climate and health (principally heat-health) risk reduction and risk communication?
15.
Do you have experience responding to requests and supporting users of climate and health data, tools, and services?
16.
Please select the statement that best describes your experience developing, enhancing, or prototyping new systems to meet user needs.
17.
Which of the following best describes your experience training new users on the capabilities of products and services?
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
18.
I certify, to the best of my knowledge, that all the information in my application is true, and that I have truthfully and accurately represented my work experience, knowledge, skills, abilities and education. I understand that providing false or fraudulent information may be grounds for not hiring me or for firing me after I begin work. I also certify that I have read the entire vacancy announcement; that I have reviewed my answers to the eligibility questions for accuracy; and that I understand what supporting documentation, if any, is required for submission and when it's due.
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NOTE: It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that information entered, uploaded, or faxed (i.e., resume, veterans' preference documentation, assessment questions and answers, and SF-50s) is accurate and received by the Agency. Please take this opportunity to review your resume to ensure you have included the number of work hours per week for each job or position that you have held. By agreeing to the statement below, you are confirming that you:
*Have reviewed your resume for inclusion of work hours, and *Verify that you have included a resume containing work hours per week for each job or position held.
*Have reviewed your resume for inclusion of work hours, and *Verify that you have included a resume containing work hours per week for each job or position held.