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Position Title
Associate Director for Mining, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Agency
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Announcement Number
HHS-CDC-RF-23-11884140 Opens in new window
Open Period
Thursday, March 16, 2023 to Wednesday, April 19, 2023
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Eligibilities
1. Are you currently employed as a Federal civilian employee and occupy a position equivalent to the GS-14 grade level or higher?
 
To verify your eligibility as a current Federal civilian employee in a position equivalent to the GS-14 grade level or higher, you must submit a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form (SF-50) or equivalent personnel action Form reflecting your status.
 
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Preferences
1. Select the location(s) you want to be considered for. You must choose at least one location. (limit characters)
2. Are you a Current or Former Political Appointee?

Agencies must seek prior approval from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) before they can appoint a current or recent political appointee to a competitive or non-political Excepted Service position at any level under the provisions of title 5, United States Code. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, or Non-career SES employee in the Executive Branch, you MUST disclose that to the Human Resources Office. Failure to disclose this information could result in disciplinary action including removal from the Federal Service.

You must submit your SF-50 reflecting appointment as a Current or Former Political Appointee.
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Assessment 1
Thank you for your interest in the Associate Director for Mining, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, position with the Federal government. (limit characters)
1. From the descriptions below, select the one which best describes your education and meets the Basic Qualification Requirements for Supervisory Health Scientist, RF-0601-00. (limit characters)
2. From the descriptions below, select the one which best describes your education and meets the agency specific qualification requirements for the Supervisory Health Scientist, RF-0601-00. (limit characters)
3. I have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-14 level in the Federal service which includes applying ethical principles and standards in the administration, research and promotion of mining, occupational and public health science, and innovation; and experience working with a broad range of stakeholders, policy, and decision makers. (limit characters)
4. Describe your experience planning, developing, evaluating, and managing mining-related occupational safety and health public health research programs. (limit characters)
5. Describe your experience liaising and partnering with top officials of other Federal, State, and local government organizations, and/or public and private stakeholders, advancing the organization's mining research goals and programs. (limit characters)
6. Describe your experience developing goals and objectives that integrate the organization's mining mission and programs with occupational and public health objectives necessary to successfully achieve mission and implement quality improvements as needed. (limit characters)
7. Describe your experience establishing, revising, or reviewing policies, procedures, mission objectives, and organizational design, as necessary, to promote team building, implement quality improvements, or in response to concerns with regulatory compliance and/or customer requirements. (limit characters)
8. Describe your experience providing mining program leadership to advance the results of occupational safety and health research through authoring/co-authoring peer reviewed publications, journal articles, government publications, book chapters, etc., and advancing research results via presentations, speeches, conferences, and webinars. (limit characters)
9. Describe your experience representing the Director on various committees and scientific matters with full authority to speak and act on behalf of the organization regarding the mining program. (limit characters)
10. Describe your experience identifying problems and opportunities for improvement and determining or recommending appropriate actions or interpretation of issues that impact the Institute's mining occupational safety and health goals and programs. (limit characters)
11. I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, all of the information included in this questionnaire is true, correct, and provided in good faith. I understand that if I make an intentional false statement, or commit deception or fraud in this application and its supporting materials, or in any document or interview associated with the examination process, I may be fined or imprisoned (18 U.S.C. 1001); my eligibilities may be cancelled, I may be denied an appointment, or I may be removed and debarred from Federal service (5 C.F.R. part 731). I understand that any information I give may be investigated. I understand that responding "No" to this item will result in my not being considered for this position. (limit characters)