Statistician (Social Science)
About The Position
The Statistician (Social Science) initiates, formulates, plans, executes, and analyzes complex statistical series related to crime and the administration of criminal justice. The position independently plans and conducts descriptive and complex multivariate data analyses on related subjects and produces original, creative reports that require minimal editing and little or no substantive changes. Reports are expected to reflect a high level of professional competence. The position requires the basic statistical education or an education-and-experience combination described in the posting, along with qualifying specialized experience or, for GS-11, qualifying graduate education or a combination of education and experience. Applicants must also demonstrate prior experience developing and applying advanced statistical models, or managing and maintaining servers and complex databases. The position is non-law-enforcement coverage and may be subject to geographic relocation to meet agency needs.
Requirements
- U.S. citizenship is required.
- Meet the basic education requirement: a degree including 15 semester hours in statistics (or in mathematics and statistics, with at least 6 semester hours in statistics) and 9 additional semester hours in specified sciences or social sciences; or a combination of qualifying coursework and appropriate experience or additional education.
- Qualifying experience must include a full range of professional statistical work, such as sampling; collecting, computing, and analyzing statistical data; and applying statistical techniques including measures of central tendency, dispersion, skewness, sampling error, correlation, analysis of variance, and significance tests.
- For GS-11, have three years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D., or a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, unless qualifying experience or a permitted combination is used.
- For GS-11 and GS-12, have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade level. Specialized experience includes applying statistical and social science research methods; planning data collection and samples; developing data-processing specifications; resolving technical and operational problems; evaluating collected information; and conducting relevant criminal justice statistical work.
- For GS-11 only, a qualifying combination of education and experience may be used if it provides the qualifications to perform the major duties.
- Demonstrate prior experience developing and applying advanced statistical models, or demonstrate prior experience managing and maintaining servers and complex databases. Applicants must address this selective placement factor in their resume and/or provide relevant licenses or certifications at application.
- Provide transcripts when education is used to meet a requirement or substitute for specialized experience; coursework and degrees must be from an appropriately accredited college or university.
- Complete a satisfactory urinalysis, physical, and background investigation; applicants are also subject to NCIC and credit checks.
- The incumbent is subject to geographic relocation to meet agency needs.
Responsibilities
- Initiate, formulate, plan, execute, and analyze complex statistical series related to crime and the administration of criminal justice.
- Independently plan and conduct descriptive and complex multivariate data analyses on subjects related to crime and the administration of justice.
- Author original and creative reports that require minimal editing and little or no substantive changes, reflecting a high order of professional competence.
Benefits
- Federal employee benefits package for employees and their families; specific benefits depend on position type.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
