Statistician Job in New York - 96222766 - ZAORAMBIYTEIQ

Job Title:
Statistician

Department:
Department Of Commerce

Agency:
Bureau of the Census

Job Announcement Number:
WA427114

SALARY RANGE:
$62,467.00 - $97,333.00 /year

OPEN PERIOD:
Tuesday, February 01, 2011 to Friday, September 30, 2011
SERIES & GRADE:GS-1530-11/12

POSITION INFORMATION:
Full Time Multiple Appointment Types

PROMOTION POTENTIAL:
12

DUTY LOCATIONS:
Multiple duty locations -click here for more info

WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED:
United States Citizens

JOB SUMMARY:Come join the Census Team, where every one counts! The Census Bureau produces quality data that helps Americans better understand our country - its population, resources, economy, society and culture.

This announcement will be used to establish a standing inventory. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for vacancies as positions become available with the various offices at the Census Bureau. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for vacancies until selected or their eligibility expires. For information concerning the period of eligibility, please see the "What To Expect Next" section of this announcement.

Headquarters: Suitland, MD

Regional Offices: Atlanta, GA; Boston, MA; Chicago, IL; Charlotte, NC; Dallas, TX; Denver, CO; Detroit, MI; Kansas City, KS; New York, NY; Philadelphia, PA; Los Angeles, CA; Seattle, WA

Processing Office: Jeffersonville, IN

Payment of relocation expenses MAY be authorized.

KEY REQUIREMENTS:

• You must be a U.S. citizen
• Resume and supporting documents (see How To Apply section)
• Registration for Selective Service
• Basic Education Requirements for Statistician

Additional Duty Location Info:
Few vacancies - BOSTON, MA; Few vacancies - DENVER, CO; Few vacancies - KANSAS CITY, KS; Few vacancies - LOS ANGELES, CA; Many vacancies - SUITLAND, MD; Few vacancies - ATLANTA, GA; Few vacancies - CHARLOTTE, NC; Few vacancies - DALLAS, TX; Few vacancies - DETROIT, MI; Few vacancies - NEW YORK, NY; Few vacancies - PHILADELPHIA, PA; Few vacancies - SEATTLE, WA; Few vacancies - JEFFERSONVILLE, IN; Few vacancies - CHICAGO, IL

• Develop survey and study specifications and procedures
• Develop and design survey questionnaires
• Assist in data collection operations
• Analyze and evaluate data
• Disseminate study results through written publications and oral presentations

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:

All applicants must meet the following basic requirements:

A. You have (or within 9 months will have) a bachelor’s or higher degree; AND

B. You have (or within 9 months will have) 15 semester hours in statistics (or in mathematics and statistics, provided at least 6 semester hours were in statistics). Courses may be credited as statistical provided the course content is at least 50 percent statistical methods; AND

C. You have (or within 9 months will have) 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.; OR

D. You do not have a bachelor’s or higher degree but do meet the course work requirements specified in “B” and “C” above, and also have additional experience or education. Your experience includes a full range of professional statistical work such as (a) sampling, (b) collecting, computing and analyzing statistical data; and (c) applying known statistical techniques such as measurement of central tendency, dispersion, skewness, sampling error, simple and multiple correlation, analysis of variance, and tests of significance. Your combination of education and experience must total at least four years.

Notes Regarding Qualifying Education:

1. If you will meet any of the above education requirements within 9 months, you must submit documentation that includes specific information on the classes you will complete within the next 9 months. List the title and course number of the class, the department and college or university offering the class, the number of semester or quarter hours credit given for the class, and the date you expect to complete the class.
2. Credit toward meeting statistical course requirements will be given for courses in which 50 percent of the course content appears to be statistical methods. If the statistical content of a course cannot be determined based on the course title, you must submit an official course description for the course, or written documentation (documentation must be on official school letterhead) from a professor or other school official verifying that the content of the course is at least 50 percent statistical methods.

Applicants applying for the GS-11 grade level must meet one of the following requirements (in addition to the basic requirements for all applicants described above):

A. You have (or within 9 months will have) a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or you have three years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D.; OR

B. You have had at least one year of professional work experience, equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal Service, where your analytical approaches and results were very generally reviewed for technical and professional adequacy. Your assignments required that you select and adapt standard statistical techniques from text books, handbooks, or other professional literature for a variety of problems when related precedents were available. Your assignments included work in one or more of the following areas: 1) designing and developing specifications for data collection and data processing requirements, operating procedures, training materials, and operational schedules for statistical studies and surveys; 2) selecting and applying advanced statistical analysis to socio/economic or demographic data, and developing professional papers or reports on such data; or you have had at least one year of experience supervising field data collection activities in large scale statistical surveys or studies; OR

C. You have a combination of graduate education described in “A” and experience described in “B” that when combined meets 100% of the qualifications requirements of this position. To calculate your percentage of graduate education, divide the number of graduate semester hours by 18. To determine your percentage of qualifying experience, divide your total number of months of qualifying experience, as described in “B” above, by 12. The two percentages must total at least 100% for you to qualify under the combination of education and experience.

Applicants applying for the GS-12 grade level must meet the following specialized experience requirement (in addition to the basic requirements for all applicants described above):

You have had at least one year of professional work experience, equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal Service, where your work was generally reviewed only for adherence to accepted professional standards. Your assignments regularly required that you develop solutions to difficult statistical or analytical problems that did not have readily available precedents, establish analytical methodology, design sampling and estimation procedures for surveys, document work results and findings, and prepare oral and written technical reports. Your assignments included responsibility for one or more of the following: 1) independently leading a team to plan a statistical survey or study, 2) developing survey and data collection specifications, 3) establishing time schedules for various phases of survey operations, 4) coordinating the accomplishment and management of the various phases of the study or survey, and 5) making presentations and planning the analysis of the socioeconomic or demographic data developed by the survey or study.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html
HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:

Once the application process is complete, a review of your resume and supporting documentation will be made to verify that minimum qualification requirements are met. After this review is complete, you will receive a notice indicating your eligibility for the grade level(s) to which you applied. Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics): Oral and Written Communication; Organization Skills; Computer Skills; Economic Data Analysis; Socioeconomic and Demographic Analysis; Survey Development; Statistical, Mathematical and Analytical Concepts and Tools; Economics; Finance; Accounting; Management; and Marketing.

Once the hiring agency submits a request to fill a position, you will be placed in one of three pre-defined quality categories. The three categories are:

• Gold - Applicants possessing a background that demonstrates a superior level of possession of all evaluation criteria.
• Silver - Applicants possessing a background that demonstrates a satisfactory level of possession of the evaluation criteria.
• Bronze - Applicants possessing the specialized experience described above.

If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documents, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating.

Application of Veterans' Preference: Category rating and selection procedures place those with veterans’ preference above non-preference eligibles within each category. Veterans who meet the eligibility and qualification requirements and who have a compensable service-connected disability of at least 10 percent are listed in the highest quality category, except when the position being filled is scientific or professional at the GS-09 grade level or higher.

BENEFITS:The Federal Government offers a comprehensive benefits package. Explore the major benefits offered to most Federal employees at http://www.usajobs.gov/EI/benefits.asp.
OTHER INFORMATION:

Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see http://www.sss.gov/).

Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) and Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) candidates will be eligible if it is determined that they have exceeded the minimum qualifications for the position by being placed in the Gold or Silver categories. Information about CTAP/ICTAP eligibility can be found at https://mail.opm.gov/owa/redir.aspx?C=d8fe84fabcff4cd3ac3aec4a3be454a8&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.opm.gov%2fctap%2findex.asp. CTAP/ICTAP applicants MUST submit the following documents:

1. A copy of your specific Reduction In Force (RIF) notice, written notice of your expected separation or other documentation of priority consideration status;
2. A copy of your latest SF-50 - noting current position, grade level, and duty location;
3. A copy of your last performance appraisal including your rating; and
4. Any documentation from your agency that shows your current promotion potential

HOW TO APPLY:

To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes:

1. Your Resume
2. A complete Assessment Questionnaire
3. Other supporting documents:
   - College transcripts (unofficial transcripts are acceptable)
   - Veterans Preference Documentation, if applicable. Please indicate on your resume the type of veterans' preference you are claiming and provide the appropriate supporting documentation (DD-214 stating disposition of discharge or character of service, VA letter, SF-15 (revised December 2004 or later), etc.) to validate your claim. For more information regarding eligibility requirements please visit: http://www.fedshirevets.gov/job/vetpref/index.aspx

The complete Application Package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on Friday, September 30, 2011.

To begin the process, click the Apply Online button at the bottom of this screen to create an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. Follow the prompts to complete the assessment questionnaire. Please ensure you click the Submit My Answers button at the end of the process.

Note: To return to a previously Saved or Incomplete application you may use the following link: https://applicationmanager.gov/

To fax supporting documents you are unable to upload, complete this cover page http://staffing.opm.gov/pdf/usascover.pdf using the following Vacancy ID: WA427114. Fax your documents to 1-478-757-3144.

If you cannot apply online:

1. Click the following link to view and print the assessment questionnaire: View Occupational Questionnaire, and
2. Print this 1203FX form to provide your response to the assessment questionnaire: http://www.opm.gov/forms/pdfimage/opm1203fx.pdf, and
3. Fax the completed 1203FX form along with any supporting documents to 1-478-757-3144. Your 1203FX will serve as a cover page for your fax transmission.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:

To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes:

1. Your Resume
2. A complete Assessment Questionnaire
3. Other supporting documents:
   - College transcripts (unofficial transcripts are acceptable)
   - Veterans Preference Documentation, if applicable. Please indicate on your resume the type of veterans' preference you are claiming and provide the appropriate supporting documentation (DD-214 stating disposition of discharge or character of service, VA letter, SF-15 (revised December 2004 or later), etc.) to validate your claim. For more information regarding eligibility requirements please visit: http://www.fedshirevets.gov/job/vetpref/index.aspx

AGENCY CONTACT INFO:

Washington Services Branch
Phone: (202)606-2575
Email: WASHINGTON@OPM.GOV Agency Information:
COMMERCE Bureau of Census
Please do not send mail
Please call with questions
Washington, DC 00000

WHAT TO EXPECT NEXT:

Once the online questionnaire is received you will receive an acknowledgement email that your submission was successful. After a review of your complete application is made you will be notified of your rating and/or referral to the hiring official. If further evaluation or interviews are required you will be contacted.

PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT CONSIDERATION: Qualified applicants will receive employment consideration for a period of three months from the date their name is entered on the inventory. Applicants may request an extension of their eligibility by submitting a written request within two weeks of their expiration date to OPM's email address: washington@opm.gov. Only ONE extension will be granted. Applicants who would like consideration beyond the six months period MUST reapply.