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n 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.htmlHOW 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

Regarding Qualifying Education: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.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 gr

elor’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: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

A 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.aspxThe 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:Click the following link to view and print the assessment qu

erience.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

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; ANDC. 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.; ORD. 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) app

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; ANDC. 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.; ORD. 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,

official 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.aspxAGENCY 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 00000WHAT 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 intervi

essional 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; ORC. You have a combi

l, etc.), Note: More than one DD-214 may be needed to show all dates of service. Copies of your DD-214 may be requested by calling 800-827-1000 or TDD# 800-829-4833.  DD-214's must be a complete Member 4 copy or other copy, which includes the type of discharge.  If you are on terminal leave from active duty, attach a letter from your commander indicating the date of discharge and type of discharge.  The DD Form 214 must be submitted after the discharge date.  Disabled veterans and other veterans eligible for 10-point preference must also submit an SF-15 'Application for 10 Point Veterans Preference' with required proof as stated on the form (i.e., a VA letter issued after 1990 documenting a permanent service-connected disability, or if the VA letter specifically states that the disability is temporary it must be documented within the past twelve months)._____ (Optional) Responses to Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA's) listed in the announcement (if any).  Each KSA may be liste

ing the 'Apply Online' button at the bottom of this announcement. Please note: your online resume may not be a complete application. Be sure to carefully read this announcement to see if additional information is required and how it should be submitted. If you do not use the online feature, you should send your resume, or Optional Form 612, along with any other required documents to the address shown below. APPLICANT CHECKLIST - TITLE 38 POSITIONS PHYSICIANNAME:_______________________ SSN:______________ Please use the checklist below when compiling your application package and submit with application material._____ REQUIRED: VA Form 10-2850, Application for Physicians, Dentist, Podiatrists and Optometrists.   (Form may be downloaded from http://www.va.gov/vaforms/ or found in your local VA Medical Center Human Resources Liaison Office).  A résumé is recommended in addition to the VA Form.  Applications must show the title of the position and the Announcement Number._____ REQUIRED

rtification to VA prior to appointment.  Students do not earn a BSN, but receive a MSN degree upon completion of course work.  A copy of the MSN transcript must be provided to VA.  Bridge programs that confer a master's degree also fully meet the education requirement, even though a Bachelor's Degree is not awarded.     (c)]  In cases of graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing, possession of current, full, active, and unrestricted registration (see paragraph 2a(3)) will meet the requirement of graduation from an approved school of professional nursing.Qualification Requirements:  To qualify for the Nurse II - applicants must have a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) with approximately 2 to 3 years of experience; OR an Associate Degree or Diploma in Nursing and bachelors degree in a related field with approximately 2 to 3 years of experience; OR Master's Degree in Nursing or related field with a BSN or bachelor's degree in a related field with approximately

candidate has completed 1 year of postgraduate education.The physician must provide complete credentialing and privileges information in a timely, expeditious way to the VA Network Credentialing Office.   Employment is contingent on the ability of the physician to be credentialed by the VA Network Credentialing Office.Citizenship:  Must be a United States Citizen (Non-citizens may be appointed when no qualified citizens are available in accordance with current regulations).License:  Current, full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia.  Physical Requirements:  Must meet physical requirements as required by VA Directive and Handbook 5019.English Language Proficiency:  Must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7402(d) and 7407(d).Preferred Qualifications: Board Certification in Psychiatry is strongly desired.To qualify based on education, su

st-Year Residency (Internship).  Completed a first-year residency, or its equivalent, approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for the year in which it was completed.  For a VA resident, the appropriate Deans Committee and Resident Review Board may recommend appointment on the basis of the candidate's acceptability for residency training.  Approved residencies are:     (1)  Those approved by the Council on Medical Education and Hospitals, American Medical Association, in the list published for the year the residency was completed, or     (2)  Other residencies or their equivalents which the Professional Standards Board determines to have provided an applicant with appropriate professional training.  The Board may determine that the residency requirement has been met if the candidate has completed 1 year of postgraduate education.The physician must provide complete credentialing and privileges information in a timely, expeditious way to the VA Network Credentialing Of