Applicants must meet all the required qualification requirements, including education and any selective placement factors described below by the closing date of this announcement. Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order to be credited towards qualifications.
Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. Click on the link for a list of accredited organizations recognized as specializing in interpretation of foreign education credentials.
Applicants applying for the GS-07 grade level must meet the following requirements:
Completion of a four-year course of study leading to a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with a major (or equivalent) in international law and international relations, political science, economics, history, sociology, geography, social or cultural anthropology, law, statistics, or in the humanities; or 12 semester hours in one of the above disciplines and 12 semester hours in statistics/quantitative methods. A cumulative GPA of 3.2 out of 4.0 is required. This education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities to do the work of the position to be filled.
Note: All applicants WILL BE required to submit transcripts as verification of educational requirement. If you fail to provide requested information, or the information you submit is insufficient to verify your eligibility, you may lose consideration for this position.
Applicants applying for the GS-09 grade level must meet the following requirements:
Completion of a four-year course of study leading to a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with a major (or equivalent) in international law and international relations, political science, economics, history, sociology, geography, social or cultural anthropology, law, statistics, or in the humanities; or 12 semester hours in one of the above disciplines and 12 semester hours in statistics/quantitative methods. A cumulative GPA of 3.2 out of 4.0 is required. Additionally, two years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master’s degree or equivalent graduate degree is required. This education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities to do the work of the position to be filled. If only one year of graduate level education leading to a master’s degree or equivalent has been completed, specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-07 level will be considered.
Note: All applicants WILL BE required to submit transcripts as verification of educational requirement. If you fail to provide requested information, or the information you submit is insufficient to verify your eligibility, you may lose consideration for this position.
Applicants applying for the GS-11 grade level must meet the following requirements:
Completion of a four-year course of study leading to a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with a major (or equivalent) in international law and international relations, political science, economics, history, sociology, geography, social or cultural anthropology, law, statistics, or in the humanities; or 12 semester hours in one of the above disciplines and 12 semester hours in statistics/quantitative methods. A cumulative GPA of 3.2 out of 4.0 is required. Additionally, three years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or equivalent doctoral degree is required. This education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities to do the work of the position to be filled. If only two years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master’s degree or equivalent graduate degree has been completed, specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-09 level will be considered.
Note: All applicants WILL BE required to submit transcripts as verification of educational requirement. If you fail to provide requested information, or the information you submit is insufficient to verify your eligibility, you may lose consideration for this position.
These positions will be across the Department. Some of the potential placements may be with, but are not limited to, the following bureaus:
Bureau of Administration
Bureau of Comptroller and Global Financial Services
Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs
Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy
Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs
International Organizations
Bureau of Economic Business Affairs
Global Talent Management
Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons