Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the listed closing date of the announcement including specialized experience and/or education, as defined.
ALL APPLICANTS MUST MEET BASIC REQUIREMENTS AS LISTED BELOW:
A. Degree: that included 15 semester hours in statistics (or in mathematics and statistics, provided at least 6 semester hours were in statistics), and 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. Credit toward meeting statistical course requirements should be given for courses in which 50 percent of the course content appears to be statistical methods, e.g., courses that included studies in research methods in psychology or economics such as tests and measurements or business cycles, or courses in methods of processing mass statistical data such as tabulating methods or electronic data processing.
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B. Combination of education and experience -- courses as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. The experience should have included a full range of professional statistical work such as (a) sampling, (b) collecting, computing, and analyzing statistical data, and (c) applying statistical techniques such as measurement of central tendency, dispersion, skewness, sampling error, simple and multiple correlation, analysis of variance, and tests of significance.
IN ADDITION TO THE BASIC REQUIREMENTS, APPLICANTS MUST MEET SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE AS LISTED BELOW:
Specialized Experience for GS-11: Possess at least one year of specialized experience, equivalent to the Federal GS-09 level or higher, which has equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Examples of specialized experience at this level include, but are not limited to, conducting methodological research to existing mathematical or statistical methodologies, procedures; evaluating actuarial methodologies and premium rates using statistical methods; interpreting data from insurance and analyzing data collected to identify areas of comparable productivity and risk; on a recurring basis with minimal, if any, oversight or assistance.
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Education Substitution for the GS-11: Completion of at least three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education resulting in a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree from an accredited college or university, 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, or LL.M., if directly related. Related degrees include mathematics, statistics, economics, engineering, actuarial science, or other technical degree.
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Combination of experience and education: Possess a combination of education and experience as described above which totals at least 100% when combined.
Specialized Experience for GS-12: Possess at least one year of specialized experience, equivalent to the Federal GS-11 level or higher, which has equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Examples of specialized experience at this level include, but are not limited to, conducting methodological research and recommending improvements to existing mathematical or statistical methodologies, procedures, and insurance policy provisions; evaluating actuarial methodologies and premium rates using statistical methods; providing recommendations on interpreting data from insurance and analyzing data collected to identify areas of comparable productivity and risk; on a frequent recurring basis with minimal, if any, oversight or assistance. You must have experience using programming software packages used to manipulate databases (ex. R, SAS, STATA, SQL, etc.).
Specialized Experience for GS-13: Possess at least one year of specialized experience, equivalent to the Federal GS-12 level or higher, which has equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Examples of specialized experience at this level include but are not limited to conducting methodological research and recommending improvements to existing mathematical or statistical methodologies, procedures, and insurance policy provisions; developing and evaluating actuarial methodologies and premium rates using statistical methods; providing recommendations on interpreting data from insurance and analyzing data collected to identify areas of comparable productivity and risk; and initiating and planning developmental studies by providing significant and innovative recommendations for advancing insurance programs and methods. You must be proficient manipulating databases using various programming software packages (ex. R, SAS, STATA, SQL, etc.), and do so regularly as part of your normal job duties.
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Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.