Clarification from the agency

This position is being filled using Direct-Hire Authority.

The Statistician is the subject matter expert (SME) and principal staff authority, coordinator, consultant, and evaluator of developing statistical analysis projects that concentrate on identifying leading EOIR practices resulting in improving data reliability, validity, and timeliness in the research, forecasting and reporting of immigration data.

Duties include but are not limited to the following:

• Initiates, plans and directs the methodological and developmental aspects of EOIR survey and data analysis and related specialized statistical research projects.
• Manages and controls major statistical studies and/or continuing projects.
• Provides expert technical advice and leadership to supervisor and senior agency officials in the area of statistical design of surveys and statistical analysis.
• Manages and directs the organization, analysis and interpretation of highly specialized immigration data from nationwide databases.
• Executes analytical projects to generate statistically valid immigration data, products, and information in support of EOIR objectives to address significant immigration issues.
• Conducts professional briefings and presentation of methodology, data and findings to address the nature, magnitude, and interrelationships and impact of immigration phenomena on the United States.

Conditions of employment

• You must be a United States Citizen or National.
• You must successfully pass a security/background investigation and a drug screening.
• Selective Service registration is required, see the "Additional Information" section for full details.
• Financial Disclosure: If selected, you may be required to disclose financial information in accordance with DOJ and Federal ethics guidelines.
• A one year probationary period may be required.
• Moving and Relocation Expenses are not authorized.
• Resume and supporting documents (See How To Apply section).
• Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement.

Qualifications

In order to qualify for the Statistician position, you must meet the basic qualification requirements listed below.

Basic Requirements: All applicants must meet one of the basic requirements listed below.

Applicants must possess a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral 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. (Must submit transcripts)

OR

Combination of education and experience -- Applicants must possess education containing the courses as shown 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. (Must be reflected in resume and must submit transcripts)

AND

In addition to the Basic Requirement listed above, applicants must meet the specialized experience listed below.

Specialized Experience: Applicants must have at least one or more full-time years (12-months) of specialized work experience, equivalent to at least the GS-11 grade level, performing ALL the following duties:

• Planning and managing the methodological aspects of statistical research projects;
• Creating surveys for data analysis purposes;
• Preparing technical reports upon completion of statistical analyses AND;
• Presenting information on statistical results to audiences (technical or non-technical).

You MUST meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Your resume must support your responses to the application questionnaire and the qualification requirements. Failure to do so may result in an ineligible rating.See the Required Documents section for important notes about what must be included in your resume.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Once the job opportunity announcement closes (at 11:59 pm ET on the closing date), a review of your resume and supporting documentation will be conducted, the information will be compared against your responses to the application questionnaire to determine your eligibility for Federal employment, and then whether you are qualified for this particular position. Per Direct-Hire Authority requirements, all qualified candidates will be referred to the hiring office for consideration.

Your application package will be evaluated under a Direct-Hire Authority (DHA). DHA enables an agency to hire, after public notice is given, any qualified applicant without regard to 5 U.S.C 3309-3318, 5 CFR part 211, or 5 CFR part 337, subpart A. A DHA expedites hiring by eliminating competitive rating and ranking, veterans' preference, and "rule of three" procedures. DHA must comply with public notice requirements under 5 U.S.C. 3327 and 3330, career transition requirements (CTAP/ICTAP) under 5 CFR part 330, and basic qualification requirements for the position under 5 CFR part 338. For more information about Direct-Hire Authority, please visit: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-information/direct-hire-authority/


You will be rated based on the following Competencies/Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA's):

• Mathematical Reasoning
• Oral Communication
• Planning and Evaluating
• Project Management
• Technical Competence

When addressing the specialized experience statement, applicants must present evidence of the experience in their resume. If the specialized experience statement is repeated, in the applicant's resume, Human Resources will deem the applicant as ineligible.

If you would like to preview the application questionnaire, please see: Application Preview.

It is your responsibility to carefully review the list of required documents below and submit the necessary documentation based on your eligibility.

Resume - All Applicants: You must submit a resume (a two page or less resume is required) containing the following pieces of information for each job entry listed in your employment history:

• To receive credit for experience contained in an application, the experience must be documented in month/year format (MM/YYYY), reflecting starting date and ending date and include the number of hours worked per week. Failure to follow this format may result in disqualification.
• Legible college transcript which includes the School Name, Student Name, Degree and Date Awarded.

CTAP/ICTAP eligibility documentation - If you are a displaced Federal employee claiming eligibility under CTAP or ICTAP, you must submit:

1. A copy of the agency notice (i.e., letter of intent to separate, separation notice, or agency RIF letter),
2. Your most recent performance appraisal, and
3. Most recent SF-50 showing current/former position, grade, promotion potential, and duty location.

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