Summary About the Position: This position is assigned to the Office of Force Resiliency (OFR), Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, Personnel and Readiness (USD (P&R)). This is a Direct Hire solicitation. This position is a TERM position not to exceed 13 months. It is temporary and may be extended up to a maximum of 18 months. Responsibilities Evaluate and analyze a broad range of data, research, programs, and metrics addressing the needs and challenges of service members and their families. Research and coordinate resolution of complex time-essential actions relating to the Military Community Advocacy policy areas. Collect, verify, and adjust data from diverse sources and perform statistical analysis, manually as well as through automated systems. Coordinate the review, prioritization, and analysis of recurring metric requirements. Review, research, and benchmark emerging trends within the areas of family violence and harmful behaviors between children and youth. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Who May Apply: U.S. Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Basic Requirement for Statistician: A. Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher 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. OR 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. Basic Requirement for Sociologist: Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in sociology; or social psychology or political science that included at least 24 semester hours in sociology. OR Combination of Education and Experience: Courses equivalent to a major in sociology (i.e. at least 24 semester hours), plus appropriate experience or additional education. Basic Requirement for Psychologist: Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) with a major or equivalent in psychology. In addition to meeting at least one of the basic requirements above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Specialized Experience for GS-13: One year of specialized experience, which includes analyzing data using statistical software; evaluating the effectiveness of research, data, or metrics; and recommending solutions based on the analysis of data, research, or metrics. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12). Specialized Experience for GS-14: One year of specialized experience, which includes analyzing data using statistical software; evaluating the effectiveness of research, data, or metrics; researching complex problems based on the analysis of data; and recommending solutions based on the analysis of data, research, or metrics. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-13). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. A writing sample may be required by management within the interview process. Education FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show 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 Additional Information Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees. Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. Management may select at any of the grade levels announced. This recruitment provides promotion opportunity to the target grade of the position without further competition when selectee is eligible and recommended by management. Duties described reflect the full performance GS-14 level. If not selected at the full performance level, duties will be performed in a developmental capacity under close supervision. Applicants with a disability who need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should notify David Walton ra@dodea.edu This position is not covered by a bargaining unit.