SCIENTIST

Full Job Description

This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies. Applications will not be accepted through this flyer.

Interested applicants must follow the directions in the "How to Apply" section of this flyer to be considered. There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer.

Notice of Result letters will not be sent to applicants who respond to this flyer.

Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or NO-03 pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Analyzing operational objectives and conditions, choosing appropriate data collection methods, and evaluating new system concepts using modeling and simulation tools to improve effectiveness.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: 0801: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf 1515: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1500/operations-research-series-1515/ 1550: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1500/computer-science-series-1550/ Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. Major Duties:

• You will conduct analyses as a result of the application of analytic concepts, principles, and methods.
• You will identify, define, and track the evolution of objectives, questions, and requirement for analysis across missions/mission threads over time.
• You will define and track evolution of conditions, measures, and standards across missions/mission threads over time.
• You will determine data collection and analysis methods based on objectives and questions.
• You will assess performance, feasibility, and operational suitability of new system concepts with a focus on the value and utility in increasing mission effectiveness through the utilization of modeling and simulation tools.