Social Science Research Analyst

Full Job Description

Corrections professionals who foster a humane and secure environment and ensure public safety by preparing individuals for successful reentry into our communities.

To be considered for the position, you must meet the following: Basic Requirements: A. Degree: that included at least 24 semester hours of course work in the behavioral or social sciences. OR B.

Combination of education and experience - that included at least 24 semester hours of course work in the behavioral or social sciences, and that provided applicants with knowledge of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a 4-year degree as shown in A above.

Evaluation of Education - Courses, such as sociology, correctional administration, criminal justice, government/political science, psychology, social work, counseling, and other related social or behavioral science courses may be used to satisfy the 24-semester-hour requirement.

Evaluation of Experience - Experience must have been gained in (1)casework in a correctional institution or in another criminal justice setting; (2) counseling in any setting, provided it required diagnostic or treatment planning skills to achieve specific social or occupational goals; or (3) work treating persons in need of social rehabilitation.

AND In addition to the basic requirements, you must have: Education: There is no substitution of education for specialized experience for this position.

Experience: At least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade level.

To be creditable, this experience must have equipped the applicant with the particular qualifications to successfully perform the duties of the position, and must typically be in or related to the position to be filled.

Some examples of this qualifying experience are: Experience designing and conducting research and statistical reports to assist in evaluating and improving existing practices and development of new policies, operations and programs.

Experience preparing clear, detailed research reports to include the construction, interpretation, and description of tables and graphs.

Experience documenting research projects, preparing data element codebooks, and writing computer program code.

Experience participating as a member of a team to establish assessment tools in order to validate or justify the implementation or expense of a new program.

Experience conducting multiple research studies and projects simultaneously.

Experience recommending policies and practices based on research performed using currently available and established statistical methods; providing statistical results using historical data and clearly defined objectives of results desired; and writing programs to analyze the effects of topic assigned, using current available practices and methods.

If applicable, credit will be given for paid and unpaid experience. To receive proper credit, you must show the actual time (such as the number of hours worked per week) spent in activities.

**Your eligibility for consideration will be based on your responses to the questions in the application.** Major Duties:

The Social Science Research Analyst of this position has three primary responsibilities: to supervise research analysts, conducting research on crime and correction issues and evaluating federal prison programs and operations; to design and conduct research that may assist the Federal Bureau of Prisons both in improving existing and developing new, policies, operations, and programs; and to design and conduct research that contributes to the following fields of knowledge: corrections, criminal justice, criminology, sociology, psychology and personnel management.

There is a particular emphasis on studying the effects of social forces and current and proposed federal criminal justice policies on the Bureau of Prisons.

The research efforts will be used by Bureau of Prisons Executive Staff to scrutinize the effectiveness of BOP programs and policies and to provide prescriptions for their improvements.

In addition to program evaluation, the Social Science Research Analyst studies statistical trends and integrates their findings with other social science information to form a data base that allows program administrators to plan for system modifications.

Along with all other correctional institution employees, incumbent is charged with responsibility for maintaining security of the institution.

The staffs correctional responsibilities precede all others required by this position and are performed on a regular and recurring basis.