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Research Computer Scientist

Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Summary

The incumbent will serve as a member of a team tasked with research and development of solutions for a variety of occupational health and safety challenges in the mining sector. Research results lead to recommendations, strategies, and technologies that improve the health and safety of the mining workforce through advanced methods of safety, health, and operational data processing, with an emphasis on data science methods and analytics for risk assessment and health data analysis.

Overview

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Hiring complete
Open date: 02/27/2020
Closed date: 03/18/2020
Location
Work site options
Telework eligible
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Relocation expenses reimbursed
Yes—You may qualify for reimbursement of relocation expenses in accordance with agency policy.
Salary
$64,009 - $99,741 per year
Pay scale & grade
GS 11
Promotion potential
12
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Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job.
Work schedule
Full-Time
Travel Required
Occasional travel - Up to 10% domestic travel may be expected for this position.
Appointment type
Permanent
Occupations and job series
Supervisory status
No
Federal service type
This job is in the Competitive Service
Drug test
No
Security clearance
Not Required
Position sensitivity and risk
Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk
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Background check type
Announcement number
HHS-CDC-M3-10726351
Control number
560265500

This job is open to

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Federal employees - Competitive service

Current federal employees whose agencies follow the U.S. Office of Personnel Management's hiring rules and pay scales.

Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL)

Federal employees whose job, agency or department was eliminated and are eligible for priority over other applicants.

Land and base management

Current or former employees of a base management agency.

Veterans

Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces or a spouse, widow, widower or parent of a veteran, who may be eligible for derived preference

Military spouses

Military spouses of active duty service members or whose spouse is 100 percent disabled or died on active duty.

Individuals with disabilities

Individuals who are eligible under Schedule A.

Clarification from the agency

Current or former federal employees who have federal civil service status as a result of competitive or other means provided in law or government-wide regulations (VEOA, Schedule A, etc.)

Duties

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  • Perform mining health and safety research assignments that entail a variety of complicating and interacting factors and relationships with other specializations.
  • Conduct data analysis and in-depth research investigations to improve the health and safety of the mining workforce.
  • Deliver clear, effective written communication in an organizational setting.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • US Citizenship is Required.
  • Background Investigation is Required.
  • E-Verify: If you are selected for this position, the documentation that you present for purposes of completing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Form I-9 will be verified through the DHS "E-Verify" System. Federal law requires DHS to use the E-Verify System to verify employment eligibility of all new hires, and as a condition of continued employment obligates the new hire to take affirmative steps to resolve any discrepancies identified by the system. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is an E-Verify Participant.
  • Direct Deposit: All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choosing.
  • One-year probationary period may be required.
  • Travel, transportation, and moving expenses will be paid: May be authorized
  • Bargaining Unit Position: Yes
  • Drug Screening Required: No
  • Pre-employment Physical Required: Yes
  • Research Position: Yes, since this is a research position, an evaluation of the scientific contributions, recognition and professional standing of the researcher as they relate to the position being filled will be made to determine qualifications. Candidates should include all pertinent information regarding their research accomplishments, e.g.list of publications and presentations.
  • Recruitment Incentive may be authorized: May be authorized
  • Annual Leave for non-federal service: May be authorized
  • Student loan repayment incentive: May be authorized
  • Supervisory position: No
  • Promotion potential: Yes, this position has promotion potential to the GS-12. Promotion to the next grade level is at management's discretion and is based on your meeting qualifications and time-in-grade requirements, demonstrated ability to perform the higher level duties, the continuing need for the higher level duties, and administrative approval. Promotion to the next grade level is not guaranteed and no promise of promotion is implied.
  • All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.
  • Time in grade (TIG) must be met within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:
A bachelor's degree in computer science or bachelor's degree with 30 semester hours in a combination of mathematics, statistics, and computer science. At least 15 of the 30 semester hours must have included any combination of statistics and mathematics that included differential and integral calculus. All academic degrees and course work must be from accredited or pre-accredited institutions.


Minimum Qualifications:

In addition to meeting the basic requirements described above, applicants must have at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the next lower grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is experience which is directly related to the position which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) to successfully perform the duties of the position. Qualified applicants should possess the required specialized experience as defined below:

One year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service, to include experience in data science methods including data analysis, data visualization, and machine learning techniques.

-OR-

Master's or equivalent graduate degree in a field that is directly related to the duties of this position.

-OR-

A combination of graduate level education and experience that meets 100% of the qualification requirements for this position.

Education

Education completed in colleges or universities outside the United States may be used to meet the education requirements. You must provide acceptable documentation that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. For more information on how foreign education is evaluated, visit:
https://www.cdc.gov/jobs/future-applicant-information.html.

Additional information

This vacancy is also being announced concurrently with vacancy announcement HHS-CDC-D3-20-10726350 under competitive procedures. Please review that announcement to see if you are eligible for consideration under competitive procedures.

NOTE: Applicants must apply separately for each announcement in order to be considered.

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  • Join more than 6,500 highly qualified public health professionals as part of the U.S. Public Health Service. Overseen by the Surgeon General, you will be part of an elite and diverse team of professionals essential to public health leadership and exemplary clinical service
  • PHS Commissioned Corps Officers interested in performing the duties of this position with the Commissioned Corps, you are welcome to apply and receive a courtesy referral. Note that a courtesy referral is not a competitive civil service process and does not provide civil service status for the selected employee. Click Here for the comparison chart of Commissioned Corps ranks to civil service, which advises you on potential billet rankings.
Additional selections may be made within the same geographical location CDC-wide.

The utilization of shared certificates within multiple Centers of the Center of Disease Control and Prevention may be used from this vacancy announcement for specialties to include but not limited to: Applied Epidemiology, Behavioral Epidemiology, Chronic Diseases, Emergency Preparedness and Response, Emerging Infectious Diseases, Environmental Health, HIV/AIDS, Immunization, Infectious Diseases (e.g. Viral, Parasitic, etc.), Influenza, Malaria, Non-communicable Diseases, Outbreak Investigations, Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs), Surveillance, Tropical Medicine, Tuberculosis (TB), Viral Hepatitis, and/or Zoonotic Diseases.

If you are a veteran with preference eligibility and you are claiming 5-points veterans' preference, you must submit a copy of your DD-214 or other proof of eligibility. If you are claiming 10-point veterans' preference, you must also submit an SF-15, "Application for 10-Point Veterans' Preference" plus the proof required by that form. For more information on veterans' preference see http://www.usajobs.gov/Veterans

Males born after December 31, 1959 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service, www.sss.gov.

For information on "People with Disabilities" please see http://opm.gov/disability/PeopleWithDisabilities.asp
and https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/disability-employment/getting-a-job/sampleschedaletters.pdf.

Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP): For information on how to apply as an ICTAP eligible see http://opm.gov/rif/employee_guides/career_transition.asp#ictap. To be well-qualified and exercise selection priority for this vacancy, displaced Federal employees must be rated at 85.0 or above on the rating criteria for this position.

To view the questionnaire, click on the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/10726351

If you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document(s), view the following link for information regarding an Alternate Application.

**This announcements closing date has been amended to be extended to March 18, 2020 to allow time for additional applicants.

How you will be evaluated

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

Once the application process is complete, a review of resume and supporting documentation will be made and compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine if you are qualified for this job. If, after reviewing your resume and or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.

Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics):

  • Ability to communicate in writing.
  • Knowledge of theoretical foundations of computer science.
  • Skill in identifying the approach to informatics system design and development problems involving multiple data types.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the agency Americans trust with their lives. As a global leader in public health, CDC is the nation's premier health promotion, prevention, and preparedness agency. Whether we are protecting the American people from public health threats, researching emerging diseases, or mobilizing public health programs with our domestic and international partners, we rely on our employees to make a real difference in the health and well-being of people here and around the world.

This position is located in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Spokane Mining Research Division (SMRD), in Spokane, WA.

CDC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Agency contact information

CDC HELPDESK
Phone
(770) 488-1725
Email
HRCS@CDC.GOV
Address
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, NIOSH
1600 Clifton Road, N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30333
US

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