This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/476978400. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
This position is open until filled. The first cutoff date for review of applications will be September 11, 2017.
ABOUT THE COMMISSION:
The United States Sentencing Commission is an independent federal agency in the Judicial Branch of government consisting of seven members appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate and two non-voting ex-officio members. The agency staff consists of approximately 100 employees. The Commission develops and revises guidelines for federal district court judges to consider in sentencing offenders convicted of federal crimes. The Commission monitors and evaluates the use of the guidelines, conducts research and education programs on guideline application and sentencing matters generally, produces sentencing-related reports, and recommends improvements in federal sentencing practices and policies. Additional information about the Commission can be accessed via the Commission's website at http://www.ussc.gov.
ABOUT THE OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND DATA (ORD):
ORD is the largest unit in the Commission, with approximately 45 employees. ORD staff collect data from sentencing documents which are submitted electronically by federal courts around the country. ORD staff provide statistical analyses to the Commissioners about the nature and extent of federal crime, the people who commit those crimes, and how the federal sentencing guidelines are applied in criminal cases. ORD's analyses are a key part of the Commission's decision-making process about changes to the guidelines. ORD analyses are also used in various publicly available publications such as the Sourcebook of Federal Sentencing Statistics, Quarterly Sentencing Updates, Quick Facts, and various reports to Congress.
08/14/2017 to 03/05/2018
$66,510 - $123,234 per year
GS 11 - 13
Few vacancies in the following location:
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
No
Permanent
Full-Time
13
No
17-14
476978400
ABOUT THE POSITION:
The Research Associate-Programmer (RAP) extracts relational data from the Commission's Oracle data warehouse using SAS/ACCESS to create various offender-based flat files in SAS for data analysis by ORD staff. The RAP updates/maintains existing SAS programs for datafiles creation and cleaning. The RAP is responsible for updating/maintaining existing programs that use Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) to auto-fill pre-formatted EXCEL spreadsheets for annual and quarterly data reports. In addition, the RAP creates customized SAS code for special data requests from Commissioners, federal judges and probation officers, members of Congress, and other federal agencies. The RAP may assist with the work of Commission policy teams or Congressional report projects by performing more advanced SAS programming including using macros to create sets of tables or charts for each of the 12 federal circuits or 94 judicial districts. To these ends, the RAP is expected to become highly familiar with the Commission's various datafiles, how variables and values have changed over time, and assist with documentation of these changes.
DUTIES:
The incumbent will work with research staff to:
Applicants must have demonstrated work experience related to the mandatory requirements. Applicants who do not address the qualification requirements (mandatory and preferred) in his or her application materials as stated in the vacancy announcement are automatically disqualified from consideration and must re-apply before the closing date to be considered for employment.
BENEFITS:
The Commission participates in the following federal benefits: The Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) program; the Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP), the Federal Employees Group Life Insurance (FEGLI) program, federal retirement, the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP), and the federal leave program. In addition, the Commission participates in the Judiciary's Flexible Spending Program for dependent care, health care, and commuter reimbursement, the Judiciary's Long Term Care Program or government-wide Long Term Care Insurance Program, unemployment, and workers' compensation benefits.
The Commission offers a monthly transit subsidy to employees who use mass transit to commute to and from work, subject to the availability of funds. The Commission offers alternative work schedules (AWS), which are fixed work schedules that enable full-time employees to complete the basic 80-hour biweekly work requirement in less than 10 workdays as well as the option for regular or situational telework. Employees are eligible for situational telework immediately. After successful completion of a one-year probationary period, employees are eligible for a regular telework up to three or four regular established days each pay period, depending on whether the employee also participates in AWS.
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
The Commission evaluates applicants through a structured interview. Applicants may also be screened for some jobs through a narrative/application review, and/or a preliminary telephone interview. In order to be considered for this position, applicants must address the mandatory and preferred qualifications in the questionnaire on USAjobs as a separate submission from resume and cover letter.
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Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
In order to be considered, all applicants must submit an electronic resume and cover letter that address all of the qualification requirements listed in this announcement, and if available, provide a recent job performance evaluation and college transcripts. Please apply through USAJobs by selecting the "Apply" button at the top of this screen.
Applicants who meet the mandatory qualification requirements will be considered and their application materials will be forwarded to the screening panel for review. Applicants who do not meet the mandatory qualification requirements for the position are automatically disqualified from consideration. In addition, some applicants may be evaluated using various assessment tools not listed on the vacancy announcement to verify an applicant's experience, knowledge, and training directly related to the job in order to identify the best qualified applicants for consideration and selection. All final interviews and any assessments will be conducted on-site at the U.S. Sentencing Commission.
After a review of your complete application is made you will be notified of your eligibility and referral to the hiring official if determined qualified. If further evaluation or interviews are required you will be contacted.
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This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/476978400. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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