Clarification from the agency

You must be a U.S. Citizen or U.S. National. Foreign nationals or legal permanent residents are not eligible for consideration. This is a direct hire authority announcement. Traditional federal rules regarding rating, ranking, and veterans' preference do not apply.

• Serve as a scientific expert, familiarity with scientific developments in the field of epidemiology.
• Analyze data obtained from epidemiologic studies and surveillance systems designed to investigate tobacco use behavior, its determinants, and/or health impacts.
• Evaluate epidemiologic protocols, proposals, study reports and other submissions.
• Coordinate and conduct epidemiologic studies and analyses to inform product regulation.
• Communicate findings of scientific research and product reviews in writing through white papers, memos and peer-reviewed literature.
• Develop and maintain collaborations within professional and scientific organizations in the field of tobacco epidemiology to advance the Center for Tobacco Products mission.

Conditions of employment

• This position may be subject to completion of a 1-year probationary period (unless you have already satisfied this obligation).
• Citizenship Requirement: You must be a U.S. Citizen or U.S. National to be considered for this advertisement. Foreign nationals or legal permanent residents are not eligible for consideration.
• Direct Deposit: All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choosing.
• Background Investigation Requirement: All employees must pass a security investigation. Failing to pass the background check may be grounds for removal or legal action. If hired, you may be subject to additional investigations at a later time.
• FDA participates in e-Verify: All new hires must complete the I-9 form; this information will be processed through e-Verify to determine your employment eligibility. If a discrepancy arises, you must take affirmative steps to resolve the matter.
• Research Positions may require evaluation of the scientific contributions, recognition, and professional standing of the researcher, and may be subject to peer review. A writing sample or publication portfolio may also be required.
• If you were born male, after, December 31st 1959, you must be registered with the Selective Service System, or have an approved exemption. Learn more at www.SSS.gov.
• Additional selections may be made from this vacancy, within the same geographical area, by other organizational elements from within FDA, through shared corporate recruiting activities. Your application may be shown to multiple hiring offices.
• You may be asked to provide additional information at a later time. All interviews requests and selection decisions are at the full discretion of the hiring office.
• Certification of Accuracy: All information concerning eligibility and qualification is subject to investigation and verification. False representation may be grounds for non-consideration, non-selection, or appropriate legal action.
• Telework is at the discretion of the supervisor.
• A one year probationary period may be required.
• https://www.fda.gov/about-fda/jobs-and-training-fda/ethics

Qualifications

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
In order be eligible for the position of Epidemiologist, (GS-0601-12/13), you must meet the following requirements...

BASIC REQUIREMENT: This position has a Basic Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR). In order to meet the basic IOR you must possess a Bachelor's degree or higher graduate degree in an academic field related to the medical field, health sciences or allied sciences appropriate to the work of the position. You must submit an unofficial transcript to show that you meet the basic IOR in order to be considered for this position.

In addition to the Basic Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR) you must also meet the following specialized experience requirement:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIREMENTS:

For GS-12:
You must possess 1 year of specialized experience equivalent at to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service, analyzing, evaluating, and providing advice to scientific and program specialists on epidemiologic issues; reviewing, evaluating, and synthesizing epidemiologic evidence; and making presentations and responding to inquiries.

For GS-13:
You must possess 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service,analyzing, evaluating and advising scientific and program specialists on epidemiologic issues; critically reviewing, evaluating, and synthesizing epidemiologic evidence; collecting, analyzing and interpreting technical scientific data as part of epidemiologic studies; and making presentations, responding to inquiries and writing reports

NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date. To verify your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login, select the Application Status link and then select the More Information link for this position. The Details page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent related to this application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Qualifications are based on breadth/level of experience. In addition to describing duties performed, applicants must provide the exact dates of each period of employment (from MM/YY to MM/YY) and the number of hours worked per week if part time. As qualification determinations cannot be made when resumes do not include the required information, failure to provide this information may result in disqualification. Applicants are encouraged to use the USAJOBS Resume Builder to develop their federal resume.

All qualification requirements must be met by 11:59 pm (Eastern Time) on 12/02/2019. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your responses when compared to your background information, you may be deemed ineligible or your score may be adjusted to more accurately reflect your skills and abilities.

How you will be evaluated

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

Once the job opportunity announcement closes (at 11:59 pm ET on 12/02/2019), your resume and all supporting documents will be reviewed by HR to determine your eligibility for Federal employment and your qualification for this position specifically.

This is a direct hire announcement. Traditional rating and ranking of applications, and veterans' preference does not apply to this vacancy. We will evaluate you against the basic qualifications. Qualified applicants will be referred for consideration in accordance with the Office of Personnel Management direct hire guidelines.

Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.