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Conditions of Employment
- You must be a United States Citizen.
- This employer participates in the e-Verify program.
- Males must abide by Selective Service registration requirements.
OTHER REQUIREMENTS:
ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE: Must submit a Financial Disclosure Statement, OGE-450, Executive Branch Personnel Confidential Financial Disclosure Report upon entering the position and annually (5CFR Part 2634, Subpart I USOGE, 6/08).
POSITION DESIGNATION: Non-Sensitive, Public Trust (Low Risk) (SF-85P) background investigation is required to determine suitability or fitness for federal employment
Position is included in a Bargaining Agreement
Qualifications
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as:
1. Experience serving as a technical specialist completing research and development using knowledge-based parametric modelling and analytical, statistical or mathematical computations.
2. Experience identifying specific research areas that merit investigation.
3. Experience developing new approaches for analyses and evaluates the feasibility of such endeavors with respect to energy conservation standards.
Your application and resume should demonstrate that you possess the following knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs). Do not provide a separate narrative written statement. Rather, you must describe in your application how your past work experience demonstrates that you possess the KSAs identified below. Cite specific examples of employment or experience contained in your resume and describe how this experience has prepared you to successfully perform the duties of this position. DO NOT write "see resume" in your application!
- Mastery of a broad range of operations research analysis principles, theories, concepts, and techniques, and of one or more specialized areas of operations research sufficient to apply new analytical developments, methodologies and research findings to broad studies of important DOE programs of an unprecedented nature and to define, perform and guide major studies to meaningful conclusions
- Skill in applying advanced analytical, mathematical or statistical methods and techniques including, but not limited to, mathematical optimization and economic analysis sufficient to design and build very complex, sophisticated models and to use those models to simulate real world environments of many variables.
- Skill in managing and coordinating projects characterized by high visibility, unusual urgency or program criticality.
- Skill in using advanced techniques and in modifying and extending theories, precepts and practices of operations research and related sciences and disciplines to originate new ideas, projects, studies, and methodologies and to develop and utilize appropriate data collection techniques.
- Skill in establishing and maintaining effective relationships with customers, information sources and project team members.
- Skill in articulating and negotiating very complex and sensitive issues with officials of diverse perspectives and with different sometimes opposing views.
"Experience" refers to paid and unpaid experience. Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through National Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizations. Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills; and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Time-in-Grade: Current Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement to receive consideration.
CTAP/ICTAP candidates: To be considered "well qualified" you must meet all of the requirements as described in this section.
You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
Education
Basic Requirements:
A Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in operations research; or a degree with at least 24 semester hours in a combination of operations research, mathematics, probability, statistics, mathematical logic, science, or subject-matter courses requiring substantial competence in college-level mathematics or statistics. At least 3 of the 24 semester hours must have been in calculus.
EDUCATION:
Education must be obtained from an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Foreign education must be reviewed by an organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For special instructions pertaining to foreign education and a list of organizations that can evaluate foreign education, see the Department of Education website.
How You Will Be Evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
The Department of Energy uses an application tracking system to evaluate the responses you provide in the applicant assessment questionnaire to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications necessary for this position. Then, the HR Office and/or Subject Matter Expert (SME) will conduct a quality review of your application and supporting documentation to determine if your qualifications meet the criteria for referral to the selecting official.
We will also verify that you are eligible for Merit Promotion positions by reviewing your previous Federal employment to ensure you meet Time-in-Grade requirements. If you are eligible to apply to Merit Promotion announcements based on Veteran or other non-competitive statuses, we will verify your supporting documentation prior to referral.
If you are eligible for career transition assistance plans such as ICTAP or CTAP, you must meet the definition of "well qualified" which is defined as having a score of 85 or better.
If your resume is incomplete or does not support the responses you provided in your online questionnaire, or if you fail to submit all required documentation before the vacancy closes, you may be rated 'ineligible', 'not qualified', or your score may be adjusted accordingly.
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