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WHAT IS THE RESEARCH, APPLIED ANALYTICS AND STATISTICS (RAAS) DIVISION? Research, Applied Analytics, and Statistics (RAAS) anticipates and meets customers’ needs by providing leading research, analytical, statistical, and technology services. RAAS provides an intellectually challenging and supportive environment for our employees.

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Responsibilities
WHAT DOES A MATHEMATICAL STATISTICIAN DO? As a Mathematical Statistician you will be responsible to design, develop, and implement mathematical statistical projects, studies, and proposals that affect the programs and policies of the Internal Revenue Service. You will be required to provide professional assistance to senior staff members or management.

As a Mathematical Statistician you will:
- Review the application of mathematical statistical methodology used throughout the Service to ensure consistency with accepted mathematical statistical standards.
- Participate in evaluating and documenting the project results, and help prepare recommendations based on mathematical statistical findings.
- Keep superiors and others who have a need to know informed of the progress of studies and projects during all phases.
- Plan projects and studies, including the resources required, the objectives, time frames, and involvement or other functions, and help obtain any necessary approvals.
- Interpret mathematical statistical limitations and qualifications of study results in terms, which are technically correct, and at the same time meaningful to non-statisticians.
- Assist higher graded mathematical statisticians conduct research in the development of mathematical statistical techniques applicable to Service operations.
- Advise analysts in the evaluating and documenting project results and preparing recommendations based on mathematical statistical findings.
- Ensure appropriate mathematical, statistical, and research techniques are used based on observations in related areas
If you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform all these duties, and will receive training to help you grow in this position.

WHERE CAN I FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OTHER IRS CAREERS? If you want to find out more about IRS careers, visit us on the web at www.jobs.irs.gov/
Travel Required

Occasional travel - 1 TO 05 NIGHTS PER MONTH

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No

Promotion Potential

12
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1529 Mathematical Statistics
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Conditions of Employment
- Refer to Other Information.
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- Must be a U.S. Citizen or National
- IRS Employees with Career or Career Conditional Appointments
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Qualifications

You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

In addition to the requirements described below: Please Note Education Requirements

GS-7 LEVEL: You must have 1 year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-05 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: demonstrate technical application of statistical techniques to research data and interpret the results at the developmental level; Assisting in assignments that cover miscellaneous duties related to the problems assigned to higher graded mathematical statisticians and analysts. Such skills are typically gained in the statistical or mathematical field or through performance of work where the primary concern was the subject matter of the statistical analysis efforts were required to facilitate the basic duties. OR

You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows: One (1) year of graduate level education at an accredited college or university in a related field of study such as mathematics or statistics. OR

Superior Academic Achievement (SAA) may be met by having a Bachelor's degree, with one of the following: A GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale for all completed undergraduate courses or those completed in the last two years of study, or a GPA of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale for all courses in the major field of study or those courses in the major completed in the last two years of study, or rank in the upper one third of the class in the college, university, or major subdivision, or membership in a national honor society recognized by the Association of College Honor Societies. OR

You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows: Master’s or equivalent graduate degree in a related field of study such as mathematics or statistics OR

GS-9 LEVEL: You must have 1 year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: demonstrate basic comprehension of statistical and mathematical theories and techniques that relate to experimental design, data analysis, sampling, forecasting, quality control, and operations research; Basic professional knowledge of the methods and principles of mathematical statistics and their application to relevant IRS projects and studies; Skill in researching and gathering pertinent data from a wide variety of sources, and presenting the data in a professional manner; Ability to conduct statistical analysis and make recommendations on the results; Skills in project planning techniques that can be used to plan develop and evaluate programs; Experience using knowledge of systems analysis techniques and cost benefit analysis and skills in the use of statistical software packages and computer database tools. OR

You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows: Master’s or equivalent graduate degree in a related field of study such as mathematics or statistics OR

Two (2) full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master’s or equivalent graduate degree in a related field of study such as mathematics or statistics. OR

GS-11 LEVEL: You must have 1 year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: demonstrate comprehension of statistical theories and techniques that relate to experimental design, data analysis, sampling, forecasting, quality control, and operations research; Experience using knowledge of research and study design and administration processes from the formulation of concepts through specification and analysis of output to the presentation of conclusions; Skill in facilitating the planning and execution of a variety of projects and in developing authoritative recommendations requiring technical and administrative judgment; Ability to prepare reports and conduct statistical analysis to provide recommendations on results; Skill in project planning techniques that can be used to plan develop and evaluate programs; Skill in systems analysis techniques and cost benefit analysis and skills in the use of statistical software packages and computer database tools and of other types of mainframes and personal computer software. OR

You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in a related field of study such as mathematics or statistics. OR

Three (3) full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in a related field of study such as mathematics or statistics. OR

For Grades 5 through 11: You may qualify by a combination of experience and education. Options for qualifying based on a combination will be identified in the online questions.

GS-12 LEVEL: You must have 1 year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: demonstrate: Broad comprehension of statistical and mathematical theories and techniques that relate to experimental design, data analysis, sampling, forecasting, quality control, and operations research. Your experience must demonstrate the capability of applying this professional knowledge to IRS program concerns; Skill in researching and gathering pertinent data from a variety of sources, and using them in analyzing complex and highly technical program areas and the ability to explain technical terminology and make recommendations on the results; Knowledge of research and study design and administration processes from the formulation of concepts through specification and analysis of output to the presentation of conclusions; Skill in assisting the planning and execution a variety of projects and in developing authoritative recommendations requiring technical and administrative judgment. Your experience must also demonstrate the ability to gather facts relates findings, negotiate resolution of problems, and sell new approaches to various levels of management; Skill in project planning techniques that can be used to plan develop and evaluate programs; Skill in systems analysis techniques and cost benefit analysis and in the use of statistical software packages and computer database tools and other types of mainframe and personal computer software.

-The experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector or Volunteer Service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis.

-To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week, on your resume.

In addition to the above requirements, you must meet the following, if applicable:
You must have been at the next lower grade level of the grade you are applying to for 52 weeks (time-in-grade requirement).

Education

You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

BASIC REQUIREMENTS: (ALL GRADES)
You must have a Bachelor's degree that included 24 semester hours of mathematics and statistics, of which at least 12 semester hours were in mathematics and 6 semester hours were in statistics. Courses acceptable toward meeting the mathematics course requirement must have included at least four of the following: differential calculus, integral calculus, advanced calculus, theory of equations, vector analysis, advanced algebra, linear algebra, mathematical logic, differential equations, or any other advanced course in mathematics for which one of these was a prerequisite. Courses in mathematical statistics or probability theory with a prerequisite of elementary calculus or more advanced courses will be accepted toward meeting the mathematics requirements, with the provision that the same course cannot be counted toward both the mathematics and the statistics requirement. OR

Combination of education and experience - at least 24 semester hours of mathematics and statistics, including at least 12 hours in mathematics and 6 hours in statistics, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. Experience should include evidence of statistical work such as (a) sampling, (b) collecting, computing, and analyzing statistical data, and (c) applying known statistical techniques to data such as measurement of central tendency, dispersion, skewness, sampling error, simple and multiple correlation, analysis of variance, and tests of significance.
Additional information
1 position to be filled in the Research, Applied Analytics, and Statistics (RAAS) Division, SOI Program Support at the following location:

77 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20002 (DC0198).

POSITION DESCRIPTIONS: 96259 (GS-7), 96260 (GS-9), 96261 (GS-11), 96262 (GS-12)
A PM/C SharePoint site is available for IRS Employees at: https://organization.ds.irsnet.gov/sites/HCOETS/PMC/SPDLibrary/SitePages/Home.aspx

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
- We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies.
- This is a bargaining unit position.
- Alternative work schedule, staggered work hours.
- Tour of Duty: Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
- Must meet IRS telework eligibility.
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How You Will Be Evaluated

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

Your application includes your resume, responses to the online questions, and required supporting documents. Please be sure that your resume includes detailed information to support your qualifications for this position; failure to provide sufficient evidence in your resume may result in a “not qualified” determination.

Rating: Your application will be evaluated on the CJEs of the position to be filled per the National Agreement Article 13. Your application will also be rated and ranked among others, based on your responses to the online questions, regarding your experience, education, training, performance appraisals and awards relevant to the duties of this position. IRS employees may obtain most recent awards listing at https://persinfo.web.irs.gov/.

Your rating may be lowered, if your responses to the online questions are not supported by the education and/or experience described in your application.

Referral: If you are among the top qualified candidates, your application may be referred to a selecting official for consideration. You may be required to participate in a selection interview (telephonic and/or in person at the discretion of the Selecting Official in accordance with hiring polices). We will not reimburse costs related to the interview such as travel to and from the interview site.

If you are a displaced or surplus Treasury employee eligible for the Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP), you must receive a score of 80 or better to be rated as well qualified to receive special selection priority.

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Background checks and security clearance

Security clearance

Not Required

Drug test required

No
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Required Documents

A complete application includes 1. A resume, 2. Vacancy question responses, and 3. Submission of any required documents. Please note that if you do not provide all required information, as specified in this announcement, you will not be considered for this position (or may not receive the special consideration for which you may be eligible).

All applicants are required to submit a resume either by creating one in USAJOBS or uploading one of their own choosing. (Cover letters are optional). To receive full credit for relevant experience, please list the month/year and number of hours worked for experience listed on your resume. We suggest that you preview the online questions, as you may need to customize your resume to ensure that it supports your responses to these questions. Please view Resume Tips

Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) DOCUMENTATION If you are a displaced or surplus Treasury employee, click CTAP for eligibility and a detailed list of required documents. IRS CTAP eligibles can apply for jobs within and outside the commuting area.

IRS Reassignment Preference Program (RPP) You must meet the requirements in your RPP notice. Submit a copy of your RPP Notice along with a copy of your most recent annual performance appraisal. Your performance appraisal must have a fully successful or higher overall rating.

PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL/AWARDS Submit a copy of your most recent completed performance appraisal.

IRS employees: If a revalidated appraisal is used for merit promotion, the supervisor must prepare a narrative for each critical job element that does not have a narrative describing the performance in the appraisal period covered by the rating. Note: If you are a manager or management official, your most recent annual performance appraisal must be used for the overall rating identified.

EDUCATION DOCUMENTATION: If you are qualifying for this position by substituting education or training for experience, submit a copy of your transcripts or equivalent. If the position has specific education requirements and you are currently (or have previously been) in the Federal job series to be filled, there is no need to submit a transcript or equivalent at this time.

A college or university degree generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools which meet these criteria, please refer to Department of Education Accreditation page. If you are qualifying based on foreign education, you must submit proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency. Refer to the OPM instructions.

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

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.
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Benefits

A career with the U.S. Government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Learn more about federal benefits.

As a current employee, you know the great benefits we offer. Should you have any questions about benefits, please contact the Employee Resource Center (ERC) at 1-866-743-5748 option #1 for ERC.

Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time, or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
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How to Apply
The following instructions outline our application process. You must complete this application process and submit any required documents by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the closing date of this announcement. We are available to assist you during business hours (normally 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. ET, Monday - Friday). If applying online poses a hardship, please contact us by noon ET on the announcement's closing date.

Treasury believes in a working environment that supports inclusion; please view our reasonable accommodation policies and procedures at https://jobs.irs.gov/seasonal/reasonable-accommodation.html . We will provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities on a case-by-case basis. Please contact Alicia Hampton at alicia.b.hampton@irs.gov if you require this for any part of the application and hiring process.
- To begin, either click the “Create a New Account” button and follow the prompts to register or if you previously registered, click the "Apply Online" button and follow the prompts.
- You will be re-directed to Treasury’s CareerConnector system to complete your application process; answer the online questions, and submit all required documents. (To submit supporting documents, click one of the available options; Upload; Fax; or Reuse existing documents. To protect your privacy, we suggest you first remove your SSN). Also, go to “My Account” to view and update your information, as necessary.
- To complete, you must click the “Submit Application” button located at the bottom of the “Application Review” page.
- To verify your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, 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.
- To return to an incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account and click Update Application in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete.
If you are experiencing system issues with your application, please contact the CareerConnector Help Desk at careerconnectorhelp@treasury.gov and/or the USAJOBS Help Desk
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Agency contact information

IRS JOBS ONLINE HELP DESK

Phone

1-866-743-5748, option #1

Email

HCO.MPHS.APPLY@IRS.GOV

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INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
5333 Getwell Road, Stop 9417
Memphis, Tennessee 38118
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MATHEMATICAL STATISTICIAN

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