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Join the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and provide scientific leadership and guidance to plan, develop, implement and evaluate assigned biomedical research. You will oversee a research portfolio, and assist with providing direction and scientific expertise to initiatives and projects. The ideal candidate will have a bachelor's or higher degree or experience, including coursework in neuroscience or related fields, that fully meets the requirements in one of the series listed.
07/06/2022 to 07/15/2022
$89,834 - $138,868 per year
GS 12 - 13
1 vacancy in the following location:
No
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
No
Permanent
Full-time
Competitive
13
No
No
NIH-NIDA-DE-22-11523923
663727500
You must be a U.S. Citizen or U.S. National. Foreign nationals or legal permanent residents are not eligible for consideration.
You must meet at least one of the following basic Office of Personnel Management prescribed occupational series requirements (GS-601, GS-1301, or GS-1560) described in the proceeding three questions. You do not need to meet the requirements for all three occupational series. All education, unless completed outside the U.S., must be from an educational program from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the education was completed.
For the 0601 Health Scientist (Data Scientist) In order to qualify for the Interdisciplinary Health Scientist (Data Science), GS-601 position, you must:
A. possess a Bachelor's degree, or graduate/higher level degree with major study in an academic field related to the medical field, health sciences or allied sciences appropriate to the work of this position.
For the GS-1301 Physical Scientist (Data Scientist) In order to qualify for the Interdisciplinary Physical Scientist (Data Science) GS 1301 position, you must:
A. possess a Bachelor's degree, or graduate/higher level degree with a major study in physical science, engineering, or mathematics that included 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science such as mechanics, dynamics, properties of materials, and electronics.
OR
B. possess a combination of education (at least 24 semester hours) and additional appropriate/related experience that is the equivalent to a major in physical science, engineering, or mathematics.
For the GS-1560 Data Scientist In order to qualify for the interdisciplinary Data Scientist GS-1560 position, you must:
A. Possess a Bachelor's degree, or graduate/higher level degree in Mathematics, statistics, computer science, data science or field directly related to the position.
OR
B. I possess a combination of education (at least 30 semester hours) and additional appropriate/related experience that is the equivalent to a major in mathematics, statistics, computer science, data science or a field directly related to the position.
FOR THE GS-12 LEVEL: In addition, in order to qualify for a Health Scientist (Data Science)/Physical Scientist (Data Science)/Data Scientist, GS- 0601, 1301, and 1560, at the GS-12 level, you must have at least one-year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector, which includes working on organizational data analysis, standardization, integration, sharing, and security initiatives to provide information to the relevant stakeholders (e.g., researchers, leadership) This specialized experience includes the following types of tasks: Creating and modifying applications using programming languages (e.g., R, Python, SQL, Scala, Java, C/C++, Julia) to facilitate data clean-up, standardization, analysis, and retrieval efforts across an organization; Presenting findings through data visualization techniques (e.g., interactive dashboards, charts, graphs) using programming languages (e.g., R, Python, SQL, Scala, Java, C/C++, Julia) or software packages (e.g., MatLab, Tableau); analyzing large datasets (i.e., over a billion data rows) using predictive analytics, such as the Natural Language Processing (NLP) or other artificial Intelligence (A.I.) tools.
FOR THE GS-13 LEVEL: In addition, in order to qualify for a Health Scientist (Data Science)/Physical Scientist (Data Science)/Data Scientist, GS-0601, 1301, and 1560 at the GS-13 level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector, which includes partnering with the relevant stakeholders (e.g., researchers, leadership) to build consensus around data standardization, integration, sharing, and security processes? This specialized experience includes the following types of tasks: Supporting scientific data and knowledge management systems by providing guidance on administration and management functions such as architecture, infrastructure, policy development, technology evaluation, short- and long-term planning, etc.; Creating and modifying scientific research applications using common programming languages (e.g., R, Python, SQL, Scala, Java, C/C++, Julia) to facilitate data clean-up, standardization, analysis, and retrieval efforts across an organization conducting scientific research; Presenting research findings through data visualization techniques (e.g., interactive dashboards, charts, graphs) using programming languages (e.g., R, Python, SQL, Scala, Java, C/C++, Julia) or software packages (e.g., MatLab, Tableau); Analyzing large datasets (i.e., over a billion data rows) using predictive analytics, such as the Natural Language Processing (NLP) or other Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) tools.
You will receive credit for all experience material to the position, including experience gained in religious, civic, welfare, service, and organizational activities, regardless of whether you received pay.
Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.
Preview assessment questionnaire before you apply: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/11523923
This position has an education requirement. You are strongly encouraged to submit a copy of your transcripts (or a list of your courses including titles, credit hours completed and grades). Unofficial transcripts will be accepted in the application package. Official transcripts will be required from all selectees prior to receiving an official offer. Click here for information on Foreign Education.
If you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document you do not have in electronic form, view the following link for information regarding an Alternate Application.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
If you meet the minimum qualifications for this position, your application and responses to the online questionnaire will be evaluated under Category Rating and selection procedures for placement in one of the following categories:
REQUIRED FOR ALL APPLICANTS
RESUME:
Your resume must thoroughly describe how your skills and experiences align to the criteria defined in the "Qualifications" section of this announcement and it must support your responses to the assessment questionnaire. We cannot assume you have performed the necessary experience required for this position regardless of your employment history or academic career.
To ensure all of the essential information is in your resume, we encourage you to use the USAJOBS online Resume Builder. If you choose to use your own resume, you must ensure it contains all of the required information and you organize it so we can associate the following information for each experience/position:
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.
To apply for this position, please read and follow all instructions in this announcement, complete the online application, and submit the documentation specified in the "Required Documents" section. Your complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM Eastern Time (ET) on 07/15/2022 to receive consideration.
Once you submit your application package, you will receive an acknowledgement email. You will be notified of the status of your applications via email. In addition, you can track the progress of your application package through your USAJOBS account.
At the discretion of the agency, you may be contacted via phone or email for an interview or to provide additional information up to several months from the closing date of the announcement. Please ensure you have provided accurate contact information. To remain in consideration, you must respond in a timely manner to our correspondence and requests for documentation or information throughout the hiring process.
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This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/663727500. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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The National Institutes of Health (NIH), a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the largest biomedical research funding organization in the world. NIH is made up of 27 Institutes and Centers, with a specific research agenda, often focusing on particular diseases or body systems. NIH employs approximately 18,000 employees in varied occupations, all supporting research efforts that improve health and save lives. For more information on NIH's mission and goals, and its 27 Institutes and Centers, visit the NIH website.
The Division of Neuroscience and Behavioral (DNB) develops and administers a national basic to clinical research program to advance our understanding of brain and behavior mechanisms in drug abuse and addiction, including (a) chemistry, pharmacology, and physiological systems; (b) genetics, epigenetics, and developmental neuroscience; (c) integrative and functional neuroscience; (d) behavioral and cognitive neuroscience; and (e) cross-cutting priorities, such as co-morbid conditions, HIV/AIDS, pain, and sex-gender studies; (2) identifies translational research that directly impacts the development of drug abuse medications, treatment and prevention interventions, and related technologies; (3) supports research training to increase the skills, number, and diversity of drug abuse researchers in the biobehavioral neurosciences (4) evaluates scientific developments and sponsors related symposia and workshops to help disseminate the discoveries.