INTERDISCIPLINARY (Ops Research Analyst/Mathematician/Statistician/Computer Sci/Data Sci)

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. This position has Basic “Minimum Education” requirements for Interdisciplinary Series: Basic Requirement for Operations Research 1515: Degree: 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. Please refer to the link below to determine if you meet the basic education requirements for this position: Operations Research Series 1515 (opm.gov). Basic Requirement for Mathematics 1520: A. Degree: Bachelor’s degree (or higher degree) in mathematics; or a degree with the equivalent of a major that included at least 24 semester hours in mathematics. The total course work must have included differential and integral calculus and, in addition, four advanced mathematics courses requiring calculus or equivalent mathematics courses as a prerequisite. Please refer to the link below to determine if you meet the basic education requirements for this position: Mathematics Series 1520 (opm.gov). Basic Requirement for Mathematical Statistician 1529: A. Degree: Bachelor’s degree (or higher 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. Please refer to the link below to determine if you meet the basic education requirements for this position: Mathematical Statistics Series 1529 (opm.gov). Basic Requirement for Statistician 1530: A. Degree: Bachelor’s degree (or higher degree) that included 15 semester hours in statistics (or in mathematics and statistics, provided at least 6 semester hours were in statistics), and 9 additional semester hours in one or more of the following: physical or biological sciences, medicine, education, or engineering; or in the social sciences including demography, history, economics, social welfare, geography, international relations, social or cultural anthropology, health sociology, political science, public administration, psychology, etc. Please refer to the link below to determine if you meet the basic education requirements for this position: Statistics Series 1530 (opm.gov). Basic Requirement for Computer Science 1550: A. Degree: Bachelor’s degree (or higher degree) in computer science or bachelor’s degree (or higher degree) with 30 semester hours in a combination of mathematics, statistics, and computer science. At least 15 of the 30 semester hours must have included any combination of statistics and mathematics that included differential and integral calculus. Please refer to the link below to determine if you meet the basic education requirements for this position: Computer Science Series 1550 (opm.gov). Basic Requirement for Data Scientist 1560 Degree: Bachelor’s degree (or higher degree) in Mathematics, statistics, computer science, data science or field directly related to the position. The degree must be in a major field of study (at least at the baccalaureate level) that is appropriate for the position. OR B. Combination of education and experience: Courses equivalent to a major field of study (30 semester hours) as shown in paragraph A above, plus additional education or appropriate experience. Please refer to the link below to determine if you meet the basic education requirements for this position: Data Science Series 1560 (opm.gov)
This is a Standing Register Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. Applications expire after 90 days and referrals will be pulled as needed. Positions are located within the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division. About the Position: These positions are developmental, you may be selected at the GS-07, GS-09 or at the target grade GS-11.