[Jobs] Federal Government Senior Analyst (0180, 0184, 1530) Positions

[Leora Lawton]

The Department of Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC), located in Arlington,
VA, anticipates immediate openings for individuals with Federal government
employment status (current employee or reinstatement eligible) in the survey
division (Human Resources Strategic Assessment Program).  Positions may be
filled at either NSPS pay band 2 or 3.  Current (2010) salaries, including
local market supplement, are $51,794 to $115,742 for pay band 2 and $98,798
to $155,500 for pay band 3.  Under NSPS, we are limited to offering no more
than a 5% salary increase to current government employees.  For more
information on NSPS, please refer to http://www.cpms.osd.mil/nsps/
<http://www.cpms.osd.mil/nsps/>
DoD will be moving back to the GS system this year with no pay reductions.
Ability to obtain and hold a Secret clearance required.

Positions may be filled in multiple job series: Psychologist (0180),
Sociologist (0184), or Survey Statistician (1530).

Primary functions of survey research analysts include:
--Applying advanced techniques to requests for quick turnaround statistical
analyses that address specific policy questions
--Designing, assembling, and analyzing complex cross sectional and
longitudinal survey datasets merged with administrative records
--Planning and executing longitudinal investigations and sophisticated
modeling
--Instrument/measure design/pretest/review

Survey research analysts work in teams on personnel surveys supporting the
information needs of the Office of the Secretary of Defense.  These needs
include determining attitudes, opinions, experiences (e.g. gender and racial
discrimination and harassment), behaviors, household incomes, voting
behaviors, etc. of the military community (e.g., Service members and their
spouses).  Surveys and studies range in scope and completion time from quick
turnaround, single topic surveys, to recurring surveys covering multiple
issues, to longitudinal investigations.

Reports are primarily written for non-academic audiences and vary in
complexity from routine, simple reporting of univariate results to
preparation of reports for senior department officials and the U.S.
Congress.

Core competencies at pay band 2 include:

--Mastery of and knowledge of sociology/psychology and quantitative
sociological/psychological research methods as it relates to the needs of
the Department of Defense (DoD) and how personnel policy and issues are
addressed via surveys.
--Mastery of knowledge to perform multiple projects measuring human
characteristics.
--Mastery of advanced statistical theories, principles, concepts, methods,
techniques, and practices; specialized statistical functions, expert
knowledge of statistical (descriptive, inferential, univariate, regression,
and other multivariate) techniques commonly used in behavioral science
research to analyze data from large-scale, probability based sample surveys
to measure attitudes and opinions.
--Experience in applying methods of hypothesis testing and statistical
modeling, plus descriptive, inferential, univariate, regression and other
multivariate techniques commonly used to analyze data from large-scale,
probability-based, cross-sectional and longitudinal sample surveys.
--Comprehensive knowledge of statistical software, such as SAS or SUDAAN, to
perform the duties in a dynamic production environment.

In addition to pay band 2 competencies, core competencies at pay band 3
include:
--Thorough knowledge of analysis methods for modeling complex sample data,
and applied methods for hypothesis testing and statistical modeling.
--Experience performing and leading the full range of survey analysis tasks.
--Experience providing statistical consultation and advice to researchers or
managers and mentoring, training, or providing technical support to
coworkers.

For more information please contact Dr. Timothy Elig at
timothy.elig at osd.pentagon.mil


-- 
Dr. Leora Lawton
Executive Director, Berkeley Population Center
 & Lecturer, Sociology Dept.
112A Survey Research Center
Corner Channing & Bowditch
(510) 643-1270 (office)
(510) 928-7572 (cell)