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<div id="divRpF382258" style="direction:ltr"><font color="#000000" face="Tahoma"><b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:jennifer.hunter.childs@census.gov">jennifer.hunter.childs@census.gov</a> [<a href="mailto:jennifer.hunter.childs@census.gov">jennifer.hunter.childs@census.gov</a>]<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, May 14, 2014 2:04 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> AAPORnet<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [aapor-net] U.S. Census Bureau vacancies<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;margin:0in 0in 0pt"> <span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">The US Census Bureau has several vacancies that will be filled through a GS-1530 Vacancy Announcement. Here is the link: <a href="http://www.census.gov/hrd/www/jobs/ssdmstat.html" style target="_blank" title="This external link will open in a new window">http</a><a href="http://www.census.gov/hrd/www/jobs/ssdmstat.html" style target="_blank" title="This external link will open in a new window">://www.census.gov/hrd/www/jobs/ssdmstat.html</a></span></p>
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<div style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">Among the types of individuals being sought are a <b>Social Scientist or Linguist</b>:</span></div>
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<div style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">DESIRED CHARACTERISTICS:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">- The
incumbent must be fully bilingual (comparable to a native speaker) in
Spanish and English and must have excellent speaking, writing and
reading skills in these languages. Fluency in additional
languages aside from Spanish also of interest.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">- The
incumbent possesses an ability to apply knowledge of linguistics to
converse and translate fluently from Spanish into English and from
English into Spanish and accurately reflect the intent and
meaning of the original material. Comparable knowledge of other
non-English languages also of interest.</span></p>
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The incumbent has knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social
sciences, with in-depth knowledge of the language issues such as
bilingualism, linguistic isolation, language socialization, language
choice in various interaction venues, or language policy are essential
for conduct of this research.</span></div>
<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">- The
incumbent has experience with application of social science and/or
linguistic concepts to the field of survey methodology.<br>
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<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">DUTIES / TASKS:</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">- </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">The
incumbent conducts research with particular focus on social factors in
the use of both English and Spanish language in the questionnaire
development process, including issues of design and
implementation. Research with other non-English languages also of
interest.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">- The
incumbent plans and carries out questionnaire pretesting, including such
methods as cognitive interviewing, focus groups, behavior coding or
other appropriate methods to which the incumbent's
expertise is relevant.</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">- The
incumbent participates in other methodological research conducted by the
Center for Survey Measurement to investigate and identify solutions to
nonsampling errors in surveys conducted by the Census
Bureau.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">- The
incumbent reports the results of the research to ensure both the
improvement of Census Bureau survey products and to advance knowledge in
the survey research field generally.</span></p>
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<div><font face="Arial,Default Sans Serif,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font face="Arial,Default Sans Serif,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Jennifer Hunter Childs</font></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial,Default Sans Serif,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font face="Arial,Default Sans Serif,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">AAPOR Associate Membership and Chapter Relations Chair</font></font></div>
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Research Psychologist, Center for Survey Measurement<br>
Research and Methodology Directorate<br>
U.S. Census Bureau<br>
Cell: 202-603-4827</font></font></div>
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<div>Office: 304-728-4932</div>
<div>Personal: 571-263-5813</div>
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