U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Statistician

Pay88,520.00 - 135,987.00 / year
LocationRemote
Employment typeFull-Time

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  • Job Description

      Req#: 787729300
      This position is located in Office of Policy and Strategy, Policy Research Division.

      As a Statistician, you will conduct complex analyses and research, apply such research to complex problems, develop analytical techniques for studies and conduct special analyses of major immigration issues. Statisticians respond to data requests, and assist in assessing impact of policy changes.

      Duties


      • The responsibilities described are for the full performance level. At developmental grade levels, assignments will be of more limited scope performed with less independence, and limited complexity.
      • Formulates, amends and verifies theoretical, statistical, and empirical models of analytical and experimental data from many immigration data sources.
      • Plans, researches and implements the full scope of investigative projects requiring application of statistical theory
      • Apply a wide range of statistical principles, concepts, and methods.
      • Provides guidance and direction to junior staff in researching, analyzing, compiling, interpreting data analyses, and using statistical software packages such as SAS, R, Databricks, and Tableau.
      • Provides statistical guidance to USCIS management officials as they develop the plans for agency programs, objectives, policies, and procedures.

      Requirements


      Conditions of Employment:


      Qualifications


      The qualifications for this position must be met by 11:59 PM (Eastern Time) on 04/26/2024.

      Time in Grade does not apply to Delegated Examining Announcements, any reference to Time in Grade in the questionnaire will not apply to the rating and ranking of applicants.

      This announcement is issued under the Direct Hire Authority to recruit for positions for which the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, has a critical hiring need.

      Basic Requirements: All applicants must meet the following basic requirements: (Must be supported in Transcripts from an accredited institution, Resume and/or Applicable Certificate)
      • A. 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. Credit toward meeting statistical course requirements should be given for courses in which 50 percent of the course content appears to be statistical methods, e.g., courses that included studies in research methods in psychology or economics such as tests and measurements or business cycles, or courses in methods of processing mass statistical data such as tabulating methods or electronic data processing.
      OR
      • B. Combination of education and experience -- courses as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. The experience should have included a full range of professional statistical work such as (a) sampling, (b) collecting, computing, and analyzing statistical data, and (c) applying statistical techniques such as measurement of central tendency, dispersion, skewness, sampling error, simple and multiple correlation, analysis of variance, and tests of significance.
      GS-13: You qualify at the GS-13 level if you possess one (1) year of specialized experience, which is equivalent to at least the GS-12 level in the federal government, that equipped you with the skills needed to successfully perform the duties of the position. You must have experience performing the following duties:
      • Assisting with analyses or segments of projects which require application of basic statistical principles, techniques, analytical methods, and data collection.
      • Assisting with organizing data gained from quantitative analysis by developing immigration population models and other presentation techniques that are to be used by leadership in the decision making process.
      • Assisting with collecting and analyzing data from a variety of complex information systems.
      • Preparing computer code to extract data from multiple systems and join the data together for use in analyses.
      GS-14: You qualify at the GS-14 level if you possess one (1) year of specialized experience, which is equivalent to at least the GS-13 level in the federal government, that equipped you with the skills needed to successfully perform the duties of the position. You must have experience performing the following duties:
      • Independently conducting analyses or segments of projects which require application of basic statistical principles, techniques, analytical methods, and data collection.
      • Independently organizing data gained from quantitative analysis by developing immigration population models and other presentation techniques that are to be used by leadership in the decision making process.
      • Independently conducting studies or segments of projects which require application of basic economic principles, techniques, analytical methods, and data collection.
      • Independently collecting and analyzing data from a variety of complex information systems.
      • Providing guidance to junior staff and co-workers in researching, analyzing, compiling, interpreting data analyses, and using statistical software packages
      Please read the following important information to ensure you submit everything we need to consider your application: It is your responsibility to ensure that you submit your responses and appropriate documentation prior to 04/26/2024.Your resume will be used to determine your qualifications for the position advertised in this announcement. Therefore, your resume must highlight your most relevant, significant experience related to the requirements found in the qualification section of this announcement, as well as any applicable education. USCIS will only review the first 5 pages of your resume to determine your initial eligibility/qualifications for a position. As such, please be sure to include content to support your eligibility/qualifications for this position within the first 5 pages. Please note that your full resume will be made available to the hiring manager if you are referred. Be clear and specific when describing your work history since human resources cannot make assumptions regarding your experience. Your application will be rated and ranked based on your responses to the online questions.

      Please ensure EACH work history includes ALL of the following information:
      • Job Title (include series and grade if Federal Job)
      • Duties (be specific in describing your duties)
      • Employer's name and address
      • Supervisor name and phone number
      • Start and end dates including month, day and year (e.g. June 18 2007 to April 05 2008)
      • Start and end dates for each grade/pay level if you've held a federal position.
      • Full-time or part-time status (include hours worked per week)
      • Salary
      Determining length of General or Specialized Experience is dependent on the above information and failure to provide the above information may result in a finding of ineligible.

      Note: Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration.

      Federal Experience: If you are using current or prior federal experience as a basis for qualifying for this position, the grade levels and length of employment (mm/dd/year) at each grade level must be listed in your work history. This information will be further validated if selected for this position.

      National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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). Volunteer work helps build criteria competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer service. Please provide the dates and amount of time/hours worked earning this experience.

  • About the company

      The United States Department of Homeland Security is the U.S. federal executive department responsible for public security, roughly comparable to the interior or home ministries of other countries. Its stated missions involve anti-terrorism, border security, immigration and customs, cyber security, and disaster prevention and management.

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