SOCIAL SCIENTIST

About this role

BASIC/INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENT: Degree: Earned bachelor's or higher degree in behavioral or social science or related disciplines appropriate to the position from an accredited college or university. OR Combination of education and experience that provided the applicant with knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field. OR Four years of appropriate experience that demonstrated that the applicant has acquired knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field.

In addition to the above Basic/Individual Occupational Requirement: You may qualify for the GS-9 grade level, if you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-7 grade level in the federal sector, or the equivalent in the private sector. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position.

For this position at grade level (GS9), your specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Assisting project managers with planning and executing inspections or evaluations of environmental programs; AND Assisting a team with gathering evidence and data on programs being inspected or evaluated; AND Assisting with analyzing data and evidence to measure and evaluate the conditions of programs being reviewed; AND Contributing to written products such as draft and final reports, memorandum, briefing materials, or other documents.

OR Education: Two years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master's degree or equivalent graduate degree obtained in an accredited college or university and demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the duties of the position. (Please submit a copy of your transcripts) OR Combination of Experience and Education: If you have less than one year of specialized experience as described above, and at least one year of graduate education as described above but less than the required two years, graduate level education can be used if, when combined the equivalent is 100% of the qualification requirement.