Social Scientist

We're Looking for a skilled Social Scientist in the National Park Service based in Fort Collins, Colorado. Read through the job description to see if it matches your current experience.

The Successful Applicant

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement08/29/2024unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. For current Federal employees if hours worked per week are not included on your resume you must submit a nonaward SF50 for each federal position listed as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of qualifying experience that you will be granted. An award SF50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees your resume must state either fulltime (or 40 hours a week) or parttime with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience. Failure to adequately provide information needed to determine number of hours worked in each position may result in that time not being credited when evaluating qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service the DD214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the full and/or parttime hours requirement as the service dates will be reflected. SELECTIVE FACTOR: This position performs socioeconomic duties and experience working with a diversity of socioeconomic methods to establish protocols for analyzing and reporting socioeconomic monitoring data and results for recreation leisure protected area and visitor use programs over time is required. Candidates who do not meet this requirement by close of this announcement will receive no further consideration for this position. AND To qualify for this position at the GS12 grade level you must possess ALL of the following basic and minimum qualifications by close of the announcement: BASIC REQUIREMENT: Degree: behavioral or social science or related disciplines appropriate to the position. 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. AND EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS11 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes ALL of the following:(1) provides leadership to parks and programs regarding socioeconomic monitoring data (2) conducts data analyses including utilizing primary and secondary data sources (3) generates tools and reference materials to assist parks and their stakeholders to understand socioeconomic data methods and approaches analyses and results (4) maintains socioeconomic monitoring databases to receive manage document and communicate to various stakeholders and (5) Provides technical assistance to park managers and interested external stakeholders in the use and interpretation of socioeconomic monitoring data and results. You must include hours per week worked. You must include months years and hours per week worked to receive credit for your work and/or volunteer experience. One year of specialized experience is equivalent to 12 months at 40 hours per week. Parttime hours are prorated. You will not receive any credit for experience that does not indicate exact hours per week or is listed as varies. Experience listed as fulltime will be credited at 40 hours per week. 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 critical 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 experience.

What’s on Offer

The role offers excellent opportunities for top performers to further develop their competencies as a social worker and improving the lives of people.