Social Science Research Specialist

We're Looking for a skilled Social Science Research Specialist in the U.s. Secret Service based in Washington, District of Columbia. Read through the job description to see if it matches your current experience.

The Successful Applicant

To be considered qualified for this position you must meet the following qualification requirements for the respective grade level in which you are applying. Applicants must demonstrate that they meet the Basic Requirements AND Minimum Qualification requirements as listed below: BASIC REQUIREMENTS: Degree: behavioral or social science or related disciplines appropriate to the position. (Transcripts required) 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. (Transcripts required) 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 MEETING THE BASIC REQUIREMENTS ABOVE YOU MUST ALSO MEET THE FOLLOWING MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: GS09: You qualify for the GS09 level (starting salary 68405) if you possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS07 level performing duties such as: performing routine tasks assignments and research that develops an understanding for the prevention of targeted violence threat assessment terrorism criminal behavior and intelligence and performing research factfinding analysis and evaluation of raw data NOTE: The contents of your resume MUST support your claim of specialized experience. OR Have successfully completed a Masters or equivalent graduate degree or two (2) full years of progressively higherlevel graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D. if related at an accredited college or university OR Have a combination of specialized experience (less than one year) and graduate education (less than two years) that when combined equals 100 of the qualification requirement. NOTE: Only graduate education in excess of one year (generally 18 semester hours) may be used in this calculation. GS11: You qualify for the GS11 level (starting salary 82764) if you possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS9 level performing duties such as: conducting focused searches of internal and opensource information systems to identify pertinent data from various sources on targeted violence threat assessment and related concepts applying standardized research principles concepts and methods to execute research tasks under the direction of senior staff identifying study samples collecting and analyzing data and other information documenting the research process findings and implications and drafting sections of reports and briefing materials. NOTE: The contents of your resume MUST support your claim of specialized experience. OR Have successfully completed a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or three full years of progressively higherlevel graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M. if related from an accredited college or university that provided the knowledge skills and abilities necessary to perform this work OR Have a combination of specialized experience (less than one year) and graduate education (beyond 2 years of graduate education) that when combined equals 100 of the qualification requirement. Note: Only graduate education i excess of two years (generally 36 semester hours) may be used in this calculation. The qualification requirements listed above must be met by the closing date of this announcement. 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. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently or have been within the last 5 years a political Schedule A Schedule C Noncareer SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

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.