Psychologist - Montgomery County, MD, United States - US National Institutes of Health

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Montgomery County, MD, United States

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Duties:


  • Serve as Psychologist with full professional responsibility for findings, interpretations, decisions, recommendations and reports.
  • Coordinate scholarly review of literature involved in complex and difficult areas of specialization.
  • Prepare reports for senior staff to use in program planning and evaluation and information dissemination.
  • Serve on inter agency committees and task forces, which are organized for the purpose of addressing problems and issues relevant to the specialized area.
  • Supervise, mentor, and train assistants in the collection, coding, and statistical analysis of data.

Requirements:


Conditions of Employment:


  • U.S. Citizenship requirement or proof of being a U.S. National must be met by closing date.
  • Applicants must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
  • Males born after December 31, 1959 must be registered with the Selective Service.

Qualifications:


Basic Education Requirement

In order to qualify for a Psychologist, GS-0180 position, you must have successfully completed a 4 year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree with a major or equivalent in psychology.

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Additional Qualifications
In addition, in order to qualify for a Psychologist, GS-0180 at the GS-13 level, you must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector, performing the following types of tasks:

  • serving as a psychologist with full professional responsibility for research findings, interpretations, decisions, and reports; providing recommendations regarding the development or improvement of psychology programs; designing and evaluating psychology research studies; and presenting scientific information to both scientific and non-scientific personnel.
  • You will receive credit for all experience material to the position, including experience gained in religious, civic, welfare, service, and organizational activities, regardless of whether you received pay.
  • Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position

Education:


Additional information:


  • This is a term appointment. This appointment is not permanent. If selected, your initial appointment may be any length of time between 13 months and 4years. We may exercise the option of extending a term appointment up to the 4year limit, but any extension is not guaranteed. Only the Office of Personnel Management may authorize a 1year extension beyond the 4th year. After the expiration date of your appointment, you will be separated from service even if you have competitive status as a prior permanent federal employee.
  • A oneyear probationary period may be required upon selection/placement.
  • At the supervisor's discretion, this position may offer work schedule flexibilities: telework (work from home on a regular basis or ad hoc basis but reports to the office at least once a week/two days a pay period),
  • The National Institutes of Health participates in the USCIS Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify). E-Verify helps employers determine employment eligibility of new hires and the validity of their Social Security numbers.
  • The NIH maintains a tobacco free work environment and campus.
  • Must be able to perform the essential duties of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation.
  • Visit our Total Compensation page and this sample for a detailed look into the benefits, awards, leave, retirement, and other incentives employees may receive as part of a rewarding work environment.
  • Benefits
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How You Will Be Evaluated:

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

You will be assessed on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics):

  • 1. Knowledge of project/program management sufficient to organize resources, tasks, and equipment.
  • 2. Ability to communicate and coordinate psychological information.
  • 3. Ability to design and perform psychological studies, investigations, and statistical analysis.
  • 4. Ability to prepare, record and score psychological data.
  • Best Qualified for those who are superior in the evaluation criteria
  • Well Qualified for those wh
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