Social Scientist - College Park, United States - US Food and Drug Administration

US Food and Drug Administration
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College Park, United States

3 weeks ago

Mark Lane

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Description

Duties:


  • Serves as a consultant on social and behavioral issues related to consumers and involves working with multidisciplinary scientists responsible for leading, planning, coordinating, implementing, and evaluating the programs and activities of the CSB.
  • Develops and maintains specifications, stakeholder analysis, risk registries, risk mitigation strategies, issue based agendas, and official records of meetings.
  • Assists Office Management in championing the program to Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition users and senior FDA management.
  • Uses quantitative and qualitative social and behavioral science techniques to analyze data that investigates comprehension, judgment, knowledge, and behavior related to FDA regulated products, as well as CFSAN communication and outreach activities.

Requirements:


Conditions of Employment:


  • Citizenship Requirement: You must be a U.S. Citizen to be considered for this advertisement unless explicitly stated otherwise.
  • FDA participates in eVerify: All new hires must complete the I9 form; this information will be processed through eVerify to determine your employment eligibility. If a discrepancy arises, you must take affirmative steps to resolve the matter.
  • You must meet ALL requirements by the closing date of this announcement to be considered. Only education, experience, and qualifications attained by this date will be considered. You must continue to meet all requirements through the hiring process.
  • Direct Deposit: You will be required to have all federal salary payments electronically deposited into a bank account with a financial institution of your choice.
  • Additional selections may be made from this vacancy, within the same geographical area, by other organizational elements from within FDA, through shared corporate recruiting activities.

Qualifications:


The position of Social Scientist falls under the 0101
occupational series. To qualify for this position at grade GS-
13, you must meet all requirements by 11:59 pm EST on 04/19/2024.

Basic Requirements

Degree:
behavioral or social science; or related disciplines appropriate to the position.
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  • 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.

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  • 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
  • Minimum Qualifications:
  • Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. The specialized experience must demonstrate one year of fulltime work experience, or the equivalent if parttime (for example, an employee working 20 hours per week for a 12month period should be credited with 6 months of experience.) Experience may have been obtained in either the federal service or its equivalent with state or local government, the private sector, or nongovernmental organizations.
  • GS13: You must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS12, in the Federal service, which includes: planning, designing, and completing research projects; participating in qualitative and quantitative data collections related to public health; analyzing data, and communicating key findings to internal and external customers.
    IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Qualifications are based on breadth/level of experience. In addition to describing duties performed, applicants must provide the exact dates of each period of employment (from MM/YY to MM/YY) and the number of hours worked per week if part time. As qualification determinations cannot be made when resumes do not include the required information, failure to provide this information may result in disqualification. Applicants are encouraged to use the USAJOBS Resume Builder to develop their federal resume.
  • 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._

Education:


EDUCATION:
There is no education substitution for the position's specialized experience at the GS-13 grade level.


TRANSCRIPTS:

Positions which are scientific or technical in nature often have very specific educational requirements.
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