KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
Ability to plan, conduct, and evaluate studies.
Ability to develop alternative agency strategies.
Ability to analyze project issues/problems and recommend solutions.
Knowledge of a scientific field.
Ability to provide program management analysis, advice, and assistance, as it relates to social science.
MINIMUM FEDERAL QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
Grade 13:
BASIC REQUIREMENTS
A. Successful completion of a full four-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree in the behavioral or social sciences, or in a related discipline that included at least 24 semester/36 quarter hours in the behavioral or social sciences.
OR
B. 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
C. Four years of appropriate experience that demonstrated the applicant has acquired knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field.
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
In addition to meeting the basic entry qualification requirements, applicants must have had one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least GS-12.
Specialized experience is experience which is in or related to the line of work of the position to be filled and which has equipped the applicant with the specific knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position.
