Social Scientist

We're Looking for a skilled Social Scientist in the Internal Revenue Service based in Richmond, Virginia. Read through the job description to see if it matches your current experience.

The Successful Applicant

Federal experience is not required. The experience may have been gained in the public sector private sector or Volunteer Service. One year of experience refers to fulltime work parttimework is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience please indicate dates of employment by month/year and indicate number of hours worked per week on your resume. You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement: BASIC REQUIREMENT FOR ALL GRADES/IOR (Individual Occupational Requirement): To be minimally qualified for this position at any grade level you must met the basic requirements. You must have a degree at an accredited college or university in 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. In addition to meeting the basic requirement above to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: BASIC REQUIREMENT GS05: To be minimally qualified for this position at the GS05 level you must meet one of the following basic requirements: A bachelors degree at an accredited college or university in behavioral or social science or related disciplines appropriate to the position OR A 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. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE GS07: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS05 level in the Federal Service. Examples of specialized experience includes: Experience that demonstrates the use of standard methods and principles of social economics and social psychology and their application to tax return statistics and related research projects. Experience using basic social economic and social psychology research and study design and administration processes from the formulation of concepts through specification and analysis of output to the presentation of conclusions. Experience assisting with reporting on social science projects data and findings and assisting with creating presentation graphics displaying social science data and findings. Experience using basic standard statistical principles and practices sufficient to perform developmental assignments. Experience using basic computer programming languages and statistical software packages. OR EDUCATION: You may qualify based on education as follows: One (1) year of graduate level education at an accredited college or university in behavioral or social science or related disciplines appropriate to the position OR Superior Academic Achievement may be met by having a Bachelors degree with one of the following: A GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale for all completed undergraduate courses or those completed in the last two years of study or a GPA of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale for all courses in your major field of study or those courses in your major completed in the last two years of study or rank in the upper one third of your class in the college university or major subdivision or membership in a national honor society recognized by the Association of College Honor Societies. OR COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: You may qualify by a combination of experience and education. Options for qualifying based on a combination will be identified in the online questions. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE GS09: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS07 level in the Federal Service. Examples of specialized experience includes: Experience demonstrating the use of standard methods and principles of social economics and social psychology and their application to tax return statistics and related research projects. Experience using basic social economic and social psychology research and study design and administration processes from the planning and formulation of concepts through specification and analysis of output to the presentation of conclusions and control of the studies. Experience using basic standard statistical principles and practices sufficient to perform developmental assignments. Experience should include assisting in performing social psychology and social economics research and interpreting pertinent information and transforming research into statistical and tax literature for data and social psychology research methodology. Experience entering social science data into databases assisting with statistical analysis of social science or business data Experience using basic computer programming languages and statistical software packages. OR EDUCATION: You may qualify based on education as follows: A masters or equivalent graduate degree in behavioral or social science or related disciplines appropriate to the position OR Two (2) full years of progressively higherlevel graduate education leading to a masters or equivalent graduate degree in behavioral or social science or related disciplines appropriate to the position. OR COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: You may qualify by a combination of experience and education. Options for qualifying based on a combination will be identified in the online questions. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE GS11: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS09 level in the Federal Service. Examples of specialized experience includes: Experience demonstrating the use of practical technical methods and principles of social psychology and social economics in order to apply these methods principles and applications to research projects. Experience applying scientific methods some methods include: structured and unstructured interviewing techniques focus groups social surveys social psychological studies behavioral analyses ethnographic designs and participant observation. Experience using statistical principles and practices on social psychology and social economic research procedures and techniques to research develop analyze and report results (orally and / or in writing) on social science or business assessments. Experience using computer programming languages and statistical software packages to provide research products and develop tables and graphical materials. Experience resolving a variety of conventional problems questions or situations and assistance in providing research conclusions. OR EDUCATION: You may qualify based on education as follows: A Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in behavioral or social science or related disciplines appropriate to the position OR Three (3) full years of progressively higherlevel graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in behavioral or social science or related disciplines appropriate to the position. OR COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: You may qualify by a combination of experience and education. Options for qualifying based on a combination will be identified in the online questions. Qualifications for GS010112 continues on Additional Information. For more information on qualifications please refer to OPMs Qualifications Standards.

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.