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Summary This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, Research and Development Center, New London, CT Research and Development Center (uscg.mil) https://www.dvidshub.net/video/912270/coast-guard-research-and-development-overview Responsibilities You will serve as an Operations Research Analyst whose primary purpose is to perform professional and scientific, mathematical principles alone with work requiring systematic, critical, intensive investigation into various subject matter in order to develop the principles, criteria, methods, and data to be used in support of RDC projects or problem solving studies. Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments include: Assessing trends and innovations and staying aware of relevant developmental efforts, noting gaps in knowledge and technology for meeting operational requirements. Recognizing promising new scientific and technological concepts and findings in their infancy and demonstrates and evaluates their feasibility and applicability to Coast Guard missions. Performing comprehensive operations research studies and technical review for substantive program initiatives. Compiling, organizing, and analyzing data/information to find solutions to problems requiring the use of a broad range of operations research methods and techniques. Provides authoritative technical advice in own area of mathematical analytic, and/or algorithmic expertise that helps execute and support quantitative studies. Analyzing and establishing the probable value of new technologies and identifying the most fruitful approaches for understanding costly and high risk developmental efforts. Evaluating contractor efforts to assess technical progress in relation to established schedule and resources allotted. Providing expert analysis and evaluations to management that encompass programmatic milestones, schedules and execution required for effective management, operations and decision making in support of a project or program area. Translating and communicating complex scientific and engineering concepts for a wide variety of senior officials, in order to evaluate and facilitate the implementation of operational solutions. Planning projects to solve technical problems for which definitions, methods, and/or data are highly incomplete, controversial, or uncertain. Requirements Conditions of Employment U.S. Citizenship is required. Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service. You MUST provide a copy of your TRANSCRIPTS All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. This includes Time-In-Grade requirements for current status employees applying through merit promotion procedures. Status applicants applying for a promotion must have 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade. Qualifications Basic Requirements 1515 Series: Degree: in Operations Research; or at least 24 semester hours in a combination of operations research, mathematics, probability, statistics, mathematical logic, science, or subject-matter courses requiring substantial competence in college-level mathematics or statistics. At least 3 of the 24 semester hours must have been in calculus. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS: AT THE GS-12 LEVEL: To qualify for this position, you must have at least one full year of specialized experience comparable in difficulty and responsibility to at least the GS-11 level in the Federal service performing the following types of tasks on a regular and recurring basis: Contributing to the development of substantive recommendations to improve agency program operations and management systems; Under the guidance of senior analyst(s), applies a range of analytical, mathematical, and/or statistical theories, principles, and practices to help plan, coordinate, and execute segments of complex studies; Under the guidance of senior analyst(s) analyzing the value of new technologies and identifying the most fruitful approaches for understanding costly and high risk developmental efforts; Conducting simulation experiments, analyzing results, and preparing appropriate technical reports;and Compiling, organizing, and analyzing data/information to find solutions to problems requiring the use of a broad range of established operations research methods and techniques. OR Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree OR Combination of graduate level education beyond the first 2 years of progressive graduate study and specialized experience that together meets 100% of the qualification requirements for this position. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office. Education This position does have a positive education requirement. If you are including education on your resume, report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. See Required Documents section for detail. You must provide a copy of your unofficial transcript when applying to this posting. FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application. See Recognition of Foreign Qualifications click here Additional Information Applicants will be required to complete questions contained on the Declaration for Federal Employment (OF-306) at the time a tentative job offer is made. Certain responses on the form could pose a problem with suitability for employment determinations. If you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position, you will be required to complete/make updates to the OF-306 and to sign and certify the accuracy of all information in your application, prior to entry on duty. False statements on any part of the application may result in withdrawal of offer of employment, dismissal after beginning work, or imprisonment. DHS uses e-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about e-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities at click here Recruitment incentives may be authorized. Moving expenses will be paid in accordance with appropriate regulations. All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit. For Veterans' preference eligibility, visit Veterans' Employment Resources. Veterans, Peace Corps/VISTA volunteers, and persons with disabilities possess a wealth of unique talents, experiences, and competencies that can be invaluable to the DHS mission. See the required documents section of the announcement. More than 1 selection may be made from this announcement if additional identical vacancies in the same title, series, grade, and unit occur within 45 days from the date the certificate was issued. If you need a reasonable accommodation for the application and hiring process, please contact 206-820-2648. Decisions on granting reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. Visit Reasonable Accommodation