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This position is located in Power Services (P) in the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA). The position involves periods of pertinent formal education and periods of employment in the operations research analysis occupational field as a part of a formal student employment program.
12/17/2018 to 01/11/2019
$31,700 - $57,110 per year
GS 04 - 07
4 vacancies in the following location:
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Occasional travel - Occasional travel may be required to various BPA locations for training.
No
Permanent - Excepted Appointment
Multiple Schedules - Full-time or Part-time
Excepted
12
No
No
DOE-BPA-18-13028-INTERN
519199400
- Students who are currently enrolled or have been accepted for enrollment in a degree seeking program (diploma, certificate, 4 year college or university, graduate, professional school, etc.) - All U.S. Citizens, Nationals, and Foreign Nationals who meet both Immigration Laws and Annual Appropriations Laws. - This Pathways Internship will have a tentative start date of May 28th or June 10th, 2019.
As a Student Trainee in the Operations Research Analysis occupational field, you will complete periods of pertinent formal education and periods of employment as part of a formal student employment program. Work assignments during periods of employment include tasks that involve researching, analyzing, interpreting, evaluating, and performing difficult but well precedence operations research assignments in support of one or more of functions. Tasks include the following:
PATHWAYS PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS:
PATHWAYS PROGRAM COMPLETION:
BPA has the option to convert an intern to a permanent position upon program completion. This is not automatic nor guaranteed. It is at the discretion of the employing office. Interns may be converted to the GS level qualified for at the time of conversion. To be eligible for conversion, an intern must:
GS-04: To qualify, you must have completed 2 full academic years of post high school study OR an associates degree.
GS-05: To qualify, you must have completed 4 academic years of post-high school leading to a bachelor's degree OR a bachelor’s degree.
GS-07: To qualify, you must have completed 1 full academic year of graduate level education; or Eligibility under the Superior Academic Achievement Provision and completion of a bachelor's degree.
Note: 1 full academic year is equivalent to 30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours. You must submit a copy of your current transcripts for verification.
You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
Although not required your application and resume should demonstrate that you possess the following knowledge, skills, abilities and competencies (KSACs). Do not provide a separate narrative written statement. Rather, you should describe in your application how your past work experience or educational course work demonstrates that you possess the KSACs identified below.
(A) Attention to Detail: Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.
(B) Mathematical Reasoning: Solves practical problems by choosing appropriately from a variety of mathematical and statistical techniques.
(C) Oral Communication: Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.
(D) Writing: Recognizes or uses correct English grammar, punctuation, and spelling; communicates information (for example, facts, ideas, or messages) in a succinct and organized manner; produces written information, which may include technical material, that is appropriate for the intended audience.
(E) Computer Skills: Uses computers, software applications, databases, and automated systems to accomplish work.
(F) Modeling and Simulation: Knowledge of the tools and techniques used to develop functional, physical, or prototype models and simulations for test and evaluation programs, the prediction of behavior and phenomena, and to visually communicate concepts.
DO NOT EMAIL YOUR APPLICATION DOCUMENTS. Application documents will not be accepted outside of the online application system.
EDUCATION:
Your educational goals must include obtaining a professional 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.
You must submit a copy of your current transcripts for proof of education and enrollment. If you are not currently enrolled, but have been accepted for future enrollment you must submit a copy of your acceptance letter with your application.
PLEASE NOTE: This internship will start in May/June 2017 and you must be a current student at that time. If you graduate before May/June 2017 you will not be eligible for this Pathways Internship, unless you are pursuing further education in which you will need to provide proof of enrollment or acceptance into a degree seeking program with your application.
Education must be obtained from an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Foreign education must be reviewed by an organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For special instructions pertaining to foreign education and a list of organizations that can evaluate foreign education, see the Department of Education website.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Applicants will be reviewed to determine if they meet minimum qualifications, as described above. All applicants who meet the minimum qualifications will be forwarded to the hiring manager for review and consideration. Veterans preference does apply and preference eligibles will be placed ahead of non-preference eligibles when referred to hiring managers.
If your resume is incomplete or does not support the responses you provided in your online questionnaire, or if you fail to submit all required documentation before the vacancy closes, you may be rated 'ineligible', 'not qualified', or your score may be adjusted accordingly.
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Please carefully review the following list to determine what documentation you need to submit. Some documents may not apply to all applicants.
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ALL APPLICANTS: You must submit documentation supporting your educational claims and responses to the online questionnaire.
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
To be considered for this position, you must submit your complete application no later than 11:59pm U.S. Eastern Time on the closing date of this announcement. If you do not submit a complete application prior to the closing time (regardless of when you started) the online application system will not allow you to finish! Requests for extensions will not be granted, so please begin the application process allowing yourself enough time to finish before the deadline. Our online application system displays a countdown timer at the top of the screen for your reference.
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