This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/794936500. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
The Surface Transportation Board is an independent federal agency that is responsible for the economic oversight of the nation's freight rail system.
The position is located in the Office of Economics (OE) Section of Data Analytics and serves as an Operations Research Analyst (Data Scientist). You will serve subject matter experts to agency leadership by providing sound, scientific, and quantitative information on matters that pertain to data analysis.
Learn more about this agency06/10/2024 to 06/24/2024
$139,395 - $181,216 per year
GS 14
2 vacancies in the following location:
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Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
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Permanent
Full-time
Competitive
14
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No
STB-DHA-12424481-24-TR
794936500
All U.S. Citizens. This position is being filled through Direct Hire Authority. Traditional rating and ranking of applications Does NOT apply. Veteran's preference Does NOT apply.
This announcement may not be open for the full open period shown above. THIS JOB ANNOUNCEMENT has an applicant limit of 100. Therefore, the announcement will close the day 100 applicants hvae been received.
In this position, you will serve as an Operations Research Analyst (Data Scientist) in OE, serving as an expert in the applications of operations research, systems analysis and/or data science, using these theories, principles, methods and tools for identifying, analyzing, determining, defining and resolving a variety of data-driven opportunities across STB. You will work with diverse groups ranging from subject matter experts to agency leadership on defensible insights dervied from data and quantitative models.
As a Data Scientist in OE, you will perform the following duties:
You must meet the Mandatory Education Requirements listed in the "Education Requirements" section and the "Specialized Experience" to qualify for this series as described below.
All applicants are required to submit a resume with your application. To receive full consideration for relevant and specialized experience, please utilize the following date format MM/YY to MM/YY - or - MM/YY to present and the number of hours worked per week for each period of employment/experience listed in your resume. Your responses to the questionnaire must be supported/demonstrated in your resume.
If, after reviewing your resume and supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and experience, your rating may be lowered to reflect the submitted documentation more accurately.
In describing your experience, please be clear and specific. We will not make assumptions regarding your experience or education.
Read more about what should I include in my federal resume. https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/faq/application/documents/resume/what-to-include/
Specialized experience must meet 52 weeks equivalent to the next lower grade level. A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must clearly indicate the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.
Specialized Experience is defined as the experience that has equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position of the Operations Research Analyst, 1515 series.
To qualify for this position, you must meet the Mandatory Education Requirements and Specialized Experience outlined below for the Operations Research Analyst, as described below.
Basic Requirements:
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.
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GS-14
To be qualified for this position at the GS-14 grade level, you must demonstrate in your resume one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level, GS-13, in the Federal service (experience may have been gained in the private sector or volunteer experience) demonstrated by 1) utilizing a wide range of methods and techniques used in data analytics to recommend those suitable for producing explicit findings and evaluations; 2) providing technical advice to senior subject matter specialists and officials responsible for broad program operations; and 3) planning major developmental studies sufficient to significant and innovative recommendations for advancing programs and/or methods.
All grades for the 1515 series have a positive education requirement that must be met.
Basic Requirements:
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 provide your transcripts to support your educational claims. Transcripts may be unofficial copies, but they must come from an accredited college or university, and they also must include the courses' names and number of credit hours. To search the database of accredited institutions visit: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/Search.aspxA career with the U.S. Government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.
As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. In addition, the Surface Transportation Board (STB) has work/life-balance flexibilities that may be right for you, such as .
A Flexible Work Schedule options.
This position is Telework eligible based upon the STB Telework policy.
Fitness Center: STB employees, at no cost, have access to the fitness center conveniently located in the building; and
A monthly transit subsidy for a portion of your commuting costs to help defray the commuting costs of employees who use mass transportation, including commuter bus, Metrorail or Metrobus, or commuter rail systems.
More than one position may be filled from this announcement.
The lnteragency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit appropriate documentation (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location) and be rated well-qualified by scoring 85 or better on the assessment. Please use this link to find out additional information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Once the application process is complete, a review of the resume and supporting documentation will be made and compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine if you are qualified for this job. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and or experience, your rating may be lowered to accurately reflect the submitted documentation.
All applicants will be reviewed to determine if they meet the basic qualifications for this position, specifically the educational and specialized experience requirements.
Please note, Applicants will not be rated or ranked for this position and Veteran's Preference does NOT apply.
All applications that are verified to meet the basic qualifications will be referred to the selecting official.
DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE: PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. All answers provided in the on-line process must be substantiated by a resume. If, upon review, it is determined that your resume and/or supporting documents do not support your answer choices, your application may be removed from consideration.
Please be advised, the following documents are required even if you are already a current Federal or STB employee:
1. Resume that includes the experience you wish to be considered for the review of your qualifications, the dates of employment with month and year, and hours worked per week, if part-time. Resumes that do not contain all of the necessary information to determine qualifications may be marked as insufficient and applicants may not receive consideration for this position. Your latest resume submission is the one that will be used to determine your qualifications.
2. Responses to questionnaire.
3. Transcripts
4. Supporting documentation that will be used to verify your eligibility or any preference eligibility along with your application package. These documents may include, but are not limited to:
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.
Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an application. To apply for this position, you must complete the initial online application, which includes the submission of the required documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on {INSERT DATE} to receive consideration. The application process is as follows:
Once referred, you may be asked to complete a structured interview, written demonstration, and/or fit interview. Deliberate attempts to falsify information may be grounds for not selecting you or for dismissing you from the position/agency during the probationary period.
Once your online application is submitted you will receive a confirmation notification by email. Your application will be evaluated. You will receive another notification about the status of your application.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/794936500. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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The Surface Transportation Board (STB) is a small independent federal agency with broad regulatory authority over railroads and more limited regulatory responsibilities over certain water carriers, non-energy pipelines, trucking companies, and inter-city bus companies. STB receives its statutory authority from the STB Reauthorization Act of 2015.
The Office of Economics (OE) supports the Board's decision-making process through economic, cost, financial, and engineering analyses in railroad maximum-rate proceedings, mergers, line abandonments, line constructions, trackage rights cases, and other cases before the agency where such analysis is needed. OE also makes available to the public a variety of statistical and financial analyses of the railroad industry. OE manages the Board-prescribed Uniform System of Accounts and cost accounting systems. OE also audits Class I carriers to ensure their compliance with these systems and uses the data provided by carriers to develop and disseminate the Uniform Railroad Costing System.
This announcement may not be open for the full open period shown above. It will close when 100 applications have been received. ONCE 100 APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED, THIS ANNOUNCEMENT WILL CLOSE AND YOU WILL NO LONGER BE ABLE TO APPLY.
One or more positions may be filled through this announcement.