Personnel Research Psychologist

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As a Personnel Research Psychologist, GS-0180-11/12, you will be part of The Office of Personnel Management's, Federal Talent Management Center. If selected, you will support the OPM HR Shared Service Center by developing, implementing, and evaluating hiring assessments; developing and administering surveys, conducting job analysis/competency modeling; and providing assessment-related consultation for Federal Agencies. Basic Requirement For the GS 11/12: You must have successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited or pre-accredited academic institution leading to a bachelor's or higher degree with a major or equivalent in psychology to receive further consideration. Selective Placement Factor (SPF): Selective Placement Factors are special qualifications in addition to the basic requirements that are essential for successful performance in this position. Applicants who do not meet all Selective Placement Factors will be rated ineligible for further consideration. Applicants must demonstrate knowledge of industrial/organizational or applied psychology principles, theories, and methods; knowledge of professional applied psychological research and assessment concepts; and the ability to apply measurement theory, psychometric methodology, and statistical techniques to support assessment, selection, or workforce-related programs. Applicants must also demonstrate the ability to apply these principles and methods in support of organizational research, assessment development, and personnel evaluation activities. To qualify for this position at the GS-11 grade level: In addition to the basic education requirement, you MUST meet one requirement below: A. Education: Completed all requirements for a master's degree (or equivalent) in Industrial/Organizational (I/O) Psychology or related field (e.g., applied, social, or applied social psychology, or organizational development); OR B. Education: Completed all requirements for a Ph.D. (or equivalent) in I/O Psychology or related field; OR C. Experience: Completed at least 1 full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the Federal Government GS-09 grade or pay band. Specialized experience must demonstrate ALL the following: drafting and implementing research plans; AND conducting multivariate statistical analyses; AND assisting in the collection of quantitative and qualitative data using principles, theories, and methods of I/O psychology; AND assisting with assessment projects requiring the application of principles, theories, and methods of I/O psychology in organizational settings. OR D. Combination of Education and Experience: Less than the graduate education described in "A" or "B" and less than the experience described in "C" but have a combination of the type of education in "A" or "B" and type of experience in "C" totaling 100% of the required qualifications. (To determine the combination, first determine your total number of graduate semester hours, and divide that number by 18. Next, divide the total number of months of qualifying experience by 12. Then, add your percentage of education and experience. The two percentages must total at least 100% for you to qualify based on your combination of education and experience. Only graduate education exceeding one year (i.e., 18 semester hours) may be combined with experience.) To qualify for this position at the GS-12 grade level: In addition to the basic education requirement, you MUST meet one requirement below: A. Education: Completed all requirements for a Ph.D. (or equivalent) in Industrial/Organizational (I/O) Psychology or related field (e.g., applied, social, or applied social psychology, or organizational development); OR B. Experience: Completed at least 1 full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the Federal Government GS-11 grade or pay band. Specialized experience must demonstrate ALL the following: a) Leading/managing part of a project or serving in a primary role on projects involving at least one of the following areas: (i) developing tests/assessment tools for selection or promotion consistent with professional and legal requirements (e.g., Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures); OR (ii) conducting job analysis or organizational competency modeling; AND b) Using knowledge of the principles, theories, and methods of I/O psychology or related fields (e.g., applied social psychology, applied research/evaluation) to develop practical solutions to assessment problems, including experience with assessment development and validation methods; AND c) Applying knowledge of statistics and statistical tools (e.g., R, SPSS, Python) to analyze individual or organizational data; OR C. Combination of Education and Experience: Less than the graduate education in "A" and less than the experience in "B" but have a combination of the type of education in "A" and type of the experience in "B" tot

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