Job Summary

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.

Job Description

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" totaling 100% of the required qualifications. To determine the combination, compute experience as a percentage of experience in "B", determine education as a percentage of education in "A"; add the 2 percentages. Total percentages must equal at least 100%. Only graduate education exceeding 1 year (i.e., 18 semester hours) may be combined with experience. NOTE: You MUST submit a copy/copies of your transcript(s), as a part of your application, to verify you have met the basic requirement and other qualifying education requirements for further consideration. Related Degrees: The curriculum of related degrees should include coursework such as research methods, statistical methods, and core industrial and organizational domains, including: measurement of individual differences; criterion theory and development; job and task analysis; employee selection, placement, and classification; performance appraisal and feedback; training theory, program design, and evaluation; work motivation; attitude theory; small group theory and process; leadership theory; organizational theory; and organizational development. To meet the Recent Graduate Program Eligibility requirements, you must have obtained a qualifying Associates, Bachelor's, Master's, Professional, Doctorate, Vocational or Technical degree or certificate from a qualifying educational institution, within the previous 2 years. All Education must be accredited by an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications (particularly positions with a positive education requirement.) Therefore, applicants must report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accredited institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Applicants may verify accreditation at the following website: Accreditation. All education claimed by applicants will be verified by OPM accordingly. ATTENTION VETERANS: A veteran, as defined in 5 U.S.C. 2108, who due to military service obligation, was precluded from applying to the Recent Graduates Program during any portion of the 2-year eligibility period shall have a full 2-year period of eligibility upon his or her release or discharge from active duty. In no event, however, may the individual's eligibility period extend beyond 6 years from the date on which the individual completed the requirements of an academic course of study. You must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement. 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.