Job Summary

There are two positions located in the U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences in Washington, DC. The Assessment Development Expert and the Assessment Administration Expert are responsible for providing technical direction and overseeing the NAEP Assessment Content Development contract, in support of National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).

Job Description

Minimum Qualification Requirements You may meet the minimum qualifications for the GS-14, if you possess the specialize experience below. Specialized Experience for the GS-14 One year of experience in either federal or non-federal service that is equivalent to at least a GS-13 performing two (2) out of three (3) of the following duties or work assignments: 1. Experience leading teams responsible for the development or administration of student assessments, such as National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) or statewide assessment programs. 2. Experience supporting the acquisition of education research services that support the administration or the design and implementation of national or state-wide student assessment programs. 3. Experience communicating about operational plans for, or about findings arising from, national or state-wide student assessment programs for both technical and non-technical audiences. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs) - Assessment Development Expert GS-1730-14 The quality of your experience will be measured by the extent to which you possess the following knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs). You do not need to provide separate narrative responses to these KSAs, as they will be measured by your responses to the occupational questionnaire (you may preview the occupational questionnaire by clicking the link at the end of the Evaluations section of this vacancy announcement). 1. Ability to design content appropriate to a national assessment of students' academic knowledge. 2. Knowledge of monitoring contracts that have been issued to procure work in the education sciences. 3. Ability to analyze and synthesize data arising from the implementation of national assessment of student knowledge for the purpose of program improvement. 4. Knowledge of industry-standard procedures for content development and quality assurance. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs) - Assessment Administration Expert GS-1730-14 The quality of your experience will be measured by the extent to which you possess the following knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs). You do not need to provide separate narrative responses to these KSAs, as they will be measured by your responses to the occupational questionnaire (you may preview the occupational questionnaire by clicking the link at the end of the Evaluations section of this vacancy announcement). 1. Knowledge of planning and executing education research studies conducted at scale. 2. Skill on the design and conduct of assessments of students' academic knowledge. 3. Ability to develop solutions that advance strategic priorities for major national data collection and authoritative source of technical input on assessment administration operations. 4. Ability to communicate orally and in writing to formally present results. 5. Knowledge of monitoring procurement contracts in the education sciences.