Data Scientist

This position is located in the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
If you do not meet any of the categories listed below, you may wish to apply under announcement 24-HUD-224-P which is open for any U.S. citizen to apply. Please refer to that announcement for details on open period, eligibility, and how to apply.Qualifications:

You must meet the following requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement.

Specialized Experience: For the GS-13 grade level, you must have one year (52 full weeks) of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized Experience for this position includes:
-Performing quantitative and qualitative analysis to support executive decision making; AND
-Experience developing a data warehouse using SQL, Python, R or similar data management technologies; AND
-Preparing and delivering technical/narrative reports for making program decisions; AND
-Creating consumable data visualizations to promote understanding of results or trends (graphs, charts, dashboards).
Specialized Experience: For the GS-12 grade level, you must have one year (52 full weeks) of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized Experience for this position includes:
-Experience developing a data warehouse using SQL, Python, R or similar data management technologies; AND
-Creating consumable data visualizations to promote understanding of results or trends (graphs, charts, dashboards).
Specialized Experience: For the GS-11 grade level, you must have one year (52 full weeks) of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized Experience for this position includes:
-Experience utilizing data management technologies, such as SQL, Python, R or similar; AND
-Preparing technical/narrative reports for making program decisions.
OR Education: You may substitute education for general or specialized experience as follows: 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or an LL.M, if related or equivalent doctoral degree.
OR Combination: You may qualify by a combination of experience and education. To combine education and experience, the total percentage of experience at the required grade level compared to the specialized experience requirement, as well as the percentage of completed education compared to the education requirement must equal at least 100 percent. Only graduate level education in excess of 36 semester hours (54 quarter hours), may be used to combine education and experience.
Experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your resume.
Time-in-Grade: In addition to the above requirements, you must meet the following time-in-grade requirement, if applicable:
For the GS-13 you must have been at the GS-12 level for 52 weeks.
For the GS-12 you must have been at the GS-11level for 52 weeks.
For the GS-11 you must have been at the GS-09level for 52 weeks.
Time After Competitive Appointment: Candidates who are current Federal employees serving on a non-temporary competitive appointment must have served at least three months in that appointment.Education: The education generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. If you are qualifying based on foreign education, you must submit proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency. Refer to the OPM instructions.
To be qualified for this position, you must meet the basic educational and/or work experience requirements for Data Scientist positions in the federal government. These requirements are:
A) A degree in mathematics, statistics, computer science, data science or field directly related to the position. The degree must be in a major field of study (at least at the baccalaureate level) that is appropriate for the position.
OR
B) A combination of education and experience with courses equivalent to a major field of study (30 semester hours/45 quarter hours) as shown in paragraph A above, plus additional education or appropriate experience.Employment Type: FULL_TIME