Job Announcement: Health Scientist Administrator-Behavioral Scientist (NICHD)
OverviewHealth Scientist Administrator-Behavioral Scientist (NICHD)
Salary Range: 77,353.00 - 118,828.00 USD per year
Series & Grade: GS-0601-13/14
Promotion Potential: 14
Open Period: Friday, May 26, 2006 to Friday, June 16, 2006
Position Information: Full-Time Permanent
Duty Locations: 1 vacancy - Bethesda, MD, 1 vacancy - Bethesda, MD
Applications will be accepted from US Citizens, from current and former competitive service Federal employees, and people eligible under special hiring authorities.
Job Summary:
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This position is located in the Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (MRDD) Branch, in the Center for Developmental Biology an Perinatal Medicine (CDBPM) within the National Institute for Child Health and Human Development (NICHD). The Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (MRDD) Branch, is one of four Branches in the Center for Developmental Biology and Perinatal Medicine (CDBPM), that supports research and research training related to the biological, medical, behavioral and social processes that contribute to, or influence the development of mental retardation and developmental disabilities. The latter include, among other autism, cerebral palsy, and down syndrome, and all of which are frequently associated with mental retardation. Research support is aimed at generating new information about the prevention, detection, diagnosis, amelioration, and epidemiology of mental retardation.
In order to receive consideration for this position, you MUST follow the instructions listed on the 'How to Apply' Tab. This vacancy requires that you submit narrative responses to each of the KSAs listed in the 'How You Will Be Evaluated' section OR submit your responses through the attached on-line questionnaire.
**PLEASE NOTE**: Attached to this announcement is an on-line questionnaire by which you can submit your KSAs if you are applying on-line. If you are not applying on-line, please submit your narrative responses via email to [email protected] or by fax to (301) 480-1789.
Relocation expenses may be paid.
If you are a hearing impaired individual seeking assistance with the application process, you may contact the Human Resources Specialist listed in this announcement by phoning a relay operator at 1-800-735-2258. For additional information see http://www.mdrelay.org or http://www.consumer.att.com/relay/
Key Requirements:- Education
- U.S. Citizenship
- Federal employees must achieve time in grade to qualify
Duties
The MRDD Branch is seeking applicants, to serve as a Health Scientist Administrator (Behavioral Scientist) for research planning, development, and administration encompassing the behavioral and social sciences. The incumbent will formulate and plan programs of behavioral and social science research and research training through scientific study and review of emerging and scientifically promising research findings, needs and opportunities.
The incumbent will consult with scientists and administrative officials in research institutions, foundations, governmental, public and private agencies where potential research contributions exist or are needed; conduct intensive analytical studies of particular problem areas in the filed of mental retardation and developmental disabilities; organize and participate in scientific conferences and workshops; and counsel applicants for research and research training in mental retardation and developmental disabilities, including educational and other interventions, basic and clinical behavioral research on a wide range of conditions, and related topics such as family and social relationships. The incumbent will review and monitor grant applications awarded to individual investigators; review research proposals and recommend modification or revisions in line with the program of the Branch; provide feedback to research applicants; monitor research progress; and prepare reports documenting accomplishments.
Qualifications and Evaluation
Qualifications:
All candidates must meet qualifications and time-in-grade requirements of the position within 30 days of the closing date of this vacancy announcement.
Basic Requirements: Degree: major study in an academic field related to the health sciences or allied sciences appropriate to the work of the position.
Evaluation of Experience for Grants Administration Positions: For positions at grades GS-12 and above involved in professional work in grants administration, qualifying experience is considered to be experience in grants administration in areas of science similar or related to the work of the position for which application is made, provided such experience involved professional judgment of a kind and level of difficulty and responsibility essential to successful performance in the position to be filled.
In addition to meeting the basic requirements listed above, applicants for all grades must be U.S. Citizen's and must meet the requirements described in paragraphs A and B below:
A. Successful completion of all requirements for a Ph.D., M.D., (or equivalent doctoral degree), in an accredited college or university, including acceptance of the dissertation, in an academic field related to the health sciences or allied health sciences in the areas of mental retardation, developmental disabilities, neurosciences, medical genetics, birth defects;
OR
B. Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university, leading to a bachelor's or higher degree, with major study in an academic field of the health or pertinent sciences which have been applied and utilized by the applicant in health or health-related research and, in addition, at least 1 year of qualifying progressively responsible experience; or any equivalent combination of graduate study and research experience in these fields. This education and experience must demonstrate that the applicant has acquired the scientific knowledge, skills and abilities to apply and utilize them successfully in health or health-related research at a level which is the qualitative equivalent of that acquired in meeting all the requirements for the Ph.D. degree (or equivalent doctoral degree), including the dissertation as indicated above. The appropriate doctoral equivalency must be supported by publications in health or health-related research accomplishment in appropriate scientific journals; or other objective evidence in such form that it may be reviewed and evaluated.
In addition to A and B, you must demonstrate that you have (1) worked independently in planning, organizing, and conducting biomedical behavioral health, or health-related research; (2) served effectively, in research program administration in these fields; and (3) acquired an understanding of the history, interests, internal dynamics, and relationships of organizations in which health research is conducted. This experience may be gained as a principal investigator of a grant or contract, or may otherwise be gained through active involvement in initiating research projects, developing protocols, conducting studies, documenting findings, interpreting results in a published report (journal), supervising staff, and managing the budget.
Qualification requirements in the vacancy announcement are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook, which contains federal qualification standards. This handbook is available on the Office of Personnel Management's website located at http://www.opm.gov/qualifications.
Please refer to the NIH guidance for Health Scientist Administrators at http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/about/jobs/hsaguide.htm
To qualify based on education, submit copy of transcript or list of courses with credit hours, major(s), and grade-point average or class ranking. Application materials will not be returned. Submit proof of your education with a transcript or list of courses with credit hours, major(s), and grade point average or class ranking. We will be unable to return these to you. You can receive credit for education received outside the United States if you provide evidence that it is comparable to an accredited educational institution in the United States when you apply.
This position has a positive education requirement. Therefore, applicants applying for this position MUST submit a copy of their transcripts and/or a list of college courses showing course titles, credits earned, and grades along with a copy of the professional degree at the time of application and no later than the closing date of this announcement.
Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. For a listing of services that can perform this evaluation, see http://www.naces.org/members.htm National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) website. This evaluation MUST be received by the closing date of this announcement.
You must be a U.S. citizen to qualify for this position.
You must meet time-in-grade restrictions by the closing date of this announcement.
How You Will Be Evaluated:
Method to be used in evaluating candidates: Applicant meeting minimum qualifications, including the selective factor(s) if any, will be further evaluated based on the degree that they meet the Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs). Any experience, awards, and/or training and educational courses that relate to the KSAs should be described in detail as a way of demonstrating your level of competence in the KSAs. Experience may be as an employee, or volunteer, paid or unpaid. This evaluation determines the list of candidates who will be referred to the Selecting Officials for final consideration. This vacancy requires that you submit separate narrative responses to each of the KSAs in order to receive consideration for this announcement. If you are applying on-line, you can submit your responses by clicking on the screening questionnaire. After you complete the questionnaire, your responses will be attached to your on-line resume. If you are not applying on-line, please submit your narrative responses via email to [email protected] or fax them to (301) 480-1789.
ALL APPLICANTS MUST ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING:
- Professional knowledge of the principles, theories, and practices applicable to behavioral and social sciences research in the field of mental retardation and developmental disabilities, and the current activities, research initiatives and principal figures in the field.
- Knowledge of ethnocultural issues in the conduct of scientific research, and with public policies and service systems related to mental retardation and developmental disabilities.
- Ability to plan and manage behavioral research and research training programs involving complex administrative management requirements.
- Interpersonal skills dealing effectively with colleagues and non-government and governmental scientists, policy makers, and the public in the course of daily work.
- Demonstrate oral and writing skill in communicating complex scientific concepts to scientific or lay audience in informal and formal settings.
You will be evaluated based upon the responses you provide on the job specific questionnaire that is required as part of the application process for this position.
Screening Questions:
- Professional knowledge of the principles, theories, and practices applicable to behavioral and social sciences research in the field of mental retardation and developmental disabilities, and the current activities, research initiatives and principal figures in the field
- Knowledge of ethnocultural issues in the conduct of scientific research, and with public policies and service systems related to mental retardation and developmental disabilities.
- Ability to plan and manage behavioral research and research training programs involving complex administrative management requirements.
- Interpersonal skills dealing effectively with colleagues and non-government and governmental Scientists, policy makers, and the public in the course of daily work.
- Demonstrate oral and writing skill in communicating complex scientific concepts to scientific or lay audience in informal and formal settings.
Benefits and Other Information
Benefits:
For Permanent Positions:
http://www.jobs.nih.gov/Benefits/permanentemployeesinfo.htm and http://www.opm.gov/insure/health/new_employees.asp
Other Information:
When promotion potential is shown, the agency is not making a commitment and is not obligated to provide future promotions to you if you are selected. Future promotions will be dependent on your ability to perform the duties at a higher level, the continuing need for an employee assigned to the higher level, and administrative approval.
Relocation expenses and recruitment incentives may be paid.
Before entering on duty, you will be required to complete a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE-450. You will need to provide the information annually should you be employed by the NIH.
You will be required to serve a probationary period of 1 year.
This position requires some overnight travel on average of 1 or 2 night per month.
You must submit all required information by the closing date. If materials are not received, your application will be evaluated solely on the information available and you may not receive full consideration or may not be considered eligible.
The materials you send with your application will not be returned.
In an effort to promote efficiency in the hiring process, the resume and corresponding responses of successful candidates may be shared with other Institutes/Centers of NIH with similar vacancies. However, applicants are strongly encouraged to apply directly to the vacancy of interest and not rely on this possibility as a means of securing employment. If you do not want your application shared with other Institutes/Centers, you must notify the point of contact for this vacancy and your record will be noted accordingly.
NIH is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Selection for this position will be based solely on merit, without discrimination for non-merit reasons such as race, color, religion, sex, national origin, politics, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, age or membership or non-membership in an employee organization.
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How to Apply
You may submit your resume for this job online by selecting the 'Apply Online' button at the bottom of this announcement. Please note: your online resume may not be a complete application. Be sure to carefully read this announcement to see if additional information is required and how it should be submitted. If you do not use the online feature, you should send your resume, or Optional Form 612, along with any other required documents to the address shown below.
To apply online, read the announcement carefully and note any rating factors or KSAs that will need a response. From the announcement, select Apply on Line. You will need to log on to access your existing resumes or to create a new one and then submit it for consideration.
We may hire at any of the grades shown in this announcement. You are encouraged to identify the grade level(s) or salary for which you wish to be considered.
If you are a current or former federal employee with reinstatement eligibility, you MUST submit a copy of your last Notification of Personnel Action (SF50) showing your position, title, series, grade and eligibility. If you have separated from Federal Government employment, you may obtain a copy of your SF-50 via: Federal Records Center, National Archives and Record Administration 111 Winnebago Street, St. Louis, MO 63118-4126 Telephone: 314-801-9250 Fax: 314-801-9269 or you can visit their website at http://www.archives.gov/facilities/mo/st_louis/civilian_personnel_records.html
Applications will be evaluated separately for Federal employees who have competitive status and candidates from other sources. If you have competitive status and submit only one application it will be considered under merit promotion procedures. If you wish to be considered under both procedures, you must submit two (2) complete applications.
If you are claiming veteran's preference, you MUST submit the appropriate documentation to support this claim. In order to be considered as a 5-point preference eligible, you MUST submit a copy of your Certificate of Release or Discharge From Active Duty, DD214 indicating that you have been separated from active duty in the Armed Forces with an honorable or general discharge. If you are claiming 10-point preference, you MUST submit the appropriate documentation required for your type of preference. If we do not receive the required documentation by the closing date of this announcement, you will not receive veteran's preference.
If you are claiming eligibility based on CTAP or ICTAP, you MUST submit a copy of your Reduction in Force (RIF) Notice or other equivalent agency notification documenting your eligibility, a copy of your current (or last) rating of record, and a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, SF-50, or equivalent showing your full performance level or career ladder.
Current PHS Commissioned Officers who wish to be considered as members of the Commissioned Corps may apply by submitting a Curriculum Vitae or resume. Please indicate the announcement number on your application.
Application mailed using government postage or through an internal federal government mail system will not be considered.
Supplemental documents must be mailed for faxed to the contact information provided below or emailed to Jeanette Edds at [email protected]. Supplemental documents MUST be received by the closing date to receive consideration for this announcement.
Contact Information
Jeanette Edds
Phone: 301-496-3367
Fax: 301-480-1789
Internet: [email protected]
Or write:
Department Of Health And Human Services
Fax: 301-480-1789
What To Expect Next:
Once your complete application is received we will conduct an evaluation of your qualifications and determine your ranking. The most highly qualified candidates will be referred to the hiring manager for further consideration and possible interview. You will be notified of the outcome.
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Last Edited: 05/25/06 11:48 AM by Evette Mezger
