FYI
From: LEWIS,
LAKESHA [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2007 11:37
AM
To: John Bates
Subject: I/O Psychology Student Employment
Dear Dr. Bates:
Good afternoon. My name is Lakesha Lewis and I am a
Human Resources Specialist for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). We
currently have an opening in the Student Career Experience Program (SCEP) for a
student position in the Personnel Research and Development Division, located in
FRONTLINE
Customs
and Border Protection
Human Resources
Management
Hiring for the
Future…
Student Career Experience Program
(SCEP)
Student Trainee (Personnel Research
Psychologist)
(GS-0199-7/9)
Customs and Border Protection is currently
soliciting students for full and part-time Personnel Research Psychologist
(Student Trainee) positions in the Personnel Research and Development Division
(PRAD), located in
These positions are being filled through
the Student Career Experience Program (SCEP) in the excepted service at the GS-7
grade level ($18.04/Hour) and GS-9 grade level ($22.06/Hour). The SCEP program
is designed to provide you with work experience directly related to your
academic studies while preparing you for possible non-competitive conversion
into a permanent position with the Federal government following completion of
all academic and work requirements. This position is open to students enrolled
or accepted for enrollment in an accredited educational institution taking at
least a half-time academic course load.
About Customs and Border
Protection…
The Department of Homeland Security was formed to help
respond to the threat of terrorist attacks. Within this Department, U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) was established to support this important
mission. With employees stationed along our country’s borders and at the
ports of entry, CBP is
About Your Career…
During this program, you will be exposed to
a variety of developmental assignments within the PRAD Division. You will be
trained in all phases of the research process, including problem definition,
planning, execution, analysis, interpretation and reporting of results. Projects
address problems in human resource management and may be individual or segments
of larger, longitudinal studies. Student duties may include, but are not limited
to, planning surveys of a defined population to determine attitudes, job skills,
knowledge, abilities, and other characteristics and reactions to alternate forms
of social or occupational organization. In addition, you will conduct studies to
determine the predictive effectiveness of existing tests for specific
occupations.
Qualifications
Requirements…
You must have successfully completed a full 4-year
course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's
or higher degree that included a major or equivalent in
psychology.
GS-7: You qualify at the GS-7 level if you meet the
basic requirements as described above AND enrolled or accepted for enrollment in
an accredited educational institution taking at least a half-time academic
course load in a curriculum directly related to Industrial Organizational
Psychology.
GS-9: You qualify at the GS-9 level if you
meet the basic requirements as described above. In addition, you must have
completed at least two years of progressively higher-level graduate education
leading to a PhD in a curriculum directly related to Industrial Organizational Psychology.
About the Benefits…
Students in the SCEP program are entitled
to many of the benefits that regular Federal government employees receive.
They include: Annual Leave, Sick Leave, Health Benefits, Life Insurance,
Retirement and the Thrift Savings Plan.
How to
Apply…
If you are interested in an internship in the Office of
Human Resources Management, please submit a resume and transcript (unofficial transcripts will be
accepted) to [log in to unmask] or
[log in to unmask]. If you
prefer to fax your resume, please fax to (202)
863-6140.
A background security investigation will
be required for all new appointments. Your employment will be contingent
upon a successful completion of a background investigation and favorable
adjudication.
Upon selection, an official agreement will
be established between you, your school and the U.S. Customs and Border
Protection for this student internship.
If claiming Veterans Preference, you must
submit a DD-214.
Questions…
Contact Lakesha Lewis at (202) 863-6231 or
Christopher Baron at (202) 863-6216.
Lakesha Lewis
Human Resources
Specialist
P: (202) 863-6231
F: (202) 863-6140