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Description:
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 Washington,
DC.
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
America's Frontline in the war
against terrorism. Additional information on CBP can be found
at www.cbp.gov.
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] 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. |