From Regan Miller. Sounds like a good opportunity for someone out there with a year’s
experience. Good reason to get the survey course this summer.
Tom Mitchell, Ph.D.
Director of Graduate
Studies in Applied Psychology
Division of Applied
Behavioral Sciences
Academic Center Sutite
209 D
Phone: 410 837 5348
email: [log in to unmask]
web:
http://home.ubalt.edu/tmitch
From: Miller, Regan
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Sent: Friday, March 06, 2009 1:29
PM
To: tom mitchell
Subject: Personnel Research
Psychologist Position w/ Secret Service
Hey there –
The link below takes you to USAJOBS for the vacancy
announcement. Applicants have until March 17 at 11:59pm to apply.
The specialized experience is not described in the announcement very
well. But an individual who has survey/assessment experience would likely
qualify. The experience has to be equivalent to one year of full time
experience. The following paragraph explains more what the individual
would be doing on entry. Resumes should be tailored to include duties
performed related to the information below. Anyone interested in applying
really needs to thoroughly describe their experience to qualify…
“GS-11 engineering or personnel
psychologists are assigned to projects such as (1) analyzing human capabilities
and limitations in the operation or monitoring of specific machine functions in
a man-machine function, (2) planning a survey of a defined population to
determine attitudes and reactions to alternate forms of social or occupational
organization, or (3) conducting a study to determine the predictive usefulness
of existing tests for specific occupations. They exercise professional judgment
and creativity in applying existing theory and available methods and precedents
to the conditions and needs of a specific project. Studies typical of grade
GS-11 do not involve the development of novel instruments, methods, or
criteria, but the adaptation of types which have had previous successful use in
similar situations. GS-11 psychologists evaluate data and reports of previous
studies, analyze the results, and determine their applicability to the present
project. They develop plans for the study, experimental models, proposed tests,
and questionnaires; carry out statistical and other kinds of validation
studies; assess results and judge their applicability and value to the problem;
and make recommendations and reports to their superiors.”
I know this job is posted on SIOP and
USAJOBS, but neither announcement is really up-to-par for government
standards…I thought I’d pass along additional information that may
help interested students apply.
Thanks!
Regan L. Miller
Human Resources Consultant
Human Resources Consulting Program
Center for Talent Services
Office: (202) 606-1277
Fax: (202) 606-0596