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Social Scientist (PSS 22-020 - Washington DC)
Washington, DCSocial Scientist (PSS 22-020)
Washington, D.C.
Requires: A Secret security clearance is required for this position (Clearance FAQs HERE)
ATSG Corporation prides itself on our proven dedication to providing expert assistance to our government partners—without any surprises. We work hard to honor our commitment to our clients while ensuring our employees feel secure and empowered in their work. We take excellent care of our team, so they may have the freedom and confidence to focus on their missions and provide nothing but the best output on the work site and at home.
The company provides a variety of services within the Intelligence Community. Our products may be diverse, but the results are one and the same—on schedule, on budget, and completed with superior quality. We are experienced in areas such as Mobility, Enterprise Architecture, Data Processing, Law Enforcement Mission Support, and Acquisition Support. As an organization, we are consistently expanding our footprint in the contracting community.
We are presently identifying two (2) candidates for the following position: Social Scientist (PSS 22-020). This candidate will work with Dept. of State, International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (DOS-INL) in Washington, D.C. on the Professional Services Support (PSS) contract.
The U.S. Department of State is the lead institution for the conduct of American diplomacy and the Secretary of State is the President’s principal foreign policy advisor. The Department of State’s mission is to advance U.S. national security interests, fight terrorism, protect U.S. interests abroad, and implement foreign policy initiatives that build a freer, prosperous, and secure world.
INL’s Office of Knowledge Management (INL/KM) seeks to continuously improve the design, implementation, and results of assistance aimed to improve criminal justice capacity abroad by providing programmatic and policy guidance, expertise, and training informed by experience and evidence. The position is located in the Division of Design and Learning (INL/KM/DDL), which focuses on program design, monitoring, evaluation, and learning.
Minimum Qualifications—
Preferred Qualifications—
Responsibilities—
Telework—
*Candidates are encouraged to submit a .doc or .docx resume that explicitly addresses each of the requirements listed above.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, our applicants and employees are protected from discrimination. Visit http://bit.ly/FederalEEO for more information.
Equal access to programs, services and employment is available to all persons. Those applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application and/or interview process should notify a representative of the Recruiting Team.
This contractor and subcontractor shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-300.5(a) and 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals on the basis of protected veteran status or disability and require affirmative action by covered prime contractors and subcontractors to employ and advance in employment qualified protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.
To comply with Federal law, ATSG Corporation participates in E-Verify. Successful candidates must pass the E-Verify process after hire.
We respectfully request not to be contacted by recruiters and/or staffing agencies.
Washington, D.C.
Requires: A Secret security clearance is required for this position (Clearance FAQs HERE)
ATSG Corporation prides itself on our proven dedication to providing expert assistance to our government partners—without any surprises. We work hard to honor our commitment to our clients while ensuring our employees feel secure and empowered in their work. We take excellent care of our team, so they may have the freedom and confidence to focus on their missions and provide nothing but the best output on the work site and at home.
The company provides a variety of services within the Intelligence Community. Our products may be diverse, but the results are one and the same—on schedule, on budget, and completed with superior quality. We are experienced in areas such as Mobility, Enterprise Architecture, Data Processing, Law Enforcement Mission Support, and Acquisition Support. As an organization, we are consistently expanding our footprint in the contracting community.
We are presently identifying two (2) candidates for the following position: Social Scientist (PSS 22-020). This candidate will work with Dept. of State, International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (DOS-INL) in Washington, D.C. on the Professional Services Support (PSS) contract.
The U.S. Department of State is the lead institution for the conduct of American diplomacy and the Secretary of State is the President’s principal foreign policy advisor. The Department of State’s mission is to advance U.S. national security interests, fight terrorism, protect U.S. interests abroad, and implement foreign policy initiatives that build a freer, prosperous, and secure world.
INL’s Office of Knowledge Management (INL/KM) seeks to continuously improve the design, implementation, and results of assistance aimed to improve criminal justice capacity abroad by providing programmatic and policy guidance, expertise, and training informed by experience and evidence. The position is located in the Division of Design and Learning (INL/KM/DDL), which focuses on program design, monitoring, evaluation, and learning.
Minimum Qualifications—
- U.S. Citizen
- A Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.
- A PhD in political science, economics, sociology, criminology, monitoring and evaluation, or a related field
- Six to ten years’ experience in relevant field
- Demonstrated knowledge of Federal regulations in regard to area of specific need
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
- Demonstrated experience facilitating organizational change
- Demonstrated ability to work on projects and issues within overall policy guidelines
- Demonstrated skilled in oral and written communication, sufficient to draft action and info memos, congressional testimony, press guidance and congressional and general correspondence
- Knowledge of international narcotics and law enforcement issues
- Knowledge of issues related to development, foreign assistance, politics and economy, sociology, anthropology, organizational development, and/or narcotics and law enforcement
- Experience conducting mixed-methods research and analysis, including the development of research questions and design of measurement strategies
- Experience teaching or collaborating with non-experts on the development of research questions and quantitative metrics
- Demonstrated ability to provide advice, guidance, and consultation with regard to the interpretation and application of social science analysis
- COVID-19 Vaccination Required. *President Biden's Executive Order mandates all U.S. Federal employees and contractors providing services to the U.S. Federal Government who are working on or in connection with and U.S. Department contracts (subject to limited exceptions for disabilities or religious objections) to be fully vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus. This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
Preferred Qualifications—
- Experience working in foreign assistance and/or social science research in developing countries
- Experience using R, Python, or other statistical software for data analysis and visualization
Responsibilities—
- Design, conduct, and present independent research, orally and in writing, to assess effects of INL programs using qualitative and quantitative methods from the social sciences, as appropriate. Data sources will include internal INL project performance data, publicly available datasets, data and reports available for purchase, and new data collected for a given research project
- Analyze INL project performance data (statistical and textual) to identify strengths and weaknesses of the data needed for assessing project effectiveness, and advise accordingly to improve Bureau policies on design, monitoring, and evaluation, including drafting documents, and conducting analyses, feasibility studies, and strategy options
- Design and supervise evaluations of INL programs in accordance with INL evaluation standards, including:
- Design and/or review of research questions, in collaboration with INL program staff and/or project implementers
- Design and/or review of research strategies, including data collection and methods
- Design and/or review of survey questionnaires, focus group discussion guides, and sampling plans
- Supervision and monitoring of data collection, potentially including field visits
- Rigorous review and quality control of analysis provided by project implementers
- Independent cleaning and analysis of monitoring and evaluation data; and
- Written and oral reporting, including visualization of findings and recommendations for future projects, primarily aimed at a general audience of policymakers, but with preparation for engaging technical specialists as well
- Conduct market research, develop inputs for government cost estimates, draft statements of work and other pre-award documents, prepare technical evaluations and associated documentation, participate as a technical advisor to a source selection board or as a nonvoting member of a source selection evaluation board, assist in the evaluation of a contractor’s performance, and work in a situation that might permit access to confidential business information
- Design performance monitoring plans in collaboration with INL program staff and in accordance with INL project design and monitoring standards, and monitor data collection, modifying plans as needed to ensure best performance
- Develop curriculum and teach project design, monitoring, and evaluation techniques to non-experts
- Participate in and contribute to INL’s Monitoring and Evaluation Community of Practice and other forums related to project design, monitoring, and evaluation, potentially involving participation in situations where it might be assumed that participants are agency employees or representatives
- Support broader project design, monitoring, and evaluation efforts as needed
Telework—
- This position has been designated as 100% telework within the Washington, DC locality. This designation does not guarantee telework privileges for the contractor employee; INL reserves the right to expand the requirement for in-person presence at the physical work location if the contractor employee is unable to successfully perform the duties and responsibilities of the position remotely. INL may also require the incumbent to report to the physical work location additional days within a pay period as required to support office or program needs.
*Candidates are encouraged to submit a .doc or .docx resume that explicitly addresses each of the requirements listed above.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, our applicants and employees are protected from discrimination. Visit http://bit.ly/FederalEEO for more information.
Equal access to programs, services and employment is available to all persons. Those applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application and/or interview process should notify a representative of the Recruiting Team.
This contractor and subcontractor shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-300.5(a) and 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals on the basis of protected veteran status or disability and require affirmative action by covered prime contractors and subcontractors to employ and advance in employment qualified protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.
To comply with Federal law, ATSG Corporation participates in E-Verify. Successful candidates must pass the E-Verify process after hire.
We respectfully request not to be contacted by recruiters and/or staffing agencies.