Summary The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia is unique in the size and the scope of its work. It serves as both the local and the federal prosecutor for the nation's capital. On the local side, AUSAs assigned to the Superior Court Division prosecute cases ranging from misdemeanors to homicides. On the federal side, AUSAs assigned to the Criminal Division prosecute federal crimes. The Civil Division further defends the United States in civil suits brought in the District of Columbia. Responsibilities If selected for this position, you will join a well-respected team in the Superior Court Division of the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia. The Superior Court Division has approximately 180 attorneys and 60 support staff, prosecutes local crimes under D.C. Code law ranging from misdemeanors to shootings, sexual assaults, and homicides, and processes more than 20,000 arrests in a typical year. The Data Scientist will play an important role in implementing the Division's data-driven efforts and will report directly to the Deputy Chief of the Superior Court Division. The Data Scientist will have the opportunity to work with attorneys and staff throughout the Office, including through close coordination with the Office's Chief Information Officer and the Information Technology Division. Typical work assignments will include: - Gathers, analyzes, designs, and constructs new processes for modeling, interpreting, and/or reporting quantitative information, trends, relationships, and correlations among or within data sets to provide data-driven insights and recommendations to leadership. - Develops computational algorithms and statistical methods to find patterns and relationships that allows management to make informed projections and decisions based on findings. - Presents findings of analytical projects to policymakers and non-technical audiences. - Initiating, applying, and planning major developmental studies. - Evaluates data resulting from applying mathematical or statistical tools, models, methods, and techniques. - Interpreting data from large, robust data sets received from multiple sources, including law enforcement and the court, and deriving recommendations for improving prosecution practices and policies and assessing outcomes. Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress. For more information on the Department of Justice and the United States Attorneys' Offices, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao/ As needed, additional positions may be filled using this announcement. This position is also being announced to All U.S. Citizens and Nationals under 25-DC-12805237-DE. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications To qualify as a GS-13 Data Scientist, you must meet one of the basic requirements and possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level in the Federal Service. Basic Requirement: Education: Successful completion of 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 field of study in one of the following majors: mathematics, statistics, computer science or data science. OR Combining Education and Experience: courses equivalent to a major field of study (24 semester hours) in mathematics, statistics, computer science or data science, plus additional education and appropriate experience. AND Specialized Experience: Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized Experience is defined as utilizing knowledge of computer science and mathematical and statistical theories, techniques, and methods to gather, analyze, design and construct new processes for modeling, interpreting and/or reporting quantitative information, trends, relationships, and correlations among or within data sets; developing automated solutions to complex analytical problems; performing data cleaning, manipulation and creation of derived metrics; utilizing data visualization tools to communicate and display analytical results including the development of graphics, charts and complex visualizations; organizing and presenting technical content that is understandable to a non-technical audience; establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with stakeholders, management, and other agencies; developing computational algorithms and statistical methods to find patterns and relationships in large volumes of data; writing code in a variety of languages; and providing data-driving insights and recommendations concerning operations and decision-making. Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)- The ICTAP provides eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your ICTAP eligibility; 2) you apply under the instructions in the announcement; and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well-qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide proof of eligibility to receive selection priority. Such proof may include a copy of your written notification of ICTAP eligibility or a copy of your separation personnel action form. Additional information about ICTAP eligibility is at: http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/ Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)-The CTAP provides eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in the Department of Justice with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your Department of Justice component has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your CTAP eligibility, 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement, and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide a copy of your written notification of CTAP eligibility with your application. Additional information about CTAP eligibility is at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/ Education All academic degrees and coursework must be completed at a college or university that has obtained accreditation or pre-accreditation status from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools that meet this criteria, see http://www.ed.gov OR Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above education 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 timely provide such evidence by submitting proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency with your application materials. More information may be found at http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html. All documentation must be in English or include an English translation. Additional Information Payment of relocation expenses will not be authorized. The Department of Justice offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part, paid vacation; sick leave; holidays; telework; life insurance; health benefits; and participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System. Special Employment Consideration- Persons with disabilities, veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more, certain other veterans, spouses of certain members of the armed forces, and returning Peace Corps volunteers are examples of individuals who are potentially eligible for non-competitive appointments. For further information, please click the link below. https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-authorities/competitive-hiring/#url=Types-of-Appointments EEO Statement: The United States government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service or other non-merit factor. Political Appointees (Current or Former): The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C or Non-Career SES employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the HR Office. Failure to disclose this information could result in disciplinary action including removal from Federal Service.
