Mathematical Statistician

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Summary

This position is located in the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Diversion Control Division, UN Reporting & Quota Section.

This position(s) primary purpose is to design, develop, and adapt mathematical methods and techniques. Utilizes a number of planning and evaluation activities in ensuring the validity of statistical information upon which agency and Federal policy decisions are made in the development, direction and coordination of the Diversion Control effort.

This job is open to
Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL)

Federal employees who meet the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee.

Family of overseas employees

Family members of a federal employee or uniformed service member who is or was, working overseas.

Federal employees - Competitive service

Current or former competitive service federal employees.

Individuals with disabilities

Land & base management

Certain current or former term or temporary federal employees of a land or base management agency.

Military spouses

Peace Corps & AmeriCorps Vista

Special authorities

Individuals eligible under a special authority not listed above, but defined in the federal hiring regulations.

Veterans

Clarification from the agency

Merit Promotion, VEOA Eligibles

**This job is also open in another announcement to**:
Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL)
The public

Duties

As the federal agency whose mission is to ensure the fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans, the Department of Justice is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. To build and retain a workforce that reflects the diverse experiences and perspectives of the American people, we welcome applicants from the many communities, identities, races, ethnicities, backgrounds, abilities, religions, and cultures of the United States who share our commitment to public service.

As a Mathematical Statistician (Social Science), your typical work assignments may include:
Reviewing, adapting, and modeling domestic manufacturing and distribution efforts necessary to meet legitimate US medical and scientific needs.
Determining the availability of relevant data, performs methodological research, and generating inferences about drug abuse problems based on comprehensive analysis of data.
Defining difficult and unique problems, conducting research, collecting data, reducing findings to facts, and interpreting and documenting findings.
Ensuring the validity of statistical information upon which agency and Federal policy decisions are made in the development, direction and coordination of the Diversion Control effort.
Exploring mathematical, statistical, and information handling, and generating inferences about the drug abuse and chemical diversion problems based on comprehensive analysis of the data.
Preparing complex technical and special reports, papers, presentations, briefing papers, and statistical materials based on the data collected and analyzed.
Providing innovative recommendations for advancing models of legitimate medical and scientific drug and chemical consumption, diversion estimates of drugs and chemicals, and for resolving obscure problems related to drug and chemical diversion.
Serving as spokesperson in defining the significance of drug abuse and chemical diversion statistics supporting drug and chemical control action.

**Requirements**:
Conditions of Employment
Must be a U.S. Citizen
You must submit to a pre-employment drug test.
Applicants must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
You may be required to serve a probationary period.
Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
DEA uses e-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States.

**Qualifications**:
Specialized experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

**One year of specialized experience for this position includes**:
**A. Degree**: that includes 24 semester hours of mathematics and statistics, of which at least 12 semester hours were in mathematics and 6 semester hours were in statistics.

OR

B. Combination of education and experience - at least 24 semester hours of mathematics and statistics, inclu