Social Scientist

Internal Revenue Service; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Internal Revenue Service seeks qualified candidates for the TS - Operation Support - Strategies & Solutions, Research Group. The position emphasizes social science methods and statistical analysis to study taxpayer behavior and to support compliance initiatives.

Federal experience is not required; experience in public or private sectors or through Volunteer Service is acceptable. Detailed employment dates and hours must be provided; review the GS-13 specialized experience requirements and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in behavioral or social science, or equivalent combination.
• Four years of appropriate experience demonstrating knowledge of the behavioral or social sciences.
• GS-13 specialized experience including applying social science methods and statistics to analyze taxpayer behavior and prepare reports.
• Time After Competitive Appointment (TACA) requirements and Time in Grade (TIG) requirements as per OPM standards.

Skills

Analytical skills

Statistical analysis

Research methods

Report writing

Education

Bachelor's degree in behavioral or social science

Tools

SPSS

R

Excel

Job description

WHAT IS TAXPAYER SERVICES?

A description of the business units can be found at: https://www.jobs.irs.gov/about/who/business-divisions Position(s) are to be filled in following area(s): TS - Operation Support - Strategies & Solutions, Research Group REVIEW THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BELOW FOR FURTHER DETAILS Federal experience is not required. Experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector or through Volunteer Service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-timework is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week, on your resume. You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement. QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To qualify for this position, you must meet the qualification requirements outlined below: IOR BASIC REQUIREMENTS: A degree behavioral or social science; or related disciplines appropriate to the position. OR You must have a combination of education and experience that provided the applicant with knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field. OR You must have four (4) years of appropriate experience that demonstrated knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field. AND GS-13 SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: In addition to the basic requirements, you must have one (1) year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience MUST include: Demonstrating the use of professional knowledge of the methods and principles of social economic and social psychology to identify behavioral segments and profiles of taxpayer behavior, to determine conclusions, solve complex problems within the assigned area, draw rational social economic statistical conclusions and prepare comprehensive reports. Applying technical expertise and application of social economic and social psychology and statistical techniques to research data and skillful interpretation of the results and validate findings; Developing, analyzing, and presenting social science information statistically, recognizing and adopting new techniques and preparing comprehensive reports; Completing research assignments using social science and statistical methodology to define profile and evaluate market segments of taxpayers for compliance with tax laws and resolve critical problems and to draw rational inferences. Utilizing various phases of initiation, formulation, planning, execution, and control of major social science studies or continuous projects to recognize and evaluate significant and critical factors, to solve complex problems and to draw rational inferences based on research findings; Reviewing technical papers, articles, and other reports that use social science data for technical accuracy and proper application of social science methods and statistical analysis and resolving complex social science problems or errors. AND You must also meet the following requirement(s): TIME AFTER COMPETITIVE APPOINTMENT (TACA): By the closing date (or if this is an open continuous announcement, by the cut-off date) specified in this job announcement, current civilian employees must have completed at least 90 days of federal civilian service since their latest non-temporary appointment from a competitive referral certificate, known as time after competitive appointment. For this requirement, a competitive appointment is one where you applied to and were appointed from an announcement open to "All US Citizens" TIME IN GRADE (TIG): For positions above the GS-05, applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year (52 weeks) at the next lower grade level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the grade you are applying for. For positions at the GS-05, you cannot advance to the GS-05 if you have held a GS-02 in the past 52 weeks. There is no TIG restriction for GS-02, 03 or 04 positions. For more information on qualifications please refer to OPM's Qualifications Standards.