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U.S. Marine Corps LEAD OPERATIONS RESEARCH ANALYST in Quantico, Virginia
Summary This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies. Applications will not be accepted through this flyer. Interested applicants must follow the directions in the "How to Apply" section of this flyer to be considered. There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer. Notice of Result letters will not be sent to applicants who respond to this flyer. Responsibilities You will manages a team of operations research analysts supporting the Marine Corps Warfighting and Analysis Center (MCWAC) plans and operations. You will advises civilian analysts within the Marine Corps Warfighting and Analysis Center (MCWAC)regarding education, training, and professional development and maintains expertise in important and relevant areas of operations research. You will ensure analytical reports resulting from the assessment of wargame outcomes derived by the Marine Corps Warfighting and Analysis Center (MCWAC) are completed in a manner that result in answers to important questions. You will prepare research products related to the capabilities-based analyses of future warfighting requirements through the production of wargame reports designed to test and evaluate Marine Corps warfighting capabilities. You will provide rigorous and defensible analytic support to the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory/Futures Directorate’s Force Development effort, developing the role for analysts in future USMC Wargaming, conducting quick-turn analyses. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the (GS-13) grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: providing oversight, leadership, direct analytic support AND covering a wide variety of wargame problem sets/objectives with cognitive and computational analytical insights while making informed decisions. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1500/operations-research-series-1515/ Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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. Education Applicants must meet the following positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Applicants must possess. Degree: in operations research; or at least 24 semester hours in a combination of operations research, mathematics, probability, statistics, mathematical logic, science, or subject-matter courses requiring substantial competence in college-level mathematics or statistics. At least 3 of the 24 semester hours must have been in calculus. If you are using education to meet all or part of the qualification requirements, you must submit a copy of your transcripts or an itemized list of college courses which includes equivalent information from the transcript (course title, semester/quarter hours, and grade/degree earned) in your resume. See OPM's General Policies for information on crediting education Additional Information This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Several vacancies may be filled. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf. Veteran's preference does not apply when selecting individuals under this specific hiring authority. However, if you claim veteran's preference, you will be required to submit supporting documentation with your application as described in the Required Documents section below.