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Health Scientist (Suicide Prevention)

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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***Location: Atlanta, GA***

***THIS POSITION IS NOT REMOTE***

***U.S. Citizenship required***

***This job will close when we have received 100 applications which may be sooner than the closing date.***

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING DAY TO DAY

As a Health Scientist (Suicide Prevention), you will:

  • Provide subject matter expertise and initiate highly interdisciplinary research on suicide, suicide-related risk and protective factors, and
    community-based prevention strategies.
  • Inform prevention activities by analyzing complex data from diverse sources, using appropriate quantitative and/or qualitative methods.
  • Prepare scientific and other articles and technical reports for publication about the results and implications of scientific investigations of injury and suicide prevention.

Qualifications

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Basic Qualifications: Bachelor's or graduate/higher level degree: major study in an academic field related to the medical field, health sciences or allied sciences appropriate to the work of the position. This degree must be from an educational program from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education (external link) at the time the degree was obtained.

AND

Minimum Qualifications: You must have one year of specialized experience to perform successfully the duties of the position. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service performing ALL of the following:

  • Providing technical guidance on design implementation, surveillance and evaluation of scientific studies and projects, to reduce suicide, suicidal behavior, and related mental health difficulties.
  • Analyzing data sets, and/or presenting research findings designed to reduce suicide and suicidal behavior.
  • Preparing articles and technical reports, program planning, and evaluation of injury and suicide prevention initiatives, for peer reviewed publication and presentation at conferences.


Documenting experience: IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Qualifications are based on breadth/level of experience. In addition to describing duties performed, applicants must provide the exact dates of each period of employment (from MM/YY to MM/YY) and the number of hours worked per week if part time. As qualification determinations cannot be made when resumes do not include the required information, failure to provide this information may result in disqualification. Applicants are encouraged to use the USAJOBS Resume Builder to develop their federal resume.