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Department of War (DoW) SkillBridge Internship Social Scientist (GS-14)U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)Office of Trade – OperationsLOCATIONWashington, D.C.IMPORTANT NOTEThis opportunity is OUTSIDE of USAJOBS and ONLY open to DoW SkillBridge candidates who are AT LEAST 11 months AWAY from military separation to be considered and who can intern with CBP during their final 180, 120, or 90 days on active-duty.WHY 11 MONTHS?CBP can host SkillBridge interns for their final 180, 120, and/or 90 days on active-duty depending on the individual service-member’s situation. We use the time prior to their finite internship dates to complete our required HR processes that also include a 3 to 5 month (on average) full CBP Background Investigation (BI) that MUST be completed prior to internship start dates.MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESThe intern is responsible for contributing to the OT corporate evaluation agenda to meet the intent of the Foundations for Evidence Based Policy Making Act of 2018. Designs scientific methodologies to assess and evaluate the impact of various OT programs and policies affecting OT’s human capital, local communities, and those involved in hemispheric and global migration. Incumbent operates independently, and collaborates with other researchers, to bridge findings to fiscal efficacy and program effectiveness. The incumbent independently leads all stages of evaluation planning, implementation, reporting, dissemination, and use with a national scope and impact. Experienced in assessing and selecting the most appropriate evaluation and research approaches along a spectrum of methodologies (e.g., formative evaluation, process and implementation evaluation, and outcome and effectiveness evaluation).Policy Formulation and Evaluation: Serves as a professional expert regarding policyevaluation methods and design, including survey design, quantitative and qualitativeresearch, and statistical sampling and analysis. Formulates policy directives based onevaluation findings. HOW TO APPLYEmail Jeffrey.R.Jack@cbp.dhs.gov with SUBJ: CBP – DoW SkillBridge – Office of Trade – Social Scientist – (GS-0101-14) – Washington, D.C.

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Department of War (DoW) SkillBridge Internship Social Scientist (GS-14)U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)Office of Trade – OperationsLOCATIONWashington, D.C.IMPORTANT NOTEThis opportunity is OUTSIDE of USAJOBS and ONLY open to DoW SkillBridge candidates who are AT LEAST 11 months AWAY from military separation to be considered and who can intern with CBP during their final 180, 120, or 90 days on active-duty.WHY 11 MONTHS?CBP can host SkillBridge interns for their final 180, 120, and/or 90 days on active-duty depending on the individual service-member’s situation. We use the time prior to their finite internship dates to complete our required HR processes that also include a 3 to 5 month (on average) full CBP Background Investigation (BI) that MUST be completed prior to internship start dates.MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESThe intern is responsible for contributing to the OT corporate evaluation agenda to meet the intent of the Foundations for Evidence Based Policy Making Act of 2018. Designs scientific methodologies to assess and evaluate the impact of various OT programs and policies affecting OT’s human capital, local communities, and those involved in hemispheric and global migration. Incumbent operates independently, and collaborates with other researchers, to bridge findings to fiscal efficacy and program effectiveness. The incumbent independently leads all stages of evaluation planning, implementation, reporting, dissemination, and use with a national scope and impact. Experienced in assessing and selecting the most appropriate evaluation and research approaches along a spectrum of methodologies (e.g., formative evaluation, process and implementation evaluation, and outcome and effectiveness evaluation).Policy Formulation and Evaluation: Serves as a professional expert regarding policyevaluation methods and design, including survey design, quantitative and qualitativeresearch, and statistical sampling and analysis. Formulates policy directives based onevaluation findings. HOW TO APPLYEmail Jeffrey.R.Jack@cbp.dhs.gov with SUBJ: CBP – DoW SkillBridge – Office of Trade – Social Scientist – (GS-0101-14) – Washington, D.C.

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