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OPERATIONS RESEARCH ANALYST -- DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY
Department of the Air Force - Agency Wide · Posted 94 days ago
About the Role
The Air Force offers qualified applicants opportunities to be hired for certain occupations covered by Direct Hire Authorities (DHA). The use of DHA is a fast-track method of hiring applicants from the public with no prior federal status using a non-traditional method of recruitment. To find additional information on "What Is DHA" and to view and/or apply to current DHA opportunities listed on Air Force Civilian Service's "Direct Hire Job Board", please click here.
What You'll Do
- →Performs complete studies of limited scope or portions of larger projects, modifying/adapting techniques to fit situations, some requiring innovative approaches.
- →Utilizes scientific inquiry in the development of mathematical models and computer programs to evaluate and predict the ability to support assigned projects, studies, or problems.
- →Provides technical guidance, advisory support, and assistance.
- →Performs studies/evaluations on an individual basis or as a team member responsible for completing defined portions of an overall work effort.
- →Provides technical guidance, advisory support, and assistance.
- →Performs studies/evaluations on an individual basis or as a team member responsible for completing defined portions of an overall work effort.
- →Accomplishes professional development and maintains technical proficiency through professional interaction with technical and professional societies, associations, academia, symposia, contractors, research and development (RandD) organizations.
Requirements
- ✓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.
- ✓The primary requirement of operations research work is competence in the rigorous methods of scientific inquiry and analysis rather than in the subject matter of the problem.
- ✓Therefore, applicants should have sufficient knowledge of applied mathematics to understand and use the fundamental concepts and techniques of operations research methods of analysis.
- ✓In addition, some positions may require knowledge of a specific subject area.
- ✓Courses acceptable for qualifying for operations research positions may have been taken in departments other than Operations Research, e.g., Engineering (usually Industrial Engineering), Science, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, or Management Science.
- ✓Courses in theory of probability and statistics are highly desirable, but are not specified as minimum educational requirements because to do so would possibly exclude some applicants who would otherwise be well qualified.
Personality Fit
Job ID: e46ddd9a-d678-4525-ac65-6916a64c108e
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