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Personnel Research Psychologist

Customs and Border Protection · Posted 64 days ago

On-site Washington, DC $106K – $164K Apply by Jul 17, 2026 Psychology INFJINFPINTJ Healthcare
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About the Role

Organizational Location: This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Human Resources Management, Personnel Research and Assessment Division, located in the following: Washington D.C. Indianapolis, IN Minneapolis, MN Salary: Salary listed reflects the rest of U.S. scale and, if applicable, will be adjusted to meet the locality pay or cost of living expenses of the duty location upon selection.

What You'll Do

  • This position allows you to address complex human capital challenges across CBP, while building and sustaining a mission-ready workforce through scientifically sound, selection, promotion, and organizational development practices.
  • This position starts at a salary of $106,437.00 (GS-13, Step 1) to $163,514.00 (GS-14, Step 10).
  • Major Duties: Planning and conducting job analysis studies, the results of which serve as the foundation for a variety of human resources programs including development of tests and assessments for frontline hiring and promotion, and career paths for employee development.
  • Solving organizational challenges through the development and validation of selection tests and assessments such as biodata instruments, structured interviews, cognitive tests, and physical abilities tests, while ensuring instruments meet the highest standards of reliability, validity, and legal defensibility.
  • Applying psychological theory and industry best practices to develop and validate surveys and organizational assessment tools such as climate surveys, organizational health assessments, gap analyses, and exit surveys.
  • Using behavioral and organizational sciences as the foundation for large-scale organizational assessments and interventions.
  • Leading the planning and management of significant CBP assessment and organizational research initiatives, which may be multi-year and high-visibility, and may include managing contract resources, and serving as an expert on design, methodology, and interpretation of results.
  • Participating in all phases of the research process, including problem definition, planning, execution, statistical analysis and interpretation (e.g., utilizing statistical software such as R or Python), and reporting of results.
  • Preparing and presenting briefing materials that communicate technical information to non-technical audiences of all levels; documenting applied research study.

Requirements

  • You must be a U.S.
  • Your conduct will be subject to the ethics rules applicable to all Executive Branch employees, and to CBP employees specifically, as well as the criminal conflict of interest statutes.
  • Once you enter on duty, these rules include obtaining approval for outside employment or business activity, to ensure such employment or business activity is not prohibited and does not interfere or conflict with performance of your official duties.
  • Please review further details via the following link.
  • DHS uses E-Verify, an internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States.
  • Learn more about E-Verify including your rights and responsibilities.
  • Bargaining Unit: This position is not covered under the bargaining unit.
  • Please see the Qualifications and Required Documents sections for more information if education is applicable to this position.
  • Your transcripts: All applicants are required to submit a copy of your college transcript (unofficial is acceptable at this time; however, official copies will be required prior to entrance on duty) or a list of coursework with hours completed provided from the institution.
  • If you are a current CBP employee within the position series announced, transcripts will not be required at the time of application; however, education will be verified if you are selected and you may be required to submit transcripts at that time.
  • Education must be from an institution accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S.
  • Department of Education.
  • Education obtained from a foreign university or college is not creditable unless it has been evaluated by an organization that specializes in interpretation of education credentials.
  • Note: If submitting documentation of an evaluation, transcripts are still required.

Personality Fit

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