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Public Notice - Research Computer Scientist (Direct Hire)
Langley Research Center · Posted 12 days ago
About the Role
Positions to be filled are in various organizations at the following NASA Centers - Langley Research Center and Glenn Research Center. NASA may fill positions in any of the following series and at any grade level listed in this announcement (GS-1550 at the GS-12/13). These positions focus on research and development in computer science and related computational disciplines.
What You'll Do
- →Duties described below are at the highest grade advertised.
- →Duties assigned at lower grade levels will be of more limited scope, performed with less independence and limited complexity; duties will be commensurate with the grade of selected employee.
- →Directs quantitative research activities across organizational boundaries and provides authoritative guidance to senior officials on highly complex mathematical, statistical, and computational investigations.
- →Leads and conducts advanced quantitative research involving mathematical modeling, statistical inference, algorithm development, simulation, and analysis of mission-critical datasets.
- →Develops novel analytical approaches, validates methodological assumptions, and drives data-derived insights using expert mathematical judgment.
- →Advise executive leadership and program managers on the implications of research findings, statistical risks, predictive trends, and analytical uncertainty.
- →Represent the organization in research panels, technical boards, and interagency forums.
- →Develops and approves analytical standards, research protocols, statistical methodologies, and mathematical formulation requirements at the program or enterprise level.
- →Authors rigorous technical reports, statistical assessments, and research publications that guide senior leadership decisions and future analytical strategies.
- →Provides mentorship and technical leadership across experience levels in mathematics, statistics, and computational science.
- →Serves as a recognized quantitative research authority, enhancing organizational analytical capability and long-term workforce development in quantitative disciplines.
- →Represents the organization in analytics-focused research collaborations with contractors, academia, partner agencies, and external scientific groups.
- →Leads formal analytical reviews, independent research teams, and multidisciplinary investigative groups requiring senior-level mathematical and statistical expertise.
Requirements
- ✓If you did not complete a qualifying bachelor's degree, you may be eligible if you have obtained a graduate degree in an AST qualifying field, as listed above.
- ✓Applicants who do not fully meet the basic education requirement may still be considered if they possess exceptional relevant experience, or a combination of education and experience, that clearly demonstrates significant full performance-level achievement directly related to the duties of this position.
- ✓Engineering degrees earned within the United States: Engineering degrees earned within the United States must be from a college or university that has at least one ABET accredited engineering program.
- ✓To find out if a school has at least one ABET accredited program, please visit http://www.abet.org.
- ✓Engineering degrees earned outside the United States: Engineering degrees earned outside the United States must be recognized by a Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA), often known as accords.
- ✓These are non-governmental agreements among organizations that accredit academic degree programs.
- ✓MRAs recognize the substantial equivalence of mature accreditation systems and programs accredited by signatory organizations within their jurisdictions.
- ✓For a listing of Signatories, please visit, https://www.abet.org/global-presence/mutual-recognition-agreements/is-your-program-recognized/.
- ✓Science and other related degrees earned within the United States: Science and other related degrees must have been awarded from colleges or universities that are accredited by recognized accrediting organizations.
- ✓For a list of schools that meet this criteria, go to http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/.
- ✓Science and other related degrees earned outside the United States: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs.
- ✓These education credentials must be deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.
- ✓For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
- ✓All degrees must have been received in the year of, or any year subsequent to the original date of accreditation.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 79b00f10-a402-458f-8d4a-7c2875eb8fd2
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