Personnel Research Psychologist

Personnel Research Psychologist Department of Defense Defense Human Resources Activity Defense Personnel Analytics Center (DPAC) Summary This position is part of the Defense Human Resources Activity. The incumbent responsible for conducting reled research and development activities for

ASVAB CEP.

This includes all activities necessary for maintaining, evaluing, and improving existing testing instruments. Learn more about this agency Summary This position is part of the Defense Human Resources Activity. The incumbent responsible for conducting reled research and development activities for

ASVAB CEP.

This includes all activities necessary for maintaining, evaluing, and improving existing testing instruments. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/19/2026 to 06/02/2026 Salary $121,785 - $172,980 per year Pay scale & grade GS 13 Locions 1 vacancy in the following locions: Seaside, CA Alexandria, VA Remote job No Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential None Job family (Series) 0180 Psychology Supervisory stus No Security clearance Secret Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Noncritical-Sensitive (NCS)/Modere Risk Trust determinion process Suitability/Fitness Nional security Financial disclosure No Bargaining unit stus No Announcement number

DHRADPAC-26-12960362-DE

Control number 869954600 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL) Federal employees whose job, agency or department was elimined and are eligible for priority over other applicants. Military spouses Military spouses of active duty service members or whose spouse is 100 percent disabled or died on active duty. Clarificion from the agency All U.S. Citizens Duties Help As a Personnel Research Psychologist the

GS-0180-13

some of your typical work assignments may include: The incumbent conducts reled research and development activities for the Armed Services Vocional Aptitude Btery (ASVAB) Career Explorion Program (CEP). This includes all activities necessary for maintaining, evaluing, and improving existing testing instruments and other merials, as well as the development and evaluion of new methods and techniques for increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of the

ASVAB CEP.

Works with a panel of experts in the field of career development and planning to develop and implement a career guidance and planning model, and ensure th the program components comply with all relevant standards. The incumbent is responsible for providing technical guidance and training to a wide variety of personnel involved in ASVAB CEP, including civilian and military Educion Service Specialists. Acts as a representive of Defense Testing and Assessment Center (DTAC) in mters reled to the

ASVAB CEP

to include discussions with policy staff both internal and external to the agency. Keeps abreast of activities and plans of these agencies to advise on trends, emerging issues, and new developments as needed. Serves as a representive of DTAC in various public forums in mters reled to the

ASVAB CEP.

In this capacity, presents briefings and reports to nional and regional meetings and conferences of educional and vocional counseling professionals and prepares and publishes papers in recognized educional, measurement, and counseling journals. Represents DTAC in technical discussions with contractors, in the conduct of contract research and development reling to

ASVAB CEP

As needed, coordines such activities with other Centers within DPAC and with other Government agencies, including but not limited to coordining the collection of da necessary for conducting

ASVAB CEP

research and development. Responsible for designing and managing occupional informion dabases as they rele to the DoW. Knowledge of job analysis methods is relevant for this function, as well as an understanding of job selection and classificion. Requirements Help Conditions of employment Must be a U.S. citizen Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service http://www.sss.gov Resume and supporting documents (See How To Apply) Suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigion May be required to successfully complete a probionary period

Work Schedule:

Fulltime Overtime:

Occasionally Tour of Duty:

Flexible Recruitment Incentives:

Not Authorized Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA):

Exempt Financial Disclosure:

Not Required Telework Eligibility:

This position is telework eligible Qualificions You may qualify the GS-13 , if you fulfill the following qualificions: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service: Faciliting multiple-aptitude tests and interpretion of da, interest inventory development, and a wide range of career explorion tools. Developing and implementing new career planning models; Occupional knowledge of the military's Enlistment Testing Program and the Armed Services Vocional Aptitude Btery (ASVAB) Career Explorion Program. Collecting and analyzing da similar to wh would be necessary for conducting Armed Services Vocional Aptitude Btery (ASVAB) Career Explorion Program. Developing program merials and informional websites. Interpreting and applying informion from occupional informion taxonomies and dabases. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience th transles directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. In addition to meeting the qualificions listed above, your applicion package must reflect the applicable experience to meet the Individual Occupional Requirements for the 0180 series.

Degree:

major or equivalent in psychology. •

NOTE:

Failure to provide transcripts will result in you being red ineligible for this position. Educion Substitution of educion may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.

ARE YOU USING YOUR EDUCATION TO MEET THE INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENT?

You MUST provide transcripts or other documention to support your educional claims. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable time of applicion. All merials must be submitted by the closing de of the announcement.

GRADUATE EDUCATION

One academic year of gradue educion is considered to be the number of credits hours th your gradue school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your gradue school's definition of one year of gradue study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as sisfying the requirement for one year of full-time gradue study.

FOREIGN EDUCATION

may be qualifying if a prive organizion specializing in interpreting foreign educion programs has deemed the foreign educion equivalent to th gained in an accredited U.S. educion program or a U.S. accredited college or university has given full credit for the foreign courses. Unofficial transcripts from U.S. Department of Educion accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions listing your name, the name of the school, the de and degree awarded, and the list of classes and credits earned are acceptable for the applicion process. If selected, official transcripts are required before a firm job offer is made. A photocopy of your degree/diploma is not acceptable. When relying on foreign educion, submit transcripts and a copy of the equivalency evaluion results letter with a course-by-course listing. Documents must be in English or include an English translion. The hiring employer for this position does not evalue degrees from foreign colleges or universities. For further informion, : Foreign Educion Additional informion

Re-employed Annuitant:

This position does not meet criteria for re-employed annuitant. The DoD criteria for hiring Reemployed Annuitants can be found : https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/140025/140025_vol300.PDF?ver=LQ7feWw-8-5DI2tceUpmgA%3d%3d This position is subject to an initial drug screening, and random testing thereafter. A negive drug test result must be received by HR within 30 calendar days after the EOD (i.e., start de). The selectee's inability successfully pass; or refusal to conduct the test may result in: 1) the tentive or FJO being withdrawn during the recruitment process; or 2) subsequently being removed from Federal service for failure to meet a condition of employment. You may be required to sign a "Drug Test Stement of Understanding" if you are selected for this position. All applicants must meet qualificions and eligibility criteria by the closing de of the announcement. Interagency Career Transition Assistance Programs ( ICTAP eligibility ) : This program applies to employees who have been involuntarily separed from a Federal service position within the competitive service or Federal service employees whose positions have been deemed surplus or no longer needed. To receive selection priority for this position, you must: 1) meet ICTAP eligibility criteria; 2) be red well-qualified for the position; Well qualified is defined as possessing the type and quality of experience th exceeds the positions minimum qualificions. and 3) submit the approprie documention to support your ICTAP eligibility.

For more informion:

https://www.opm.gov/policy-da-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/

Military Spouse Preference :

If you are entitled to military spouse preference, in order to receive this preference you must choose the spousal eligibility in your applicion package referencing MSP Military Spouse Preference. Your preference entitlement verified by the employing agency. If you are claiming military spouse preference and qualified for the position, your name placed below preference eligible veteran candides and above non-preference candides on a list sent to the hiring manager for employment considerion. To claim Military Spouse Preference (MSP) please complete the Military Spouse PPP Self-Certificion Checklist , save the document and tach it to your applicion package. Priority Placement Program (PPP) DoD Retained Grade Preference (RGP) : In order to receive this preference, you must choose to apply using the "Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference (RGP)" eligibility. If you are claiming RGP and are determined to be Well Qualified (score of 85 or above) for the position, you referred to the hiring manager as a priority applicant. Informion and required documention for claiming MSP may be found the General Applicant Informion and Definitions link below. To be eligible as a RGP, you must submit the following supporting documents with your applicion package: a signed Retained Grade PPP Self-Certificion Checklist ( DD3145-1 (whs.mil) ); a copy of your Notificion of Personnel Action (SF-50) effecting the placement in retained grade stus; or a copy of the notificion letter you received regarding the RIF or classificion downgrade. Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. We will review your resume and supporting documents, to ensure you meet the basic qualificion requirements. We will evalue each applicant who meets the basic qualificions on the informion provided and evalue your relevant work experiences as it reles to fundamental competencies, identified below, required for this position.

Competencies:

Attention to Detail Customer Service Decision Making Flexibility Influencing/Negotiing Integrity/Honesty Interpersonal Skills Learning Program/Project Management Reading Comprehension Reasoning Research Self-Management Stistical Analysis Stress Tolerance Teamwork Based on the results of this evaluion, you placed in one of the following quality cegories:

Best Qualified:

This highest cegory used for those candides who possess the type and quality of experience th substantially exceeds the minimum qualificions of the position, including any selective placement factors and/or approprie quality ranking factor(s), as determined by the job analysis.

Highly Qualified:

This higher cegory used for those candides who possess the type and quality of experience th exceed the minimum qualificions of the position, including any selective placement factors and/or approprie quality ranking factor(s) as determined by the job analysis.

Qualified:

This lowest cegory used for those candides th meet the minimum qualificions of the position, including all selective placement factors and approprie quality ranking factor(s) and are proficient in some, but not all, of the requirements of the position. Candides may require extensive training and/or oriention in order to sisfactorily perform the duties of the position.

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//www.opm.gov/policy-da-oversight/hiring-informion/competitive-hiring/#url=Cegory-Ring Names of the candides in the Best Qualified cegory sent first to the hiring manager for employment considerion. Applicants in other cegories referred in accordance with cegory ring procedures.

Veterans Preference:

If you are entitled to veterans preference, you should indice the type of veterans' preference you are claiming on your resume. Your veterans' preference entitlement verified by the employing agency. If you are entitled to veterans' preference and qualified for the position, your name placed above non-preference candides on a list sent to the hiring manager for employment considerion. Qualified veterans' preference eligible with a service-connected disability of 10% or more listed the top of the highest quality cegory depending on the position and grade level of the job. For informion on entitlement see Feds Hire Vets - Job Seekers - Veterans . Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help The documents you are required to submit vary based on the authority you are using to apply (i.e., applying as a veteran, applying as a current permanent Federal employee, applying as a reinstement, etc.). Your complete applicion includes your

COMPLETE

resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you marked as having an incomplete applicion package and you will not be considered any further. The following documents are

REQUIRED 1.

Your resume:

IMPORTANT UPDATE

Your resume must not exceed two (2) pages. If your resume exceeds the two-page limit, you removed from considerion for this announcement. The resume and required supporting documention should provide the minimum qualificions and relevant experience for the announced position. Must include the work schedule, hours worked per week, des of employment, and duties performed. If multiple resumes are submitted by an applicant, only the last resume submitted reviewed for qualificions and referred for selection considerion, if eligible. The resume must not be more than 5MB and should be saved and uploaded as a PDF to maintain formting and number of pages. We also accept GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, RTF, TXT, PDF, ODT or Word (DOC or DOCX). We do not accept PDF portfolio files. Page margins should be 0.5 inches, and font styles must be legible. Consider using 14-point size font for titles and 10-point for the main text. We recommend using a font like Lo, if available. Other widely available options are Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, Open San Source Sans Pro, Roboto or Noro Sans. Additional guidance on writing a federal resume can be found : USAJOBS Help Center - How do I write a resume for a federal job? The resume builder can help you cree a resume using these recommendions and uses the informion in your USAJOBS profile to help you get started. 2.

Transcripts:

This position has a degree or educion requirement so you are required to submit a copy of your transcript 3 . SF50 All current and former civilian Federal employees must submit a copy of your

MOST RECENT SF50

(Notificion of Personnel Action) showing your tenure, grade and step, salary, and type of position occupied (i.e., Excepted or Competitive); or similar Notificion of Personnel Action documention, i.e., Transcript of Service, Form 1150, etc. This is also a requirement to verify your Time in Grade (TIG). 4.

Veteran's Documents:

If applying using veteran's preference or under a Veteran's hiring authority you must submit the following documents: DD214 showing character of service, SF-15 Form and VA letter showing final percentage, or certificion of expected discharge or release from active duty.

PLEASE REVIEW THE BELOW LINK FOR OTHER SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS

needed for proof of eligibility: https://www.dla.mil/Portals/104/Documents/Careers/downloads/DODCustomersRequiredSupportingDocumention.pdf If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must complete the online applicion and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply Online to access an online applicion. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account or you may need to cree a new account. You taken to an online applicion. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention, and submit the applicion.

NOTE:

Resumes up to a total of two pages accepted. Resumes exceeding two pages removed from considerion. You will receive an email notificion when your applicion has been received for the announcement. To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account, https://www.usajobs.gov , select the Applicion Stus link and then select the More Informion link for this position. The Applicion Stus page will display the stus of your applicion, the documention received and processed, and your responses submitted to the online applicion. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. To preview the questionnaire, please go to https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12960362 . Please review the

General Applicion Informion and Definitions :

https://www.dla.mil/Portals/104/Documents/Careers/downloads/DoDGenAppInfo%2012-1-2020.pdf?ver=ECNbdsHtGilTd3OENN4A0Q%3d%3d Agency contact informion DE Applicant Inquiries DEApplicantInquiries@dla.mil Address Defense Human Resources Activity 4800 Mark Center Drive Alexandria, VA 22350-110 US Next steps Once you successfully complete the applicion process, you will receive a notificion of receipt. Your applicion package reviewed to ensure you meet the basic eligibility and qualificions requirements, and you will receive a notificion. A review made of your online questionnaire and the documention you submitted to support your responses. A list of qualified applicants creed and sent to the selecting official. All applicants reviewed and/or referred will receive a notificion letter. A list of qualified applicants creed and sent to the selecting official. All applicants reviewed and/or referred will receive a notificion letter. The selecting official may choose to conduct interviews, and once the selection is made, you will receive a notificion of the decision. Please review the

General Applicion Informion and Definitions :

https://www.dla.mil/Portals/104/Documents/Careers/downloads/DoDGenAppInfo%2012-1-2020.pdf?ver=ECNbdsHtGilTd3OENN4A0Q%3d%3d Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help The documents you are required to submit vary based on the authority you are using to apply (i.e., applying as a veteran, applying as a current permanent Federal employee, applying as a reinstement, etc.). Your complete applicion includes your

COMPLETE

resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you marked as having an incomplete applicion package and you will not be considered any further. The following documents are

REQUIRED 1.

Your resume:

IMPORTANT UPDATE

Your resume must not exceed two (2) pages. If your resume exceeds the two-page limit, you removed from considerion for this announcement. The resume and required supporting documention should provide the minimum qualificions and relevant experience for the announced position. Must include the work schedule, hours worked per week, des of employment, and duties performed. If multiple resumes are submitted by an applicant, only the last resume submitted reviewed for qualificions and referred for selection considerion, if eligible. The resume must not be more than 5MB and should be saved and uploaded as a PDF to maintain formting and number of pages. We also accept GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, RTF, TXT, PDF, ODT or Word (DOC or DOCX). We do not accept PDF portfolio files. Page margins should be 0.5 inches, and font styles must be legible. Consider using 14-point size font for titles and 10-point for the main text. We recommend using a font like Lo, if available. Other widely available options are Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, Open San Source Sans Pro, Roboto or Noro Sans. Additional guidance on writing a federal resume can be found : USAJOBS Help Center - How do I write a resume for a federal job? The resume builder can help you cree a resume using these recommendions and uses the informion in your USAJOBS profile to help you get started. 2.

Transcripts:

This position has a degree or educion requirement so you are required to submit a copy of your transcript 3 . SF50 All current and former civilian Federal employees must submit a copy of your

MOST RECENT SF50

(Notificion of Personnel Action) showing your tenure, grade and step, salary, and type of position occupied (i.e., Excepted or Competitive); or similar Notificion of Personnel Action documention, i.e., Transcript of Service, Form 1150, etc. This is also a requirement to verify your Time in Grade (TIG). 4.

Veteran's Documents:

If applying using veteran's preference or under a Veteran's hiring authority you must submit the following documents: DD214 showing character of service, SF-15 Form and VA letter showing final percentage, or certificion of expected discharge or release from active duty.

PLEASE REVIEW THE BELOW LINK FOR OTHER SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS

needed for proof of eligibility: https://www.dla.mil/Portals/104/Documents/Careers/downloads/DODCustomersRequiredSupportingDocumention.pdf If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must complete the online applicion and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply Online to access an online applicion. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account or you may need to cree a new account. You taken to an online applicion. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention, and submit the applicion.

NOTE:

Resumes up to a total of two pages accepted. Resumes exceeding two pages removed from considerion. You will receive an email notificion when your applicion has been received for the announcement. To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account, https://www.usajobs.gov , select the Applicion Stus link and then select the More Informion link for this position. The Applicion Stus page will display the stus of your applicion, the documention received and processed, and your responses submitted to the online applicion. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. To preview the questionnaire, please go to https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12960362 . Please review the

General Applicion Informion and Definitions :

https://www.dla.mil/Portals/104/Documents/Careers/downloads/DoDGenAppInfo%2012-1-2020.pdf?ver=ECNbdsHtGilTd3OENN4A0Q%3d%3d Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion DE Applicant Inquiries DEApplicantInquiries@dla.mil Address Defense Human Resources Activity 4800 Mark Center Drive Alexandria, VA 22350-110 US Next steps Once you successfully complete the applicion process, you will receive a notificion of receipt. Your applicion package reviewed to ensure you meet the basic eligibility and qualificions requirements, and you will receive a notificion. A review made of your online questionnaire and the documention you submitted to support your responses. A list of qualified applicants creed and sent to the selecting official. All applicants reviewed and/or referred will receive a notificion letter. A list of qualified applicants creed and sent to the selecting official. All applicants reviewed and/or referred will receive a notificion letter. The selecting official may choose to conduct interviews, and once the selection is made, you will receive a notificion of the decision. Please review the

General Applicion Informion and Definitions :

https://www.dla.mil/Portals/104/Documents/Careers/downloads/DoDGenAppInfo%2012-1-2020.pdf?ver=ECNbdsHtGilTd3OENN4A0Q%3d%3d Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/19/2026 to 06/02/2026 Salary $121,785 - $172,980 per year Pay scale & grade GS 13 Locions 1 vacancy in the following locions: Seaside, CA Alexandria, VA Remote job No Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

DHRADPAC-26-12960362-DE

Control number 869954600