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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) is part of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and is the principal health statistics agency in the United States. Its mission is to provide statistical information to guide actions and policies to improve the health of the American people. NCHS is a unique public resource for health information and a critical element of public health and health policy. ORM has two staffs in addition to SRSDS: the Questionnaire Design and Research Laboratory, which conducts research and technical assistance in the areas of questionnaire design and testing; and the Research Data Center, which provides researchers with secure access to NCHS' restricted-access data as well as technical assistance, while protecting the confidentiality of the respondents and records. Collaboration between staffs within ORM is encouraged.
Position Title:
Chief, Statistical Research and Survey Design Staff
Duties & Responsibilities:
Position overview • Lead a program of statistical research, particularly relevant to NCHS, but also to CDC, HHS, and/or the Federal statistical system. • Lead a program of technical assistance and collaboration, particularly for other programs within NCHS, but also for programs outside of NCHS. • Conduct individual research, technical assistance, and collaboration. Present and publish results of such work. • Establish and maintain collaborative partnerships with outside researchers and professional associations. • Supervise a staff of roughly 10-20 statisticians. • Together with other leaders within ORM, participate in considering issues and developing programs relevant to ORM and NCHS as a whole.
Position Qualifications:
NCHS is seeking exceptional candidates for the Chief of the Statistical Research and Survey Design Staff (SRSDS) in its Office of Research and Methodology (ORM). SRSDS, which contains the largest group of research statisticians in NCHS, conducts statistical research relevant to NCHS and elsewhere and provides technical assistance primarily to the various programs within NCHS but also outside of NCHS. Recent areas of work by SRSDS include the redesign of NCHS surveys, methods for modeling and analyzing survey data, small-area estimation, combining information from multiple data sources, quality control, statistical disclosure limitation and protection of confidentiality, handling missing data, and statistical computing. Recruitment for this position is being conducted via three separate mechanisms. Those interested are invited to apply under the mechanism(s) for which they are eligible. Title 5, General Schedule, Public Jobs: Open to all U.S. Citizens http://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/313037100 Title 5, General Schedule, Status Candidates: Open to U.S. Citizens who are current or former federal employees http://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/313039800 Title 42(g): Open to all U.S. Citizens or legal permanent residents with work authorizations http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/about/chief_srsds.htm **CDC/NCHS is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, creed, color, age, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, or sexual orientation.**
Salary Range:
See links in "Position Qualifications" section
Benefits:
See links in "Position Qualifications" section
Web Site:
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/
Application Address:
Peter Meyer, Assistant Director of ORM
Contact Email: pmeyer1@cdc.gov
Application Deadline:
5/16/ 2012
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