HUD's Mission
The mission of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is to foster strong communities by supporting access to quality, affordable housing, expanding the housing supply, and unlocking homeownership opportunities for the American people. The Department is committed to furthering the promise of self-sufficiency in every American while promoting economic development to revitalize rural, tribal, and urban communities across the country.

This position is located at Housing and Urban Development (HUD), within the Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer, Office of Policy Planning & Training, in the Training & Employee Development Division. The incumbent will work in the Talent Development and Workforce Planning (TDWP) group. The mission of TDWP is to enrich all HUD employees and offices to ensure a capable, engaged, and mission ready workforce. TDWP delivers the mission by managing the design and delivery of employee, career, and leadership learning and development programs for HUD.

As a Personnel Research Psychologist, you will:
-Consult with and advise Program Offices on ways to improve or sustain the effectiveness of organizations and implement strategies for major organizational/operational changes to achieve desired outcomes, including how to manage expected and unexpected resistance.
-Formulates, directs, and guides research and development of surveys, assessments and other activities for Human Resources programs. This includes all activities necessary for maintaining, evaluating, assessing and improving existing testing instruments and other materials, as well as the development and evaluation of new methods and techniques for increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of human capital programs.
-Develop competency models, as well as selection and assessment tools (e.g., structured interviews, situational judgment tests) to assess competencies required for effective job performance.
-Collect qualitative and quantitative data through surveys, interviews, and/or focus groups.

Qualifications

You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Specialized Experience: For the GS-13 grade level, you must have one year (52 full weeks) of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized Experience for this position includes:

-Developing and implementing assessment tools for hiring and other human resources activities; AND
-Providing advice and consultancy to a variety of officials and management; AND
-Applying research to solve organizational challenges.

The experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your resume.

Education

Basic Education Requirements:

Degree: Major or equivalent in psychology.

The education generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. If you are qualifying based on foreign education, you must submit proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency. Refer to the OPM instructions.

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If you would be a first-time federal employee and do not qualify for any special hiring authorities, apply here - USAJOBS - Job Announcement

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