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Student Cooperative for Research and Insights Solution Center (RISC) (PAID)

Employer
USAJobs
Location
Arlington, Virginia
Closing date
Dec 3, 2021
Duties

Are you someone who loves data, analysis, visualizations, and problem solving for high impact projects? If so, then you are the perfect candidate to apply for the student cooperative opening at the United States Postal Service, Office of Inspector General's Research and Insights Solution Center (RISC). RISC offers the opportunity to further develop your research, analytical, visualization, communication, and critical thinking skills, through hands-on experience providing support to our investigations, audits, and operations groups.

If you are a student who is self-motivated, detail-oriented, a fast learner, and possess excellent written and verbal communication skills, then this job is right for you. RISC supports the Office of Investigations and the Office of Audit by performing a wide range of analysis from a variety of data systems, covering mail operations, narcotics, mail theft, healthcare, financial, and contracting program areas.

As a co-op, you may also be exposed to data analysis, visualization tools and platforms including Excel, Python, R, Power BI, Azure, and others. You may be expected to perform the following tasks:
  • Support analytics projects with basic data collection, manipulation, and analysis from a variety of sources.
  • Visualize analytic results using tables, graphs, filters, and other techniques.
  • Collect project status information and provide summary data in various formats.
  • Document analytics products and solutions using sound technical writing skills and project management software.
  • Effectively communicate with peers and management, orally and in writing, the status of tools, projects, support requests, and other tasks, as assigned.
  • Perform additional tasks in support of analytics projects as required.
This opportunity is ideal for those looking to gain experience at a federal level, while continuing their studies and gaining practical knowledge and skills. You will be assigned a mentor who will help guide you throughout your work.

Students who enjoy a healthy work-school balance and seek continuous employment with the possibility of working 10-30 hours while in school, and up to 40 when school is not in session, are especially encouraged to apply.

This position is being advertised at the Administrative Band level. The base salary range for this position is $14.62-$17.61/hour. Locality Pay is authorized.

Sophomore $19.08 per hour includes locality pay
Junior/Senior $20.28 per hour includes locality pay
Graduate or Law Student $22.98 per hour includes locality pay

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

  • Must be a U.S. Citizen
  • Must be able to pass a drug screening and medical assessment questionnaire.
  • Must be able to pass a background investigation
  • Must be able to work a minimum of 10 hours per week


Qualifications

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

You must meet ALL of the minimum requirements.
  • Students must be currently enrolled full or half-time in an accredited college or university program, classified or academically ranked by semester hours as a Sophomore, Junior, Senior or Graduate student, not graduating prior to December 2022. (MUST SUBMIT TRANSCRIPT STATING CURRENT ENROLLMENT STATUS, GPA AND IN GOOD STANDING)

AND
  • Must be in academic good standing as defined by the college or university, earning at least a 2.75 GPA on a 4.0 GPA scale

AND
  • Must be able to report to work year-round in the USPS OIG Arlington, VA, office a minimum of 10 hours per week (Monday-Friday) during core business hours.

AND

Must possess the following:
  • Knowledge of data extraction languages such as SQL, Python, R, etc.
  • Demonstrated analytical ability and problem-solving skills
  • Creativity
  • Initiative
  • Integrity
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team


DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS
  • Experience using Microsoft Office programs including Word, Excel, PowerPoint
  • Interest in the application of data science and data analytics
  • Knowledge of creating visualizations or analytical models using Power BI or other business intelligence software, whether in a work, school, or other environment
  • Knowledge of analytic techniques including trends, predictions, and performance analysis sufficient to work independently using conventional procedures and practices
  • Demonstrated experience in researching, tracking, and analyzing data using database applications, whether in a work, school, or other environment
EVALUATION FACTORS

Include your major accomplishments relevant to the evaluation factors in your resume.
  • Knowledge of data extraction languages such as SQL, Python, R, etc.
  • Knowledge of data analysis and visualization tools and techniques such as Excel, Power BI, etc.
  • Exposure to and/or interest in basic data science or data analytics.
  • Basic knowledge of qualitative and quantitative analytical methods to assess and validate data, determine risk probabilities, and develop conclusions.


Education

Education must be accredited by an institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Applicants can verify accreditation here: www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred. Special Instructions for Candidates with Foreign Education: Education completed outside the United States must be deemed equivalent to that gained in U.S. education programs. You must submit all necessary documents to a private U.S. credential evaluation service to interpret equivalency of your education against courses given in U.S. accredited colleges and universities. For further information visit: http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Additional information

Student Cooperatives are not eligible for USPS OIG Employee Benefits.

This agency provides Reasonable Accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you require accommodations for any part of the application and/or hiring process, please send an email to jobs@uspsoig.gov . The decision on granting an accommodation request will be made on a case by case basis.

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