Human Factors Scientist

Company: Federal Aviation Administration
Location: Washington
Posted on: November 18, 2024

Job Description:

This position is located in the Air Traffic Organization (ATO), Safety and Technical Training, Policy & Performance Directorate, Safety Performance Group (AJI-3400). This Group is responsible for creating and managing safety performance metrics and for incorporating human performance management programs, data and efforts to maximize safety performance. To qualify for this position, you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the FV-I, FG/GS-13 level. This experience is typically related to the line of work of the position to be filled and which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been at least equivalent to the next lower level in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization.SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE IS DEFINED AS:

• Experience using human performance related factors such as human performance safety investigations and taxonomies to lead teams in researching, analyzing, identifying and assessing issues involving safety culture, training performance and human performance.
• Experience developing techniques and plans to improve technical processes, systems or safety mitigations for the operational workforce.You should include relevant examples of the specialized experience in your work history. Errors or omissions may impact your rating or may result in you not being considered.*Applicants who fail to demonstrate possession of any of the above criteria AND who do not provide the required documentation will receive no further consideration for this position.*Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and/or Selective Placement Factor(s) (SPF) may be further evaluated on the Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA) and/or Quality Ranking Factor (QRF) listed in the announcement. Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: (1) score order; (2) category grouping; priority grouping; or (3) alphabetical, and referred to the selecting official for selection consideration.**All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement.**
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