Industrial Psychologist II

Description:

The United States Postal Service is looking to hire an Industrial Psychologist II that will serve as a consultant for job architecture and competency model programs. Leads small to medium-scope job analysis studies and restructure projects resulting in the development and refresh of job descriptions, competency models, and related materials.

Requirements:

1. Ability to communicate orally and in writing sufficient to communicate with internal stakeholders and establish rapport with management to ensure technical concepts are conveyed in the appropriate manner for the audience.
2. EDUCATION REQUIREMENT: Applicants must possess a Graduate Degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Organizational Development, or a degree in a closely related field, which included a focus on job analysis methods and techniques from a college or university accredited by a national or regional accreditation organization recognized and sanctioned by the U.S. Department of Education.
3. Skill using statistical analysis software such as SPSS to conduct analyses such as correlations, regressions, factor analysis and significance testing.
4. Ability to design and conduct job analysis studies (including observations, focus groups, surveys) and perform the appropriate data analyses in the development of reliable, valid, and legally defensible job architecture and resulting deliverables including job descriptions, grade levels, career paths, and competency models.
5. Ability to use professional and legal standards, concepts, principles, and practices regarding job architecture sufficient to objectively evaluate job functions, duties, responsibilities, and requirements to properly classify jobs in accordance with federal regulations and standard job evaluation and classification methodologies.
6. Ability to conduct research and surveys, including developing study plan, collecting and analyzing data, and reporting results.
7. Knowledge of ethical, legal and professional standards related to testing and assessment development (i.e., Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures [EEO], Principles for the Development and Validation of Employee Selection Procedures [SIOP] and Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing [AERA, APA]) sufficient to identify legal and professional implications for job analytic studies in support of high stakes selection procedures.
8. SPECIAL CONDITIONS: Applicant must submit to a Moderate Background Investigation (MBI) or Tier 2 investigation. This investigation requires, among other things, completion of a questionnaire and fingerprinting for a criminal records check. The investigation may require a drug test. The successful applicant will be required to meet and maintain the requirements of this level of background investigation while holding this position. Qualified applicant must successfully pass a drug screening.