Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- You must be physically in the United States or one of its territories when you submit your resume via MyLINK.
- You must be registered for the Selective Service, if applicable.
- You must be a U.S. citizen and at least 18 years of age (dual-national US citizens are eligible).
- You must be willing to move to the Washington, DC area.
- You must successfully complete a thorough medical and psychological exam, a polygraph interview, and a comprehensive background investigation.
- For further information, please visit: https://www.cia.gov/careers/how-we-hire/
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
- High proficiency in statistical computing, data management programming, and coding logic
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Good writing and verbal presentation skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Ability to meet the minimum requirements for joining CIA, including U.S. citizenship and a background investigation
Desired Qualifications
- Experience in any of the following areas:
- Advanced proficiency in data management software highly desired, particularly in the program R
- Proficiency in or strong aptitude for other data management, coding, and/or visualization tools (e.g. Python, R-Shiny, Tableau)
- Research methodology and experimental design
- Item development
- Experience using advanced statistical methods
- Test validation and development
- Research in job performance measurement and evaluation
- Personnel assessment and selection research
Education
- Ph.D. with a strong background and interest in applied behavioral science research, research methodology, and statistics (candidates who are all but dissertation (ABD) are eligible to express interest in this position)
