No, you do not need to relocate to Washington, D.C. All positions will be remote within the United States.
+We are holding to a firm application deadline at this time. We do sometimes have need for off-cycle support — if you would like to send your CV and a cover letter to oes@gsa.gov, we are happy to consider you for future opportunities.
++ OES recruits individuals for this position at different levels of education and experience: + +* Associate Evaluators typically have a masters degree and 2-4 years of relevant experience in a social or behavioral science field (e.g., economics, psychology, political science, statistics, sociology, public policy, business, etc.). +* Evaluators typically have a master’s degree and 5-7 years of relevant experience. +* Senior Evaluators typically have a master’s degree and 8 or more years of experience. + +When determining which role they are applying for, candidates who are currently enrolled in a doctoral program may substitute education for 1 year of relevant experience. Those with a doctoral degree may substitute education for 2 years of relevant experience. +
++This position will be filled primarily through the Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA) Mobility Program, which requires a state, local, or Tribal government; academic institution; or non-profit organization to finance the employee and administer their salary/stipend, benefits, and (if applicable) visa. OES then reimburses the home institution for any allowable costs. You can find more information about the IPA in the OES IPA toolkit. If you have not yet verified what organization you will be affiliated with next year, we encourage you to still apply to the fellowship. We plan to discuss candidates' intended IPA institutions during the final interview. + +Note that current federal employees can join OES on detail from their agency via an Interagency Agreement (IAA). +
++Through the Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA) Mobility Program, those selected for the position will continue to be paid by their host institution, and OES will reimburse the institution for the direct costs associated with your rotation. OES will reimburse institutions up to the following limits: + +* Associate Evaluators: Up to $125,000 for the employee’s salary and benefits, with additional reimbursement for travel and remote work expenses, per year of full-time work. +* Evaluators: Up to $155,000 for the employee’s salary and benefits per year of full-time work. +* Senior Evaluators: Up to $180,000 for the employee’s salary and benefits per year of full-time work. + +For amounts that exceed these reimbursement caps, cost-sharing arrangements will be determined with individual institutions. + +Current federal employees will continue to be paid by their agency, with reimbursement to the agency determined under an Interagency Agreement (IAA). Please note that this is not a temporary promotion opportunity. +
++We understand academic timelines are locked well in advance and some candidates have already made commitments for this fall. We encourage you to apply for the 2025 fellowship, and are open to discussing onboarding timelines with selected candidates. In general, we will prioritize individuals that are available in fall 2025, but are open to year-long fellowships which start a bit later in some cases. +
++No, we encourage candidates that have authorization for employment or course-of-study-related work in the United States to apply. You can find more information on the OPM website. The Intergovernmental Personnel Agreement (IPA), requires a state, local, or Tribal government; academic institution; or non-profit organization to finance the employee and administer their salary/stipend, benefits, and visa, and allows for the onboarding of non-residents and non-citizens. +
++To see our past work, please visit our evaluations page and portfolio page. +
++OES is not currently seeking summer interns, as we believe the value derived from supporting our work lends itself to a longer timeline — individual projects often take longer than 2-3 months to complete. +
++An ideal writing sample would demonstrate three things: + +* the ability to conduct rigorous research +* knowledge of the relevant subject matter area +* precision, conciseness, and clarity in writing. + +An academic paper (working or published) that you personally wrote is most helpful, as are any shorter pieces you might have written for a broader audience (such as a memo or blog). +
++Those selected for the position will undergo a briefing with the GSA Office of General Counsel to identify and mitigate any conflicts of interest arising from active grants or other obligations. From a time commitment perspective, while schedules at OES are flexible, please let us know during the selection process whether your ongoing work prevents you from serving at OES in a full-time capacity. +
+Through the Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA) Mobility Program, those selected for the position will continue to be paid by their host institution, and OES will reimburse the institution for the direct costs associated with your rotation. OES will reimburse institutions up to the following limits: @@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ Current federal employees will continue to be paid by their agency, with reimbur My fall semester (Fall 2025) is already scheduled - could I join OES in January 2026? -
We understand academic timelines are locked well in advance and some candidates have already made commitments for this fall. We encourage you to apply for the 2025 fellowship, and are open to discussing onboarding timelines with selected candidates. In general, we will prioritize individuals that are available in fall 2025, but are open to year-long fellowships which start a bit later in some cases.
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ We understand academic timelines are locked well in advance and some candidates Do I need to be a U.S. citizen to apply? -No, we encourage candidates that have authorization for employment or course-of-study-related work in the United States to apply. You can find more information on the OPM website. The Intergovernmental Personnel Agreement (IPA), requires a state, local, or Tribal government; academic institution; or non-profit organization to finance the employee and administer their salary/stipend, benefits, and visa, and allows for the onboarding of non-residents and non-citizens.
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ No, we encourage candidates that have authorization for employment or course-of- What are the types of projects OES has worked on in the past? -To see our past work, please visit our evaluations page and portfolio page.
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ To see our past work, please visit our evalua Do you offer summer internships? -OES is not currently seeking summer interns, as we believe the value derived from supporting our work lends itself to a longer timeline — individual projects often take longer than 2-3 months to complete.
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ OES is not currently seeking summer interns, as we believe the value derived fro What type of writing sample should I submit with my application? -An ideal writing sample would demonstrate three things: @@ -224,11 +224,11 @@ An academic paper (working or published) that you personally wrote is most helpf -
Those selected for the position will undergo a briefing with the GSA Office of General Counsel to identify and mitigate any conflicts of interest arising from active grants or other obligations. From a time commitment perspective, while schedules at OES are flexible, please let us know during the selection process whether your ongoing work prevents you from serving at OES in a full-time capacity.
From 6eadb9e251e452e4b8e597e681b37257562d8998 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Adam Rudy <106703393+adamRrudy@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2024 13:23:51 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 3/9] Update fellowships.md --- _connect/fellowships.md | 32 ++++++++++++++++---------------- 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-) diff --git a/_connect/fellowships.md b/_connect/fellowships.md index f90a77c32..36fcc62a1 100644 --- a/_connect/fellowships.md +++ b/_connect/fellowships.md @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Employees of state, local, or Tribal governments, academic institutions, or non- Current federal employees can join the team on a temporary, reimbursable detail assignment via an Inter-Agency Agreement (IAA), with negotiable start dates and lengths of assignments (minimum of six months). We’ve had federal employees join the team as detailees from agencies including Treasury, HUD, USDA, DOL, and ED, and have hosted Presidential Management Fellows for rotations as well. ### Office Hours -Our team will also be holding hour-long office hours sessions to answer any questions you may have about our team, work, or the application process. These sessions will be held via Zoom, and registration is required. If you have any trouble registering, please reach out to oes@gsa.gov. +Our team will also be holding hour-long office hours sessions to answer any questions you may have about our team, work, or the application process. These sessions will be held via Zoom, and registration is required. If you have any trouble registering, please reach out to oes@gsa.gov. | Date | Time | Registration link | | :---- | :---- | :----------------- | @@ -81,11 +81,11 @@ What is the difference between Associate Evaluators, Evaluators, and Senior EvalOES recruits individuals for this position at different levels of education and experience: - -* Associate Evaluators typically have a masters degree and 2-4 years of relevant experience in a social or behavioral science field (e.g., economics, psychology, political science, statistics, sociology, public policy, business, etc.). -* Evaluators typically have a master’s degree and 5-7 years of relevant experience. -* Senior Evaluators typically have a master’s degree and 8 or more years of experience. - +
Through the Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA) Mobility Program, those selected for the position will continue to be paid by their host institution, and OES will reimburse the institution for the direct costs associated with your rotation. OES will reimburse institutions up to the following limits: - -* Associate Evaluators: Up to $125,000 for the employee’s salary and benefits, with additional reimbursement for travel and remote work expenses, per year of full-time work. -* Evaluators: Up to $155,000 for the employee’s salary and benefits per year of full-time work. -* Senior Evaluators: Up to $180,000 for the employee’s salary and benefits per year of full-time work. - +
An ideal writing sample would demonstrate three things: - -* the ability to conduct rigorous research -* knowledge of the relevant subject matter area -* precision, conciseness, and clarity in writing. - +
When determining which role they are applying for, candidates who are currently enrolled in a doctoral program may substitute education for 1 year of relevant experience. Those with a doctoral degree may substitute education for 2 years of relevant experience.
For amounts that exceed these reimbursement caps, cost-sharing arrangements will be determined with individual institutions. + +Current federal employees will continue to be paid by their agency, with reimbursement to the agency determined under an Interagency Agreement (IAA). Please note that this is not a temporary promotion opportunity.
An academic paper (working or published) that you personally wrote is most helpful, as are any shorter pieces you might have written for a broader audience (such as a memo or blog).
The deadline to apply is 11:59pm ET on Friday, December 13, 2024.
+View solicitation (PDF) Submit application here From ba5174b38d8bc1fbbcdeb4bc86e9261cee83f293 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Adam Rudy <106703393+adamRrudy@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2024 14:00:37 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 8/9] Update fellowships.md --- _connect/fellowships.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/_connect/fellowships.md b/_connect/fellowships.md index 78db9fad2..e1a342223 100644 --- a/_connect/fellowships.md +++ b/_connect/fellowships.md @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Fellows join the OES team on-loan from academic, nonprofit, or government office Submit application here -Please apply via the button above. If you are not able to access the Google Forms application, please email oes@gsa.gov for a PDF document to fill out before the deadline above. +Please apply via the button above. If you are not able to access the Google Forms application, please email oes@gsa.gov for a PDF document to fill out before the deadline above. The work and role of OES is unique and includes directly designing, implementing, and analyzing evidence-based interventions through impact evaluations in a large-scale federal policy environment. OES Evaluators apply promising interventions at a national scale, reach millions of people, and work closely with key decision makers in government. Evaluators design and direct high-impact evaluations, author academic publications, work on portfolios shaped by agency priorities, and benefit from a dynamic team and flexible federal work environment. Learn about former OES Evaluators’ experiences on our blog. @@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ Can I submit my application after the deadline?We are holding to a firm application deadline at this time. We do sometimes have need for off-cycle support — if you would like to send your CV and a cover letter to oes@gsa.gov, we are happy to consider you for future opportunities.
+We are holding to a firm application deadline at this time. We do sometimes have need for off-cycle support — if you would like to send your CV and a cover letter to oes@gsa.gov, we are happy to consider you for future opportunities.