Student Opportunities
Pathways Student Trainee (Civil Engineer), GS-0899-3/4/5/7/9 (Open to U.S. citizens) MJ
Salary Range: $28170 - $53610 / Year
Open Period: November 01, 2016 to November 20, 2016
Position Info:Many opening(s). Full-Time This is an Excepted Service appointment - Not to Exceed.
Who May Apply: Applications will be accepted from any U.S. Citizen. This position is part of the Pathways Program and is open to current students who are enrolled or accepted for enrollment in a qualifying educational institution and enrolled at least half-time. Additional information can be found at
http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-authorities/students-recent-graduates/
One or more vacancies may be filled from this announcement.
http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-authorities/students-recent-graduates/
One or more vacancies may be filled from this announcement.
Duty Location(s): Cambridge, MA
Series & Grade: 0899-Engineering And Architecture Student Trainee & 03/09
Job Summary: This is a Student Trainee position under the Pathways Internship Program. As a Civil Engineering intern you will serve as a member of a Volpe team supporting senior engineers. You will be given a wide range of tasks and developmental assignments meant to enhance your engineering skills and professional knowledge of project management as well as the development, evaluation, and operation of transportation systems. Positions are located in Cambridge, MA.
The ideal candidate for this position is pursuing a degree in professional engineering, preferably Civil Engineering, Construction/Industrial Engineering Management, or Geomatics, and has a desire to study highway, rail or other transportation engineering systems and structures related to safety, performance or the environment.
Flexibility, creativity, curiosity, and a willingness to take initiative will help you to find—or to create—the projects that interest you the most. Good social skills will allow you to establish a close rapport with our clients both over the phone and in the field. Here is your opportunity to study trains, planes, automobiles, boats, buses, bicycles, traffic lights, pipelines, sidewalks, unmanned and autonomous systems, or hyperloops—yes, even hyperloops. To learn more about the work we do, please visit our website: www.volpe.dot.gov/our-work
NOTE: This vacancy is limited to the first 250 applications received and will close at midnight on the closing date or midnight on the day this application limit is reached, whichever comes first. Any application received prior to midnight Eastern Time of the day the application limit is reached will be accepted and considered.
Upon graduation and completion of program requirements you may be non-competitively converted, without a break in service, to a term (time-limited), career, or career conditional (permanent) appointment in the federal government's engineering career field with a GS-12 full performance level, such as a Civil Engineer. Grade level upon conversion will be determined by management and neither conversion nor promotion under this Program is guaranteed.
The ideal candidate for this position is pursuing a degree in professional engineering, preferably Civil Engineering, Construction/Industrial Engineering Management, or Geomatics, and has a desire to study highway, rail or other transportation engineering systems and structures related to safety, performance or the environment.
Flexibility, creativity, curiosity, and a willingness to take initiative will help you to find—or to create—the projects that interest you the most. Good social skills will allow you to establish a close rapport with our clients both over the phone and in the field. Here is your opportunity to study trains, planes, automobiles, boats, buses, bicycles, traffic lights, pipelines, sidewalks, unmanned and autonomous systems, or hyperloops—yes, even hyperloops. To learn more about the work we do, please visit our website: www.volpe.dot.gov/our-work
NOTE: This vacancy is limited to the first 250 applications received and will close at midnight on the closing date or midnight on the day this application limit is reached, whichever comes first. Any application received prior to midnight Eastern Time of the day the application limit is reached will be accepted and considered.
Upon graduation and completion of program requirements you may be non-competitively converted, without a break in service, to a term (time-limited), career, or career conditional (permanent) appointment in the federal government's engineering career field with a GS-12 full performance level, such as a Civil Engineer. Grade level upon conversion will be determined by management and neither conversion nor promotion under this Program is guaranteed.
- GS-3, step 1: $28,170 ($13.50 per hour)
- GS-4, step 1: $31,624 ($15.15 per hour)
- GS-5, step 1: $35,381 ($16.95 per hour)
- GS-7, step 1: $43,258 ($20.73 per hour)
- GS-9, step 1: $53,610 ($25.69 per hour)
Applicants must meet grade qualifications prior to the start date.
Appointments are expected to start no earlier than May 2017.
Pathways Student Trainee (Electrical Engineer), GS-0899-3/4/5/7/9 (Open to U.S. citizens) MJ
Salary Range: $28170 - $53610 / Year
Open Period: November 01, 2016 to November 20, 2016
Position Info:Many opening(s). Full-Time This is an Excepted Service appointment - Not to Exceed.
Who May Apply: Applications will be accepted from any U.S. Citizen. This position is part of the Pathways Program and is open to current students who are enrolled or accepted for enrollment in a qualifying educational institution and enrolled at least half-time. Additional information can be found at
http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-authorities/students-recent-graduates/
One or more vacancies may be filled from this announcement.
http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-authorities/students-recent-graduates/
One or more vacancies may be filled from this announcement.
Duty Location(s): Cambridge, MA
Series & Grade: 0899-Engineering And Architecture Student Trainee & 03/09
Job Summary: This is a Student Trainee position under the Pathways Internship Program. As an Electrical Engineering intern. You will be given a wide range of tasks and developmental assignments meant to enhance your engineering skills and professional knowledge of project management as well as the development, evaluation, and operation of transportation systems.
The ideal candidate for this position is pursuing a degree in professional engineering (preferably electronics, electrical, computer, systems, architectural or industrial engineering) and has a desire to study and assist with technical, analytical and project management support for improvements to transportation infrastructure, facilities, equipment, vehicles, vessels, railways, waterways, ports, or other surface and aviation structures/systems.
Flexibility, creativity, curiosity, and a willingness to take initiative will help you to find—or to create—the projects that interest you the most. Good social skills will allow you to establish a close rapport with our clients both over the phone and in the field. Here is your opportunity to study trains, planes, automobiles, boats, buses, bicycles, traffic lights, pipelines, sidewalks, unmanned and autonomous systems, or hyperloops—yes, even hyperloops. To learn more about the work we do, please visit our website: www.volpe.dot.gov/our-work
NOTE: This vacancy is limited to the first 250 applications received and will close at midnight on the closing date or midnight on the day this application limit is reached, whichever comes first. Any application received prior to midnight Eastern Time of the day the application limit is reached will be accepted and considered.
Upon graduation and completion of program requirements you may be non-competitively converted, without a break in service, to a term (time-limited), career, or career conditional (permanent) appointment in the federal government's engineering career field with a GS-12 full performance level, such as an Electrical Engineer. Grade level upon conversion will be determined by management and neither conversion nor promotion under this Program is guaranteed.
The ideal candidate for this position is pursuing a degree in professional engineering (preferably electronics, electrical, computer, systems, architectural or industrial engineering) and has a desire to study and assist with technical, analytical and project management support for improvements to transportation infrastructure, facilities, equipment, vehicles, vessels, railways, waterways, ports, or other surface and aviation structures/systems.
Flexibility, creativity, curiosity, and a willingness to take initiative will help you to find—or to create—the projects that interest you the most. Good social skills will allow you to establish a close rapport with our clients both over the phone and in the field. Here is your opportunity to study trains, planes, automobiles, boats, buses, bicycles, traffic lights, pipelines, sidewalks, unmanned and autonomous systems, or hyperloops—yes, even hyperloops. To learn more about the work we do, please visit our website: www.volpe.dot.gov/our-work
NOTE: This vacancy is limited to the first 250 applications received and will close at midnight on the closing date or midnight on the day this application limit is reached, whichever comes first. Any application received prior to midnight Eastern Time of the day the application limit is reached will be accepted and considered.
Upon graduation and completion of program requirements you may be non-competitively converted, without a break in service, to a term (time-limited), career, or career conditional (permanent) appointment in the federal government's engineering career field with a GS-12 full performance level, such as an Electrical Engineer. Grade level upon conversion will be determined by management and neither conversion nor promotion under this Program is guaranteed.
- GS-3, step 1: $28,170 ($13.50 per hour)
- GS-4, step 1: $31,624 ($15.15 per hour)
- GS-5, step 1: $35,381 ($16.95 per hour)
- GS-7, step 1: $43,258 ($20.73 per hour)
- GS-9, step 1: $53,610 ($25.69 per hour)
Applicants must meet grade qualifications prior to the start date. Appointments are expected to start no earlier than May 2017
Pathways Student Trainee (Computer Scientist), GS-1599 - 3/4/5/7/9 (Open to U.S. citizens) SB
Salary Range: $25818 - $53610 / Year
Open Period: November 01, 2016 to November 20, 2016
Position Info:Many opening(s). Full-Time This is an Excepted Service appointment- Not to Exceed
Who May Apply: Applications will be accepted from any U.S. Citizen. This position is part of the Pathways Program and is open to current students who are enrolled or accepted for enrollment in a qualifying educational institution and enrolled at least half-time. Additional information can be found at
http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-authorities/students-recent-graduates/
One or more vacancies may be filled from this announcement.
http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-authorities/students-recent-graduates/
One or more vacancies may be filled from this announcement.
Duty Location(s): Cambridge, MA
Series & Grade: 1599-Mathematics And Statistics Student Trainee & 02/09
Job Summary: This is a Student Trainee position under the Pathways Internship Program. As a Computer Science intern you will serve as a member of a Volpe team supporting senior project leaders. You will be given a wide range of tasks and developmental assignments meant to enhance your computer skills and professional knowledge of project management as well as the development, evaluation, and operation of transportation systems. Positions are located in Cambridge, MA.
The ideal candidate - The ideal candidate for this position is pursuing a degree in computer science and has a desire to develop or enhance software products and applications for projects such as vessel tracking, geospatial analysis or safety data analysis using big data systems.
Flexibility, creativity, curiosity, and a willingness to take initiative will help you to find—or to create—the projects that interest you the most. Good social skills will allow you to establish a close rapport with our clients both over the phone and in the field. Here is your opportunity to study trains, planes, automobiles, boats, buses, bicycles, traffic lights, pipelines, sidewalks, unmanned and autonomous systems, or hyperloops—yes, even hyperloops. To learn more about the work we do, please visit our website: www.volpe.dot.gov/our-work
NOTE: This vacancy is limited to the first 250 applications received and will close at midnight on the closing date or midnight on the day this application limit is reached, whichever comes first. Any application received prior to midnight Eastern Time of the day the application limit is reached will be accepted and considered.
Upon graduation and completion of program requirements you may be non-competitively converted, without a break in service, to a term (time-limited), career, or career conditional (permanent) appointment in the federal government's mathematical sciences career field with a GS-12 full performance level, such as a Computer Scientist. Grade level upon conversion will be determined by management and neither conversion nor promotion under this Program is guaranteed.
The ideal candidate - The ideal candidate for this position is pursuing a degree in computer science and has a desire to develop or enhance software products and applications for projects such as vessel tracking, geospatial analysis or safety data analysis using big data systems.
Flexibility, creativity, curiosity, and a willingness to take initiative will help you to find—or to create—the projects that interest you the most. Good social skills will allow you to establish a close rapport with our clients both over the phone and in the field. Here is your opportunity to study trains, planes, automobiles, boats, buses, bicycles, traffic lights, pipelines, sidewalks, unmanned and autonomous systems, or hyperloops—yes, even hyperloops. To learn more about the work we do, please visit our website: www.volpe.dot.gov/our-work
NOTE: This vacancy is limited to the first 250 applications received and will close at midnight on the closing date or midnight on the day this application limit is reached, whichever comes first. Any application received prior to midnight Eastern Time of the day the application limit is reached will be accepted and considered.
Upon graduation and completion of program requirements you may be non-competitively converted, without a break in service, to a term (time-limited), career, or career conditional (permanent) appointment in the federal government's mathematical sciences career field with a GS-12 full performance level, such as a Computer Scientist. Grade level upon conversion will be determined by management and neither conversion nor promotion under this Program is guaranteed.
- GS-3, step 1: $28,170 ($13.50 per hour)
- GS-4, step 1: $31,624 ($15.15 per hour)
- GS-5, step 1: $35,381 ($16.95 per hour)
- GS-7, step 1: $43,258 ($20.73 per hour)
- GS-9, step 1: $53,610 ($25.69 per hour)
Applicants must meet grade qualifications prior to the start date.
Appointments are expected to start no earlier than May 2017.
Pathways Student Trainee (Community Planner), GS-0099-3/4/5/7/9 (Open to U.S. citizens) SB
Salary Range: $28170 - $53610 / Year
Open Period: November 01, 2016 to November 20, 2016
Position Info:Many opening(s). Full-Time This is an Excepted Service appointment- Not to Exceed
Who May Apply: Applications will be accepted from any U.S. Citizen. This position is part of the Pathways Program and is open to current students who are enrolled or accepted for enrollment in a qualifying educational institution and enrolled at least half-time. Additional information can be found at
http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-authorities/students-recent-graduates/
One or more vacancies may be filled from this announcement.
http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-authorities/students-recent-graduates/
One or more vacancies may be filled from this announcement.
Duty Location(s): Cambridge, MA
Series & Grade: 0099-General Student Trainee & 03/09
Job Summary: This is a Student Trainee position under the Pathways Internship Program. The employee performs a range of community planning tasks supporting senior staff members working in the areas of community and transportation planning. These responsibilities require the application of basic skills in program analysis.
The ideal candidate for this position is pursuing a degree in community planning or related field, such as city/urban/regional planning. Examples of projects you might engage in include reviewing documents for how they have incorporated new transportation planning requirements, analyzing proximity of local transit services to areas, or analyzing data at a national or local level to determine where and what type of issues are occurring and develop a proposal of how they can be mitigated.
Flexibility, creativity, curiosity, and a willingness to take initiative will help you to find—or to create—the projects that interest you the most. Good social skills will allow you to establish a close rapport with our clients both over the phone and in the field. Here is your opportunity to study trains, planes, automobiles, boats, buses, bicycles, traffic lights, pipelines, sidewalks, unmanned and autonomous systems, or hyperloops—yes, even hyperloops. To learn more about the work we do, please visit our website: www.volpe.dot.gov/our-work
NOTE: This vacancy is limited to the first 250 applications received and will close at midnight on the closing date or midnight on the day this application limit is reached, whichever comes first. Any application received prior to midnight Eastern Time of the day the application limit is reached will be accepted and considered.
Upon graduation and completion of program requirements you may be non-competitively converted, without a break in service, to a term (time-limited), career, or career conditional (permanent) appointment in the federal government's community planning career field with a GS-12 full performance level, such as a Community Planner. Grade level upon conversion will be determined by management and neither conversion nor promotion under this Program is guaranteed.
The ideal candidate for this position is pursuing a degree in community planning or related field, such as city/urban/regional planning. Examples of projects you might engage in include reviewing documents for how they have incorporated new transportation planning requirements, analyzing proximity of local transit services to areas, or analyzing data at a national or local level to determine where and what type of issues are occurring and develop a proposal of how they can be mitigated.
Flexibility, creativity, curiosity, and a willingness to take initiative will help you to find—or to create—the projects that interest you the most. Good social skills will allow you to establish a close rapport with our clients both over the phone and in the field. Here is your opportunity to study trains, planes, automobiles, boats, buses, bicycles, traffic lights, pipelines, sidewalks, unmanned and autonomous systems, or hyperloops—yes, even hyperloops. To learn more about the work we do, please visit our website: www.volpe.dot.gov/our-work
NOTE: This vacancy is limited to the first 250 applications received and will close at midnight on the closing date or midnight on the day this application limit is reached, whichever comes first. Any application received prior to midnight Eastern Time of the day the application limit is reached will be accepted and considered.
Upon graduation and completion of program requirements you may be non-competitively converted, without a break in service, to a term (time-limited), career, or career conditional (permanent) appointment in the federal government's community planning career field with a GS-12 full performance level, such as a Community Planner. Grade level upon conversion will be determined by management and neither conversion nor promotion under this Program is guaranteed.
- GS-3, step 1: $28,170 ($13.50 per hour)
- GS-4, step 1: $31,624 ($15.15 per hour)
- GS-5, step 1: $35,381 ($16.95 per hour)
- GS-7, step 1: $43,258 ($20.73 per hour)
- GS-9, step 1: $53,610 ($25.69 per hour)
Applicants must meet grade qualifications prior to the start date.
Appointments are expected to start no earlier than May 2017.
Pathways Student Trainee (Economist), GS-0199-3/4/5/7/9 (Open to U.S. citizens) SB
Salary Range: $28170 - $53610 / Year
Open Period: November 01, 2016 to November 20, 2016
Position Info:Many opening(s). Full-Time This is an Excepted Service appointment - Not to Exceed
Who May Apply: Applications will be accepted from any U.S. Citizen. This position is part of the Pathways Program and is open to current students who are enrolled or accepted for enrollment in a qualifying educational institution and enrolled at least half-time. Additional information can be found at
http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-authorities/students-recent-graduates/
One or more vacancies may be filled from this announcement.
http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-authorities/students-recent-graduates/
One or more vacancies may be filled from this announcement.
Duty Location(s): Cambridge, MA
Series & Grade: 0199-Social Science Student Trainee & 03/09
Job Summary: This is a Student Trainee position under the Pathways Internship Program. The employee works as part of a project team, and is given specific tasks to perform, including data gathering and data analysis using a variety of specified analytical techniques. Potential types of projects to be supported include: Program, project and operational test evaluations; Industry and cost studies; Benefit cost studies supporting regulatory action; and Forecasting.
The ideal candidate for this position is receiving an undergraduate degree in economics and enjoys and is good at applied research. We believe in revealed preference. If you have already sought out and enjoyed a rigorous curriculum and research experience, you will be happy with our work. Flexibility, creativity, curiosity and a willingness to take initiative will help you work on the projects that interest you the most. Good social skills will allow you to meet our clients or travel in the field. Here is your opportunity to study trains, planes, automobiles, boats, buses, bicycles, traffic lights, pipelines, sidewalks, or even hyperloops. Relevant coursework includes: econometrics and industrial organization or market structure, public economics, public policy, or public sector decision-making. 3.5 gpa preferred.
This is an Excepted Service appointment. As part of the Pathways Internship Program, the appointment may be extended until the selectee’s educational program requirements have been completed. Upon graduation and completion of program requirements you may be non-competitively converted, without a break in service, to a term (time-limited), career, or career conditional (permanent) appointment in the federal government's Biological/Environmental Sciences career field with a GS-12 full performance level, such as an Economist. Grade level upon conversion will be determined by management and neither conversion nor promotion under this Program is guaranteed.
NOTE: This vacancy is limited to the first 250 applications received and will close at midnight on the closing date or midnight on the day this application limit is reached, whichever comes first. Any application received prior to midnight Eastern Time of the day the application limit is reached will be accepted and considered.
The ideal candidate for this position is receiving an undergraduate degree in economics and enjoys and is good at applied research. We believe in revealed preference. If you have already sought out and enjoyed a rigorous curriculum and research experience, you will be happy with our work. Flexibility, creativity, curiosity and a willingness to take initiative will help you work on the projects that interest you the most. Good social skills will allow you to meet our clients or travel in the field. Here is your opportunity to study trains, planes, automobiles, boats, buses, bicycles, traffic lights, pipelines, sidewalks, or even hyperloops. Relevant coursework includes: econometrics and industrial organization or market structure, public economics, public policy, or public sector decision-making. 3.5 gpa preferred.
This is an Excepted Service appointment. As part of the Pathways Internship Program, the appointment may be extended until the selectee’s educational program requirements have been completed. Upon graduation and completion of program requirements you may be non-competitively converted, without a break in service, to a term (time-limited), career, or career conditional (permanent) appointment in the federal government's Biological/Environmental Sciences career field with a GS-12 full performance level, such as an Economist. Grade level upon conversion will be determined by management and neither conversion nor promotion under this Program is guaranteed.
NOTE: This vacancy is limited to the first 250 applications received and will close at midnight on the closing date or midnight on the day this application limit is reached, whichever comes first. Any application received prior to midnight Eastern Time of the day the application limit is reached will be accepted and considered.