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APRIL 13, 2022

BJS job vacancies


Now hiring: BJS Principal Deputy Director

The Bureau of Justice Statistics seeks a Principal Deputy Director. Job duties include?

  • overseeing the administration of and providing technical direction on a variety of national statistical programs and series on crime and the administration of justice
  • providing leadership and direction to a professional staff contributing advances in the area of survey and sample design, data collection methodologies, computational statistics, and analytic techniques
  • overseeing and reviewing all statistical publications, data releases, and program announcements for accuracy and content, ensuring adherence to data quality standards and relevant statistical policy.

Applications are due by April 29, 2022.

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Now hiring: BJS Technical Writer-Editor

The Bureau of Justice Statistics seeks a Technical Writer-Editor responsible for producing materials on complex issues for both technical and nontechnical audiences. Job duties include?

  • coordinating, developing, writing, and editing content to be consumed in multiple formats, such as print, social media, web, and audio/video
  • writing or editing a range of technical materials, such as reports of research findings; scientific or technical articles, news releases, and periodicals; regulations in technical areas; technical manuals, specifications, brochures, and pamphlets; and speeches or scripts on scientific or technical subjects
  • designing graphics and layout of written material and creating the necessary templates and outlines to assist writers and others in developing compliant material for release in various formats.

Applications are due by April 26, 2022.

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Now hiring: BJS Statistician

The Bureau of Justice Statistics seeks a Statistician who will be part of one or more teams carrying out statistical collections in criminal victimization, law enforcement, correction, courts, recidivism, or special projects. Job duties include?

  • performing various statistical data collection activities, such as preparing, processing, analyzing, and coordinating core and periodic data collections
  • managing, leading, or performing work that applies statistical theories, techniques, and methods for gathering, studying, analyzing, interpreting, and reporting on statistical information
  • consulting and collaborating with internal and external criminal justice agency representatives on statistical studies or other projects where extensive methodological or subject matter interpretation is required.

Applications are due by May 2, 2022.

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The Bureau of Justice Statistics of the U.S. Department of Justice is the principal federal agency responsible for collecting, analyzing, and disseminating reliable statistics on crime and criminal justice in the United States. Doris J. James is the acting director.

For more information on BJS's publications, data collections, data analysis tools, and funding opportunities,?visit?BJS online.



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