Force Renewal Programs are designed to attract students & recent graduates with management/leadership potential to careers as Federal employees with the Air Force Civilian Service. This is accomplished by recruiting & selecting high-caliber candidates & training them to become competent, effective, & productive employees in a variety of career fields, providing training & developmental opportunities, & preparing them to successfully complete required training & developmental assignments.
In order to qualify, you must meet the general experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Professional and Scientific Positions. BASIC REQUIREMENT: Bachelor's degree in computer science or bachelor's degree with 30 semester hours in a combination of mathematics, statistics, and computer science. At least 15 of the 30 semester hours must have included any combination of statistics and mathematics that included differential and integral calculus. All academic degrees and course work must be from accredited or pre-accredited institutions. Basic requirements for all grades *In addition to meeting the basic qualification requirement listed above, you must also meet the requirement for the following grade level(s). 1. GS-7: 1 year of graduate-level education or superior academic achievement (S.A.A). S.A.A. is based on (1) class standing, (2) grade-point average, or (3) honor society membership. a) Class standing-upper third of the graduating class based on completed courses in the college, university, or major subdivision. b) Grade Point Average -Grade-point averages are to be rounded to one decimal place. For example, 2.95 will round to 3.0 and 2.94 will round to 2.9. c) Election to membership in a national scholastic honor society (note: freshman honor society cannot be used to meet the requirements of this position).*Submit a copy of your transcript, (a degree audit will not be accepted). If qualifying based on class standing or honor society membership, provide appropriate documentation. 2. GS-9: 2 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master's degree or master's or equivalent graduate degree All qualifications must be met prior to June 2026. Meet the qualification standards of the position Must be at least 16 years of age A U.S. citizen or a national (resident of American Samoa or Swains Island) Must sign a mobility agreement
GS-07 Performs routine tasking, or assists others with more complex assignments. Performs a variety of specific duties designed to develop knowledge and skill in applying computer scientist principles, methods and techniques. Performs a variety of specific duties designed to develop knowledge and skill in applying system evaluation methods and techniques in support of systems acquisition. Participates in conducting studies to identify computer system deficiencies. Carries out special projects and assignments in the development of software and solutions to be used by higher-level computer scientists, scientists, contractors and/or customers. GS-09 Assists in applying methods and functions of program modeling/simulating and algorithm techniques to segments of a study or project. Applies system evaluation methods and techniques to portions of a larger project/study. Considers real world operational factors, technical state of the art and applicable scientific methods and techniques in the evaluation process. Assists senior specialists in developing research/development, testing/evaluation or implementation, and acquisition strategies. Carries out special projects and assignments in the development of software and solutions to be used by higher-level computer scientists, scientists, contractors and/or customers. *This is a formal AF intern position in the Recent Palace Acquire Program (PAQ) and, as such, it is centrally funded by HQ AFPC/DPZS. These are the CONUS locations listed for this Computer Scientist Public Notice: BARKSDALE AFB, LA BUCKLEY SFB, CO CANNON AFB, NM CAPE CANAVERAL, FL DAHLGREN, VA (JWAC) EDWARDS AFB, CA EGLIN AFB, FL EIELSON AFB, AK ELLSWORTH AFB, SD ELMENDORF AFB, AK HANSCOM AFB, MA HILL AFB, UT HURLBURT FIELD AFB, FL JOINT BASE ANDREWS, MD JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, VA JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, HI JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO (LACKLAND), TX JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO (RANDOLPH), TX KEESLER AFB, MS KIRTLAND AFB, NM LAUGHLIN AFB, OK LITTLE ROCK AFB, AR LOS ANGLES AFB, CA LUKE AFB, AZ MAXWELL AFB, AL MCCONNELL AFB, KS MCDILL AFB, FL OFFUTT AFB, NE PATRICK SFB, FL PENTAGON, VA PETERSON SFB, CO ROBINS AFB, GA SCHRIEVER SFB, CO SCOTT AFB, IL TINKER AFB, OK TYNDALL AFB, FL USAF ACCADEMY, CO VANDENBERG AFB, CA WHITEMAN AFB, MO WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, OH