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Now hiring: BJS Principal Deputy Director

BJS seeks a Principal Deputy Director responsible for achieving BJS's strategic objectives and enhancing its statistical infrastructure through the oversight of several BJS substantive statistical program units. 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 to 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 September 28, 2022. Apply now.

Date Published: September 14, 2022