Intelligence Research Specialist

This position is part of the Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence, Department of Energy. As a Intelligence Research Specialist, you will provide technical and policy support and analysis on energy security issues, with an emphasis on fossil and renewable energy.

This is an Excepted Service position. This appointment will not confer Competitive Service career-conditional or career tenure status. This means that if you are selected, you would have to compete with other applicants in open competition to meet requirements for another Federal position, unless you meet the requirements for reinstatement. Applicants who voluntarily convert from the competitive service, Senior Executive Service, or other pay systems to a non-time limited appointment under this excepted service authority are not afforded "fallback rights" to the pay system previously assigned prior to conversion. As a GS-13, Intelligence Research Specialist, you will: Conduct International Energy Intelligence Analysis: Analyzes foreign energy security issues-including fossil fuels, nuclear power, and renewable energy-by evaluating market trends, technology, geopolitics, and international policies. Author Finished Intelligence Reports: Researches, writes, and publishes high-profile finished intelligence products and assessments adhering to rigorous analytic tradecraft standards. Brief Senior Leadership: Delivers deep-dive briefings and strategic intelligence assessments to executive-level departmental leaders, policymakers, and interagency officials. Coordinate Interagency and Laboratory Projects: Serves as an organizational liaison to collaborate with Intelligence Community partners, other federal agencies, and National Laboratories on joint energy intelligence initiatives and national estimates. Manage Intelligence Collection Requirements: Identifies critical intelligence gaps, formulates collection requirements, and coordinates with clandestine and overt collection agencies while maintaining strict classified security standards. .Lead production of intelligence reports on various energy security issues and publish high-profile reports as the primary author.

If substituting education for specialized experience you must submit proof of your qualifying education. Failure to provide college transcripts may result in a rating of 'Ineligible'. Education must be obtained from an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Foreign education must be reviewed by an organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For special instructions pertaining to foreign education and a list of organizations that can evaluate foreign education, see the Department of Education website.