This position is located in the Office of the Chief Economist (OCE) in the Office of Policy and International Affairs (OPIA) at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The USPTO fosters innovation, competitiveness, and economic growth, domestically and abroad, by guiding domestic and international intellectual property (IP) policy and by delivering IP information and education worldwide.

Duties

The physical worksite for this position is located in Alexandria, Virginia.This position is telework eligible per agency and business unit discretion/policy. This great opportunity in your next career path is for you if you can show evidence of:

Requirements

• Applications will only be accepted from United States Citizens and Nationals.
• Your resume and question responses must demonstrate the job-related competencies.
• You must meet the definition of specialized experience.
• Required to pass a background investigation and fingerprint check.
• Must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable (www.sss.gov).
• If selected, you may be required to complete a one year probationary period.
• You must meet all qualification requirements upon the closing date of this announcement.
• Suitable for Federal Employment

Qualifications

You must meet the United States Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) qualification requirements (including specialized experience and/or educational requirements) for the advertised position. You must meet all eligibility and qualifications requirements by the closing date of the job announcement. OPM Qualifications Standards are available at Economist Series 0110 Specialized Experienceis experience that has equipped applicants with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level. Specialized experience for this position includes: GS-12 Experience locating and integrating large amounts of information into a database for analysis using signature statistical packages (e.g. STATA, R, Python, etc.); Experience summarizing and reporting statistical results through text, tables, charts, and graphs; Experience implementing advanced statistical models for causal and/or predictive analyses using regression or machine learning methods applied to a variety of data structures (e.g. cross sectional, time series, and panel data); and Experience identifying and synthesizing professional journal articles from the economics or other professional literatures for narrow topic areas. GS-13 Managing projects within a team setting that provides database management on large data sets for analysis using statistical signature packages (e.g., STATA, R, Python, etc.) and sophisticated regression analysis (i.e. time series analysis, panel data analysis, survival analysis, maximum likelihood estimations, etc.); Compiling reports of statistical results through tables, charts, and graphs; and Providing management with recommendation based on economic, statistical, and policy research reports and relevant professional journal articles. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

The following education requirement must be met:

Economist, 0110 Degree: economics, that included at least 21 semester hours in economics and 3 semester hours in statistics, accounting, or calculus.

OR

Combination of education and experience: courses equivalent to a major in economics, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

You must meet the Basic Requirements listed in the Education Requirements section and the Specialized Experience to qualify.

Contacts

• Address TMCO-Office of Policy and International Affairs Office of Human Resources Mail Stop 171 P.O. Box 1450 Alexandria, VA 22313-1450 US
• Name: Felisha Collins
• Phone: (571)270-0321
• Email: [email protected]