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: Specialized Experience GS-12 (next lower grade is GS-11): Experience in locating and integrating large amounts of intellectual property (IP) information into a database for analysis using signature statistical packages (e.g. STATA, R, Python, etc.); Experience in summarizing and reporting statistical results through text, tables, charts, and graphs; Experience in implementing advanced statistical models for causal and/or predictive analyses using regression or machine learning methods applied to a variety of IP data structures (e.g. cross sectional, time series, and panel data); and Experience in identifying and synthesizing professional journal articles from the IP Economics or other professional literatures in narrow topic areas. Specialized Experience GS-13 (next lower grade is GS-12): Experience in managing projects within a team setting that provides IP 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.); Experience in compiling reports of statistical results through tables, charts, and graphs; and Experience in providing management with recommendation based on economic, statistical, and intellectual property 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.

Education may not be substituted for experience at this grade level.

If this position requires proof of higher education, you must submit an unofficial transcript or a list of courses that includes the following information: name of accredited institution, grades earned, completion dates, and quarter and semester hours earned. Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. Please refer to http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/policy/ApplicationOfStds-04.asp for more information. You are not required to submit official documents at this time; copies are sufficient.

Special Instructions for Foreign Education: Qualifying education from colleges and universities in foreign countries must be evaluated in terms of equivalency to that acquired in U.S. colleges and universities. Applicants educated in whole or in part in foreign countries must submit sufficient evidence, including transcripts, to an accredited private organization for an equivalency evaluation of course work and degree. A listing of these accredited organizations can be found on the Department of Education's website - US Department of Education. Another listing of services that can perform this evaluation is available at the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) website. You must provide a copy of the letter containing the results of the equivalency evaluation with a course by course listing along with your application. Failure to provide such documentation when requested will result in lost consideration.

NOTE: Only education and experience acquired before the filing deadline will be considered. Report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

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]